Jennifer Staats
Omaha,NE
Summary
With a proven track record at Nebraska Medicine, I excel in patient care management and critical thinking, ensuring high standards of care. My expertise in HIPAA compliance and patient advocacy has significantly enhanced patient safety and satisfaction. Skilled in both emergency response and relationship building, I consistently contribute to team success and patient well-being.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Boystown
08.2019 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Nebraska Medicine
07.2014 - 08.2019
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Nebraska Medicine
06.2004 - 07.2014
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
Education
Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE05.2016
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Metro Community College
Omaha, NE05.2014
Certificate - Surgical Technology
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing And Allied Health
Omaha, NE06.2004
Skills
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient Charting
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient Positioning
- Critical Thinking
- Case Review
- Surgical support
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Infection Control
- Patient Advocacy
- IV Administration
- Supply preparation
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Instrument passing
- EMR Software
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Patient Safety
- IV Insertion
- Medication Administration
- Complex Medical Terminology
- Preoperative Checklists
- Surgical Assistance
- Patient Communication
- Basic Life Support
- Emergency Response
- Patient care management
- Decision-Making
- Relationship Building
- Clinical Assessments
- Blood transfusion
- Chart updating
- Anesthesia monitoring
Timeline
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Boystown
08.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Progressive Care
Nebraska Medicine
07.2014 - 08.2019
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Nebraska Medicine
06.2004 - 07.2014
Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing
Clarkson College
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Metro Community College
Certificate - Surgical Technology
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing And Allied Health
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