Shain Van Horn

• Provided safe perioperative nursing care to patients of all age groups for 10 surgical specialties, including Orthopedics, General surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urology, Oral-Maxillofacial, and Plastics
• Managed 12 nurses and 9 medical technicians, providing safe nursing support to preoperative care of patients, evaluation of surgical records, and referral of patients with multiple comorbidities and high ASA class acuity for anesthesia provider consult
• Provided care to post-operative patients across all age groups, demonstrating exceptional knowledge in ASPAN guidelines and assured safe, evidence based care to patients in support of 10 surgical specialties
• Actively participates in command’s American Red Cross (ARC) Advanced Life Support program, stepping in to teach for program critically low of active instructors
• Taught 3 courses, certifying 17 command members
• Actively participates in command’s American Red Cross Advanced Life Support program
• Assist as needed to facilitate commands mission
• Certified 11 first and third year residents
• Actively teaches BLS to ARC standards assisting in maintaining Departmental and command readiness
• Handily assumed role as DMHRSI Approver for MOR/Supply/CSPD
• Invigorated program demonstrated by increase in departments on-time reporting

• Managed and led a dynamic team of 12 Perioperative nurses, 11 Civilian and 2 Active Duty PACU nurses, and 42 active duty general duty Hospital Corpsman
• Greatly increased readiness of operating room and command response as demonstrated in increased OR room utilization, decreased turn-over time, and increased in-room on time start times
• Represented Director for Surgical Services in largest Pacific region mass casualty training exercise, identifying opportunities for further increased readiness for command within the Pacific region
• Recognized for outstanding achievement with Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal
• Functioned as Division Officer, Pacific Theater COViD-19 Response Supervisory Cell
• Managed 12 officers, 8 civilian, and 38 Hospital Corps staff members to monitor, mitigate, and respond to SARS-2/COViD-19 outbreak on the island of Okinawa
• Monitored and tracked 104 Covid positive active Duty, Civilian, and Beneficiary members on Okinawa, in addition tracking more than a 1000 personnel’s movement on and off island from point of departure through quarantine timeline, to assure mitigation of spread of disease
• Created Excel data which increased efficiency of Covid Cell’s capabilities
• Recognized for outstanding performance with 'for action' Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4th award)

• Provided safe perioperative nursing care to patients of all age groups
• Nurse Scheduling Officer
• Orthopedics-Hand and Foot service leader, coordinated surgical care and availability of instrumentation and consumable goods for 5 surgeons and 5 surgical technicians between two Medical Training Facilities (MTF)
• As Orthopedic / Podiatry Service Lead, circulated over 650 surgical cases between two MTFs, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune and NHCCP
• Instrumental in recapture of surgical cases from civilian network back to military MTF, leading to cost savings of over $2.2 Million
• Perioperative Nurse Deployment: Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 4; Southern Partnership Station, July –November 2015 to Honduras and Guatemala
• Circulated 107 surgical cases for underprivileged communities
• Provided training to Guatemalan operating room nurses in current, evidence-based practices
• Taught US Navy Corpsman sick call screeners afloat onboard the Joint High Speed Vessel-1 Spearhead

• Successfully completed introductory level coursework in surgical nursing skills and assessment, aseptic technique, processing and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment, and Operating room safety
• Passed national examination, Perioperative nursing 101

Nursing Manager, Ambulatory Procedure Suite and Post Anesthesia Care Unit. Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.

• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
• Ensured compliance to Joint Commission, Bureau of Medicine, and Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, by maintaining accurate records and staying up-to-date on industry standards.
• Nurse Scheduler, Time Card approver,
• Conscious Sedation provider.

Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse, provided immediate post-anesthesia care to patients of all age groups.

• Independently provided basic nursing care and supervised advanced bedside nursing care to patients off all age groups from multiple disciplines including immediate post cardiothoracic surgery, Internal Medicine and tertiary/end of life care