Gabrielle Kantrowitz
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Caring, hardworking and service-oriented Registered Nurse with 20 years of experience in perioperative care. Passionate and committed professional driven to helping patients improve their quality of life. Dedicated to providing top notch care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse, Operating Room
Hospital for Special Surgery, Main Campus
New York, NY
10.2010 - Current
- Effectively functions and communicates as a member of the surgical team in the circulating role with strong focus on spine and pediatric orthopedic procedures
- Provides high quality care to intraoperative patients under the guidance of surgeons and anesthesiologists while following the principles of sterility per AORN standards
- Proficient with EPIC electronic medical record documentation
- Preceptor to new nurse hires in the circulating nurse role
- Charge Poster - 2023 to present
- RISE Peer Support Member to assist staff members during acute crisis on the job
- Nursing Excellence Award Recipient - 2019
- Magnet Conference Attendee - 2019
- HSS Nurses Week Planning Committee - 2019
- Recruitment and Retention Committee Member
- Cost Savings Committee Member
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
INOVA Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA
05.2006 - 09.2010
- Prepared operating rooms to uphold strict asepsis standards
- Engaged surgical team member functioning as a circulating nurse during general, gynecology, plastic, orthopedic, and urological procedures
- Setup sterile fields and assisted surgeons during procedures by passing instruments as a scrub nurse during general, gynecology, orthopedic, and urological surgeries
- Delivered exceptional care to patients throughout the entire surgical lifecycle to support positive health outcomes
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
Operating Room Nurse Fellow
INOVA Health System
Falls Church, VA
08.2005 - 05.2006
- Learned both the scrub and circulating roles of the operating room through didactic, mock practice sessions, and clinical preceptorship
- Rotated through the clinical services of ENT, Eye, General, Gynecology, Orthopedic, Plastic, and Urology surgeries
- Completed weekly self-evaluation with preceptor to encourage growth and development
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Studies
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC05.2002
Skills
- Patient care delivery
- Medical documentation
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Medical procedure assistance
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Quality oriented
- Patient safety
- Compassionate
- Peer respected
- Team player
- Chart review
Certification
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
- Registered Nurse, State of New York
- American Heart Association, BLS certified
Volunteer Experience
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC
January 2013 - August 2019
Big Sister - mentor to a little girl from age 8 years to 14 years old
Certifications
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Timeline
Clinical Nurse, Operating Room
Hospital for Special Surgery, Main Campus
10.2010 - Current
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
INOVA Alexandria Hospital
05.2006 - 09.2010
Operating Room Nurse Fellow
INOVA Health System
08.2005 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Studies
East Carolina University