Dawn Lyons

• Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
• Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
• Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
• Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
• Prepared equipment and supplies necessary for each surgical procedure, ensuring availability when needed by surgeons.
• Adapted quickly to changing situations in the operating room, utilizing problem-solving skills under pressure.
• Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
• Performed pre-operative assessments to prepare patients for surgery.
• Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
• Reduced postoperative complications through vigilant monitoring of patients during surgery.
• Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
• Promoted a culture of teamwork within the surgical suite by fostering open communication and collaboration among colleagues.
• Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
• Sanitized, selected and organizing instruments, equipment and supplies according to surgeon preferences.
• Enhanced patient safety by implementing strict adherence to surgical protocols and guidelines.
• Streamlined communication among surgical team members, facilitating efficient flow of information during critical moments in surgery.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives to optimize patient outcomes and enhance OR practices.
• Coordinated with anesthesia providers to ensure proper administration of anesthesia during procedures.

Worked as a registered nurse in multiple level III NICU throughout the country.

• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Provided skilled direct nursing care to neonates patients in an intensive care department.

Provided direct patient care in a forty bed neonatal intensive care unit. Performed initial resuscitation and assessments for preterm infants. Provided care for ventilated infants, infants on cpap, as well as preparing infants for discharge.

Duties included supervising the night shift team in a long term care nursing and rehabilitation facility. Responsible to supervise four LPN and yen nursing assistants. Performed RN assessments in emergency cases, updated nursing care plans, and reviewed monthly medication and treatment records. Responsibilities also included performing employee evaluations and initiating the disciplinary process for staff when necessary.

Responsibilities included being night shift weekend charge nurse in a twenty bed operating room. Duties included circulating and scrubbing for surgical cases, communicating with anesthesia to set priorty of emergent cases, and directing other staff members in nightly unit activities.

Responsibilities included providing care for female inmates in a state prison system. Provided inpatient hospital care, chronic illness clinics, routine physical assessments, and emergency care. Ran daily medication lines, physician clinics, and specialty clinics.