Seasoned registered nurse with 30+year background in Level 1 and 2 trauma center care. Expert in all elements of direct and indirect patient care. Seeking to bring leadership and experience to a new opportunity. Education ADN in 1991, BSN 2013
Managed all aspects of caring for patients in GI and MPU cases. Pre-op, intra-op and PACU duties for 500 cases/month. Started a new thoracic and TIF program. Implementation of Exalt system.
Areas of procedures include gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, pulmonary and pathology
Hired, mentored and counseled 25 FTE and numerous travelers.
Responsible for 24 hr-7 accountability of the unit
Preformed yearly staff evaluation
Fostered a shared governance environment
Worked with union reps with staff members
Pre-op and PACU duties
Intraop procedures for GI and interventional biliary department.
Various facilities
Northridge medical center-Woodland Hills CA RN ER traveler
St. Mary Medical center-Long Beach CA OR/endo charge nurse Level 2
St. Joseph Medical Center-Bellingham WA RN endo
Lucille Packard Medical Center-Palo Alto CA Ambulatory procedure/OR nurse Level 1
Children's Hospital of Orange County-Orange CA RN OR Level 1
Supervised 25-30 employees and entire free standing emergency room. JCAHO accredited
Supervised emergency room, laboratory and radiology services
RN Operating Room-scrub plastics and general cases, circulate all services Level1
RN circulate all services including transplants and trauma. Charge RN in the evenings.
RN traveler at Stanford emergency room.
RN traveler at CPMC operating room.
RN emergency room, Level 1 trauma
RN in operating room-circulate all services
RN in level 3 emergency room
RN traveler at multiple facilities in the emergency room level 1-3.
RN House Supervisor 350 licensed beds.
RN House Supervisor at Mainland Medical Center- 223 licensed beds.
RN Trauma Coordinator level 3 at East Houston Medical Center.
RN staff in level 3 emergency room.