Maria Katrina Alconaba
Pacoima,CA
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse with extensive experience in perioperative nursing at Olive View Medical Center, demonstrating expertise in patient safety, infection control, and surgical instrumentation. Excelled in team collaboration and communication, significantly enhancing patient care and safety protocols. Proactively pursued professional development, mastering both hard and soft skills to deliver exceptional perioperative care.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Olive View Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
- Adheres to LA County and AORN standards for preoperative services, ensuring compliance with best practices.
- Provides comprehensive direct patient care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions within the operating room.
- Prioritizes patient care needs based on acuity and urgency, in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Applies and monitors aseptic techniques to maintain a sterile environment, promoting patient safety.
- Ensures accurate and safe patient positioning prior to surgery to minimize complications.
- Performs both circulating and scrub nurse duties across a wide range of surgical cases.
- Serves as a preceptor and mentor to new staff, facilitating onboarding and development.
- Prepares and stocks operating rooms for upcoming procedures, ensuring readiness and efficiency.
- Engages in self-assessment to identify learning needs and seeks assistance to enhance clinical practice. Proactively pursues continuing education to develop nursing knowledge and skills.
Relief Registered Nurse
Olive View Medical Center
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Adheres to LA County and AORN standards for preoperative services, ensuring compliance with best practices and safety protocols.
- Collaborates closely with the surgical team to uphold the highest standards of patient safety and care throughout the perioperative process.
- Demonstrates unwavering respect, empathy, and consideration for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, physicians, and colleagues, fostering a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
- Conducts regular self-assessments to identify learning needs and actively seeks opportunities for professional development, continuously enhancing nursing knowledge and skills.
- Ensures documentation is maintained with accuracy, clarity, and in a timely manner.
Registered Nurse
Beverly Hills South Pacific Surgery Center
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Conducted thorough pre-operative preparations, patient care, and education to ensure readiness for surgery.
- Documented vital signs and assisted patients with completing pre-operative questionnaires, including medical history, allergies, and medication reviews.
- Initiated IV lines as directed by physicians and maintained IV infusions in accordance with clinical protocols.
- Delivered direct patient care, addressing both the physical and psychological needs of patients throughout the perioperative process.
- Consistently upheld patient's rights, privacy, and dignity, ensuring a compassionate and respectful care environment.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Glendale Career College
Glendale08.2020
Skills
- Patient Safety & Infection Control
- Perioperative Nursing
- Pre-operative & Intra-operative Care
- Team Collaboration & Communication
- Documentation & Compliance
- Circulating & Scrub Nurse
- Surgical Instrumentation & Sterile Techniques
Certification
- Registered Nurse #95245591 - California Board of Nursing - April 2025
- BLS - American Heart Association - March 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Olive View Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Relief Registered Nurse
Olive View Medical Center
02.2022 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Beverly Hills South Pacific Surgery Center
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Registered Nurse #95245591 - California Board of Nursing - April 2025
- BLS - American Heart Association - March 2025
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Glendale Career College
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