Lenorris Williams
Riviera Beach,FL
Summary
Licensed, traveling RN in Florida with 19+ years of clinical and operating room experience. Looking for a fast-paced, high-capacity position that involves providing significant nursing care to a diverse population.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse III, Circulating Nurse
Emory University Hospital
05.2023 - Current
- Organized and managed care of surgical patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to physicians, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse III
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Performs the perioperative nursing role to include preoperative assessment of the patient
- Assists anesthesia personnel with the intubation/ extubation of patients
- Handles specimens according to proper procedure
- Applying sterile techniques in handling medical instruments and equipment pre-, during, and post-surgery
- Preparing patients for surgery by cleaning and disinfecting areas to be operated on
Registered Circulating Nurse III
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Assess patients prior to surgery and alleviate their concerns
- Assume responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized
- Position and prepare patient on operating table
- Evaluate patient in postoperative phases
- Adhere to safety standards and precautions
- Assume duties within or out of the sterile field as assigned
Registered Circulating/ Charge Nurse III
WellStar Atlanta Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
- Coordinated and consulted with healthcare teams to plan, implement, assess and evaluate patient care plans.
- Used aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitored situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques.
- Positioned patients in operating rooms to prepare for surgical procedures, using supine, prone and sitting surgical positions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Is familiar with organization, department and job specific Environment of Care areas, including Life Safety, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Preparedness, Infection Control and Medical Equipment Failure.
- Adheres to Standard Precautions as appropriate, which may include: the use of protective barriers, as appropriate (e.g., gloves, masks, gowns, pocket masks, and/or safety glasses)
- Handling and disposing of infectious waste appropriately
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse III
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2020
- Assume the role as patient advocate
- Carefully watching any unintended or unanticipated event that could compromise the patient
- Perform an accurate recording, interpretation and response to the stream of data that is present during the course of operation
- Responsible for reporting damaged or malfunctioning equipment to Clinical Director and Material Manger and follow process for replacement.
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse II
VA Healthcare System
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Maintaining overall sight of the patient's condition
- Checks all equipment needed pre-procedure and during the procedure to verify that it's functioning normally
- Responsible for ensuring all necessary equipment needed is in the room prior to surgery
- Coordinate with the doctors, anesthesia, the surgical technician, and all other venues to ensure patient safety
- Capable of the duties of the surgical technician
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse II
Bayfront Health St Petersburg
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Ensuring that the OR is set up correctly
- Checks all equipment needed during the procedure to verify that it's functioning normally
- Verifies the patient's identity and necessary consent forms
- Reviews the site and nature of the procedure with the surgeon
- Position the patient correctly on the operating table
- Hooks up any necessary suction and cauterization equipment and assists the anesthetist or anesthesiologist with intubation
- Maintaining big-picture oversight of the patient's condition
- Duties of a surgical technician
Surgical Technician/ Sterile Processing Technician
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
05.2013 - 03.2017
- Setting up the operating room prior to surgery
- Stocking surgical supplies
- Sterilizing instruments, gowns, surfaces and other supplies
- Checking surgical machines and equipment
- Accurately handles and cares for instruments appropriately, including appropriate selection of cleaning agents, lubricants, examination for function, identification and assembly according to OneSource and preparation for sterilization; retrieves malfunctioning instruments and ensures repairs are completed.
- Correctly peel-packs supplies/instruments, wraps instruments for sterilization, inspect each instrument for use, function, completeness and cleanliness.
- Coordinates with Materials Dept to ensure facility sets are stocked to PAR levels.
- Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all FSC policies, procedures and standards and quality of service.
- Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; Communicate with operating room staff to provide required instruments.
Lead Surgical Scrub Technician
U.S. Navy
04.2010 - 02.2013
- Oversaw and managed 28 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Orchestrated the development of overlapping shifts, which directly improved productivity by 200%; increasing the production of minor surgeries from 20 to 60 completed cases
- Lead Infection Control Petty Officer for enlisted and civilian staff
- Maintained all confidential personnel files and CPR compliance records
- Scheduled on-call care at all times of day and night
- Delegated staff duties
- Trained new staff on quality control procedures
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Coordinated Quality Improvement Activities (QIA’s) to identify performance areas for improvement
- Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability
- Processed monthly reports for department performance
Surgical Scrub Technician/Sterile Processing Technician
U.S. Navy
10.2004 - 04.2010
- Prepare all tools and equipment needed prior to a procedure
- Make sure all equipment used is sterile
- Make sure the patient is properly positioned and comfortable during the procedure
- Assist the surgeon during an operation
- Disinfect all equipment and tools used after the surgery
- Clean operating room after procedures
- Knowledge of equipment function sufficient to be able to determine operational adequacy and to distinguish between operator error and equipment malfunction.
- Knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards sufficient to be able to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
- Using OneSource as resource- knowledge sufficient to be able to assemble and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment.
- Knowledge of processes, procedures, quality assurance, chemicals and medical instruments sufficient to be able to decontaminate and sterilize equipment, supplies and instruments
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South University
Tampa, Florida2016
Associate of Science - Health Science
South University
Tampa, Florida2014
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technologist
Naval School of Health Sciences
Great Lakes, IL10.2004
Skills
- BLS/ACLS certified
- Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
- Patient positioning competency
- Tracheotomy care
- Laceration repair aptitude
- Thorough physical assessments
- Competent/Proficient in sterile processing functions
Versed in services:
- Oromaxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopedic
- Plastics
- Trauma
- ENT
- General
- Vascular
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Florida, License number #9454889, 2017
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Affliations
- National Student's Nursing Association, 2014
- Sigma Theta Tau, 2016
- Florida Nurses Association, 2017
- American Nurses Association, 2017
- AORN, 2017
Timeline
Registered Nurse III, Circulating Nurse
Emory University Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse III
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
12.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Circulating Nurse III
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
01.2021 - 12.2022
Registered Circulating/ Charge Nurse III
WellStar Atlanta Medical Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse III
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2020
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse II
VA Healthcare System
07.2017 - 12.2018
Registered Circulating/Scrub Nurse II
Bayfront Health St Petersburg
03.2017 - 12.2017
Surgical Technician/ Sterile Processing Technician
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
05.2013 - 03.2017
Lead Surgical Scrub Technician
U.S. Navy
04.2010 - 02.2013
Surgical Scrub Technician/Sterile Processing Technician
U.S. Navy
10.2004 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South University
Associate of Science - Health Science
South University
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technologist
Naval School of Health Sciences
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