Maria Lourdes Riggs MBA MSN CRNFA CNOR BSN

• Collaborates and Assist Surgeons with wide variety of procedures from Robotics Specialty Thoracic, Whipple, Esophago-gastrectomies to as simple as Robotic hernia repairs
• Performs RN First Assist responsibilities (Retraction, Wound closure, hemostasis and administers local injection) during surgical procedures and communicates effectively with surgeon and surgical team.

• Managed the operations of both main operating and out patient surgery center with combined 14 operating suites and 107 direct reports
• Supervise staff and department with optimization of daily operations.
• Organized surgery flow of procedures and traffic of surgical procedures, proper staffing and skill mix for variety of surgical specialty
• Ensure seamless communication and collaboration of various disciples In charge of staff scheduling, assignments, calls ensures all preference cards are updated, and all needed instrumentation's, implants and equipments.
• Maintained department policies, programs and procedures.
• Coordinated individual duties after careful evaluation of each employee's skill level and knowledge.
• Conflict resolution as well as disciplinary interventions to ensure organizational principles, values and policies are followed and practiced by employees.

• Lead Position At Hoag organization, First Assist (RNFA) Hoag Hospital Irvine Works collaboratively with the surgeon and the OR team.
• Assist surgeons within the scope of practice as RNFA by using surgical instruments and medical devices; providing exposure, hemostasis, handling and cutting tissue as well as closing incisions, suturing and wound management
• Expert and robotic trained assistant for Xi Intuitive robot on general surgery,Gyne, colo-rectal and all urology robotic procedures including the newest innovative SP robotic procedure specializing in urology retroperitoneal and Retzius sparing techniques under the supervision of Surgeon.
• Assumes Clinical coordination of robotic surgical procedures.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy
• Worked as first assist during surgical procedures, as well as performing suturing and overseeing recovery
• Reviewed patient charts noting allergies, pertinent medical history information and abnormal physical findings.

• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administrative duties.
• Managed Surgery add on late shift in the main operating room
• Coordinate and collaborate with staff , surgeon and anesthesia for emergency procedures or add on surgery cases
• Prepares the set up of cases for next day operations
• Ensures Safe patient care and ensure the provision of high quality surgery care for the department.
• Promote cohesive and positive teamwork environment

• Circulates and scrub wide variety of specialties from EENT, gyne, general, urology, plastic, robotics and ortho cases
• Assess patients from head to toe and ensures needed consents, H and P, lab works, diagnostic procedure are all complete Communicate, coordinate and collaborate patient care to all involved in patient surgical needs
• Ensure completeness of all surgical instrumentation's, trays, implants materials for surgery Clinical Nurse 2
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

• Circulates and scrub wide variety of specialties from EENT, gyne, general, urology, plastic, robotics and ortho cases
• Assess patients from head to toe and ensures needed consents, H and P, lab works, diagnostic procedure are all complete Communicate, coordinate and collaborate patient care to all involved in patient surgical needs
• Ensure completeness of all surgical instrumentation's, trays, implants materials for surgery.

• Performed Circulating responsibilities that all consent are signed, H and P present and all lab results and diagnostic test are done and secured
• Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health
• Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.

• Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
• Coordinated nursing care to be carried out according to facility guidelines and regulations
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.

Care System And Business Management Ongoing online classes with tentative graduation on, Currently undertaking transformational change with project focused on efficiency projects First Case ontime starts(FCOT), Turn Over Time (TAT , staff development and satisfaction through engagement, empowerment and talent development. Team-building and positive culture to prevent staff burnout, quiet quitting and better retention

First Assist Completed Intuitive Surgical Training, Georgia Training Center and Sunnyvale California Headquarters

Dean's List Graduated, 1% of the University Graduated with Honors Nursing: Magna Cum Laude in UST Nursing

Graduated Summa Cum Laude at GCU with MBA and MSN-L