MARY FRANCES MCCARTHY
Delmar,NY
Summary
Accomplished professional with a history of delivering service in a wide range of specialty areas. With a calm, honest, and empathetic approach, helps others stay balanced under pressure. Manages exceptionally complex scenarios with a relentless focus on precision, protocol, and care. Inquisitive, energetic, and insightful, with the drive to continue learning and improving the patient experience. Welcomes a shift to a project or program role within an organization whose mission and efforts improve human health and the surrounding communities.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
New York State Department of Correctional Services and Community Supervision
09.2024 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with established protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Educated patients on health management and preventive care strategies.
- Trained and mentored junior nursing staff on best practices and clinical procedures.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Monitored patient vital signs and responded promptly to changes in condition.
Registered Nurse
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER
05.2001 - Current
- Perioperative Registered Nurse specialty for scheduled surgeries in addition to quickly stepping in for emergent procedures within a level 1 trauma center
- Assist with plastic, dental, trauma, urology, vascular, thoracic, and gynecological specialties
- Provide direct patient care before and during surgeries, with comforting measures at any level needed and exceptional attention to the acuity of every individual
- Step into other nursing functions as needed including:
- Circulating Nurse
- Manage the overall nursing care of patients in the operating room
- Prepare all instruments, documentation, and consents for each case
- Check patients in, provide introductions and confirm personal details
- Conduct all pre-operative logistics, preparation, and coordinate anesthesia with precise timing
- Scrub Nurse
- Maintain a sterile surgical field, select, and pass instruments and supplies, and continuously learn how to assemble and use new equipment
- With consistent focus, communicate with surgeons to accommodate requests, workstyles, and preferences
- Conduct instrument counts to ensure every item is accounted for at the beginning and end of each procedure
- Partner closely with surgical tech and circulator to proactively address needed items and possible concerns
- Charge Nurse
- On an as-needed basis, work with a multi-disciplinary team of anesthesia providers and surgeons to coordinate day to day running of the operating room and assemble the right team, often in triage situations
- Provide up-to-date reports and full outlines of each clinician’s role, timelines, breaks, and shift end
- Partner with anesthesia coordinator to bring in additional cases due to cancellations
- Coordinate highly specific, time sensitive, and detailed logistics and administrative functions to facilitate thorough and accurate preparation and procedures
- Ensure surgical team is prepared, including case details and instruments tailored to surgeon preferences
- Selected Achievements:
- Participated in life-saving transplants
- Delivered a presentation to peers and colleagues regarding rare comorbidity in the pediatric population
- Testified in front of a grand jury for a sensitive pediatric case
Advertising/Subscription Manager
THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
01.1993 - 05.2001
- Oversaw sales and coordination of advertising for statewide professional membership organization, including general advertisements, classifieds, and subscriptions
- Managed publication of 60-90 page informational professional journal issued 10 times a year and anniversary editions
- Worked with editor and graphic designer to complete actual layouts and full cycle production
- Acted as proofreader and editor of ads and content
Education
Associates of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) -
Maria College
Albany, NY05-2001
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English Literature
University at Albany
Albany, NY05-1990
Skills
- MS Office
- EPIC
- SoarianOR Manager
- CIPS REMOTE
Certification
- NYS Licensed Registered Nurse Aug. 2001
- University of the State of New York Education Department, Office of the Professions
Timeline
Registered Nurse
New York State Department of Correctional Services and Community Supervision
09.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER
05.2001 - Current
Advertising/Subscription Manager
THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
01.1993 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English Literature
University at Albany
Associates of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) -
Maria College