ELIZABETH HASSE
Denver,CO
Summary
Organized and efficient Surgical RN Coordinator with proven ability to manage surgical schedules and patient care coordination with high productivity. Specialized in patient communication, surgical team collaboration, and clinical management of veterans. Excel in time management, problem-solving, and adaptability. I ensure smooth operation of surgical procedures and optimize patient experience, as well as all clinical management of veterans in the urological department.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Coordinator RN
Department of Veterans Affairs
Denver, Colorado
01.2025 - Current
- Coordinate clinic procedures/surgeries for patients in the urology department.
- Manage outpatient treatments, scheduling, and clinic visits for veterans with urological conditions.
- Conduct nurse visits for veterans receiving, foley care/exchanges, intravesical chemo administration, vasectomies, cord blocks, and all other clinic procedures performed outpatient.
- Manage nurse phone lines and secure messages to aid veterans with clinical advice.
- Responsible for all veteran education relating to specialty.
- Interdisciplinary management of multiple specialties for care coordination of patients.
Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse
Multiple Facilities
10.2022 - 01.2025
- Responsible for managing care of patients in the intra-operative setting.
- Interdisciplinary team work between multidisciplinary staff to coordinate care of pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative patients.
- Adept at sterile technique and circulating for complex cases.
- Ability to move through multiple service lines with proficiency including Ortho, Retina, Plastics, General, GU/GYN, Vascular, Colorectal, Burn, Trauma, Robot, and Spine.
- Adept at interdisciplinary communication and facilitation of conflict management.
Operating Room Registered Nurse
OrthoVirginia Surgery Center
Falls Church, VA
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Responsible for managing care of patients in the intra-operative setting
- Interdisciplinary team work between multidisciplinary staff to coordinate care of pre and post-operative patients
- Circulate arthroscopies, total joint surgeries, podiatry cases, hand and ortho trauma.
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital/Inova Woodburn Surgery Center
Fairfax, VA
10.2019 - 06.2022
- Responsible for managing care of patients in the intra-operative setting.
- Interdisciplinary team work between multidisciplinary staff to coordinate care of pre and post-operative patients.
- Adept at sterile technique and circulating for complex cases.
- Service Lines: Plastics/Retina/Cataracts/Robot/General.
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, VA
07.2018 - 10.2019
- Manage life support and conscious sedation of patients receiving vascular/neurological procedures.
- Pre-operative, Intra-operative, Post-operative patient care.
- Management of patients undergoing thrombectomy, embolizations, complex biopsies, coilings, and all other vascular procedures.
- Adept at sterile technique and circulating for complex cases.
- Advance life support management including drip titration, intubation, and vent management.
Staff Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Medical Center South
Jacksonville, FL
03.2016 - 12.2018
- Managed critically ill patients requiring life support to include but not limited to ventilator support, IV fluids, vasopressors, and sedation.
- Interdisciplinary team work and management between physicians, dietitians, pharmacist, and social services to provide high quality care to critically ill patients.
- Keep patients and families abreast of acute changes and current patient conditions and available options for treatment.
- Provided compassionate care and education to families transitioning to palliative care or compassionate wean off of ventilator or other life sustaining support.
Perioperative Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Prepped patients prior to outpatient surgical procedures and processed necessary paperwork.
- Recovered patients post surgically in the PACU environment.
- Admit and discharge in a high volume surgery center.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
Progressive Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Medical Center South
Jacksonville, FL
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Clinical care for chronically ill patients in a progressive care setting requiring cardiac drips and respiratory management.
- Provide astute clinical judgment to patients with evolving change of statuses.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO preparation by assisting in chart reviews and audits.
- Interdisciplinary team work.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Jacksonville University
01.2013
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Florida Community College
01.2011
Skills
- Proficient in case management in clinic setting
- Adept in surgical coordination of care
- Highly trained in procedural care in operative and clinic settings
- Experienced in multiple modalities of patient education
- Alumni Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification (Board of Critical Care Nursing)
- Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification
- BLS Certified
- Adept at Operating Room Care
- Service Line Proficiencies: Ortho, Urology, Colorectal, General, Trauma, Burn, Plastics, Retina, Robot, Sports Medicine, GU/GYN, ENT, and more
Education And Professional Development
- Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification
- Certified Nurse In Operating Room
- Masters of Health Administration, PROGRAM PAUSED. ONE SEMESTER REMAINING
- Bachelors of Science- Nursing, Jacksonville University, 2013
- Associates of Applied Science-Nursing, Florida Community College, 2011
Timeline
Surgical Coordinator RN
Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2025 - Current
Travel Operating Room Registered Nurse
Multiple Facilities
10.2022 - 01.2025
Operating Room Registered Nurse
OrthoVirginia Surgery Center
06.2022 - 12.2022
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital/Inova Woodburn Surgery Center
10.2019 - 06.2022
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Inova Fairfax Hospital
07.2018 - 10.2019
Perioperative Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Hospital
01.2018 - 07.2018
Staff Registered Nurse, ICU
Baptist Medical Center South
03.2016 - 12.2018
Progressive Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Medical Center South
03.2015 - 03.2016
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Jacksonville University
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Florida Community College