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Overview
Work History
Education
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Ryan  Sexton

Ryan Sexton

Nurse Anesthetist
Carmel,IN

Summary

Skilled and competent anesthesia provider with diverse experience and excellent communication skills. Outstanding team member with ability to work well in a variety of roles and alongside all types of team members. Holistic patient advocate, providing compassionate care to all patients. Seeking to add value to an anesthesia group by quickly integrating and demonstrating competence and strength.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Ambulatory Anesthesia Solutions
09.2023 - Current
  • Delivered high-quality anesthesia care in various surgical specialties, including Otolaryngology, oculoplastics, orthopedics, pediatrics, pain management, and various other outpatient procedures.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes during various surgeries and complex cases.
  • Contributed to the successful expansion of the anesthesia department by recruiting highly skilled providers and promoting a positive work environment
  • Served as a communicator and liaison between senior leadership, facility management, surgeons, nursing staff, and anesthesia staff

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

IU Health Arnett
09.2019 - 09.2023
  • Managed the delivery of anesthesia care to a diverse population of patients having a wide variety of surgeries and procedures.
  • Demonstrated flexibility and utility by redeploying during COVID to other areas of the hospital, assisting in emergent intubations, advanced vascular access, and ventilator management in critical care areas
  • Designed and supervised the monthly departmental staff schedule for 19 CRNAs.
  • Coordinated scheduling and integration of several graduate nurse anesthesia students into the operating room as a clinical coordinator, and served as a liaison between their program and the hospital.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Somnia Inc / Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
08.2015 - 07.2018
  • Independently planned, coordinated, and delivered the anesthetic care of a wide variety of surgical patients in a level II trauma center
  • Placed and managed 5-10 labor epidurals per shift while taking in-house call for moderate to high risk obstetrical patients in a very busy labor and delivery department
  • Skilled and experienced in providing care for a challenging patient population including frequent substance abuse and morbid obesity.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Childrens Medical Center Of Dallas
06.2013 - 07.2015
  • Managed the anesthetic care of pediatric patients for a wide variety of procedures and surgeries
  • Frequently ran rapid turnover rooms such as pediatric dental or ENT, completing 8-12 surgeries a day.
  • Proficient in tailoring anesthetic plans for complex patients with many comorbidities and syndromes
  • Skilled in communicating effectively with patients and families regarding anesthetic plan and explaining complex terms and procedures in easy to understand language
  • Provided lectures to anesthesia technologists as part of an education series to help them prepare for certification exam

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Swedish Medical Center - Cardiovascular Intensive Care
06.2008 - 11.2010
  • Specialized in caring for intubated, sedated, hemodynamically unstable patients requiring vigilant attention.
  • Served as preceptor for multiple nursing students in their senior final rotation of nursing school.
  • Managed intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, continuous renal replacement therapy, and advanced ventilation modes.
  • Managed care of immediate post-operative heart surgery patients including weaning from ventilator and managing hemodynamic drips.

Education

Master of Science - Nurse Anesthesia

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
2013

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
2008

Skills

  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Neuraxial anesthesia
  • Pediatric anesthesia
  • Conversational Spanish
  • Rapid learner
  • Electronic charting proficiency
  • Nuanced sedation cases requiring precision

Certification

  • National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) expires July 2025
  • American Heart Association certified ACLS/PALS/BLS expires March 2023
  • Indiana RN license 28248627A expires Oct 2023

Timeline

Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Ambulatory Anesthesia Solutions
09.2023 - Current

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

IU Health Arnett
09.2019 - 09.2023

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Somnia Inc / Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
08.2015 - 07.2018

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Childrens Medical Center Of Dallas
06.2013 - 07.2015

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Swedish Medical Center - Cardiovascular Intensive Care
06.2008 - 11.2010

Master of Science - Nurse Anesthesia

University of South Carolina

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Seattle Pacific University