Christopher Newell
Santa Rosa,CA
Summary
Analytical and strategic registered nurse with excellent problem-solving and time management skills. Organized, efficient and always willing to go extra mile to meet expectations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
UCSF
San Francisco, CA
05.2018 - Current
- Monitor surgical patients and deliver quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes.
- Collaborate with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Assess team members' workloads and pitch in to help in areas where need was most evident.
- Provided high level of individualized care to adult patients across multiple medical specialties.
- Perform preoperative assessments on patients and evaluate overall health.
- Keep count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.
- Observe surgeon's body language, movements and demeanor during operations to anticipate needs.
- Collect, label and transport specimens to lab for testing.
- Provide direct support to surgical team during procedures.
Operating Room Charge Nurse
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, CA
12.2016 - 10.2021
- Coordinated with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and staff to assess and plan appropriate care and implementation of surgical procedures.
- Delegated to the necessary staff needed to promote the highest level of care and best patient outcomes.
- Booked cases as needed.
- Served as a resource to staff members.
- Performed UNOS transplant duties according to the current standards and practices.
- Prepared operating suites for the first cases of the day.
- Reported to the ED as necessary to assess the needs of the patient and prepare for surgical interventions as deemed necessary.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
Staff Nurse
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Evaluated, planned and assessed the nursing care needs of patients before, during, and after their surgical procedure.
- Assisted physicians and surgeons during procedures.
- Maintained accurate documentation during operations.
- Ensured that all information necessary for appropriate billing was in order.
- Booked and managed cases, printed preference cards, and prepared intraoperative anesthesia paperwork.
- Responded to incoming traumas in the ED.
- Picked instrumentation and materials as needed for nightly cases.
- Ensured that all operating rooms are prepared for the next day.
- Continuously monitored, analyzed, and helped improve the performance of clinical activities.
- Performed all the duties and functions of a circulating and scrub nurse.
- Assisted in planning the perioperative care for surgical patients.
- Ensured all medications were administered and charted according to established policies and procedures.
- Maintained supplies and assured cleanliness/sterility of surgical area.
- Cared for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures.
- Participated in the identification and resolution of nursing practice and unit problems.
Education
BSN - Nursing
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA08.2016
Certification
ACLS, BLS, CNOR
Timeline
Staff Nurse
UCSF
05.2018 - Current
Staff Nurse
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
10.2017 - 12.2018
Operating Room Charge Nurse
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
12.2016 - 10.2021
BSN - Nursing
University of San Francisco
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