KATHRYN DUDAS CGRN, RN

RN staff nurse in GI Ambulatory Center.

Admitting patients for EGDs and Colonoscopies. IV starts, pt. teaching. pre procedure.

Recovering patients having undergone MAC and Moderate Sedation. Discharge instructions, pt. education post procedure.

Working exclusively in GI procedure room.

Reviewing daily inpatient charts and reporting back to GI Coordinator, Gastroenterologist and Anesthesiologist pt's needs .

Circulating and assisted in on GI procedures as needed.

Performing Esophageal Manometry and preparing initial reports .

Besides circulating and teching GI procedures I prepared GI unit for and participated in 2021 JACHO inspection.

Coordinated daily GI cases by reviewing pt charts for completeness, facilitating flow of pre-procedure pts by bring pts to pre-op area, starting IVs, giving pre-op instructions.

Arranged for GI inservices/training.

Worked with OR schedulers to arrange availability of Representatives, equipment,supplies for specific GI procedures.

My responsibilities also included ordering supplies, arranging and maintaining scope room logs, monthly outdates.

Travel RN in Endoscopy . Licensed and worked in several states as a Endoscopy staff nurse( PRE-OP, PROCEDURES, AND POST OP )

Started as a LPN to RN as a staff nurse on a Med/Surg/Ortho unit for ~14 years.

Worked as a Critical Care Nurse ~13 years

Started training and working in Endoscopy Unit . Left Kaleida to pursue Endoscopy Nursing in Travel Field.

Returned to Kaleida briefly in 4/2013 to 6/2013 working PACU-

Laid off.