Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Manager
Patti Corder

Patti Corder

MSHA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Goal driven OR Director well-versed in surgeon relations & recruiting. Successful in employee recruiting, retaining, training & managing. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engagement & problem solving. Skilled at formatting & implementing strategies for improved health care delivery at a teaching and level 1 trauma center on the US/ Mexico boarder.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operating Room Director

Baylor Scott & White Trophy Club
Trophy Club, TX
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • Management of 12 operations rooms (OR), Anesthesia support, GI Procedures, & Sterile Processing Department (SPD)
  • Direction & coordination of the development & implementation of policies & procedures affecting all aspects of the OR & SPD
  • Preparing & passing The Joint Commission (TJC) survey
  • Achieve compliance with recommended standards of TJC standards & Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) as well as other requirements set by state and federal regulatory agencies
  • Oversite for all expansion projects within the OR & SPD
  • Recommending & implementing best practices for the OR & SPD equipment, supplies, & technology
  • Directing the day to day operations, budgeting, financial management, & human resource management
  • Utilizing analytics to examine overall OR processes

Operating Room Director

University Medical Center Of El Paso
El Paso, United States
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Directs & manages administrative and patient care activities of over 100 employees at a teaching & level I trauma center on US/ Mexico border
  • Achieved ongoing compliance with recommended standards of TJC & AORN as well as other requirements set by state and federal regulatory agencies
  • Improved First Case ON Time Starts, block time utilization; reduced turn over times
  • Responsible for the assessment, measurement, & continuous improvement in the OR to ensure patient safety, quality, and efficiency
  • Provided leadership & collaboration in determining nursing standards and scope of practice
  • Ensures satisfactory physician relations including clear & concise communication regarding the OR and hospital issues
  • Meets or exceeds financial goals and objectives of the OR
  • Oversees both short- & long-term planning in all aspects of management, including OR staff development, facilities, budget, contracts, supplies, services, & equipment
  • Reviews monthly & YTD budget and evaluates cost of procedures
  • Collaborate with nursing and ancillary departments to ensure all issues & perspectives are surfaced & proactively addressed
  • Prepares reports & analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends & implements the appropriate changes

Operating Room Charge Nurse

Medical City Arlington
Arlington , TX
04.2019 - 12.2021
  • OR Charge Registered Nurse (RN): Duties- schedule supervise OR staff & surgeries; serve as a clinical resource for surgeons, anesthesiologists, members of the perioperative staff, clinical & ancillary staff across multiple departments, sales representatives, patients & families
  • Coordinate surgery schedule with sales reps, Sterile Processing Department (SPD), Materials Management, Biomed, Radiology, & Pathology to ensure First Case on-time starts, & efficient turnover times
  • Surgeries: trauma; orthopaedics; neuro; spine; cardiothoracic; vascular; robotic, general; gynecology (GYN); urology, plastics; ear, nose, and throat (ENT); maxillofacial; ocular; c-sections; gastroenterology (GI)
  • Circulator: provide direct patient care in the perioperative department; teaching & level 2 trauma center

CEO

Cutting Edge Medical
Fort Worth, United States
02.2004 - 05.2020
  • Medical Device Distributor & RN
  • Owner, founder, & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cutting-Edge Medical Inc., a
    medical device distributor
  • Won national awards for accelerated growth, cost-effective management, & quality
    performance
  • Services: surgical implant, biologics, supplies, equipment, & wound care for
    orthopaedics, spine, & plastics
  • Oversee day-to-day operations; marketing; budgeting; accounting; monitor billing/
    charging; develop manage operating capital budgets; achieve manufacturers sales goals; negotiate price & contract for surgical supplies, implants, equipment;
    maintain good relationships with medical manufacturers, surgeons, OR staff & department leaders
  • Schedule/ supervise RN, sales reps, & inventory for surgeries; direct support coach sales reps; certify sales reps’ competency; ensure sales reps compliance with
    hospital policy & procedures
  • Manage distribution of instruments, implants, & equipment
  • PRN: RN- OR circulator & scrub, PACU, Pre-Op for hospitals & ASCs

