Russell Gillespie
RN
Copperas Cove,TX
Summary
Highly skilled and enthusiastic professional Texas State Board of Nursing Certified Registered Nurse (RN) with over 11 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in the Intraoperative Care Unit (OR). Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction, and supporting widespread healthcare system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in OR Leadership while driving innovation and patient-centered care to provide the best possible patient experience.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OR-RN Supervisor
Baylor Scott&White Health
06.2012 - Current
- Directly responsible for day-to-day OR Control Desk operations
- Supervises the operations of a 33-bed Operating Room unit safely and efficiently
- Ensures excellence in clinical/operational processes and delivery of patient care
- Assumes authority and accountability for appropriate clinical nursing practice and patient care processes
- Utilizes nursing processes while delivering high-quality patient care
- Provides input, based on clinical expertise to formulate patient care policies and procedures
- Implements effective process changes based on identified opportunities for improvement
- Monitors practices to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and policy/procedure recommendations
- Manages human and fiscal resources to facilitate effective nursing practice and quality patient care
- Effectively organizes staffing, considering overall departmental needs
- Assesses patient needs and staff qualifications when making staffing assignments
- Counsels staff with disciplinary issues and maintains relevant personnel documentation as required
- Ensures employee accountability for individual performance, and coaches staff needing specialized attention
- Facilitates and participates in education, research, and process improvement activities
- Provides effective opportunities for growth and development of staff by identifying educational needs and developing learning experiences
- Effectively resources staff provides in-service education, and performance improvement activities as needed
- Contributes to Baylor Scott & White's positive public image by performing all position-appropriate duties as required, using a competent, professional, and courteous manner.
Perioperative Nurse
Scott&White Hospital
06.2010 - 06.2012
- Exhibits and executes clinical/operational excellence delivering patient care
- Assumes accountability for appropriate clinical nursing practice and patient care processes
- Utilizes nursing processes while delivering high-quality patient care
- Works inter-departmentally with all OR staff to perform all types of surgical operations
- Utilizes cutting-edge technologies, minimally invasive techniques, and other intraoperative procedures to provide high-quality, passionate care to all patients
- Communicates and educates patients and families before, during, and after procedures as necessary
- Documents all aspects of surgical processes using Electronic Medical Records
- Performs all other appropriate Circulating duties as required, competently, professionally, and courteously
Education
Master of Science in Nurse Executive Leadership (MSN) - Nursing
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH07.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX06.2010
Skills
- Licensed BSN, RN with 11 years experience
- Nine years experience in Nursing leadership
- Applies evidence-based practice, informatics, and healthcare technologies to support continuous quality improvement in complex health systems
- Leads and collaborates within interprofessional teams and organizational structures to manage change, improve nursing practice, and coordinate care across populations
- Develops advanced communication and advocacy strategies to improve health outcomes across all four spheres of care
- Advances equitable health policies and regulations that reduce health risk and promote financial stewardship, in alignment with ethical and legal standards
- Applies strategic planning and business principles to design, develop, and implement high-quality, equitable, cost-effective healthcare
- Leads interprofessional teams by executing innovative leadership strategies
- Experienced in patient-centered process improvement and personnel management
- Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Certification
- Certified perioperative nurse (CNOR), Competency and Credentialing Institute - January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2026
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
Timeline
OR-RN Supervisor
Baylor Scott&White Health
06.2012 - Current
Perioperative Nurse
Scott&White Hospital
06.2010 - 06.2012
Master of Science in Nurse Executive Leadership (MSN) - Nursing
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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