Mechele Rawls

• Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
• Individualized care for each surgical patient by soothing anxieties, checking vital signs and explaining procedures.
• Delivered key information to patients and caregivers to prepare for operations, side effects and expected recovery process.

• Individualized care for each surgical patient by soothing anxieties, checking vital signs and explaining procedures.
• Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
• Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.

Traveler assignment that converted to fulltime staff position circulated in multiple specialty's including plastics, vascular, GYN, general, urology, ortho, ENT, also assist the patient to move within the O.R system with an optimal outcome.

• Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
• Delivered key information to patients and caregivers to prepare for operations, side effects and expected recovery process.

• Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
• Assessed unit patients continuously from admission to discharge.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Directed unit staff and promoted quality care for diverse patients.
• Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.

• Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
• Prioritized care and assessed needs through skilled triaging of incoming phone calls from ER and inpatient units.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Assessed unit patients continuously from admission to discharge.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement, and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals

• Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop, implement, and modify individualized plans of care.
• Identified cognitive functioning, mental status, physiological condition and patient needs.
• Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
• Observed and carried out physician and nursing orders.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
• Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.

• Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
• Led and motivated 75 employees through supervision, training and coaching on duties and daily operational activities.
• Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
• Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
• Facilitated peer-to-peer conflict resolution.
• Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.