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Ethel Kay Black

Corpus Christi,TX

Summary

Detailed Operating Room Registered Nurse with 30-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. Familiar with patient-need analysis. As a traveling nurse for many years I adapt well to new environments and practices. I"ve used many computer systems over the years.

Deeply familiar with sterilization protocols.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operating Room Registered Nurse,staff

Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctor's Regional
Corpus Christi, TX
2014.08 - Current
  • OR CIRCULATOR ,NON STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR OR SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENTS WHEN NECESSARY
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • TROUBLE SHOOT EQUIPMENT
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
2014.04 - 2014.07
  • OR CIRCULATOR,NON STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR SETUP OF OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENT WNEN NECESSARY
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

UMC Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
2014.01 - 2014.04
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB,NON STERILE MEMBER AND STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM FOR TRAUMA AND MAIN OR
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR OR SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAUMA ROOM SETUP WHEN NOT IN USE AND RESETTING FOLLOWING USE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING SPECIMEN AND PATIENT FOR CRIMINAL CASES
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENT WHEN NECESSARY
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

ST ROSE MARTIN HOSPITAL
Las Vegas, NV
2013.09 - 2013.12
  • OR CIRCULATOR,NON STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESPOMSIBLE FOR OR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENT WHEN NECESSARY
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Clinical Supervisor 3-11,STAFF

Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
2010.11 - 2013.07
  • SCHEDUALING STAFF FOR OR CASES
  • PATIENT SCHEDUALING
  • CIRCULATE OR SCRUB FOR SURGICAL CASES WHEN NECESSARY
  • HELP SETUP SURGICAL OR CASES
  • PRE OP PATIENTS WHEN NECESSARY
  • BOARD RUNNER FOR 3-11 SIFT
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

UMC Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
2007.06 - 2011.01
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB ,NON AND STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • TRAUMA AN MAIN ORS ALL SERVICES
  • NIGHT CHARGE FOR WEEKENDS,TRAUMA AND MAIN OPERATING ROOMS
  • RESPOMSIBLE FOR OR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • MONITORING EQUIPMENT I
  • TROUBLE SHOOT EQUIPMENT
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NECESSARY
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • RESPONSILE FOR SPECIMENS AND PATIENTS FOR CRIMINAL CASES
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAING TRAUMA ROOMS WHEN NOT IN USE AND RESETTING WHEN USED

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Summerlin Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
2010.09 - 2010.11
  • OR CIRCULATOR,NON STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR OR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NECESSARY
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

UMC Hospital
Las Vegas, NV
2007.01 - 2007.04
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB,NON STERILE AND STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR SETUP OF OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING AND MAINTING TRAUMA ROOMS WHEN NOT IN USE AND FOR THE RESET FOLLOWING A SURGICAL CASE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NECESSARY
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIMENS AND PATIENT FOR CRIMINAL CASES
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Estates, AZ
2006.06 - 2006.11
  • OR CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • PRE OP PATIENTS AS NECESSARY
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR OR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERLE FIELD
  • ANESTHESIA NURSE AS NEEDED
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL
Las Vegas, NV
2005.06 - 2006.06
  • OR CIRCULATOR NON STERILE MEMBER OF SURGICAL TEAM
  • RESOURCE PERSON TO ORGANIZE AND RUN 3-11 SHIFT
  • PRECEPTOR FOR NEW EMPLOYEES ON EVENING SHIFT
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NECESSARY
  • DOCUMENT ACCURAT DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse.TRAVELER

SPECIALTY SURGERY CENTER
Las Vegas, NV
2005.03 - 2005.06
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • PRE OP PATIENT WHEN NECESSARY
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • TROUBLE SHOOT EQUIPMENT
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Sutter General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
2004.06 - 2004.08
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
2004.03 - 2004.06
  • OR CIRCULATER AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • MONITOR AND MEDICATE PATIENTS FOR LOCAL CASES
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mercy San Juan Hospital
Sacramento, CA
2003.07 - 2003.10
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB AS NEEDED FOR TO INCLUDE TRAUMA
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL FIELD
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • MAINTAIN TRAUMA ROOM WHENNOT IN USE AND FOLLOWING USE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

St Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
2002.08 - 2003.07
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB FOR ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • SETUP ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
San Jose, CA
2002.01 - 2002.07
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED FOR ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASES
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE PROVIDE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Central Washington Hospital
Wenatchee, WA
2000.04 - 2001.12
  • CIRCULATE OR
  • SETUP OR ROOMS FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Kadlec Medical Center
Richland, WA
2000.01 - 2000.04
  • OR CIRCULATOR
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
Topeka, KS
1999.01 - 1999.12
  • OR CIRCULATOR FOR ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PRE OP PATIENT WHEN NEDED
  • PT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

