Cristina Engh
Redwood City
Summary
Dedicated, patient-focused registered nurse; committed to providing high-quality care, advocacy, safety, and support for patients. Focused on establishing and maintaining collaborative procedural room relationships that help medical teams achieve excellent patient outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ENDOSCOPY/ PACU NURSE
Waverley Surgery Center
01.2024 - Current
- Patient admission, assessment, teaching and education (peri-op, intra and PACU)
- Providing conscious sedation, airway management, vital signs and telemetry monitoring
- Recover patients in PACU from a variety of procedures (ie: endo, orthopedics, plastics) and provide personalized teaching to patient and their caregivers
GI NURSE
Atherton Endoscopy Center
01.2019 - 01.2024
- Patient admission, assessment, teaching and education (peri-op, intra, and PACU)
- Providing conscious sedation
- Clinical leadership team- equipment competency instructor
- Assisting with technical GI skills required for specimen retrieval and labeling
- Ensuring Quality Assurance through chart auditing and Narc log reconciliation
CIRCULATION NURSE
Premier Plastic Surgery
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Administered pre-operative and post-operative care to ensure patient safety and comfort.
- Educated patients and caregivers on post-surgical care and recovery processes, improving compliance and satisfaction.
- Perform pre-surgery operating room preparation, including instrument sterilization
- Assist surgeons, anesthesiologists, and scrub technicians with their preparation.
- Scrub in and assistance with surgery
- Help monitor patient status during surgery and transfer patient to recovery area after procedure.
Education
Baccalaureate of Science - Nursing
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA01.2016
Skills
- 6 years of GI nursing and technical skills
- Peri-operative/ Circulation/ PACU
- Patient sedation & medication administration
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Surgical suite setup
- Patient teaching & education
- Individualized Patient Care
- Patient Assessment and Intake
- Telemetry monitoring
- Specimen collection & Labeling
- Familiarity with Lasers and Suture/Drain Removal
- N95 fit testing
- Sterilization of instruments & Scope reprocessing
- IV start
Certification
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, valid through September 2026
- ACL Certification, valid through September 2026
- PALS Certification, valid through December 2026
- Safety Management and Response Techniques
Timeline
ENDOSCOPY/ PACU NURSE
Waverley Surgery Center
01.2024 - Current
GI NURSE
Atherton Endoscopy Center
01.2019 - 01.2024
CIRCULATION NURSE
Premier Plastic Surgery
01.2017 - 01.2019
Baccalaureate of Science - Nursing
Dominican University of California
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