Accomplished PACU Nurse proudly offering more than 28 years' expertise in the healthcare field. Strong capacity to work with physicians to develop successful patient care plans. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise and emergency response experience. Experienced with direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with pre-op, post-op, and sedation specialties.
HVN (Heart, Vascular, Neuro) tower at UF Health. North and South tower recovery. Recovery patients include med-surge, trauma, telemetry, and ICU. Pre-op patients before surgery, recover patients after surgery, work in the ambulatory discharge area for patients who are going home, and assist the physicians in the block room area with acute pain management and regional anesthesia. Charge nurse for the HVN pre-op area. Have recovered patients for UF Health’s outpatient endoscopy center and Florida Surgical Center outpatient facility PRN.
43-bed telemetry step down unit from 1996-2000. From 1998-2000, Permanent charge nurse from 2000-2001, float pool including telemetry, emergency room, IMC, and ICU. 2001-2004, charge nurse of brand new 21 bed overflow unit.
RN on a 24-bed cardiac telemetry step down unit/IMC.
Assisted nurses and patients on a 24-bed telemetry step down unit.
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CAPA (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse)