Jane Andrews

• Enhanced patient recovery by consistently monitoring and assessing post-operative vital signs.
• Participated in continuous education initiatives to stay current on best practices in PACU nursing care.
• Assisted physicians in conducting bedside procedures, such as wound dressing changes or IV insertions, to foster optimal healing processes.
• Contributed to quality improvement efforts by identifying areas for process enhancements and implementing evidence-based solutions in the PACU unit.

• Contributed to a positive work atmosphere by fostering teamwork and open communication among colleagues.
• Promoted patient satisfaction with compassionate care during preoperative preparation, intraoperative support, and postoperative recovery.
• Assisted surgeons during operations, ensuring smooth transitions between steps and minimizing errors.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Trouble shooting Anesthesia machines , maintaining equipment,, scopes and supplies.
• Assisting with A-lines, IV starts, Blood draws, and Rapid infusions.

• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.

Minor Room Procedures, Cardiac Conversions

IV Sedation Cases Radiology Department

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Prep and Recovery
• Discharge teaching
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

• Fulltime
• Provide IV conscious sedation and monitoring pre/intra/post Interventional Radiology procedures:
• Trauma emergency embolization’s, vascular surgeon angioplasty interventions, oncology treatments including y90 and TACE, simple/complex Renal/Lung/Liver biopsies.
• Radiology imagines expertise in all modalities, CT, ultrasound, Diagnostics, XRAY, MRI and Special Procedures suites.
• Serve as a resource RN to the radiology technologist and team, including supervision, orientation, nurse resource education, and workflow coordination.
• Provide patient education, teaching and discharge planning of the outpatient population following invasive and non-invasive procedures.

• Seasonal Contract
• Assure proper pre procedure assessment and care to patients for a variety of surgery including open heart surgery, urology, gyn, orthopedic, vascular, and general surgeries.
• Level II Trauma hospital: 20 surgical suites.
• Provided patient education prior and post-surgery, provided discharge instructions, and follow up care.

• Fulltime
• First Assist Scrub Nurse for Obstetrics/GYN: tubal ligations, cesarean deliveries, emergent Dilation and Curettages.
• Provide care and education for laboring mothers, neonatal care, post-partum care, delivery inductions, breast feeding education and follow up care.
• Provided training for existing staff for care of patients undergoing C-section procedure including procedural and post C-section care.
• Preceptor for newly hired employees for all aspects of labor and delivery including C-section management, post-partum, and neonatal care.

• Fulltime
• Proper pre procedure assessment and care to patients for a variety of surgery including ophthalmic, urology, gyn, orthopedic, vascular, and general surgeries.
• Provided team with schedules and provider communication, assure proper patient placement, preoperative checkoff and safety checks. Assisted in anesthesia intubation and extubations
• Provided patient education prior and post-surgery, provided discharge instructions, and follow up care.

• Studied further education: Perioperative 101, First Assist RN
• Proper pre procedure assessment and care to patients for a variety of surgery including ophthalmic, urology, gyn, orthopedic, vascular, and general surgeries.
• Provided team with schedules and provider communication, assure proper patient placement, preoperative checkoff, and safety checks.
• Rural based hospital, 160 bed, 6 surgical suites.
• Provided patient education prior and post-surgery, provided discharge instructions, and follow up care.