Danielle McConnell
Anaheim,CA
Summary
Versatile Registered Nurse First Assistant adept in providing visualization of operation sites using the appropriate methods, including manipulation of tissues and materials, retractions, sponging and irrigation. Offering sixteen years of dedicated nursing service.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Providence St. Jude Medical Center
09.2015 - Current
- Exhibit a high degree of courtesy, tact and poise when interacting with employees, patients and visitors.
- Perform patient intake duties, assessments and treatment service planning.
- Collaborate with surgical team to assist with room prep and restoration for surgical procedures.
- Arrange supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
- Work as a first assist during surgical procedures, as well as performing suturing and overseeing patients to the PACU.
- Review patient consent, charts noting allergies, past medical history information, previous surgeries and abnormal physical findings.
- Verify identity of patient or operative site.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Registered Nurse First Assistant
St. Joesph's Hospital
Orange, CA
06.2012 - 09.2015
Registered Nurse
Chapman Medical Center
Orange, CA
08.2007 - 04.2012
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ06.2012
Registered Nurse First Assistant - Nursing
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA06.2010
Associate of Science - Nursing
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA06.2007
High School Diploma -
Canyon High School
Anaheim, CA06.2000
Skills
- Robotic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Kidney Transplant Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Podiatry Surgery
- Neuro/Spine Surgery
- ENT
- Critical Thinking
- Support Surgeons
- Active Listening
- Patient Data Identification
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Individualized Treatment Plans
- Operational Standards
- Operational Procedures
- Developing Patient Care Plans
- Coordinate Supplies
- Dress Wounds
- Infection Prevention
- Manage Surgical Field
- Scrub Nursing
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Monitor Patients
Certification
- Certified Nurse Operating Room, CNOR - 2010
Timeline
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Providence St. Jude Medical Center
09.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse First Assistant
St. Joesph's Hospital
06.2012 - 09.2015
Registered Nurse
Chapman Medical Center
08.2007 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Registered Nurse First Assistant - Nursing
UCLA
Associate of Science - Nursing
Santa Ana College
High School Diploma -
Canyon High School
- Certified Nurse Operating Room, CNOR - 2010