Olivia McNeal
Minooka,IL
Summary
Motivated student Registered Nurse seeking a new graduate internship to gain hands-on experience and professional growth. Outgoing and friendly with a solid drive to succeed. Twenty-eight years of experience caring for patients within the clinical setting. Delivering comprehensive patient care and dedicated to providing quality care within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet, IL
11.2022 - Current
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Prepared operating room for surgical procedures, including setting up sterile field.
- Maintained aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
- Identified potential problems before they occurred by closely observing the sterile field and personnel involved in the procedure.
- Performed instrument counts before, during, and after surgeries as required by hospital policy.
- Provided instruction on proper techniques of handling instruments to new team members.
- Performed various duties such as applying dressings to incisions sites postoperatively.
- Provided assistance during cesarean sections, hysterectomies, orthopedic repairs, wound closure suturing techniques and other types of surgical procedures as needed.
- Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
- Recounted surgical instruments and supplies at end of operation, eliminating chance of items left inside patient.
- Responded quickly to changes in patient status or emergency situations.
- Monitored patients' physical condition during surgery and reported any changes to the surgeon or circulating nurse.
- Prepared patients for surgery by positioning on operating table and covering with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
Certified Surgical Technologist (travel)
Sky Bridge Health Care
Tampa, FL
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Prepared operating room for surgical procedures, including setting up sterile field.
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Maintained aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
Certified Surgical Technologist (travel)
US Nursing Network
Greenwood, CO
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Maintained aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
- Assisted with scrubbing in for each case as needed.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Oak Park, IL
11.2009 - 11.2021
- Prepared operating room for surgical procedures, including setting up sterile field.
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Maintained aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
- Identified potential problems before they occurred by closely observing the sterile field and personnel involved in the procedure.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Rasmussen University
Romeoville, IL06-2024
Certification Surgical Sciences - Surgery
Triton College
River Grove, IL05-2000
Skills
- Surgical Patient Care
- Aseptic Techniques
- Pre- And Post-Surgical Counts
- Dressing Wounds
- Laceration Suturing
- Surgical Assistance
- Suture Removal
- Emergency Surgeries
- Emergency Response
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Team Collaboration
- Sterile Field Management
- Patient Positioning
- Patient Education and Communication
- Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Physical Assessments
- Medication Administration
- AED
- Bedside Care
- Monitoring Patient Vital Signs
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- BLS
- CPR
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist (travel)
Sky Bridge Health Care
01.2023 - 09.2023
Certified Surgical Technologist
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist (travel)
US Nursing Network
03.2022 - 09.2022
Certified Surgical Technologist
Rush Oak Park Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2021
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Rasmussen University
Certification Surgical Sciences - Surgery
Triton College
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