KIMBERLY J. ROWE
Summary
Highly motivated, detailed oriented clinical nurse with 5+ years and medical record specialist with 10 + years experience specializing in the patient portal seeking a nursing position to utilize clinical and administrative experience in the healthcare field. Maintaining strong communication skills, self motivation and time management skills all while improving the lives of my patients. Dedicated and well-qualified RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementation. Detail-oriented, responsive, and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Brings multi-year record in field. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications, and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Traveling Operating room circulator
St David's North Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
03.2023 - Current
- Traveling Operating room circulator for general and CVOR cases
- Primary Preceptor educating new nurses to the operating room as well as new travel nurses
- Charge nurse experience at multiple locations with a vase knowledge of multiple surgeries and equipment by many major heath technology systems
- Providing care to an array of patients from same day care to critical care patients
- Specialities include Cardiovascular, ENT, Gastroenterology, General surgery, Gynecology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Open heart surgery, Oral surgery, Orthopedic, Orthopedic Trauma, Thoracic, Transplant Surgery, Pediatric ENT, Pediatric general surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics, Plastics, Podiatry, Pulmonology, Robotic surgery, Urogynecology, Urology, Vascular surgery
- Ensures proper equipment is available and ready for surgical cases
- Ensures safety measures including time out process, safe patient positioning, required surgical documentation, and surgical count process are appropriately performed
- Assists anesthesia and surgeon with needs of the patient
- Identifies opportunities for improved OR efficiencies
- Communicates with colleagues professionally, with commitment to maintaining a respectful workplace culture and a safe learning environment
- Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care
- Initiates reporting or action when needed to address safety concerns
- Complies with policies, procedures and area-specific expectations related to medication safety, patient identification and specimen labeling activities, documentation of patient information and patient care activities, dependability, attendance, and scheduling
Clinical Operating Room Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
06.2021 - 11.2023
- Providing care to an array of patients both pediatric and adult in a same day surgical care setting
- Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care
- Initiates reporting or action when needed to address safety concerns
- Complies with policies, procedures and area-specific expectations related to medication safety, patient identification and specimen labeling activities, documentation of patient information and patient care activities, dependability, attendance, and scheduling
Clinical Operating Room Nurse
Concord Hospital
Concord, New Hampshire
06.2020 - 11.2023
- Providing care for same day surgery up to critical care patients in a variety of specialties
- Promoted to RN3 in June 2022 focusing on education of periop 101 nurses, vascular resource nurse, Cerner EMR trainer
- Providing care to an array of patients from same day care to critical care patients
- Specialities include ENT, Gastroenterology, General surgery, Gynecology, Neurology, Oral surgery, Orthopedic, Orthopedic Trauma, Thoracic, Plastics, Pulmonology, Robotic surgery, Urology, Vascular surgery
- Ability to second scrub when needed
- Ensures proper equipment is available and ready for surgical cases
- Ensures safety measures including time out process, safe patient positioning, required surgical documentation, and surgical count process are appropriately performed
- Assists anesthesia and surgeon with needs of the patient
- Identifies opportunities for improved OR efficiencies
- Communicates with colleagues professionally, with commitment to maintaining a respectful workplace culture and a safe learning environment
- Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care
- Initiates reporting or action when needed to address safety concerns
- Complies with policies, procedures and area-specific expectations related to medication safety, patient identification and specimen labeling activities, documentation of patient information and patient care activities, dependability, attendance, and scheduling
Medical Specialties Clinical Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
02.2019 - 06.2021
- Providing primary care of teen to geriatric patients specializing in cystic Fibrosis and Covid patients
- Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care
- Initiates reporting or action when needed to address safety concerns
- Complies with policies, procedures and area-specific expectations related to medication safety, patient identification and specimen labeling activities, documentation of patient information and patient care activities, dependability, attendance, and scheduling
Vascular Access Specialist
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Services include peripheral IV (PIV) insertions, ultrasound-guided PIVs, central line dressing changes/ trouble-shooting, and port access/deaccess (includes Power Ports and Apheresis Ports)
- Working with both adult and pediatric patients across a level I trauma center
Health Information Technician
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Manchester, New Hampshire
05.2008 - 07.2013
- Sorts incoming paperwork by scanning or filing, and by document type, while verifying appropriate signatures
- If necessary, scans documents into the electronic medical record system
- Maintains all medical records, both in the electronic medical record system and the physical charts around DHMC
- Processes all incoming medical records from outside providers by verifying patient information on the computer
- Performs a variety of duties to maintain patient records and to provide records to clinical departments and patients
Education
RN -BSN -
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHASN -
Becker College
Worcester, MABA - Psychology with a concentration in Forensic
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHSkills
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- EPIC
- Epic Superuser
- Cerner
- Cerner EMR Trainer
- Centricity
- Hyland Scanning Software
- MIDITECH
- Meditech Trainer
- MyChart patient portal
- Interpersonal relations
- Adaptable Decision-making
- Documentation accuracy
- Infection control practices
- Motivational support
- Electronic medical records
- Wound care management
- Discharge planning
- Decision-making
- Patient safety
- Patient advocacy
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient communication
- Case review
- Clinical assessments
- Verbal and written communication
- Patient and family education
Skills Software Knowledge
- Proficient Microsoft PowerPoint
- Proficient Microsoft Excel
- Proficient Microsoft Office
- EPIC - fourteen years experience
- Epic Superuser
- Cerner - Four years experience
- Cerner EMR Trainer
- Centricity - intermediate experience
- Hyland Scanning Software - seven years experience
- MIDITECH - three years experience
- Meditech Trainer
- MyChart patient portal - six years
Qualifications Summary
- Registered Nurse in Massachusetts, Hawaii and a compact New Hampshire nursing license
- Certified completion of AORN Periop: 101
- Completed one year nurse residency at DHMC
- Active status Healthcare professional BSL, ACLS, Pals certified from the American Heart Association
- College level American Sign Language, and French, Entry level Spanish
- Primary preceptor at multiple hospitals
- Charge Nurse at multiple hospitals
Timeline
Traveling Operating room circulator
St David's North Austin Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Operating Room Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
06.2021 - 11.2023
Clinical Operating Room Nurse
Concord Hospital
06.2020 - 11.2023
Medical Specialties Clinical Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
02.2019 - 06.2021
Vascular Access Specialist
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
08.2018 - 02.2019
Health Information Technician
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
05.2008 - 07.2013
RN -BSN -
Southern New Hampshire University
ASN -
Becker College
BA - Psychology with a concentration in Forensic
Southern New Hampshire University
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