Elizabeth McAloney
Guilderland
Summary
Dedicated nursing professional with extensive experience in operating room management and team collaboration. Skilled in implementing new procedures and maintaining safety standards, contributing to improved patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Passionate about advancing nurse education and building confident, competent clinical staff.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany
10.2023 - Current
- Act as and precept nursing and scrub techs during orientation to surgical specialties including but not limited to Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Robotics, Thoracic, Cardiac, Orthopedic, GYN, OB, General, Pediatric, Neuro, Vascular, ENT, Angio, Transplant, Organ Procurement & Trauma.
- Implementation of physician orders and administration of medications.
- Document according to organizational and state regulations.
- Guided ancillary personnel to uphold standards of care, ensuring quality support for surgical teams.
- Advocated for patients in surgical settings, ensuring sterility and availability of necessary equipment and instrumentation for all procedures.
Surgical Technologist to RN
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
11.2009 - 10.2023
- Prepared and organized surgical instruments to support efficient and safe procedures.
- Assisted surgeons by passing instruments and maintaining a sterile field.
- Monitored patient vital signs during surgical procedures for safety.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to streamline workflow and enhance overall surgical efficiency.
- Accurately documented surgical counts of instruments to maintain compliance and patient safety.
- Educated new staff on proper techniques and operational procedures.
- Ensured all necessary equipment was available for each procedure.
Operations Manager, General Surgery
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
04.2011 - 09.2021
- Managed office assignments, departmental budgets, billing, and payroll to ensure smooth operations in department of surgery.
- Coordinated operating room and meeting agendas for practice physicians.
- Coordinated patient care plans, obtained prior authorizations and insurance appeals.
- Coordinated onboarding for new physicians and employees including nursing and ancillary staff.
- Implemented new procedures to enhance operational efficiency and safety standards.
- Supervised staff performance and provided ongoing training and support.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Belanger School of Nursing
Schenectady, NY05-2022
Associate of Science - Nursing Prerequisites
Geneva College
Penn, PA06-2018
Medical Assisting
Branford Hall Career Institute
Albany, NY08-2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ02-2026
Skills
- Surgical assistance
- Operating room management
- Knowledge of complex high intensity surgical and endoscopy procedures
- Robotically trained for bronchoscopy, thoracic, general, orthopedic, gynecologic surgical procedures
- Medication administration
- Emergency response
- Patient advocacy
- Specimen collection trained including cytology, microbiology, frozen section and permanent
- Vast knowledge of various EMR systems including Cerner Millennium, EPIC, Soarian financials, Soarian Clinicals and various intraoperative documentation systems
- Microsoft excel and word proficient
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Operations Manager, General Surgery
Ellis Hospital
04.2011 - 09.2021
Surgical Technologist to RN
Ellis Hospital
11.2009 - 10.2023
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Belanger School of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing Prerequisites
Geneva College
Medical Assisting
Branford Hall Career Institute
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montclair State University