Elizabeth Boyd(Aquino)
Harrisville,RI
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated RN with extensive clinical and leadership experience, now seeking to bring high-quality, patient-centered care to the home healthcare setting. Skilled in holistic assessment, chronic disease management, postoperative recover, and patient education. Proven ability to to build trust with patients and families, ensuring continuity of care safety and comfort in the home environment. Passionate about delivering personalized care plans and regulatory standards.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Manager Operating Room
Milford Regional Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
- Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop integrated care plans, ensuring seamless delivery of services to patients.
- Contributed to policy development efforts within the organization, ensuring alignment with best practice guidelines in nursing management roles.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Streamlined the perioperative process for patients by establishing clear lines of communication between interdisciplinary teams.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
Assistant Clinical Manager
Rhode Island Hospital
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: Wayland Square Surgicenter
- Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote a collaborative care environment.
- Served as a liaison between department leadership and frontline staff, relaying concerns and facilitating problem resolution.
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and protocols.
- Led quality improvement initiatives, analyzing performance metrics to identify areas for enhancement in patient care delivery processes.
Lead Operating Room Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: (Providence, RI) Level 1 Trauma Center Operating Room : Cardiac, Vascular, Plastics, Transplant, HIPEC
- Maintains clinical proficiency in scrubbing and circulating
- Actively participates and leads departmental shared governance policy committee
- Participates in the evaluation of the perioperative clinical specialty's efficiency, cost effectiveness, and clinical outcome and identifies opportunities for improvement
- 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.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork within the surgical suite by fostering open communication and collaboration among colleagues.
- Assisted in complex surgeries with precise execution of tasks, ensuring optimal outcomes for patients.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- 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.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for pre-and post-operative patients.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: (Providence, RI) Level 1 Trauma Center (Operating Room- Open Heart & Transplant Team)
- Demonstrates ability to circulate and scrub cardiac surgery and other specialties including: general, plastic, transplant, vascular, pediatric
- (Providence, RI) Level 1 Trauma Center (Operating Room- Open Heart Team)
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
07.2015 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Lehigh Valley Hospital (Cedar Crest) Level 1 Trauma Center (Operating Room- CVT & Transplant Team)
- Peri Op 101 graduate
- OR RN trained in all OR specialties with emphasis and focused training in vascular, cardiac,thoracic transplant (circulating/scrubbing)
- Contributed to a high-performing operating room team through consistent collaboration, effective problem-solving, and open communication with peers.
- Prevented infections and maintained a sterile environment through diligent adherence to infection control guidelines and operating room best practices.
- Enhanced patient safety by diligently following preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing care protocols.
Registered Nurse
St Luke's Health Network
08.2015 - 07.2016
- Company Overview: - Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Delivers nursing care for patients across their life span, and through the nursing process, assesses, plans, implements and documents the effects of care
- Works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice
- - Medical Intensive Care Unit
Anesthesia Technician
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
05.2011 - 06.2015
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags.
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of temporary pacemakers, catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring.
- Demonstrated professionalism and attentiveness while responding to urgent situations involving anesthesiology requirements or emergencies swiftly.
Technical Partner/Nurse's Aide (Med-Surg Unit)
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
06.2009 - 05.2011
- Company Overview: Cedar Crest Blvd
- Job duties include: hands on patient care, obtaining vital signs, phlebotomy, EKG's, CPR-BLS certified
- Member of the Fall Committee on Unit
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern New Hampshire University
10.2022
Associate Degree - RN Program
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Dance Major, Psychology Minor
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA05.2006
Skills
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment & Care Planning
- Wound Care & Post Operative Management
- Chronic Disease Monitoring( eg,diabetes, CHF,COPD)
- Patient & Family Education
- Medication Management & Reconciliation
- EMR Documentation
- Care Coordination & Interdisciplinary Communication
- Home Safety Evaluations & Risk Reduction
- Compassionate End-of-Life & Palliative Care
- Time Management & Independent Clinical Judgement
- Regulatory Compliance (CMS,Joint Commission)
- Strong Interpersonal & Cultural Competency Skills
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Manager Operating Room
Milford Regional Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
Assistant Clinical Manager
Rhode Island Hospital
05.2021 - 02.2022
Lead Operating Room Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse
Rhode Island Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2019
Registered Nurse
St Luke's Health Network
08.2015 - 07.2016
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
07.2015 - 10.2017
Anesthesia Technician
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
05.2011 - 06.2015
Technical Partner/Nurse's Aide (Med-Surg Unit)
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
06.2009 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Dance Major, Psychology Minor
DeSales University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern New Hampshire University
Associate Degree - RN Program
Northampton Community College
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