LORA PERRY

• Perioperative Services, Pre-op, Phase II & Preadmission Testing.
• Coordinates nursing care throughout shift considering patient acuity, staff skill level and safety.
• Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, staff and physicians to improve quality of patient care
• Responsible for admitting and recovering postoperative patients, providing postop education to ensure safe discharge and recovery from hospital.
• Assisting physicians with peripheral nerve blocks
• IV procedural sedation
• Documented patient medication and medical histories
• Evaluated patient care needs, performed all perioperative teaching and all patient questions pertaining to upcoming surgical procedures.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician.
• Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.

• Assess, implement and monitor options and services to meet injured workers healthcare needs
• Partner with injured worker, healthcare providers and employers to facilitate safe and timely return to work
• Collaborate with physicians to obtain appropriate treatment request, recommend strategies for vocational rehabilitation and return to work criteria.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications, testing and treatments to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.

• Experienced in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating direct and indirect nursing care for patients in endoscopy setting.
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission, approximately 50 patients per day.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Assist physician with performing upper endoscopies and colonoscopies.
• Administering IV conscious sedation to patients.
• Performed patient assessment, VS monitoring, IV insertion and other routine procedures and documented in electronic medical record to support interdisciplinary care.
• Recovered patient from anesthesia to perform discharge teaching.
• Prepared rooms according to specific endoscopic procedures.

• Supervised staff consisting of 23 RN's and 2 Unit Secretaries in Pre-op, PAT and PACU.
• Evaluated staffing requirements, RN assignments, unit organization and patient flow for both units.
• Responsible for assisting with yearly staffing evaluations.
• Liaison between staff, physicians, and family members to maintain a compassionate/supportive work environment.
• Built strong relationships with patients and families for optimized care satisfaction.
• Coordinated, monitored, assigned, and documented patient and clinical care activities. Assisted with total patient care within both units to assist with staffing needs.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Responsible for emergency airway management, cardiac monitoring, IV conscious sedation, administration of respiratory treatments, assisting physicians with minor procedures, and facilitating family discharge teaching, focus on family centered care.
• Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to 2 patients on average in post-operative recovery room.
• Contributed to development of Preoperative Service department upon creation of free standing Phoenix Children's Hospital facility.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

Responsibilites available upon request.

Responsibilites available upon request.