Olivia Brown

Scrubbed and circulated mainly neuro and spine surgery, orthopedic trauma, general and trauma surgery

• Scrubbed and circulated spine, orthopedic, general/trauma, and vascular cases with enhanced ability to complete up to 100% of surgical cases on time in unfamiliar environments while establishing strong delegation skills.

• Solo urgent care RN working alongside ski patrol/EMS, and practitioners/clinic staff to optimize patient assessment, perform lab/diagnostic testing and assist with acute pain management, fracture stabilization and laceration repair
• Cared for 5-40 patients per day
• Triaged critical patients, referred them to emergency departments and managed their transport

• Maintained proper flow in operating room suite as the relief nurse using established prioritization skills.

• Managed flow of 7 operating rooms by performing float nurse duties and ensuring on time surgery starts while circulating 9 different specialties
• Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where needs were most evident.

• Specialized in scrubbing orthopedic total joint surgeries using various techniques while adapting quickly to surgeon preferences in less than 1 week of training.
• Increased utilization of nurses in scrub roles through teaching and demonstration.

• Level 1 Trauma RN specializing in scrubbing orthopedic trauma and total joint surgery
• Performed scrub and circulating duties in neuro, spine, vascular, general and trauma surgery.

• Scrubbed and circulated orthopedic trauma and spine as well as neuro, vascular, general, trauma and ENT while performing optimally in 40+ operating room suites.

• Gathered tools and supplies and arranged set-up according to surgeons' preferences and patient acuity in all specialties to support 20-30 minute surgical turnover times.

• Assessed trauma patients with acute injuries like pelvic fractures, multilevel spinal cord injuries, gunshot wounds, subdural hematomas and brain aneurysms before, during and after surgery.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches, and collaborated with ER and ICU to coordinate care.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.

• Traveled to clients' homes to complete 24-hour healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
• Performed duties such as medication administration, treatments, assessments, and assistance with activities of daily living including diet monitoring and extensive patient education.