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Jeannette Salazar

Pembroke Pines

Summary

Seeking a position where I can utilize my skills and experience to be able to assist in a surgical setting.

Professional with extensive experience in surgical nursing, prepared for high-stakes environments. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering results, adapting smoothly to changing needs. Skilled in patient care, surgical procedures, and emergency responses. Reliable and flexible, ensuring seamless operations and optimal patient outcomes.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Medely
2019 - Current
  • Facilitated efficient patient handoffs between surgical teams and nursing staff.
  • Collaborated with surgeons to ensure optimal operating room setup and sterile environments.
  • Developed and implemented best practices for infection control within surgical settings.
  • Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
  • Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
  • Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
  • Mentored new nurses entering the profession, guiding them through their initial experiences within the operating room setting.
  • Prepared equipment and supplies necessary for each surgical procedure, ensuring availability when needed by surgeons.
  • Adapted quickly to changing situations in the operating room, utilizing problem-solving skills under pressure.
  • Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
  • Reduced postoperative complications through vigilant monitoring of patients during surgery.
  • Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.

Registered Nurse OR

University of Miami Hospital
04.2018 - 01.2025
  • Circulate and Maintain sterility throughout surgery
  • Check patients individually and assess them prior to surgery
  • Ensure physicians orders, consents, and H & P’s are up to date prior to surgery
  • Ensure patient understands and is well oriented to time and place prior to making any decisions
  • Assist anesthesiology with intubation and anything needed throughout the cases
  • Be alert and ready for any obstacles that can arise during surgery (i.e adverse events)
  • Counting all supplies with the surgical technologist and ensure no foreign bodies are kept in the patient.
  • Admit patients and go over their history and physical and ensure they understand the consents that are being signed
  • Document vital signs and assessments, and communicate with the anesthesiologist of any discrepancy or alert that the patient may encounter

Registered Nurse OR

Westside Regional Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Same as above.

Surgical Technologist

Westside Regional Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2017
  • Assisted surgical teams in preparing operating rooms with sterile instruments and equipment
  • Collaborated with surgeons to ensure efficiency during procedures, facilitating smooth workflow
  • Maintained high standards of infection control and patient safety throughout surgical processes
  • Trained new staff on best practices for surgical techniques and equipment handling
  • Mentored junior technologists, fostering skill development and promoting teamwork within the department
  • Evaluated and improved procedural workflows, resulting in enhanced patient care outcomes
  • Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.

Surgical Technologist

Outpatient Surgical Services
01.2009 - 01.2016
  • Maintain Sterile field
  • Assist surgeons by giving them proper instrumentation in order for surgery to go as smooth as possible.
  • Help turnover rooms when needed.
  • Take calls in order to help out the team in finishing cases in a timely manner.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Keiser University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
04-2023

Associate in Science - Nursing

Southeastern College
11.2014

Surgical Technologist Diploma - undefined

Everest (formerly National School of Technology)
06.2005

Skills

  • Operating room safety
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Patient positioning
  • Patient safety
  • Scrub nurse skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Maintaining sterility
  • Circulating nurse skills
  • Relationship building
  • Patient communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Procedure room preparation

Certification

  • Registered Nurse License # RN9407211 Expiration: April 2027
  • BLS Expiration: 2027
  • ACLS Expiration: 2027
  • CNOR Expiration: 2026

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Registered Nurse OR

University of Miami Hospital
04.2018 - 01.2025

Registered Nurse OR

Westside Regional Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2017

Surgical Technologist

Outpatient Surgical Services
01.2009 - 01.2016

Surgical Technologist

Westside Regional Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2017

Associate in Science - Nursing

Southeastern College

Surgical Technologist Diploma - undefined

Everest (formerly National School of Technology)

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Medely
2019 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Keiser University

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