Katrenca White
Registered Nurse
Ocala,FL
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 20 years of experience caring for patients within Operating Room setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment. Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
HCA Healthcare: Ocala Hospital
Ocala, FL
10.2013 - Current
- Performed nursing tasks to deliver high level of care and comply with procedures and regulations.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
Surgical Technologist
HCA Healthcare: Ocala Hospital
Ocala, FL
10.2013 - Current
- Assisted surgeon by passing instruments and sterile supplies throughout operation.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Reviewed surgical requirements and prepped operating room with appropriate tools, equipment and instruments.
- Recounted surgical instruments and supplies at end of operation, eliminating chance of items left inside patient.
- Organized equipment and instruments in alignment with surgical protocols and surgeon preferences.
- Laid out all instruments, supplies and tools as directed by surgeons.
- Gathered and took inventory of equipment to confirm adequate supplies for surgery.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Maintained reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment, including decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, storing and distributing.
- Assessed procedure requirements and procured appropriate equipment and tools.
- Prepared day surgery and operating rooms for patients by ordering and stocking equipment and supplies.
- Organized and maintained unobstructed operative fields to foster immediate access to retractors and suctioning and irrigation equipment.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
05.2003
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Medical Screening
- Unit Administration
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
Accomplishments
- Documentation - Documented patient information obtained from intake interviews.
- Patient Education - Educated patients about medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
- Physician Support - Consistently praised by physicians for efficient assistance in minor surgical procedures and patient handling.
- OSHA Compliance - Properly disposed of daily biohazard waste in compliance with federal and local regulations.
- Collaboration - Collaborated with physicians to plan and implement patient care.
- Promoted from [Job Title] to [Job Title], in less than 12-months.
- Reporting - Prepared regular charts on patient's health related history, medication restrictions and allergies.
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Operating Room - HCA Healthcare: Ocala Hospital
10.2013 - Current
Surgical Technologist - HCA Healthcare: Ocala Hospital
10.2013 - Current
Santa Fe College - Associate of Science, Nursing
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