Christy Joel
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Compassionate Operating Room Registered Nurse recognized for ability to complete tasks efficiently and produce high-quality outcomes, including meeting KPI's for THR. Skilled in surgical preparation, infection control practices, and patient advocacy. Motivated and devoted to thoroughly providing safe patient care in the surgical setting. Showcasing strong clinical judgment and critical thinking abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
OPERATING ROOM REGISTERED NURSE
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES SOUTHWEST
02.2022 - Current
- Responsibilities including collaborating with surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNA"s, surgical technologists, and other healthcare professionals to provide optimal care for patients, assisting with preparation of supplies, instruments and equipment for surgical procedures as necessary, administer medication to the back table for the use during a surgical procedure, assist physicians with intraoperative procedures including specimen collection, ensured appropriate positioning of patients on operating table prior to surgery, maintain accurate documentation of patient's medical record, maintain a sterile environment in the operating room by adhering to aseptic techniques, occasionally scrub into surgical cases to assist the surgical technologist and surgeon.
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES SOUTHWEST (PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES AND PACU)
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Responsibilities including obtaining vital signs and blood glucose levels, transporting patients from different units, transporting patients to the main entrance, obtaining EKG's, answering call lights in a professional and kind manner, discontinuing IV's, discontinuing foley catheters, multitasking for the pre-op area and the PACU area, and providing care for ED HOLDS.
CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD
ARROWHEAD CAMP AND RESORT
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Responsibilities included being alert for toddlers, children, and adults showing signs of distress in the water or actively drowning, ensuring the safety of all individuals, providing basic first aid and CPR, teaching swim lessons, spotting hazards, and preventing accidents with unsafe behaviors.
RECEPTIONIST
ELK CREEK ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Responsibilities included answering the telephone in a timely and professional manner, giving tours of the building, making flyers for upcoming announcements, welcoming visitors by greeting them, sorting, and distributing mail, directing visitors and residents, faxing important documents, and interacting with the residents.
MEDICATION AIDE/CAREGIVER
ARBOR HOUSE MEMORY CARE
12.2016 - 04.2017
- Responsibilities included obtaining vital signs, delivering medication to the residents safely while using the 5 rights of medication administration, utilizing paper charting and paper records, showering/bathing, cleaning/grooming, toileting, feeding residents, serving meals to the residents, laundry, and interacting with the residents.
WATERPARK ENTERTAINMENT
PIRATES COVE
06.2016 - 07.2016
- Responsibilities included provided music and entertainment to all ages, handled equipment and machinery delicately and appropriately, managed setting up equipment for the day and shutting down equipment for the night, maintained a friendly, approachable, and polite manner to families and their children, interacted with guests providing information about attractions and answering questions.
CARHOP
SONIC DRIVE-IN
10.2014 - 02.2016
- Responsibilities included providing quality customer care through efficient, friendly, and timely service, maintained sanitary working conditions and provided a safe environment for employees and customers, worked within a fast-paced atmosphere, adapting to new situations while maintaining a professional approach, interacted with customers and managed a large volume of orders that required attention to details, adhered to company policies regarding dress code, attendance requirements, break times.
SERVER/LINE COOK/CASHIER
FASTACO
08.2014 - 10.2014
- Responsibilities included handling food safely and maintaining a sanitary environment, handling cash accurately and efficiently, worked within a fast-paced environment while providing quality customer service to ensure their dining experience was one that would result in repeated business for the corporation, followed health safety guidelines when preparing and serving food products.
LEAD MEDICATION AIDE
ELK CREEK ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE
04.2017
- Responsibilities included supervising caregivers, delivering medication to the residents safely while using the 5 rights of medication administration, obtaining blood pressure and blood sugar levels, showering/bathing, cleaning/grooming, toileting, and feeding residents, utilizing the EMR, serving meals to the residents, laundry, and interacting with the residents.
Education
ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN NURSING -
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE
12-2021
PREREQUISITES -
HILL COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Joshua High School
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association
- Patient care and safety
- Accustomed to THR rules/regulations and expectations
- Excellent time management skills
- Adaptable and dependable
- HIPAA and patient privacy
- Proficient in EPIC
- Surgical Assistance
- Collecting surgical specimens and labeling properly
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
- Equipment set up and operation
- Surgical counts
- Working in a variety of surgical specialties including OB/GYN, General, Plastics, Ortho, Urology, Podiatry, GI, Colo-rectal, and Robotics
Affiliations
- Currently Co-Chair of our Perioperative Unit Based Council (UBC)
Timeline
OPERATING ROOM REGISTERED NURSE
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES SOUTHWEST
02.2022 - Current
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES SOUTHWEST (PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES AND PACU)
07.2021 - 01.2022
CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD
ARROWHEAD CAMP AND RESORT
06.2021 - 08.2021
RECEPTIONIST
ELK CREEK ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE
03.2018 - 08.2018
LEAD MEDICATION AIDE
ELK CREEK ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE
04.2017
MEDICATION AIDE/CAREGIVER
ARBOR HOUSE MEMORY CARE
12.2016 - 04.2017
WATERPARK ENTERTAINMENT
PIRATES COVE
06.2016 - 07.2016
CARHOP
SONIC DRIVE-IN
10.2014 - 02.2016
SERVER/LINE COOK/CASHIER
FASTACO
08.2014 - 10.2014
ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN NURSING -
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE
PREREQUISITES -
HILL COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Joshua High School
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