Heather Camden
Houston,PA
Summary
Operating room and home health nurse with over 2 decades of extensive experience in delivering exceptional patient care and guiding surgical teams. Demonstrates leadership in training new nurses, ensures adherence to safety protocols, and enhances patient outcomes. Skilled in critical thinking, patient assessment, and electronic medical documentation. Committed to advancing healthcare excellence through a culture of continuous improvements, patient advocacy, and delivering quality compassionate care.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Home Health Care
Senior Life Washington
Washington, Pennsylvania
08.2022 - Current
- Conduct in-home nursing assessments, prioritize patient needs, and ensure effective care delivery
- Conduct weekly and PRN home visits to assess participant’s health status and healing, obtain VS, collect specimens, monitor and treat wounds
- Medication management
- Provide ongoing participant and family education regarding disease processes, interventions, and lifestyle changes in a clear and concise manner
- Evaluate and triage urgent care needs through telephone assessments and coordinate interventions and emergency responses when needed
- Provide evening and weekend on-call services including but not limited to: triaging phone calls, cover nursing assistant call-off duties including ADL’s, chore visits and meal preparation, dressing changes, post discharge visits, emergency care, and medication administration
- Foster strong partnerships with healthcare providers, patients, and families ensuring open communication and integrated care for optimal patient well-being
- Provide palliative and end of life care in a compassionate and empathetic manner
- Ensure precise, timely, and accurate electronic medical record documentation
Registered Nurse Operating Room
Tri-State Surgery Center
Washington, Pennsylvania
11.2017 - Current
- Monitor surgical patients pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively to deliver quality level of care ensuring optimal outcomes while adhering to safety protocols
- Lead complex surgical procedures as a circulator, scrub, and assistant across multiple specialties including general, ENT, orthopedic, ophthalmic, urological, pain management, plastic surgeries, and GI procedures
- Train and mentor new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Perform thorough pre-operative assessments on patients, evaluate overall health, and communicate proper information to surgical team to provide appropriate care during surgery
- Ensure accurate count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers on surgical procedures and expectations during care
- Coordinate and manage patient care while in the OR
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration with surgeon, anesthesia personnel, and staff by establishing clear and open communication
- Provide effective and compassionate bedside care to patients before and during procedures
- Provide direct support to anesthesia personnel during patient induction and throughout surgery as needed
- Use first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patients
- Accurately document via electronic medical record documentation treatment, medications used, surgical procedures, and all actions taken during surgery to provide appropriate care to the anesthetized patient
- Adhere to strict sterile technique when setting up for and during surgical procedures
- Prep and clean OR rooms between each surgical procedure to comply with asepsis standards
- Complete chart reviews and track all implants received during surgery
- Contribute to successful department JCAHO and state accreditations by operating at the highest standards of care
Registered Nurse Operating Room
Washington Hospital
Washington, Pennsylvania
06.2002 - 11.2017
- Monitor surgical patients pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively to deliver quality level of care ensuring optimal outcomes while adhering to safety protocols
- Led complex surgical procedures as a circulator, scrub, and assistant across multiple specialties including cardiovascular (open heart), vascular, interventional radiology, general, ENT, orthopedic, urological, and plastic surgeries
- Train and mentor new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Perform thorough pre-operative assessments on patients, evaluate overall health, and communicate proper information to surgical team to provide appropriate care during surgery
- Ensure accurate count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers on surgical procedures and expectations during care
- Coordinate and manage patient care while in the OR
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration with surgeon, anesthesia personnel, and staff by establishing clear and open communication
- Provide effective and compassionate bedside care to patients before and during procedures
- Provide direct support to anesthesia personnel during patient induction and throughout surgery as needed
- Use first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patients
- Accurately document via electronic medical record documentation treatment, medications used, surgical procedures, and all actions taken during surgery to provide appropriate care to the anesthetized patient
- Adhere to strict sterile technique when setting up for and during surgical procedures
- Contribute to successful department JCAHO and state accreditations by operating at the highest standards of care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV05.2002
Skills
- Head-to-toe assessment
- Patient triage and advocacy
- Emergency medicine
- Surgical Coordination
- Patient and family education
- Home care coordination
- Medication administration
- Foley catheter insertion and care
- Wound care
- ADLs and vital signs
- Electronic documentation
References
- Jody Kohne, 724-825-3355, Cigna
- Dr. Wayne Myers, 724-554-5921, waymy33@msn.com, General Surgeon
- Gloria Visnick, 304-639-6060, Co-Worker
- Linda Bell, 724-288-2976, Former Co-Worker
Certification
- American Heart Association CPR & First Aid Emergency Cardiovascular Care-5/8/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse Home Health Care
Senior Life Washington
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse Operating Room
Tri-State Surgery Center
11.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse Operating Room
Washington Hospital
06.2002 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wheeling Jesuit University
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