Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Other Courses and Certifcations
Timeline
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Lauralee Veitch

Lauralee Veitch

Richmond,TX

Summary

Motivated and organized medical professional with experience in the Operating Room as well as trained in forensic nursing, scene photography, trauma assessment, report writing, and next of kin notification. Certified Death Investigator through ABMDI and presenter at prestigious forensic science conferences.

Skilled Operating Room RN with scrub and circulating experience.

RN for 20 years.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
4
4

Certifications

Work History

Registered Nurse-Operating Room, Endoscopy

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX
12.2017 - 07.2022
  • Performed scrub and circulating role in a 8 suite operating room.
  • Cases include, Ortho, General, OB-GYN, ENT, Urology, Colo-rectal, Peripheral cardiovascular, Endoscopies, Pain Management

Registered Nurse-Operating Room, Endoscopy

Radlink Staffing
Houston, TX
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Circulator role in a travel capacity for Operating Rooms or Endoscopy procedures
  • Cases include General, Plastic, OB-GYN, Pain Management, ENT, Endoscopies, colonoscopies, bronchoscopies

Registered Nurse-Operating Room

United Surgical Partners International
Katy, TX
01.2011 - 01.2017
  • Operating room manager from 2013-2016
  • Performed scrub and circulating role in a 4 suite OR and 2 suite endoscopy
  • Cases included: General, Ortho, OB-GYN, ENT, Colo-rectal, Urology, Plastics
  • Operated C-arm for procedures requiring X-ray

Registered Nurse Operating Room

Oak Bend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
02.2011 - 02.2012
  • Performed circulating role at 2 OR sites
  • Cases include General, OB-GYN, Urology, ENT, Plastics, Ortho, Peripheral Vascular

Forensic Nurse Death Investigator

Harris County Medical Examiner
Houston, TX
01.2007 - 02.2011
  • Assessed decedent for trauma
  • Documented Trauma
  • Documented a scene of a death with photography and written documentation of the scene of a death
  • Obtained fingerprints and liaised with outside agencies to confirm decedent's identity.
  • Notified next of kin of a demise.
  • Obtained outside agencies reports and records to aid in determining cause and manner of death.

Registered Nurse, Travel Nurse Endoscopy

Onward Healthcare
Danbury, CT
01.2006 - 12.2006
  • Performed circulating role in Operating Room and endoscopy in a travel nurse capacity

Registered Nurse/Scrub Technician, Operating Room, Endoscopy

Worldwide Medical Staffing
Sterling Heights, MI
02.2005 - 12.2006
  • Performed circulating role in endoscopy as well as the Operating Room

Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, Long Term Care

Huron Perth Health Alliance
Clinton, Canada
01.1997 - 12.2006
  • Obtained RN in 2004 and performed scrub and circulating role in the Operating room.
  • Cases include general, OB, GYN, Urology, Colo-rectal, ophthalmology, endoscopies
  • Started as a Scrub Tech in 1999
  • Performed scrub role in the operating room and endoscopies suites until RN was obtained in 2004
  • Cleaned, disinfected and sterilized instrumentation for the Operating room and endoscopy services

Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, Long Term Care

Huronview Home for the Aged
Clinton, Canada
01.1997 - 12.2006
  • RN in obtained in 2004
  • Charge nurse duties of a 120 bed LTC facility
  • Wound Care and medication administration
  • Supervising LPN's and CNA's during the shift

LVN duties of an 120 bed facility

Medication administration

CNA

Chelsey Park Nursing Home
London , Ontario Canada
08.1997 - 07.1998
  • Assisted residents with their activities of daily living
  • Bathing, feeding, dressing residents

Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Phoenix
05.2022

Associate Degree in Nursing -

Excelsior College
01.2004

Registered Practical Nursing -

Georgian College
01.1995

Skills

  • Forensic photography and documentation
  • Experienced litigation witness
  • Skilled the Operating room and Endoscopy
  • Ability to Scrub and Circulate
  • Patient and medical records assessment
  • Nursing staff leadership
  • Collaboration within a Healthcare Team
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Advocate for patients in the OR setting

Accomplishments

  • Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, 06/01/19
  • American Academy of Forensic Science, Seattle Washington Presenter and Author of Picking on the Elderly and Unfair Fight, 2010
  • International Association of Forensic Nurse, Dallas Texas Presenter and author of In Custody Deaths, 2008
  • Community Volunteer Fire Department, Houston, Texas- Presentation on Harris County Medical Examiner's Office Lecture
  • Festival and Events Ontario, Toronto Ontario- Trade Show booth and Presentation on Effective security at your event., 2007

Certification

  • ABMDI 2023
  • BLS 2023
  • ACLS 2023
  • PALS 2022
  • Operating Room Technician 1999

Other Courses and Certifcations

FEMA: Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations 2024

FEMA:Active Shooter: What You Can Do 2024

FEMA: Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan 2024

ABMDI-Diplomat 2023

Operating room Manager Conference Attendee 2016

Basic Psychiatric Nursing 2017

Understanding Personality Disorders 2017

Alcohol and Related Problems 2017

The Amazing Effect Attitude has on Health 2017

Diabetes and Obesity 2017

Diabetic Medications 2017 Diabetic Dilemma 2017

Behavior Change in Diabetes 2017 Complimentary Therapies in Diabetes 2017

FEMA-Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk 2016

FEMA-Environmental and Historic Preservation Review 2016

FEMA-Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships 2016

FEMA-An Introduction to Hazardous Materials 2016

FEMA-Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position 2016

FEMA-An Introduction CERT 2016

FEMA-Radiological Emergency Management 2013

FEMA-FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2013

FEMA-Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety 2009

FEMA-Animals in Disaster: Awareness and Preparedness 2009

FEMA-Animals in Disasters: Community Planning 2009

FEMA-Multi-hazard Planning for Childcare 2009

FEMA-Developing and Managing Volunteers 2009

FEMA-Community Hurricane Preparedness 2009

FEMA-EOC Management and Operations 2009

FEMA-Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow 2009

FEMA-Leadership and Influence 2009

FEMA-Decision Making and Problem Solving 2009

FEMA-Effective Communication 2009

FEMA-Exercise Design 2009

FEMA-An Introduction to Exercises2009

FEMA-Principles of Emergency Management 2009

FEMA-Emergency Planning 2009

FEMA-Equal Employment Opportunity for Employees 2009

Timeline

Registered Nurse-Operating Room, Endoscopy

Memorial Hermann Health System
12.2017 - 07.2022

Registered Nurse-Operating Room, Endoscopy

Radlink Staffing
01.2017 - 01.2019

Registered Nurse Operating Room

Oak Bend Medical Center
02.2011 - 02.2012

Registered Nurse-Operating Room

United Surgical Partners International
01.2011 - 01.2017

Forensic Nurse Death Investigator

Harris County Medical Examiner
01.2007 - 02.2011

Registered Nurse, Travel Nurse Endoscopy

Onward Healthcare
01.2006 - 12.2006

Registered Nurse/Scrub Technician, Operating Room, Endoscopy

Worldwide Medical Staffing
02.2005 - 12.2006

CNA

Chelsey Park Nursing Home
08.1997 - 07.1998

Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, Long Term Care

Huron Perth Health Alliance
01.1997 - 12.2006

Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, Long Term Care

Huronview Home for the Aged
01.1997 - 12.2006
  • ABMDI 2023
  • BLS 2023
  • ACLS 2023
  • PALS 2022

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Phoenix

Associate Degree in Nursing -

Excelsior College

Registered Practical Nursing -

Georgian College
Lauralee Veitch