Katelyn McElhaney
Billings,MT
Summary
Experienced healthcare provider with a strong background in surgical care and patient safety, seeking a role as a surgical sales representative. Proficient in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth operations and adapt to evolving clinical requirements. Demonstrated expertise in patient assessment, performing surgical procedures, and providing postoperative care. Recognized for reliability, teamwork, and consistently achieving optimal outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare Travel Agency
12.2024 - 02.2025
- Prepared OR and medications for surgery
- Assessed patients, patient concerns, and allergies before surgery
- Ensured proper consent was signed and dated by the patient and physician
- Established positive working relationships with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and staff
- Counted instruments and needles with scrub tech
- Assisted anesthesia provider with heart monitors, tube insertion, positioning for epidural, etc
- Assisted in proper handoff and transfer care to PACU
- Provided PACU support after working hours until discharge to home or floor
- Inserted or removed urinary catheters and prep patient’s surgical site
- Circulated in emergency, trauma, and urgent cesarean section cases
- Provided temporary urgent staffing relief for a hospital serving a rural community as the only high-level acuity operating room within a 100-mile radius
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Yellowstone Surgery Center
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Prepared OR and medications for surgery
- Assessed patients, patient concerns, and allergies before surgery
- Ensured proper consent was signed and dated by the patient and physician
- Established positive working relationships with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and staff
- Counted instruments and needles with scrub tech
- Assisted anesthesia provider with heart monitors, tube insertion, positioning for epidural, etc
- Retrieved any additional items the physician may need intraoperatively
- Assisted in proper handoff and transfer care to PACU
- Assisted in turnover and opening of rooms between cases
- Inserted or removed urinary catheters and prep patient’s surgical site
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Trinity Health Grand Haven
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Prepared OR and medications for surgery
- Assessed patients, patient concerns, and allergies before surgery
- Ensured proper consent was signed and dated by the patient and physician
- Established positive working relationships with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and staff
- Counted instruments and needles with scrub tech
- Assisted anesthesia provider with heart monitors, tube insertion, positioning for epidural, etc
- Retrieved any additional items the physician may need intraoperatively
- Assisted in turnover and opening of rooms between cases
- Inserted or removed urinary catheters and prep patient’s surgical site
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Sotrovimab Infusion Clinic
- Administered COVID-19 antibody infusion (Sotrovimab) to patients positive for COVID-19
- Assessed and closely monitored vitals before, during, and after treatment for stability and possible adverse reactions
- Responsible for starting and maintaining intravenous care safely
- Provided education on possible side effects and care at home with Covid-19
- Sotrovimab Infusion Clinic
Registered Nurse
SGS Consulting Travel Nursing
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Provided vaccination support for patients in the pharmacy setting at CVS
- Administered COVID-19 vaccinations in a fast-paced retail pharmacy setting
- Obtained and documented proper vaccination and past health documentation
- Administered a variety of vaccinations while under supervision from the pharmacist
- Monitored vitals and status post-vaccination to ensure the safety of patients
- Provided education on the importance of vaccinations and common reactions related to vaccinations
Registered Nurse
Dermatology Associates of West Michigan
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Scribed for dermatologists during office visits and procedures
- Assisted with in-office surgical procedures such as MOHS, excisions, cosmetic injections, and lasers
- Provided patient-specific education and facilitated treatment plans ordered by the provider
- Obtained and documented past medical history
- Provided nurse visit appointments, removed sutures, provided medication education, applied patch testing, and refilled medications
- Balanced multiple patient visits along with call-back tasks
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Hospital
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: Progressive Care Unit
- Monitored patient’s condition and assessed their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
- Observed and interpreted patients’ symptoms and communicated them to physicians and the care team
- Collaborated with physicians and other nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
- Performed routine procedures (blood pressure measurements, administering injections, etc.) and filled in patients’ charts
- Adjusted and administered patient’s medication and provided treatments according to physician’s orders
- Provided instant medical care in emergencies
- Progressive Care Unit
Education
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI08.2020
Bachelors of Nursing - BSN
Western Governor’s University
Salt Lake City, UT08.2025
Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Patient assessments
- Compassionate care
- Documentation and charting
- Surgical procedures
- Anesthesia monitoring
- Interpersonal skills
- Orthopedic surgery knowledge
Certification
- Registered Nurse License (Michigan), 11/20
- Registered Nurse License (Montana/Compact State), 05/24
- AORN member, 05/22
- Periop 101, 09/22
- ACLS/PALS, 05/22
- BLS, 05/22
Timeline
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare Travel Agency
12.2024 - 02.2025
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Yellowstone Surgery Center
08.2024 - 12.2024
Operating Room Circulating Registered Nurse
Trinity Health Grand Haven
03.2022 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
SGS Consulting Travel Nursing
09.2021 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
Dermatology Associates of West Michigan
03.2021 - 08.2021
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Hospital
11.2020 - 03.2021
Bachelors of Nursing - BSN
Western Governor’s University
- Registered Nurse License (Michigan), 11/20
- Registered Nurse License (Montana/Compact State), 05/24
- AORN member, 05/22
- Periop 101, 09/22
- ACLS/PALS, 05/22
- BLS, 05/22
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
Muskegon Community College
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