Professional healthcare provider with strong background in surgical care and patient safety. Expertise in coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless operations, and adapting to evolving clinical requirements. Skilled in patient assessment, surgical procedures, and postoperative care. Known for reliability, teamwork, and achieving optimal outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Nurse
Methodist hospital for surgery
08.2018 - Current
To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
Operating Room Nurse
Dallas Medical Center
03.2015 - 08.2018
Responsibilities
Prepares the patient for the procedure and handles the preparation for the operating room before the surgery takes place.
Continues to evaluate the patient’s condition during the procedure and makes changes to the care plan as necessary.
Ensures that the sterile field is not compromised during the procedure.
Keeps the surgical area clean and organized for the scrub nurse and the physician; removes instruments and sponges as they are used during the procedure.
Continuously assess patient condition, provide pain management, and notify physician of changes.
Educate patients and their families in health promotion and self-care.
Interpret physician’s orders; reviewed lab values, electrocardiograms and sonograms.
Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Supervisor, Operating Room Circulator, PreOp/PACU RN
Center for Assisted Reproduction Surgery Center
08.2013 - 04.2015
Operating Room Circulator, PreOp/PACU RN and Infection Control Manager
Serve as Circulating Nurse through continuous patient assessment in Operating Room
Continuously assess patient condition, treat post-operative anesthesia symptoms, monitor surgical sites and notify physician of changes in the Operating Room and PACU
Leading daily operations of staff to achieve quality performance and continuous, efficient functioning through exceptional services
Mentor and train nurses to safely provide care for patients in all areas of surgical center
Interpret physician’s orders; review lab values, electrocardiograms and sonograms
Maintain aseptic technique and actively monitor situations which could lead to breaches
Staff Nurse, Hemodialysis unit
Davita Dialysis
03.2013 - 08.2013
Supervised direct patient care on a 24-chair unit
Performed patient assessments throughout patients' treatment in order to ensure safety
Developed and administered dialysis plans specific to patient needs
Administered medications, fluid therapy/blood products, and other treatments per physician orders
Prepared, monitored and maintained dialysis machines and systems
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
12.2012
Associate of Arts - undefined
Northlake College
Irving, TX
08.2012
Affiliations
AORN
Certification
Nurse's License: Class: RN, State: TX
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
PALS
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Midwestern State University Gold Scholarship August 2011 - December 2012
Timeline
Operating Room Nurse
Methodist hospital for surgery
08.2018 - Current
Operating Room Nurse
Dallas Medical Center
03.2015 - 08.2018
Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Supervisor, Operating Room Circulator, PreOp/PACU RN