LeaAnn Scott
Summary
As a dedicated and very detailed oriented RN, I have over 23 years of nursing experience on a Complex Surgical Telemetry and Solid Organ Transplant Unit. I have also had the privilege of caring for other post surgical specialties such as: Cardio-Thoracic (CABG/Thoracotomies), Cardiac Catheterization procedures, Extensive/Complex Spine Surgery, Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Surgeries, Vascular Surgeries/Interventions, Ortho Trauma, and an extensive array of General Surgical type patients. While gaining these experiences, my career has developed through various roles as noted in my resume. I am seeking a Preop/PACU/Pain RN position in a multi specialty surgery center.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse- Pre Op/ PACU/ Pain Sedation/Circulating
United Surgical- South Denver Surgery Center
07.2022 - Current
- Responsible for over 25 patients daily in a Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative Pain Room, and Post-Operative setting with various types of Outpatient Surgical Orthopedics, Spine and Pain patients.
- Pre-Op duties include: preparing patients for surgery and pain procedures with frequent IV starts, Vital Signs monitoring, IV and antibiotic therapy, patient education, and ensuring all paperwork is prepared correctly and thoroughly prior to these procedures.
- Intra-Pain procedure responsibilities include frequent VS monitoring, Conscious RN Sedation as needed for patient comfort during procedures and constant communication with the physician about patient status during these procedures. Circulating in Pain room is alternated with Sedation on various days with arranging surgical trays, preparing injectable medications, patient preparations while maintaining sterile processes and maintaining fluidity during these processes . Report to PACU RN post procedure.
- Post-Op/PACU includes recovering these patients with frequent VS monitoring, IV hydration, post procedure education, and ensuring safety of patients during and at time of discharge.
Registered Nurse/Relief Charge RN-Ortho/ Trauma
Littleton Adventist Hospital
01.2020 - 11.2022
- Responsible for the care of Trauma, Orthopedic and all types of general medical/surgical patients to include Telemetry Monitoring. Duties include: frequent vital signs monitoring, maintaining IV therapy, pain management, overall total high quality patient care, while acting as an advocate for patients and their families.
- Relief Charge RN duties include being a resource RN, rounding with physicians, and provide supervision to staff caring for all patients on unit.
- Responsible for coordinating, prioritizing, and managing staffing throughout the shift with staff assignments, supervision and delegation of duties to unit staff.
- Assist Unit Manager with unit organization and unit tracking audits.
- Preceptor to new graduates and new staff as requested by Unit Manager.
Registered Nurse- PRN
USPI- Colorado Premier Surgery Center(Closed 2022)
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Responsible for over 40 patients daily in a Pre-Operative, Intra-Pain procedural and Post-Operative setting of Outpatient Surgical Pain patients.
- Pre-Op duties include: preparing patients for surgery with frequent IV starts, Vital Signs monitoring, IV and antibiotic therapy, and ensuring all paperwork is prepared and correct for patient procedures.
- Intra-Pain duties include preparing surgical trays for physicians, VS monitoring, sterile preparation of patient's surgical sites, and ensure fluidity in the operating room with all procedures.
- Post-Op includes recovering these patients with frequent VS monitoring, IV hydration, post procedure education, and ensuring safety of patients at time of discharge.
- Assist with required daily, weekly and monthly, audits of medications, supplies and facility processes.
Staff Nurse- Solid Organ Transplant/Complex Surg
Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Return to Staff Nurse position as I transitioned to a new facility.
- Provided primary nursing care to an average of 4-5 patients daily with experiences in pre and post op care of Renal and Liver Transplant patients, various Complex Surgical, Neuroendocrine Tumors and Cardiac patients. Acute assessments, hemodynamic monitoring and frequent medication administration by all routes including PCA's, Epidurals, and calculation of Heparin and Vasoactive drips.
- Assist co-workers as needed with any of above patients to help with fluid total patient care.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Solid Organ Transplant/Complex
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2016 - 09.2019
- Modeled as a resource and provide supervision to staff caring for all patients on the unit. These patients include, but were not limited to: Pre and Post Solid Organ Transplantation, specialized NeuroEndocrine Tumor (NET), Vascular interventions and surgeries, and all General Surgical and Orthopedic/Spine type surgeries requiring Telemetry monitoring.
- Assisted Unit Director with unit organization and all clinical management of staff and patient care. Proactive with all multi-disciplinary teams to create the best possible patient experience.
- Assisted Unit Director with projects, audits, unit meetings, and delegated committee participation. Also assist with new employee interviews, coaching, mentoring, employee rounding and annual evaluations.
- Active with the HealthOne StarRN Nurse Residency Program to facilitate their orientation process on our unit
- Coordinate with Unit Educator with onboarding materials and scheduling of new staff with unit preceptors. Resource new staff as needed with supervision, support, and demonstrations of processes and equipment.
- Performed daily Nurse Leader Rounding on at least 50% of the patients on the unit and collaborate with staff to improve the overall patient care. Provided service recovery from all departments to enhance the overall patient experience.
- Demonstrated excellent customer and patient care through ICARE Standards of behavior.
- Ensure adequate staffing for patient care needs while maintaining productivity, Kronos, supply and equipment ordering process.
- Collaborated with the Metro Hospitalist group and Liver Transplant Team at PSLMC to facilitate effective Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR) for our Transplant Unit. This is now currently practiced on our unit.
