LUPITA FRY
NURSING
Durham,NC
Summary
I am seeking a Director of Surgical Services position in a hospital that promotes excellence in patient care, teaching, collaborative team approach, continuing education, and professional growth opportunities. Keen understanding of community and professional referrals, patient care plan development, project quality, cost controls, and scheduling supervision; maintain the highest quality of care, treatments, and patient coverage. I have experience handling change and transition management and initial organizational development from specification to implementation of projects with well-defined and appropriately divided roles. I believe in communication at the source to resolve problems and build team unity. I have experience working and communicating with all personnel, patients, nurses, physician, and at the highest administrative levels. Outstanding personnel management ability; foster an environment to work with the team collaborating in agreement towards a common goal and plan; each team individual partakes in the implementation of the project with open communication and discussion available.
Please consider my credentials for the current position with your team. I can offer you wide-ranging and solid experiences as a Registered Nurse; I am seeking an opportunity to work with a system that values these transferable skills for nursing. Prior experience spans the health care scope from project management personnel management to extensive nursing skills in the operating room. This work has required detailed work experience and employs many skills for effective leadership within your organization, including extensive and varied experiences. I am focused on organizational processes and systems, including project development, implementation management, and functional management of a quality health care organization. I have experience in all these areas, among others. With my base of experience, I can offer you additional positive interpersonal skills and attitudes that you need to improve direction, deploy capabilities, and improve teamwork/patient care. I am highly motivated, results-oriented, and quality-focused; I enjoy leading within a dynamic, team-oriented environment and working with various personnel issues. These skills and experiences can be applied with equal dedication to your organization. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SUPERVISOR
WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, Joint Commission Readiness
Cary, NC
05.2021 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
- Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for production positions.
- Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapted management methods.
- Performed annual evaluations and reviews for large staff of employees.
- Directed staff and managed annual capital budget.
- Supervise over 100 FTE's
- Successful Joint Commission and State inspections
Operating Room Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS
Chapel Hill, NC
07.2011 - 05.2021
- Process improvements for flow management
- Motivated and supervised 60 FTE's in delivering quality patient care.
- Monitored surgical patients and delivered quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Coordinated nursing care to be carried out according to facility guidelines and regulations.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures by facilitating the daily schedule and being a resource.
- Preceptor for new personnel
- Member of recruit and retention committee
- Promote healthy team building
- Charge Nurse for 32 Operating rooms, assist with staffing case assignments, breaks, and reliefs
- Collaborative team approach with medical director to implement surgical case classifications for posting
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT NURSE
ST MARY'S HOME CARE
Apex, NC
08.2010 - 06.2011
- Provide Independent Assessments in client’s home to develop plan of care for patient's
- Assess client’s health condition and capability in their home
- Assisted in management of patient utilization of health care system and provided patient education relative to health care needs, use of community resources and responsibilities of membership in managed care.
- Scheduled appointments for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider.
- Obtained case history and gathered triage information to determine appropriate avenue for care.
- Liaison with state agencies for compliance
Operating Room Nurse
CAROLINS CENTER for MEDICAL EXCELLENCE
Cary, NC
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, self-care techniques and nursing care needs.
- Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
- Updated and developed care plans to establish goals based on patient's nursing diagnosis.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Liaison with various state agencies for compliance
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
02.2010 - 08.2010
- Audit Charts for Review
- Direct Liaison between Agency and State Representatives
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Initiated a Compliance Officer to maintain and oversee all documents
- Provide Independent Assessments in client’s home
- Schedule staff for home care visits
- Supervise RN’s, CNA’s, PCA’s and office Personnel
- Conduct in-services and training for caregivers
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
Home Care Nurse
HENDRICK HOME CARE
Charlotte, NC
07.2009 - 02.2010
- Provide Independent Assessments in client’s home
- Supervise CNA’s and PCA’s
- Conduct in-services and training for caregivers
- Develop Care Plans for clients
Quality Control Nurse
CIRRUS MEDICAL STAFFING
Charlotte, NC
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Perform chart audits with Joint Commission Accreditation of Health Organizations standards to ensure compliance of policies and procedures
- Generate reports for discrepancies
- Verify Nursing professional’s credentials
Operating Room Nurse
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Render professional nursing care to peri-operative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as necessary
- While operating on a circulating schedule, participate in the planning and implementation of nursing care plan for assigned patients
- Utilize professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modify treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require
- Review patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports, and operative permits and assures all pre-operative medications and orders have been carried out
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure.
