Lavinia S. Gaffud
Milwaukee
Summary
Compassionate and highly experienced Registered Nurse with 17 years of clinical expertise across diverse countries and healthcare systems. Proven ability to deliver high-quality, culturally competent patient care in fast-paced environments, supported by strong clinical judgment and adaptability. A commitment to patient safety, evidence-based practices, and ongoing professional development drives a passion for excellence in nursing. Seeking a role that fosters growth within the current department or offers opportunities to expand skills in new clinical settings while contributing to outstanding patient outcomes and team success. Seeking new opportunities, willing to relocate, and prepared to complete all necessary licensing and credentialing requirements.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse-GI Endoscopy/ Bronchoscopy Nurse
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
09.2021 - Current
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures.
- Ensure patient readiness, including assessment, education, consent verification, and IV access.
- Assist physicians during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as EGD, colonoscopy, ERCP, bronchoscopy, and EBUS
- Administer and monitor moderate sedation in accordance with hospital policies; continuously assess patient vital signs and airway status.
- Ensure proper handling, cleaning, and high-level disinfection of endoscopic equipment.
- Respond promptly to emergencies, including airway compromise, bleeding, or adverse reactions to sedation.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and efficient workflow.
- Accurately document patient care, medications, procedures, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Registered Nurse
Ravenwood Specialty Care
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and develop individualized care plans
- Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapies per physician orders
- Assess residents, observe their well-being, recommend changes and report to primary health care provider as needed and received phone, verbal or written orders if any.
- Document care accurately in electronic health records (EHR/EMR)
- Supervise and support LPNs, CNAs, and nursing assistants to provide safe living environment for residents.
- Educate residents and families about the plan of care, and update them if there are any changes.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, dietary, PT, OT, ST, and care staff to give safe care to the residents.
- Respond promptly to emergencies and changes in resident condition
- Advocate for resident dignity, comfort, and quality of life
Surgical Staff Nurse (Band 5)
Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire NHS Trust
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centered nursing care to medical and post-operative surgical patients, including those following colostomy and urological procedures.
- Conduct comprehensive post-operative assessments, monitoring vital signs, wound sites, stoma function, urine output, and early signs of complications.
- Monitor fluid balance accurately, including intake/output charts, catheter care, and recognition of urinary retention or infection.
- Administer medications safely in line with NMC guidelines, including analgesia, IV fluids, antibiotics, and thromboprophylaxis.
- Support patient mobilisation, nutrition, pain management, and recovery in line with enhanced recovery pathways.
- Educate patients and families on post-operative care, stoma management, catheter care, and discharge planning.
- Maintain accurate documentation using electronic or paper-based patient records.
- Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, including surgeons, stoma care nurses, urology specialists, physiotherapists, and discharge coordinators.
- Adhere to infection prevention and control policies, safeguarding procedures, and health and safety standards.
- Participate in handovers, clinical audits, mandatory training, and continuous professional development.
Ob-Gynecology / Onco Polyclinic Nurse (M3-A)
Tawam Hospital
10.2014 - 04.2018
- Identifies, promotes and assists pregnant, gynecology &/or oncology patients to understand major determinants of health and educates them on health risk factors.
- Document care and patient outcome, evaluates and manages nursing care, altering delivery and priorities according to patient needs and outcomes ensuring continuity of care and promoting physiological and psychological health.
- Providing nursing care that demonstrates respect for human rights. Protects the patient from risks, harm, abuse or neglect within the boundaries of nursing care. Promotes an environment that maximizes patient safety.
- Recognizes the responsibility to work within professional standards and ethical codes of practice. Ensuring confidentiality of patient information and demonstrates a sensitivity to diversity in cultural and religious beliefs.
- Assist physicians in assessing, treating Ob-Gynecology-Oncology patients.
- Establishes collaborative relationships with other members of the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes
OB-Gynecology OPD Nurse
Al Ain Cromwell Mother and Children Hospital
05.2012 - 08.2014
- Provides high standard of practice and nursing care to patients, identifies nursing needs of individual patients at all times for the supportive and restorative of life and well being.
- Performs nursing activities, carry out doctor’s order within hospital policy and legal limitations; maintains records, nursing notes and individual care.
- Communicates and act as liaison between patients, hospital staff and public.
- Work with others to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of those in my care, their families and their caretakers.
- Participate in the orientation of new personnel and non-nursing personnel in their respective unit.
Clinic Nurse / Manager
Aspen Slim and Trim Center
11.2010 - 12.2011
- Assess clients who want to undergo non-surgical fat removal (Focused Cavitation) and Electrical Muscle Stimulation using the nursing process.
- Inform clients how the procedure works, benefits they can gain, indications and contraindications.
- Assists clients to fill-up all necessary forms or documents needed
- Entertains and answers client’s questions / queries with confidence and honesty
- Advices the client to seek medical consultation in cases they fall on the relative contraindication category
- Supervise the clinic, ensuring proper client – staff relationship is maintained considering client’s privacy and needs.
- Run the clinic, decides on appropriate action to be taken regarding day-to-day clinic activity
- The Center provides non-surgical fat removal and electrical muscle stimulation for those clients who want to lose weight and body mass using machines to enhance and hasten their weight lose/ trim down program.
Operating Room Nurse
St Jude Hospital and Medical Center
01.2008 - 11.2010
- Ascertains the completion of all pre-surgical diagnostics in accordance with patient’s medical needs, counsel patients concerning the procedures, and assure the clinical efficacy of operating rooms.
- Collaborates before each surgery, with personnel in the Recovery Room and the Intensive Care Unit whenever necessary. (Specialized equipment and/or supplies that each patient will require subsequent to surgery).
- Plans, directs and coordinates activities of the Operating Room Department, maintaining optimum standards of nursing care and practice through preoperative and postoperative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Participates in health committees and quality assurance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Philippine College of Health and Science
Manila, Philippines11.2006
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
Philippine Rehabilitation Institute
Quezon City, Philippines04.2001
Skills
- Bronchoscopy/ GI Endoscopy procedures
- Sedation and Analgesia administration
- Patient Monitoring and Vital Signs
- Clinical judgment
- Specimen Collection and Handling
- Team player
- Flexible and Fast learner
- Compassion and empathy
- EPIC user
Certification
- License Number: 260009-30
- Expiration Date: 03/01/2026
Certifications:
- BLS
Expiration Date; 10/31/2027
- ACLS
Expiration Date: 09?30/2026
Timeline
Registered Nurse-GI Endoscopy/ Bronchoscopy Nurse
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
09.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Ravenwood Specialty Care
09.2019 - 08.2021
Surgical Staff Nurse (Band 5)
Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire NHS Trust
08.2018 - 08.2019
Ob-Gynecology / Onco Polyclinic Nurse (M3-A)
Tawam Hospital
10.2014 - 04.2018
OB-Gynecology OPD Nurse
Al Ain Cromwell Mother and Children Hospital
05.2012 - 08.2014
Clinic Nurse / Manager
Aspen Slim and Trim Center
11.2010 - 12.2011
Operating Room Nurse
St Jude Hospital and Medical Center
01.2008 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
Philippine Rehabilitation Institute
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Philippine College of Health and Science