Karen Glah
Kill Devil Hills,NC
Summary
Focused on progressing professional career to attain position of Assistant Nurse Manager at the Outer Banks Health Hospital
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Outer Banks Health
Nags Head, NC
10.2015 - Current
- Acts as the primary point of contact between OR, PACU, SPD, anesthesia providers, and surgeons.
- Ensure proper temperature and humidity in each OR suite prior to the start of the day, contact maintenance if needed, and communicate any foreseen start time delays with surgeons, anesthesia providers, PACU, and OR staff.
- Ensure that the Malignant Hypothermia and Crash card are functioning and ready for immediate use, and record and maintain logs.
- Clean horizontal surfaces in OR suites, with a starting time of 7:30.
- Ensure that outside equipment is checked and inspected by Biomed prior to bringing it into the OR suite.
- Conduct a safety huddle at 6:40 AM.
- Serves as a clinical and resource expert, maintaining a safe and efficient environment.
- Ensures the appropriate number of clinical personnel are available based on the surgical schedule.
- Continuously assess the progress of surgeries by rounding, and anticipate changes needing to be made to ensure efficiency. Verbally inform the OR staff, PACU, Anesthesia, and Surgeons of any changes being made.
- Communicate with Pre-Op when surgeries are running late, so they can inform families and subsequent patients about the delay of their surgery start time.
- Ensure all clinical personnel are offered 30 minutes of uninterrupted lunch, address lunch schedules and/or assignments at the Safety Huddle on busy days.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to other team members throughout the day.
- Contact appropriate vendors to ensure proper equipment maintenance, repairs, etc.
- Coordinates future instrumentation/equipment needs with the vendor's representative. Request loaners.
- Order special items not provided by the material management department.
- Review the next day's schedule collaboratively with the OR manager to ensure all surgical needs and requests are met. Inform Radiology and Pharmacy of special circumstances when necessary.
- Proactively plan for staffing deficiencies, overstaffing, and low-census days.
- Facilitate communication between the OR and other departments within the facility.
Operating Room Clinical Coordinator
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett, PA
05.2012 - 10.2015
- Primarily responsible for coordinating and executing OR daily activities
- Manage staff - assignments, schedules, conflict resolution
- Validate procedural, equipment, and OR/PACU time changes daily
- Provide coverage for breaks and lunches for circulating RNs
- Share circulating call duties
- Manage operative schedule, communicating frequently with surgeons and their office staff
Operating Room Registered Nurse
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett, PA
09.2005 - 06.2012
- Performed circulating, scrub tech, and assistant duties as needed.
- Mentor new RNs
- Acted as interim charge nurse
Operating Room Registered Nurse - Casual Position
Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
04.2002 - 06.2005
- First Assisted General and Orthopedic procedures
- Performed relief scrub tech duties
- Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for endoscopic procedures
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Wolff Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Cumberland, MD
03.2002 - 06.2005
- First-assisted all major orthopedic procedures
Operating Room Registered Nurse - Casual Position
Western Maryland Health System
Cumberland, MD
08.2001 - 06.2005
- Functioned as circulating nurse or scrub tech as needed
Registered Nurse
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett, PA
10.1986 - 08.2001
- Responsible for total care of twenty patients on a medical/surgical unit
- Accepted an operating room position in 1987
- Performed circulating nurse and scrub tech duties
- Acted as relief PACU nurse
- Alternated as team leader
Registered Nurse
Nason Hospital
Roaring Spring, PA
08.1983 - 10.1986
- Alternated as charge nurse and medication nurse on medical/surgical unit
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05-2011
RNFA - Registered Nurse First Assistant
National Institute of First Assisting/Front Range
Denver, CO05-2001
Diploma RN - Nursing
Altoona Hospital School of Nursing
Altoona, PA06-1983
Certification
- Certification for Professional Achievement in Perioperative Nursing (CNOR)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Accomplishments
- Induction into Pi Delta Chi Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society
Qualifications
- Vast clinical experience in operating room nursing, including preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative care
- Strong circulating and scrubbing technical skills
- Proven to be reliable, organized, efficient, and responsible
- Experienced at multitasking with subsequent ability to delegate
- Possesses professionalism throughout critical situations
- Experienced in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Epic
- Managerial experience with scheduling, staffing,equipment requirements, and relations with vendors and multidisciplinary departments
- Extensive knowledge of the operations in the surgical arena with thirty-eight years of experience
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Outer Banks Health
10.2015 - Current
Operating Room Clinical Coordinator
UPMC Bedford Memorial
05.2012 - 10.2015
Operating Room Registered Nurse
UPMC Bedford Memorial
09.2005 - 06.2012
Operating Room Registered Nurse - Casual Position
Meyersdale Medical Center
04.2002 - 06.2005
Registered Nurse First Assistant
Wolff Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
03.2002 - 06.2005
Operating Room Registered Nurse - Casual Position
Western Maryland Health System
08.2001 - 06.2005
Registered Nurse
UPMC Bedford Memorial
10.1986 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
Nason Hospital
08.1983 - 10.1986
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Practice
Pennsylvania State University
RNFA - Registered Nurse First Assistant
National Institute of First Assisting/Front Range
Diploma RN - Nursing
Altoona Hospital School of Nursing
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