Erika Gonzalez
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
Detailed Operating Room Registered Nurse with 15-year background providing proper care to patients before and after procedures. Motivated and calm professional devoted to thoroughly monitoring patients' physical and emotional wellbeing throughout care continuum. Deeply familiar with standard sterilization protocols and patient-need analysis. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Sharp Healthcare
La Mesa, CA
12.2020 - Current
- Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes
- Provided direct patient care in the operating room, including preoperative and postoperative assessment and education of patients
- Gathered supplies needed for operations to facilitate procedures
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and providing necessary instruments and supplies in a timely manner
- Initiated appropriate interventions when unexpected events occurred during surgery that required immediate action from the OR team members
- Performed scrub duties for various surgical specialties such as neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastics, gynecology, and general surgery
- Managed multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining focus on delivering high-quality care to each individual patient
- Supported patients by providing nursing care before, during and after surgeries
- Kept operating room clean and sterile to reduce contaminants and infection
- Maintained accurate documentation of nursing interventions according to standards of practice
- Participated in continuing education programs to maintain competency levels across a wide range of clinical areas
- Provided emotional support to patients throughout their perioperative experience
- Served as preceptor for new nurses entering the operating room setting
- Utilized advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology to provide safe and effective patient care
- Prepared examination rooms with sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies
- Used computers to complete necessary patient charts and documentation on patients' progress
- Provided emotional support for families dealing with difficult situations or diagnoses.
OR Registered nurse
Kaiser Permanente
, US
08.2017 - Current
- Provide efficient and effective perioperative nursing care, communicate continuously with operating room team and other medical staff to meet patients care, assist in ordering, storing, maintaining surgical equipment and supplies, prepare operating room with surgical equipment, and supplies needed, maintain order and cleanliness in the operating room, prepare patients including disinfecting body areas for surgery, maintain current and in-depth knowledge of sterile techniques, prepare timely and accurate surgical records.
Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, CA
05.2017 - Current
- Demonstrated leadership qualities by delegating tasks efficiently among staff members in order to ensure optimal workflow
- Assisted in making nursing staff assignments based on patient acuity and competency of staff
- Assisted new nurses during orientation process by providing guidance on processes and protocols
- Utilized strong communication skills to collaborate with other medical personnel and build relationships with patients and families
- Trained and supervised nursing staff in proper patient care techniques.
Charge Nurse
Scripps Green
Torrey Pines, CA
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Demonstrated leadership qualities by delegating tasks efficiently among staff members in order to ensure optimal workflow
- Assisted in making nursing staff assignments based on patient acuity and competency of staff
- Assisted new nurses during orientation process by providing guidance on processes and protocols
- Utilized strong communication skills to collaborate with other medical personnel and build relationships with patients and families
- Exhibited excellent problem-solving abilities while addressing issues related to patient care.
Certified senior surgical technologist
Kaiser Permanente
, US
04.2004 - Current
- Assisting surgeons in a variety of complicated surgeries including General, Gynecological, Orthopedic, Plastics, Urology, Plastics, with special training in Vascular surgery including endovascular and Neurology
- As the Vascular surgery Liaison, my responsibilities included coordinating with the surgeons any special equipment/supply needed for surgery, as well as, scrubbing those procedures
- I also had the responsibility of ordering, stocking supplies and conducting educational in services for my coworkers, new staff and students.
Education
Master of science in Nursing - Acute care Nurse practitioner Candidate
Grand Canyon University
06.2026
Master science in Nursing - MSN in Care Coordination
Capella University
05.2019
BSN - Nursing
Chamberlain school of nursing
08.2018
registered nurse - Nursing
Brightwood College
01.2017
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST -
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
03.2008
Skills
- Infection Control
- Patient Advocacy
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient and Family Education
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Patient Positioning
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient Charting
- Critical Thinking
- Emergency Response
- Decision-Making
- EMR Software
- Patient Communication
- Patient Safety
- Medication Administration
- Organizational Skills
- Patient Education
- Equipment Operation
- Maintaining Sterility
- Operating Room Safety
- Scrub Nurse Skills
- Adapting to Change
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Circulating Nurse Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Student Precepting
- Accurate Documentation
- Nursing Student Precepting
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Inter-Disciplinary Coordination
- Teamwork And Collaboration
- Surgical Patient Care
- Pre-Surgery Assessments
- Procedure Preparations
Certification
- RN license
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Certified Surgical Technologist
Languages
- English
- Spanish
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Sharp Healthcare
12.2020 - Current
OR Registered nurse
Kaiser Permanente
08.2017 - Current
Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
05.2017 - Current
Charge Nurse
Scripps Green
01.2017 - 12.2019
Certified senior surgical technologist
Kaiser Permanente
04.2004 - Current
Master of science in Nursing - Acute care Nurse practitioner Candidate
Grand Canyon University
Master science in Nursing - MSN in Care Coordination
Capella University
BSN - Nursing
Chamberlain school of nursing
registered nurse - Nursing
Brightwood College
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST -
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGE
- RN license
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Certified Surgical Technologist
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