Interim Unit Manager- Solid Organ Transplant/Complex Surg
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Performed delegated management duties assigned by ACNO consistent with scope of nursing practice and competency. These include, but not limited to: understanding budget process, staffing plan, execute cost effective strategies with staffing, scheduling staff via Facility Scheduler, Kronos management and approval and all supplies/equipment ordering for the unit.
- As the Unit Manager, demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to provide supervision to all staff was utilized. Participated with the interviews of new employees, coaching of staff, performance evaluations along with the discipline process.
- Performed at least 50% of Nurse Leader Rounding, perform service recovery to enhance patient experience, advocate for staff, physicians and all patients as needed. The Unit Manager is a resource for all staff and encouraged the delivery of the best patient care experience.
- Support the Mission and Values as set forth by PSLMC, and practice utilizing ICARE Standards of Behavior.
Cardiovascular/Stress RN-Nuclear Medicine Dept.
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
01.2015 - 02.2016
- This position was Part-Time in conjunction with working as a Permanent Charge RN on the Surgical Telemetry/Renal Transplant Unit. This position was responsible for managing patients undergoing Cardiovascular procedures in the Nuclear Medicine and Echo Stress Testing arenas.
- Planned, delivered, and evaluated exercise therapy and education in accordance with the physician's diagnosis through treadmill and nuclear medicine testing.
- Oriented the patients to equipment during testing, monitor hemodynamic responses, examine proper exercise techniques and provide discharge education on risk factors associated with heart disease and promote lifestyle changes as indicated.
Permanent Charge RN Renal Transplant/Surgical Telemetry
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
12.2006 - 02.2016
- Resource nurse for all staff caring for, but not limited to these types of highly specialized surgical patients: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Cardiac Catheterization procedures, Vascular Bypass surgeries and Interventions, Anterior and Posterior approach to Spine surgeries by a highly renowned Spine surgeon, Craniotomies, Flaps with doppler, any and all types of general surgical patients requiring Telemetry monitoring.
- As a nurse leader, this job is responsible for coordinating, prioritizing, and managing staffing throughout each shift, to include staff assignments, unit tracking audits, supervision and delegation of duties to unit staff.
- Other skills include: leadership rounding to ensure patient satisfaction, conflict resolution, adhering with staffing guidelines to ensure the unit functions effectively and safely.
Interim Renal Transplant/Surgical Telemetry Nurse Educator
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Created a learning module for the entire Patient Care Tech staff at PSLMC on Fall Preventions utilized for all current and new staff
- Education provided for unit competencies via Healthstream modules, and create learning events for in-services and job related competencies
- Assisted in AED station for all hospital skills labs, and competencies reviewed and revised as needed and approved per hospital policies
- Responsible for new graduates and newly hired staff throughout their nursing orientation process
- Clinical scholars responsible for contacting Nurse Educator before Practicums from all nursing schools so that the appropriate policies reviewed prior to student practicums
Interim Surgical Telemetry Unit Nurse Manager
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2010 - 07.2012
- As a unit leader, responsibilities included daily functioning of all unit based tasks, duties, scheduling, ordering of supplies, and staff and patient advocate.
- Consistently offers direction and assistance to all multi-disciplinary departments in a courteous manner, while establishing effective relationships with these departments.
- Reported to Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO), on daily progress, census and staff maintenance.
Traveler/Staff Registered Nurse
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
01.2000 - 06.2006
- Provided primary nursing care to an average of 4-5 patients daily with experiences in post op care of Renal, Cardio/Thoracic, Vascular, Spine, Esophagectomies, and all Surgical Telemetry patients. Acute assessments, hemodynamic monitoring, and frequent medication administration by all routes including PCA's, Epidurals, and calculation of Heparin and Vasoactive drips.
- Maintained Chest Tubes and all types of surgical and interventional drains in various patients.
- Complete patient care to include ADL's, monitoring and acting as an advocate for patients and their families.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO05.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO05.1999
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Sport Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO12.1991
Certification
Colorado State Board of Nursing, renews 09/2025
ANCC Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification RN-BC August 2017
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Expires 10/2024
Basic Cardiac Life Support Expires 10/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse- Pre Op/ PACU/ Pain Sedation/Circulating
United Surgical- South Denver Surgery Center
07.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse- PRN
USPI- Colorado Premier Surgery Center(Closed 2022)
07.2020 - 07.2022
Registered Nurse/Relief Charge RN-Ortho/ Trauma
Littleton Adventist Hospital
01.2020 - 11.2022
Staff Nurse- Solid Organ Transplant/Complex Surg
Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center
09.2019 - 01.2020
Interim Unit Manager- Solid Organ Transplant/Complex Surg
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
09.2017 - 04.2018
Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Solid Organ Transplant/Complex
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2016 - 09.2019
Interim Renal Transplant/Surgical Telemetry Nurse Educator
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2015 - 05.2015
Cardiovascular/Stress RN-Nuclear Medicine Dept.
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
01.2015 - 02.2016
Interim Surgical Telemetry Unit Nurse Manager
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
02.2010 - 07.2012
Permanent Charge RN Renal Transplant/Surgical Telemetry
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
12.2006 - 02.2016
Traveler/Staff Registered Nurse
Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center
01.2000 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Arapahoe Community College
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Sport Science
Colorado State University
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