Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Lora Vandermeer

Lora Vandermeer

Register Nurse
Pocahontas,IL

Summary

Driven, hardworking, kind, compassionat, and veteran Peri-operative Registered Nurse. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail and clinical expertise. Bringing thirty-year record of success in nursing and desiring Peri-op Surgical position in Same Day Surgical facility. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work and attention to detail. Reliable employee seeking RN position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Enthusiastic Register Nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of task and training in skill. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in facility.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse Peri-op Surgery

Edward Elmhurst Hospital
Naperville, IL
01.1997 - 08.2022
  • 2006 -2022 worked in Peri-op Surgery as pre and post-operatIve nurse.
  • 2004-2006 Edward Hospital outpatient Pain Clinic.
  • Full- Time Day Change Nurse
  • Used Coordinating staffing skills through staff assignments,
  • Assisted Anesthesia Pain Specialist with procedures in O.R. using sterile technique.
  • 1997-2006 Edward Hospital ORTHO-NERUO. UNIT.
  • Full time day charge nurse.

Charge Nurse

Saint Margret Mercy Hospital
Hammond, Ind
12.1990 - 12.1997
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently on busy Med-Surgical and Skilled nursing unit with over 40 beds.
  • Providing care to 8-10 patients each day. escalated major issues to supervisor

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science

Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
08.2013

Associate of Science - Nursing

South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
05.1996

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

South Suburban College of Cook County, South Holland, IL
07.1991

Skills

  • Clear Patient Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Patient Care Assessment

Certification

  • BLS Training - 09/2021
  • ACLS Training - 12/2023
  • PALS Training - 4/2024
  • Licensed Illinois RN - 5/2024
  • Licensed Arkansas RN - 12/22

Timeline

Registered Nurse Peri-op Surgery - Edward Elmhurst Hospital
01.1997 - 08.2022
Charge Nurse - Saint Margret Mercy Hospital
12.1990 - 12.1997
Purdue University Calumet - Bachelor of Science, Nursing Science
South Suburban College - Associate of Science, Nursing
South Suburban College of Cook County - Associate of Applied Science, Nursing
Lora VandermeerRegister Nurse