Lisa Gasparotto

• Work in a fast paced Ambulatory Surgery Center for 30+ years.
• Coordinate with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
• Follow infection control protocols to maintain a sterile environment.
• Implement time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
• Prepare equipment and supplies necessary for each surgical procedure the day prior to and the day of surgery to ensure availability for surgeon.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Have trained new Nursing Staff and Surgical Tech staff on operating room protocols, sterility, and surgeon preferences.
• Have acted as Charge RN in times of staff leaves and vacations.
• Prepare OR staffing schedule being on Staffing & Scheduling committee for all Operating Room personnel.
• Have performed PAT phones calls when staff has days off or vacation.
• Have assisted pre-op in preparing patients for surgery.
• Have Scrubbed and Circulated Podiatry, Plastics, Otorhinolaryngology, General, Ophtalmology, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Colon & Rectal, Orthopedic and Hand Surgeries. As the Berry Center Started as an all RN facility

• Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure optimal patient care and safety protocols.
• Assisted in preparing operating rooms by sterilizing instruments and organizing supplies.
• Trained in Gynecological & Obstetrics, General, Orthopedic, Neurological, Opthalmic, Oral & Maxillofacial, Otorhinolaryngology, Vascular, and Orthopedic. Trained to scrub and primarily circulate the listed specialities.
• Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.

Worked in a 10 bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit

• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Utilized advanced monitoring equipment like ventilators, infusion pumps, and hemodynamic monitors for constant assessment of patient's condition and necessary interventions.
• Assisted surgeons during bedside procedures like central line insertions or wound dressings ensuring timely completion of tasks with maintained sterility standards.