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Elisabeth Kessler

East Lansing

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Perioperative Registered Nurse

University of Michigan- Sparrow
09.2024 - Current
  • Maintained compliance with facility policies, state regulations, and national nursing standards through diligent adherence to established protocols.
  • Reduced surgical site infections through meticulous adherence to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols.
  • Provided quality perioperative care by closely monitoring patients throughout their surgical experience.
  • Enhanced patient safety by conducting thorough preoperative assessments and effectively communicating with the surgical team.

Perioperative Registered Nurse

IU Health Methodist Hospital
08.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: High level and versatile OR experience working in a Level I Trauma Hospital surgical setting across many specialities
  • Experience in circulating general, neurology, orthopedic, ophthalmic, peripheral vascular, urology, OB/GYN, procurement, and ENT cases
  • Worked as an advocate between patients and physicians to ensure that patients ethically decided on consenting to procedures
  • Ensured the patient had the best quality care, proper positioning and protection of skin integrity and pressure points while undergoing surgery
  • Opened and closed operating rooms, prepared medications, abided to surgeon preference cards, followed proper sterile technique, checked case cart, assisted anesthesia team needs, maintained accurate documentation, communicated effectively with the surgical team, preoperative and postoperative nurses
  • DaVinci Robot trained
  • Underwent a 6 month operative RN fellowship program and passed the AORN exam
  • High level and versatile OR experience working in a Level I Trauma Hospital surgical setting across many specialities

Student Nurse Perioperative Intern

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
08.2022 - 03.2023
  • Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient care outcome goals
  • Assisted to open and close surgery rooms, prepared meds, inserted foley catheters, started IVs, and helped with pre-surgical patient prep
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, instruments, and supplies according to surgeons' preferences or instruction

Volunteer

Banner Baywood Medical Center
07.2018 - 07.2019

Medical Assistant Extern

Deseret Family Medicine
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, documented vital signs and health history, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
01.2023

High School -

Highland High School
Gilbert, AZ
01.2019

Certified Medical Assistant -

East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
Mesa, AZ
01.2019

Skills

  • BLS CPR Certified
  • Motivated Team Player and Collaborator
  • Patient Advocate
  • Attention to Detail
  • Clear Patient and Team Communication
  • Accurate Documentation

Nursing Licenses

  • Michigan, 4704413924
  • Indiana, 28282736A

Timeline

Perioperative Registered Nurse

University of Michigan- Sparrow
09.2024 - Current

Perioperative Registered Nurse

IU Health Methodist Hospital
08.2023 - Current

Student Nurse Perioperative Intern

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
08.2022 - 03.2023

Medical Assistant Extern

Deseret Family Medicine
01.2019 - 05.2019

Volunteer

Banner Baywood Medical Center
07.2018 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Indianapolis

High School -

Highland High School

Certified Medical Assistant -

East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)

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