Clarissa DeRooy
Erie,PA
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse and Unit Manager with expertise in managing patient care in hospital settings. Demonstrates strong leadership by coordinating healthcare teams to deliver high-quality care. Skilled in strategic planning, enhancing work environments, and promoting staff development. Proven ability to improve patient satisfaction and streamline unit operations.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Unit Manager
Pleasant Ridge Manor
Girard, Pennsylvania
02.2025 - Current
- Coordinated resident care plans with interdisciplinary Pleasant Ridge Manor team.
- Monitored patient assessments and updated Pleasant Ridge Manor clinical charts.
- Reviewed medication administration records for Pleasant Ridge Manor residents.
- Communicated resident status with families and Pleasant Ridge Manor providers.
- Supervised Pleasant Ridge Manor nursing unit daily care routines.
Director of Nursing
Lecom Ambulatory Surgery Center
Erie
05.2024 - 01.2025
Circulating Registered Nurse
Village Surgicenter
Erie, PA
05.2021 - 01.2025
- Circulated operating room procedures, coordinating surgeon, anesthesia, and nursing teams.
- Verified patient identity, consent, and procedure readiness before surgery.
- Monitored sterile field compliance throughout surgical cases in operating room.
- Assisted with patient positioning, draping, and transfer during operative care.
- Maintained operating room readiness across hospital surgical services and case turnover.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Documented perioperative care details in hospital surgical records and charts.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations within the operating suite environment.
- Observed infection control policies when handling specimens or disposing sharps objects.
- Verified correct identification of patient before beginning any procedure.
- Educated families about post-operative instructions and follow up care plans.
- Performed routine circulating duties including scrubbing, suctioning, sponging, suturing.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA 08.2018 - 05.2021
Strong Vincent High School
Erie, PASkills
- Nursing unit management
- Care plan coordination
- Clinical documentation
- Patient assessment
- Medication review
- Discharge planning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Infection control
- Quality improvement
- Clinical judgment
- Family education
Certification
- RN Nursing License
- CPR certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RN Unit Manager
Pleasant Ridge Manor
02.2025 - Current
Director of Nursing
Lecom Ambulatory Surgery Center
05.2024 - 01.2025
Circulating Registered Nurse
Village Surgicenter
05.2021 - 01.2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mercyhurst University
08.2018 - 05.2021
Strong Vincent High School