STILLWATER MEDICAL CENTER
Stillwater, OK
1998.08 - 1998.12
  • OR CIRCULATOR
  • PRE OP PATIENT WHEN NEEDED
  • RECOVER PATIENTS
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF PART TIME

HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER
Tulsa, OK
1998.05 - 1998.08
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • TEMPORARY 3-11 CHARGE
  • SETUP ROOM FOR OR CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
1998.01 - 1998.04
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED FOR ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • SETUP ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

BENEFIS EAST HEALTH CARE
Great Falls, MT
1997.07 - 1997.11
  • OR CIRCULATOR
  • SETUP OR ROOM FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Indianapolis, IN
1997.04 - 1997.07
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB TO INCLUDE TRAUMA ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIMEN AND PATIENT FOR CRIMINAL CASES
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, UAMS
Little Rock, AR
1997.01 - 1997.04
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED FOR ALL SERVICES EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • RESPONSIPLE FOR OR ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASE
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Mission Viejo, CA
1996.05 - 1996.11
  • OR CIRCULATOR AND SCRUB AS NEEDED ALL SERVICES TO INCLUDE TRAUMA EXCEPT OPEN HEART
  • ROOM SETUP FOR SURGICAL CASES
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PT ADVOCATE
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEDED
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

St Mary Hospital For Children
Richmond, VA
1996.02 - 1996.05
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Presbyterian Hospital OF GREENVILLE TEXAS
Greenville, TX
1995.07 - 1996.02
  • CIRCULATOR
  • ROTATING TO RECOVERY AS NEEDED
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PATIENT ADVOCATE
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
1995.04 - 1995.07
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED ALL SERVICES AND TRAUMA EXCEPT OPEN HEAR
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIMENS AND PATIENT FOR CREMINAL CASES
  • PATIENT ADVOCTE
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND STERILE FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER
Tulsa, OK
1994.06 - 1995.04
  • CIRCULATE AND SCRUB AS NEEDED ALL SERVICES INCLUDING OPEN HEARTS
  • DOCUMENT ACCURATE DETAILED INFORMATION
  • PRE OP PATIENT AS NEEDED
  • ASSISTANCE TO ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL FIELD
  • PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK
1994-05

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Patient Charting
  • IV Administration
  • Patient Needs Assessment
  • Clinical Assessments
  • Patient Communication
  • Detailed Data Entry
  • Family Support and Assistance
  • Emergency Response
  • Basic Life Support
  • Advance Life Support
  • Medication Administration
  • Decision-Making
  • Patient and Family Education
  • Use of multiple Computer Systems
  • IV Insertion
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Certification

LICENSED RN, CERTIFICATION 'BLS,ACLS ,CPI,CST

Accomplishments

  • ARMY VETERAN TRAINED AS SURGICAL TECHNICIAN AND HELICOPTER MISSILE SYSTEMS REPAIR

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Operating Room Registered Nurse,staff

Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctor's Regional
2014.08 - Current

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
2014.04 - 2014.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

UMC Hospital
2014.01 - 2014.04

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

ST ROSE MARTIN HOSPITAL
2013.09 - 2013.12

Operating Room Clinical Supervisor 3-11,STAFF

Summerlin Hospital
2010.11 - 2013.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Summerlin Hospital
2010.09 - 2010.11

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

UMC Hospital
2007.06 - 2011.01

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

UMC Hospital
2007.01 - 2007.04

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Tucson Medical Center
2006.06 - 2006.11

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL
2005.06 - 2006.06

Operating Room Registered Nurse.TRAVELER

SPECIALTY SURGERY CENTER
2005.03 - 2005.06

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Sutter General Hospital
2004.06 - 2004.08

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Tri-City Medical Center
2004.03 - 2004.06

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mercy San Juan Hospital
2003.07 - 2003.10

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

St Joseph Hospital
2002.08 - 2003.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
2002.01 - 2002.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Central Washington Hospital
2000.04 - 2001.12

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Kadlec Medical Center
2000.01 - 2000.04

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
1999.01 - 1999.12

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

STILLWATER MEDICAL CENTER
1998.08 - 1998.12

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF PART TIME

HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER
1998.05 - 1998.08

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
1998.01 - 1998.04

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

BENEFIS EAST HEALTH CARE
1997.07 - 1997.11

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
1997.04 - 1997.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, UAMS
1997.01 - 1997.04

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
1996.05 - 1996.11

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

St Mary Hospital For Children
1996.02 - 1996.05

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

Presbyterian Hospital OF GREENVILLE TEXAS
1995.07 - 1996.02

Operating Room Registered Nurse,TRAVELER

USC Medical Center
1995.04 - 1995.07

Operating Room Registered Nurse,STAFF

HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER
1994.06 - 1995.04

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Tulsa Community College

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