Jennifer Tully
Nashville,Tennessee
Summary
Experienced Operating Room Nurse and Navy Veteran with a strong background in perioperative care and surgical support. Known for delivering compassionate patient-centered care while maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency. Demonstrated leadership in managing operating room teams and mentoring new staff. Committed to promoting teamwork and ensuring excellent patient outcomes in fast-paced settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/RN Scrub Gynecological Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2017 - Current
- Circulated and scrubbed a variety of surgical cases, primarily gynecological, with additional experience in general surgery, urology, and plastics, ensuring sterile technique and efficient intraoperative support.
- Conducted thorough pre-operative assessments and provided compassionate bedside care throughout the perioperative period.
- Fostered positive patient and family experiences through empathetic communication and timely updates.
- Prepared and organized surgical instruments and supplies, minimizing OR delays.
- Maintained strict adherence to infection control and aseptic protocols.
- Served as Relief Clinical Staff Leader/Charge Nurse for three ORs, coordinating teams, managing schedules, and ensuring policy compliance.
- Precepted new OR nurses, providing training and performance feedback to support onboarding and growth.
Clinic Nurse Manager & Staff Nurse
Naval Hospital Lemoore, CA OB/GYN Clinic
03.2014 - 03.2017
- Provided leadership for three professionals and seven paraprofessionals and assisted four providers in a clinic that averaged 1,200 encounters per month.
- Seamlessly managed clinic schedule and templates for four providers and one LVN to ensure access to care met for both pregnant population and gynecological population and in addition developed and managed OBGYN provider call schedule at outside facility.
- Committed to clinic process improvement to become 100% Joint Commission compliant by implementing new procedures and education for staff members.
- Dedicated to hospital and patient safety. Provided feedback and recommendations for over 30 patient safety reports and educated 10 new staff members as a certified TEAM STEPPS instructor.
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA Labor & Delivery Unit
01.2013 - 02.2014
- Managed and provided direct care on a 10 labor bed, four specialty care room, seven triage bed, four operating rooms, and four bed PACU Recovery unit for routine and high risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients where average nurse to patient ratio was 2:1.
- Provided family-centered care for a unit that saw over 750 triage visits, and 300 deliveries monthly.
- Circulated operating room deliveries for caesarean sections as well as recover patients in PACU.
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA Antepartum, GYN Surgery & Postpartum Units
03.2011 - 01.2013
- Provided direct care of patients with varying acuity on a 49-bed postpartum unit and a 15-bed complicated OB/GYN surgical unit.
- Acted as charge nurse on 15 bed surgical ward for five staff members per shift, balancing staffing acuity and census for the ward.
- Trained four new Registered Nurses and mentored nurse graduates to Complicated OB/GYN surgery unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY01.2009
Skills
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
- Patient advocacy and safety
- Infection control and sterile technique
- Collaboration and communication in surgical settings
- Patient assessment and monitoring
- Accurate documentation and record keeping
- Leadership and team management
- Staff training and mentorship
- Compliance with healthcare policies
- Effective multitasking and problem-solving
- Skilled interpersonal interactions with patients and staff
- Adaptable and dependable team player
Accomplishments
- Awarded five Safety “Good Catch” Awards and one "All Star" Safety Award for proactively identifying and preventing patient safety risks.
- Achieved RN Level 3 status on Vanderbilt’s Clinical Nurse Ladder, demonstrating advanced clinical expertise and professional growth.
- Recognized consistently as a trusted perioperative preceptor, mentoring and supporting new nursing staff.
Certification
- Tennessee Nursing License: 221247 10/2027
- Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR) 12/2026
- Basic Life Support (BLS) 01/2027
Timeline
Registered Nurse/RN Scrub Gynecological Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2017 - Current
Clinic Nurse Manager & Staff Nurse
Naval Hospital Lemoore, CA OB/GYN Clinic
03.2014 - 03.2017
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA Labor & Delivery Unit
01.2013 - 02.2014
Registered Nurse
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA Antepartum, GYN Surgery & Postpartum Units
03.2011 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
State University of New York at Binghamton
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