Operating Room Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS
Chapel Hill, NC
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Render professional nursing care to perioperative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as necessary
- Utilize professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modify treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require
- Review patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports, and operative permits and assures all preoperative medications and orders have been carried out
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure
- Maintain records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered and so forth.
Operating Room Nurse
WHITTIER PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Whittier, CA
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Render professional nursing care to perioperative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation as necessary
- While operating on a circulating schedule, participate in the planning and implementation of nursing care plan for assigned patients
- Utilize professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modify treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require
- Review patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports, and operative permits and assures all preoperative medications and orders have been carried out
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure
- Maintain records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered and so forth
- Maintain records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered and so forth.
Operating Room Nurse
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
Charlotte, NC
05.2004 - 11.2006
- Render professional nursing care to perioperative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation as necessary
- While operating on a circulating schedule, participate in the planning and implementation of nursing care plan for assigned patients
- Utilize professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modify treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require
- Review patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports, and operative permits and assures all preoperative medications and orders have been carried out
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure
- Maintain records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered
Staff Nurse
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
Charlotte, NC
05.2005 - 05.2006
- Serve as a Staff Nurse in a medical surgical unit in support of the hospital's primary purpose - to provide inpatient care to preoperative and postoperative patients, to restore them to an optimal level of functioning, and discharge them home
- Other important hospital functions are to promote teaching, education, and counseling of patients in a one and one setting
- Multi-task supervisory and direct responsibilities include:
- Render professional nursing care to preoperative and postoperative patients including assessments, review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, starting IV’s, hanging blood, tube feedings, dressing changes, electrocardiography, venipuncture, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as necessary
- Perform 12-lead EKG;
- Work with patients of all types including (chemical dependence and psychiatric diagnoses), also education and management of various medical diagnosis
- Duties include counsel patients as necessary, monitor physical and emotional status of clients
- Help develop programs and processes that increase effectiveness and assuring quality of overall healthcare
- Build programs and communication systems that assisted with staff development
- Complete patient rounds, asking about nursing care, pain management, needs or ideas that would enhance the patient’s care.
Surgical Technologist
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
Charlotte, NC
08.1999 - 05.2004
- Scrub and Circulate various procedures in the operating room suite
- Prepare equipment for and supplies for surgery
- Facilitate readiness for surgical procedures
- Liaison between Surgeon and Circulating Nurse
- Update Surgical Preference Cards
- Create specialty instrument sets
- Decontaminate and process instrument sets for surgical procedures
- Preceptor for new Surgical Technologist
- Responsible for on-call procedures
Surgical Technologist
United States Navy
10.1991 - 07.1999
- Scrub and Circulate various procedures in the operating room suite
- Prepare equipment and supplies for surgery
- Facilitate readiness for surgical procedures
- Liaison between Surgeon and Circulating Nurse
- Update Surgical Preference Cards
- Create specialty instrument sets
- Decontaminate and process instrument sets for surgical procedures
- Preceptor for new Surgical Technologist
- Performed military duties, customs, and traditions
- Leading Petty Officer in the Surgical Services department
- Responsible for schedules and Reports
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
WINSTON SALEM UNIVERSITY
05.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
05.2004
Certified Surgical Technologist -
UNITED STATES NAVY, NAVAL SCHOOL oF HEALTH SCIENCES
02.1990
Skills
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Continuous Improvement Projects
- Fiscal Management
- Productivity Performance
- Leadership
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
Certification
CNOR
Timeline
SUPERVISOR
WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, Joint Commission Readiness
05.2021 - Current
Operating Room Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS
07.2011 - 05.2021
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT NURSE
ST MARY'S HOME CARE
08.2010 - 06.2011
Operating Room Nurse
CAROLINS CENTER for MEDICAL EXCELLENCE
07.2010 - 06.2011
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
02.2010 - 08.2010
Home Care Nurse
HENDRICK HOME CARE
07.2009 - 02.2010
Quality Control Nurse
CIRRUS MEDICAL STAFFING
07.2008 - 07.2009
Operating Room Nurse
07.2008 - 07.2009
Operating Room Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS
01.2008 - 07.2008
Operating Room Nurse
WHITTIER PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
01.2007 - 01.2008
Staff Nurse
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
05.2005 - 05.2006
Operating Room Nurse
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
05.2004 - 11.2006
Surgical Technologist
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
08.1999 - 05.2004
Surgical Technologist
United States Navy
10.1991 - 07.1999
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
WINSTON SALEM UNIVERSITY
Associate of Science - Nursing
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Certified Surgical Technologist -
UNITED STATES NAVY, NAVAL SCHOOL oF HEALTH SCIENCES
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