Ludonna Flanningan

Registered Nurse Manager Surgery Center

Surgery Center At Pelham

02.2005 - Current

Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
Prioritized and distributed assignments and workload based on individual staff strengths and experience.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.
Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health.
Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where need was most evident.
Used aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitored situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques.
Positioned patients in operating rooms to prepare for surgical procedures, using supine, prone and sitting surgical positions.
Assisted with patient respiratory needs by administering oxygen, inserting OPA's and applying suction and jaw thrust.
Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.