Rozalyn Capps
Cave Creek,AZ
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with experience in various clinical settings. Skills include patient education, health assessments, and administering medications, along with strong interpersonal communication abilities to build relationships with patients and families. Proven ability to handle high-stress situations and maintain composure, always prioritizing patient safety and comfort. Performed successfully in several different management roles. In my previous role, I contributed to opening a new hospital, hiring staff, training staff, setting up policies and procedures, setting up units, and coordinating efforts to ensure an on-time, successful opening.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre OP/PACU Staff RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
04.2011 - Current
- Assess and prepare patients for surgery
- Administer medications, document in Cerner, educate pt and family
- Monitor pt and report any abnormalities
- Float to PACU and recover patients as they come out of surgery, monitor patient for any changes in condition and report them, document in Cerner, and medicate patient as ordered and needed
Clinical Operations Manager Emergency Department
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
05.2010 - 04.2011
- Managed day to day operations of a 72 bed ED with an average of 250 visits per day
- Responsible for 22 employees directly, disciplinary action, evaluations, making sure all their requirements are being met and updated
- Served on Sepsis committee and Stroke committee
- Participated in meetings biweekly and assisted with making changes
- Assisted with staffing and scheduling
- Assisted at bedside as needed, acted as a mentor to staff
- Answered phones, EMS patch machine, and managed flow of patients arriving by ambulance and private vehicle
- Conflict resolution on a daily basis related to physicians, staff, patients, and visitors
- Acted as a resource for staff
House Supervisor
Valley View Medical Center
Fort Mohave, AZ
11.2005 - 04.2010
- Assisted with opening this hospital in Nov 2005, picking out equipment, placement of equipment, hiring staff, participated in design and set up of Intensive Care Unit and Med/Surg unit, participated in training and preparing staff
- Participated in preparing the hospital for state, CMS and JCAHO inspections
- Assisted with scheduling and staffing
- Acted as resource for staff in the absence of directors and administration, worked in the ED on a routine basis, monitored staffing and productivity, managed any conflicts with physicians, staff, patients, and visitors, participated in disciplinary actions, hiring and terminating staff
Manager ICU and Medical Surgical unit
Colorado River Medical Center
Needles, CA
09.2004 - 11.2005
- Managed day to day operations of patient care units
- Assisted with opening a new hospital (Vally View Medical Center)
- Responsible for staffing and scheduling
- Responsible for hiring and terminating staff
- Performed House Supervisor duties on a daily basis
- Worked care units as needed
- Managed any conflicts with staff, physicians, patients, and visitors
- Assisted with Case management duties
Staff RN ICU
Kaiser Permanente
Riverside, CA
11.2001 - 08.2004
- Cared for critically ill patients, performed assessments, interventions and evaluated interventions, managed patients on ventilators and vasoactive medications, administered medications, reported any changes in patient’s condition to doctor, documented in chart, and educated patient and families
Procedure Nurse
Parkview Community hospital
Riverside, CA
01.2000 - 11.2001
- Worked in Radiology monitoring patients during invasive procedures, medicated patients as needed for comfort, provided conscious sedation and continuous monitoring for CT and MRI scans for pediatric and adult patients, acted as a resource for Radiology for IV insertions and catheters, and transported ICU patients to radiology and to outside facilities
- Also worked in the ICU routinely at this hospital
Travel RN ICU
03.1999 - 01.2000
- Worked in trauma centers as an ICU nurse
- Performed assessments and interventions for critically ill patients, monitored patients, managed ventilators, titrated vasoactive medications, reported any changes in condition to doctors, educated patients and families, documented using computer charting
Staff RN ICU
Pomona Valley Hospital
Pomona, CA
05.1995 - 03.1999
- Worked on telemetry floor for first year of employment but floated routinely to ICU
- Became full time in ICU in 1996
- Cared for critically ill patients, managed ventilators, titrated vasoactive drips, administered medications, performed assessments and appropriate interventions, notified the doctor of any changes in condition, educated patients and families
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Nursing with Public Health Nurse Certification
University of Phoenix
Ontario, CA01.2003
Associate’s Degree - Nursing
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA01.1994
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
- PALS
Teaching
Clinical instructor, Glendale Community College, Chamberlain College, 01/01/10, Present
Timeline
Pre OP/PACU Staff RN
Mayo Clinic Hospital
04.2011 - Current
Clinical Operations Manager Emergency Department
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
05.2010 - 04.2011
House Supervisor
Valley View Medical Center
11.2005 - 04.2010
Manager ICU and Medical Surgical unit
Colorado River Medical Center
09.2004 - 11.2005
Staff RN ICU
Kaiser Permanente
11.2001 - 08.2004
Procedure Nurse
Parkview Community hospital
01.2000 - 11.2001
Travel RN ICU
03.1999 - 01.2000
Staff RN ICU
Pomona Valley Hospital
05.1995 - 03.1999
Bachelor’s Degree - Nursing with Public Health Nurse Certification
University of Phoenix
Associate’s Degree - Nursing
Chaffey College
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