Surgery Manager

Surgical & Diagnostic Center
Hurst, TX
03.2019 - 03.2020
  • Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC); surgeries: spine, orthopaedics, bariatrics, plastics,
    general, endoscopy, & pain management
  • Supervise & schedule OR staff & suite which, include the OR, endoscopy, & SPD
  • Provide direct patient care in OR (circulate, scrub, IV procedural sedation); post-
    anesthesia care unit (PACU), post-op, pre-op, & pre-admission testing (PAT)
  • Achieves ongoing compliance with all regulatory agencies such as Accreditation
    Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC); policy & procedure adherence;
    renewal of contracts; infection control; peer review
  • Recruiting & training nurses; staff development
  • Credentialing physicians & nurses
  • Recruiting & marketing of bariatric surgeons
  • Implementation of a bariatric surgery program which assured cost-effective, high
    quality, safe, patient-focused care
  • Policy & procedure development & implementation
  • Purchase supplies & instruments; budgeting; accounting; maintenance of equipment & inventory; create & update preference cards

Registered Nurse

OR Nurses Nation Wide
Coppell, TX
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • OR circulator; PACU; Pre-Op; Post-Op for hospitals & ASCs in the DFW

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Bailey Management Group
Little Rock, AR
03.2002 - 02.2006
  • OR consultant: advise & troubleshoot medical device issues during surgery
  • OR educator: teach surgical team new surgical techniques in cadaver labs
  • In-service & issue Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) to OR nurses, minimally
    invasive spine surgery

Operating Room Charge Nurse

Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Jackson, Mississippi
09.1998 - 02.2004
  • Main Campus: OR RN charge; preceptor; circulate & scrub; surgeries- orthopaedics,
    spine, & plastics
  • East Campus- Pain Clinic: IV procedural sedation; circulate; scrub; PACU; pre-op
  • Teaching Hospital, affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center

Registered Nurse

Southern Health Care
Flowood, MS
10.1994 - 10.2003

Agency RN- PRN: OR; PACU; pre-op; post-op; ED; intensive care unit (ICU) for hospitals & ASCs

Registered Nurse

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)
Jackson, MS
09.1991 - 09.1999
  • Staff RN- PT: teaching & level 1 trauma center- ED, Cardiovascular ICU/Surgical ICU

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Woman's Hospital at River Oaks & River Oaks Main Hospital
Flowood, MS
10.1994 - 07.1997
  • Plastic Surgery Service Line Coordinator & Preceptor
  • Woman's Hospital: Surgeries-plastics; general; GYN; c-section; neonate neuro;
    pediatric-dental & ENT
  • Woman's Hospital: Recruited plastic surgeons, ENT surgeon, OR & PACU RNs

Education

Master of Science - Healthcare Administration

Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC)
2020.05 - 2021.08

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Mississippi College
1991.08 - 1993.05

Skills

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

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Certification

Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety, PALS, ACLS, BLS

Timeline

Operating Room Director

Baylor Scott & White Trophy Club
06.2023 - 09.2023

Operating Room Director

University Medical Center Of El Paso
01.2022 - 06.2023

Operating Room Charge Nurse

Medical City Arlington
04.2019 - 12.2021

Surgery Manager

Surgical & Diagnostic Center
03.2019 - 03.2020

Registered Nurse

OR Nurses Nation Wide
11.2017 - 03.2019

CEO

Cutting Edge Medical
02.2004 - 05.2020

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Bailey Management Group
03.2002 - 02.2006

Operating Room Charge Nurse

Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center
09.1998 - 02.2004

Registered Nurse

Southern Health Care
10.1994 - 10.2003

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Woman's Hospital at River Oaks & River Oaks Main Hospital
10.1994 - 07.1997

Registered Nurse

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)
09.1991 - 09.1999

Master of Science - Healthcare Administration

Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC)
2020.05 - 2021.08

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Mississippi College
1991.08 - 1993.05

Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety, PALS, ACLS, BLS

Patti CorderMSHA, BSN, RN, CNOR