John Nordbeck
Registered Nurse
Hewitt,WI
Summary
Highly skilled OR Circulator with extensive experience at Marshfield Medical Center, adept in prioritizing surgical needs and coordinating patient care across multiple specialties. Demonstrated expertise in critical thinking and interpersonal communication, significantly improving room turnover times and patient safety. Trained new staff, enhancing team efficiency and adherence to safety protocols.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
OR Circulator
Marshfield Medical Center
03.2013 - Current
- Experienced and skilled circulator for multiple specialties: General, Ob-Gyn, Urology, Orthopedic, Plastics, Eyes, Neuro, Vascular, ENT, GI, Pain Clinic procedures.
- Organized and managed age appropriate patient care coordination dependent on patient/departmental needs and surgical specialty requirements.
- Communicated effectively and openly with patients, team members, surgeons, and intra-inter-departments.
- Accurately updated patient charts with data such as medications and positioning to keep records accurate to support procedure/s performed related to patient's medial diagnosis/es.
- Compared office scheduled surgeries with actual surgical consent for accuracy to prevent incorrect or wrong site surgeries as well as all signatures signed within 90 days of surgery.
- Provided safe and effective IV sedation by monitoring patient's vital signs, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings to identify and treat irregular rythyms if required.
- Ability to adapt responsively to a changing work environment by prioritizing OR room needs in a respectful manor.
- Helped coworkers and assessed departmental needs daily to improve room turnover time, on time starts, and other productive or non-productive processes of the department.
- Respected and valued by team membes and management as a team player.
- Adheres to the standards of sterile technique to reduce potential patient infections related to surgery/procedures.
- Trained new staff or students in nurse related operating room skills, care standards, operational, and safety protocols.
- Accurately labeled and collected specimens and routed to appropriate departments for analysis
- Periodically managed staff, assignments, daily OR schedule according to the needs of the department or surgeon as a lead.
- Inventoried par levels and outdated surgery supplies, and communicated with supply chain about replacement if needed.
- Experienced at anticipating the needs of intra-op staff based on observance, knowledge of specialties, timing, and direction.
- When indicated utilizes the nursing management process of data gathering, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
OR Circulator
Aurora Health Care
12.2001 - 02.2013
- Provided call coverage for all specialties in an effective and efficient manor by collaborating with house supervisor, surgeon, intra-op team, sales representatives, inter-intra-departments.
- Rest of Work Summary Resembles Current Job
OR Circulator
Appleton Medical-Groth Surgery Center
11.1996 - 12.2001
- Co-managed Pre-op, Intra-op., and PACU staff with appointed manager.
- Developed daily Intra-op staffing assignments according to staff expertise and departmental needs.
- Fielded office calls for same day add-on procedures to coordinate time frames, staff, equipment, instruments, and supplies/implants to accomplish a trouble-free outcome.
- Assisted manager in yearly employee performance evaluations in Pre-op, PACU, Intra-op, and GI
- Helped manager formulate disciplinary action plans.
- Attended conferences for professional growth to better facilitate the daily functions of the department on various levels
- Rest of Work Summary Resembles Previous 2 Work Summaries
Education
BSN - Nursing
UW Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin05-1995
BS - Business Administration
UW Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin05-1990
Skills
- High Prioritization/Organizational
- Interpersonal Communication
- Strong Clinical Judgement
- Team Work
- Outstanding Patient Management
- Critical Thinking
- Positioning Techniques
- Documentation
Certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Marshfield Medical Center January 2024
Expires- January 2026
Basic Life Support Marshfield Medical Center January 2024
Expires- January 2026
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefits401k matchWork Availability
monday
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Timeline
OR Circulator
Marshfield Medical Center
03.2013 - Current
OR Circulator
Aurora Health Care
12.2001 - 02.2013
OR Circulator
Appleton Medical-Groth Surgery Center
11.1996 - 12.2001
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Marshfield Medical Center January 2024
Expires- January 2026
Basic Life Support Marshfield Medical Center January 2024
Expires- January 2026
BSN - Nursing
UW Eau Claire
BS - Business Administration
UW Stevens Point
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