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KAYLA FITZHUGH
Collierville,TN
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with 7+ years of professional experience. Direct patient perioperative care experience in Gynecological, ENT, Pediatric, Opthalmic, Robotic and Plastics surgeries. Excellent leadership and communication skills. Detail-oriented, proactive nurse with ability to cooperate and collaborate with all members of the OR team. Patient advocate ensuring safe and responsive care to all patients.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
East Memphis Surgery Center
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
06.2021 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Streamlined operating room setup for faster procedure turnaround times, ensuring timely patient care.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between surgical cases by efficiently preparing operating rooms for subsequent procedures.
- Reduced risk of infection by maintaining a sterile operating room environment through proper cleaning and equipment handling techniques.
- Increased patient satisfaction with preoperative care by thoroughly explaining procedures and addressing any questions or concerns.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's
Circulating Nurse
06.2017 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Assist in positioning patients for procedure(s) to be performed
- Assist with bandaging at the completion of the procedure
- Perform specialized procedures as requested
- Perform related duties as assigned
- Assist in transporting patients to and from the operating room
- Assist with clean-up following the surgical procedure
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of employment or documentation of current BLS/ACLS certification
- Responsible for other tasks such as picking supplies for cases, turning over rooms, stocking, etc., as directed by the OR Charge Nurse
- Delivers safe patient care under the direction of the surgeon and anesthesiologist
- Accurately and legibly documents in the medical record
- Experience in charge nursing
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
CV Stepdown RN
01.2014 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Establishes a presence of leadership and develops excellent and effective working relationships with administration, physicians and all staff
- Conducts staff rounding and performance appraisals, and reports results to management
- Creates a work staff to share in patient-care responsibilities
- Creates a culture of compassion and teamwork
- Demonstrates interpersonal competencies such as problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict management to improve team work
- Performs rapid observation and assessment and interventions to improve patient outcomes
Education
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Bachelor's from Nursing
01.2013
Skills
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Assessment skills
- Clinical skills
- Documentation skills
- Patient orientation
- BLS
- ACLS
Timeline
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
East Memphis Surgery Center
06.2021 - 08.2023
Circulating Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's
06.2017 - 05.2021
CV Stepdown RN
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
01.2014 - 06.2017
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Bachelor's from Nursing
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