Elizabeth Magaña, BSN, RN
Pomona,CA
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Keck Medicine of USC
04.2023 - Current
- Set up operating room with special equipment and supplies needed for the scheduled surgical cases
- Interview patient prior to surgery to ensure all documents and consents are signed and patient identification and surgical site is confirmed
- Position patient according to surgeons’ preference card, conduct a time out to ensure patient safety before procedure has begun
- Assist anesthesia provider during intubation
- Assist the surgical tech with any trouble shooting or retrieving of equipment, supplies or instruments needed during the surgical case
- Conduct all counts of soft and hard items being utilized during surgery
- Transfer patient to the post anesthesia care unit ensuring the patient continues to be stable and give a hand off report to the post-operative nurse.
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Ontario Advanced Surgery Center
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Prepare and set up operating room with equipment and supplies needed for the surgical case line up in assigned operating room
- Interview patient prior to surgery to ensure all documents and consents are signed and patient identification and surgical site is confirmed
- Position patient according to surgeons’ preference card, conduct a time out and a count before surgery is started
- Assist anesthesia provider during intubation
- Assist the surgical tech with any trouble shooting or retrieving of equipment, supplies or instruments needed during the surgical case
- Conduct a final and closing count when the surgical procedure is concluding
- Transfer patient to the post anesthesia care unit and give a hand off report to the post-operative nurse.
Registered Nurse I-Operating Room
LAC + USC Medical Center
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Prepare surgical patients during the pre-operative phase
- Bring patient into the operating room and position them according to the surgical procedure
- Assist anesthesiologist during induction and extubating the patient
- Keep patient stable during the intra-operative phase
- Make sure all equipment and supplies are available and ready for use
- Retrieve supplies or instruments needed during the surgical case
- Ensure that aseptic technique is applied throughout the perioperative stages
- Conduct a time out and complete all correct counts throughout the surgical case
- Transport the patient to PACU when surgical case is completed.
Lead Registered Nurse
Ascada Health/Research
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Screen all patients referred to the clinic for onset of COVID-19 symptoms to determine if they qualify for the administration of monoclonal antibody medication
- Administer medication to those that qualify
- Screen patients for various research studies from John Hopkins University, Pfizer, Empathy and Adagio
- Participate in collecting specimens needed for all studies and administering IV medications involved in the research studies
- Create a schedule for all nurse staff that conduct home health visits for the treatment of COVID-19.
Surgical tech/Registered Nurse-Operating Room/Pre-Op/PACU
Beverly Hills Doctor’s Surgery Center, LP.
02.2014 - 08.2021
- Prepare surgical patients during the pre-operative phase
- Bring patient into the operating room and position them according to the surgical procedure
- Assist anesthesiologist during induction and extubating the patient
- Keep patient stable during the intra-operative phase
- Make sure all equipment and supplies are available and ready for use
- Hand supplies or instruments needed to the surgical team using aseptic technique
- Conduct a time out and complete all correct counts throughout the surgical case
- Keep correct count of narcotics used by anesthesiologist
- Assist patient in the post-operative phase, monitor vitals, administer necessary medications needed for patient comfort and make sure patient meets all discharge criteria.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN06.2023
Associates Degree in Nursing -
LA County College of Nursing And Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA12.2020
Skills
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Certified in CPR/AED
- IV Insertion
- IV Therapy Administration
- Vitals monitoring
- Critical thinking abilities
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Bilangual (Spanish)
- EMR Software
- Preoperative preparation
- Sterile Technique Expertise
- Preoperative Checklists
- Patient Positioning
- Surgical Assistance
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Keck Medicine of USC
04.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Ontario Advanced Surgery Center
10.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse I-Operating Room
LAC + USC Medical Center
10.2021 - 10.2022
Lead Registered Nurse
Ascada Health/Research
05.2021 - 10.2021
Surgical tech/Registered Nurse-Operating Room/Pre-Op/PACU
Beverly Hills Doctor’s Surgery Center, LP.
02.2014 - 08.2021
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing -
Capella University
Associates Degree in Nursing -
LA County College of Nursing And Allied Health
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