Hi, I’m
Lori A. Hosek
Spring Valley,MN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care and surgical services. Seeking full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and colleagues through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent patient care. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
24
years of professional experience
Work History
NE Clinic Outpatient Dialysis Center, Mayo Clinic
RN, Dialysis
02.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for monitoring patients before, during, and after dialysis treatments for any changes requiring medical team notification.
- Monitoring for any diverse reactions during dialysis treatment, providing emergency care for adverse reactions, administration of medications, collecting blood samples for lab testing, monitoring blood values and dialysis treatment values, setting up equipment, and accessing dialysis catheters and fistulas.
- Working in collaboration with a dialysis team that includes Doctors, Nurse practitioners, Social workers, Dieticians, Residents, Nurses, and Dialysis technicians to provide dialysis patients with optimal care and health.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma settings.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Contributed to interventions to maintain patient safety, ensure correct procedure and site, and guarantee normothermia.
- Provide, maintain, and practice strict infection control interventions.
St. Mary's Campus, Mayo Clinic
RN, Operating Room
10.2019 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Circulating nurse in the operating room.
- Responsible for maintaining, providing, and practicing sterile technique.
- Running of power equipment, setting up equipment, and maintaining operation.
- Handling and processing surgical specimens and microbiology, Counting of instrumentation, sharps, and surgical sponges.
- Maintaining the environment of the surgical room along with anticipating surgical team needs.
- Answering Doctor and Resident pagers.
- Cataloging and documenting prosthesis use in the operating room.
- Maintenance of surgeon preference cards.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Contributed to interventions to maintain patient safety, ensure correct procedure and site, and guarantee normothermia.
- Provide, maintain, and practice strict infection control interventions.
Methodist Campus, Mayo Clinic
Circulating Nurse
09.2006 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Circulating nurse in the operating room for departments of, but not limited to, Orthopedics, Plastics, Ear Nose Throat, Gynecology, IVF, OB Surgical Unit, Urology, Pediatrics, and Oral Maxillofacial.
- Responsible for maintaining, providing, and practicing sterile technique.
- Running power equipment, setting up equipment and maintaining operation.
- Handling, and processing surgical specimens and microbiology, Counting of instrumentation, sharps, and surgical sponges.
- Maintaining the environment of the surgical room along with anticipating surgical team needs.
- Answering Doctor and Resident pagers.
- Cataloging and documenting prostheses.
- Maintenance of surgeon preference cards.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma settings.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Contributed to interventions to maintain patient safety, ensure correct procedure and site, and guarantee normothermia.
- Provide, maintain, and practice strict infection control interventions.
St. Mary's Campus, Mayo Clinic
Circulating Nurse
09.1999 - 09.2006
Job overview
- Circulating nurse operating room.
- Served as PM charge nurse for 5 years.
- Served as overnight charge nurse for 4 years.
- Department of General Colon Rectal, ERSS, Bronch, Urology Pediatrics, and Plastics including floating to Orthopedics, Cardiac, Vascular, Neuro, Endo Vascular, Thoracic.
- Responsible for maintaining, providing, and practicing sterile technique.
- Running of power equipment, setting up equipment, and maintaining operation.
- Handling and processing surgical specimens and microbiology.
- Counting of instrumentation, sharps, and surgical sponges.
- Maintaining the environment of the surgical room along with anticipating surgical team needs.
- Answering Doctor and Resident pagers.
- Cataloging and documenting prosthesis use in the operating room.
- Maintenance of surgeon preference cards.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma settings.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Contributed to interventions to maintain patient safety, ensure correct procedure and site, and guarantee normothermia.
- Provide, maintain, and practice strict infection control interventions.
Education
Augsburg College, Rochester, MN
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
2016
Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar, IA
Associate Degree in Nursing
1998
Minnesota Riverland Technical College, Rochester, MN
Certified Surgical Technologist
1994
North Iowa Community College, Mason City, IA
Associates from Arts
1987
Skills
Good communication skills
Team player
Work independently with little to no supervision
Flexible, organized, detailed
Good time management skills
Good problem solving skills
Utilizes resources
Follows protocols and guidelines
Pursues additional education
Able to trouble shoot unpredictable situations with equipment and scheduling
Able to use problem solving and conflict skills to provide preferable relations with staff and patients
Anticipation skills for procedures and daily activities
Passionate about patient advocacy and adheres to confidentiality
Accomplishments
Bronze and Silver Certified for Magnet recognition with accordance of American Nurses Credentialing Center
Quality Monitoring Auditor
Recognized for excellent teamwork by department charge nurses
Nominee of the Joy Award by a work colleague in surgery
Additional Information
- Accomplishments/Recognitions: Scheduling and speaking for hospital required inservices for example lateral violence education, emergency response education , Assisted in designing/creating checklist of expectations for the Induction Room Nurse.
Induction Room Nurse: responsibilities include but not limited to bringing the patient from Pre-Op area to Induction room OR for procedure preparation, assisting anesthesia setting up and providing anesthesia for scheduled procedures, assisting with transporting patients from induction room OR to the scheduled operating room, and assisting operating room personal with operating room set up and patient cares.
References:
- Dr. Emanuel Trabuco, email trabuco.emanuel@mayo.edu
- Dr. Chris Klingele, email jcklingele@gmail.com
- Kristy Johnson CST, email kristy111568@gmail.com
- Theresa Roehrich CST, email roehrich.theresa@mayo.edu
Affiliations
AORN life time member
Timeline
RN, Dialysis
NE Clinic Outpatient Dialysis Center, Mayo Clinic
02.2022 - Current
RN, Operating Room
St. Mary's Campus, Mayo Clinic
10.2019 - 01.2022
Circulating Nurse
Methodist Campus, Mayo Clinic
09.2006 - 10.2019
Circulating Nurse
St. Mary's Campus, Mayo Clinic
09.1999 - 09.2006
Augsburg College
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
Northeast Iowa Community College
Associate Degree in Nursing
Minnesota Riverland Technical College
Certified Surgical Technologist
North Iowa Community College
Associates from Arts
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