REIKO ROEDER

• Adapted quickly to changing situations in the operating room, utilizing problem-solving skills under pressure.
• Assisted in complex surgeries with precise execution of tasks, ensuring optimal outcomes for patients.
• Managed efficient use of operating room resources, streamlining procedures and minimizing waste.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives to optimize patient outcomes and enhance OR practices.
• Continually updated knowledge on best practices in nursing care through ongoing professional development opportunities.

• Part time staff nurse for the 28 bed Surgical Progressive Care Unit
• Team leader and primary preceptor/mentor for new graduates and newly onboarded staff members
• Responsible for the care of post operative bariatric, colorectal surgery, DIEP flap, plastics and general medical-surgical patients. Scope of patient care included new tracheostomies, laryngectomies, drain care, dopplers, flaps, ostomy, wound, etc.
• Representative for staff members regarding evidence-based standards of care initiatives
• PRN staff nurse for the Gynecology Department Clinic. Populations served include teenage through geriatric female patients. Team specialists included MIGS (Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery), GYN-ONC (Gynecology Oncology), and URO-GYN (Urology Gynecology)
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
• Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.

• Full time School Nurse - functioned in a multi-disciplinary role working with Elementary, Middle and High School students, parents, staff members and administration
• Responsible for the coordination of health care, implementation and revision of medical plans of care, training of staff and students and administration of quality health services to the entire population
• Served as the expert clinical nursing resource for the initiation and implementation of 504 and IEP plans
• Involved in teaching and facilitating the staff and student CPR courses at both the individual facility level along with participating in the organizational staff development courses.

08/2011 - 09/2015

• Full time Clinical Educator for the Maternal Child Infant Nursing Department. Units served include Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby and Level 2 Nursery
• Primary Day Shift Charge Nurse and Charge Nurse Preceptor for staff members transitioning to the role
• Responsible for the clinical education of the staff Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Resident Physicians, Hospital Corpsmen and Medical Clerks
• Scope of practice included: writing all unit and department Policies and Procedures; facilitating staff certification classes; coordinating all unit classes; facilitating all department related courses for the physicians and residents; facilitating the training and orientation of all staff members; supplementing staffing when necessary; functioning as a liaison between the physicians and staff members when clinical problems arose; working closely with the unit managers to coordinate the introduction, roll out, and training of new products; representing the department at the hospital clinical education and practice committees as the perinatal clinical expert; facilitating ACLS, NRP, BLS and ALSO courses as an instructor and coordinating the hospital -wide clinical skills fair events
• Conducted primary preliminary nursing clinical review for Risk Management cases and consulted on potential high-risk litigation record reviews
• Departmental Clinical Expert for evidenced-based standards of care based upon AWHONN, ACOG, ASPAN, AAP and CNOR standards
• Evaluated clinical competencies of all staff members, identifying areas for improvement and providing targeted training solutions.

01/2009 - 08/2011

• L&D nurse on a 10 bed labor and delivery/ 5 bed triage/ 2 bed PACU Unit
• Primary Day Shift Charge Nurse and Charge Nurse Preceptor for staff members transitioning to the role. Primary preceptor for newly onboarded staff members.
• Scope of patient care included circulation of cesarean section delivery, post anesthesia recovery of obstetrical surgical patients, managing multiple births, triaging antepartum patients and postpartum couplet care
• Appointed Program Director of NRP for the hospital
• Chosen as Departmental Representative at all committee meetings involving Standard Operating Procedures, Staff Development and Standards of Care

08/2007 - 11/2008

• Full time Clinical nurse educator for perinatal services and pediatrics
• Units serviced included eight bed Labor and Delivery Unit, 18 bed Postpartum Unit, 10 bed Level II Nursery/26 bed well newborn Nursery and 14 bed Pediatrics Unit.
• Primary preceptor for unit charge nurses and team leaders.
• Responsible for unit-based education, organization-wide education, staffing units during critical staffing periods, and writing/updating all Perinatal and Nursery Policy and Procedure Manuals
• Responsible for training employees to scrub and circulate in the Cesarean section operating room
• Active participant in many organizational committees and work groups, including Medication Administration and Reconciliation, Product Value and Analysis, and Point of Care Regulatory Assessment
• Chosen as the perinatal/ pediatrics representative for the groundwork of building Meditech 1.0 Client Server
• Departmental Clinical Expert for evidenced-based standards of care based upon AWHONN, ACOG, ASPAN, AAP and CNOR standards

11/2008 - 07-2011

• Registered Nurse in a 10 bed Level II / 26 bed Well Newborn Nursery. Functioned as rotating charge nurse.
• Responsible for the care of Level II infants; including CPAP, short term ventilator assisted infants, and premature infants
• Coordinator of NRP certification classes as well as refresher drill training

• Rotating Charge Nurse assigned for night shift teams
• Responsible for acute care of neonatal through geriatric medical and surgical patients
• Scope of patient care included monitoring cardiac and telemetry rhythms and continuous cardiac drips as well as ventilated, post-surgical, and respiratory distress patients

09/1999 - 10/2000 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune

• Active Duty Navy nurse on a 36 bed postpartum unit, 10 bed transitional newborn nursery and 4 bed level II nursery
• Functioned as primary rotating charge nurse for both nursery and postpartum including scheduling officer for 25 registered nurses and licensed practical nurses
• Primary preceptor for newly onboarded Corpsmen assisting in the care of the well newborn and uncomplicated postpartum patient

11/2000 - 10/2002 Naval Hospital Guam

• Active Duty Navy nurse on a combined labor and delivery, postpartum and level II nursery unit
• Functioned as primary rotating charge nurse.
• Unit training officer in charge of overseeing the orientation and competency of all members of the unit
• Primary preceptor for all newly onboarded Corpsmen to train in the care of well and sick newborns

11/2002 - 05/2004 Naval Hospital Pensacola

• Active Duty Navy nurse designated senior leader in charge of the Ambulatory Procedure Unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Endoscopy Unit operations as Assistant Nurse Manager
• Responsible for the personnel scheduling, quarterly budget management, staffing, education and training (to include competency evaluations), and orientation programs for all three units
• In charge of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and paraprofessionals
• Trained to function in all three areas to assist staffing when needed
• Collected all data for IHI online representation and monthly statistical submission
• Senior charge nurse on a 20 bed maternal-child and pediatrics unit
• Responsible for labor and delivery, postpartum, pediatric and level II newborn patients
• In charge of the paraprofessional development program for 20-25 members
• Primary Charge Nurse and preceptor for those transitioning into the role - both civilian and military members. Primary preceptor for newly onboarded staff members.
• Considered one of the Departmental Clinical Experts for evidenced-based standards of care based upon AWHONN, ACOG, ASPAN, AAP and CNOR standards