Highly skilled nursing professional seeking a challenging surgical services position where my leadership and organizational skills would be of use.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Surgi Center of Central Va
Fredericksburg, VA
09.2021 - Current
Circulate and scrub all services including Endo, Orthopedics, Opthalmology, Podiatry and Urology.
Circulate pediatric Dental.
Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Ensure that all of the necessary equipment is available before each procedure.
Stock clinical workstations and procedure rooms with necessary supplies.
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, VA
08.2020 - 11.2021
Circulated and scrubbed most surgical procedures.
Assisted in room turnover.
Evaluated and updated the organ procurement policy.
RN Assistant
Family Foot and Ankle
Winchester, VA
09.2019 - 08.2020
Assisted in all surgical procedures.
Worked with surgeon at local nursing homes.
Reviewed and updated preference cards for surgery centers and operating room.
Collaborated with management and Reps to efficiently run the surgical schedule.
Charge Nurse, Travel Nurse
Reston Hospital Center
Reston, VA
03.2019 - 09.2019
Managed operating rooms on the weekends.
Circulated and scrubbed General and Ortho trauma.
Scheduled emergency cases.
Pulled add-on cases and set up rooms.
Gave breaks and lunches to on call staff.
Worked closely with anesthesia and trauma surgeons to smoothly run the surgical schedule.
Clinical Nurse Manager
Surgi-center of Winchester
Winchester, VA
02.2017 - 03.2019
Overseen the daily operations of a very busy 6 OR surgery center.
Carefully selected, developed and retained qualified staff.
Created annual goals, objectives and budget and made recommendations to reduce cost.
Sourced and implemented orientation process for new hires.
Reviewed and approved time-cards for processing by payroll department.
Conducted performance improvement evaluations for all staff.
Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted/coached and disciplined staff as needed.
Transitioned Retinal services from the main OR to the surgery center.
Increased employee engagement scores by routine rounding, increased communication, employee celebrations and bi-annual employee team building events.
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Surgi-Center of Winchester
Winchester, VA
09.2015 - 02.2017
Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatment.
Circulated and scrubbed all services.
Chair of patient safety committee.
Member of education committee.
Assisted with organizing a certification course for RN's to obtain their CNOR.
Participated in chart review/monitoring.
Circulating OR Nurse
Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
01.2011 - 09.2015
Performed duties of charge nurse; Managing staff and collaborating with Physicians and Anesthesia to proficiently run 10 operating rooms and 1 OB suite.
Reviewed and arranged schedule to facilitate optimal case flow.
Team lead for Dental services.
Circulated, scrubbed and assisted all services.
Audited antibiotic outliers for surgical care improvement project (SCIPS).
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Prince William Hospital
Manassas, VA
03.2010 - 01.2011
Circulated and scrubbed general, orthopedics, OBGYN, and urology.
Picked cases and worked with team to facilitate quick, safe room turn-overs.
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
08.2007 - 03.2010
Collaborated with anesthesia and surgeons to run operating room schedule in the charge nurse role.
Member of hospital wide safety committee.
Circulated and scrubbed general, orthopedics, OBGYN and urology.
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Culpeper Regional Hospital
Culpeper, VA
07.2006 - 08.2007
Circulated and scrubbed all services.
Created and updated preference cards.
Assisted sterile processing.
Completed AORN perioperative nursing program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
01-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA
01-2006
Skills
Clinical Expertise
Budgeting
Team building
Conflict resolution
Staffing management
Program development
Financial stewardship
BLS
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Surgi Center of Central Va
09.2021 - Current
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Mary Washington Hospital
08.2020 - 11.2021
RN Assistant
Family Foot and Ankle
09.2019 - 08.2020
Charge Nurse, Travel Nurse
Reston Hospital Center
03.2019 - 09.2019
Clinical Nurse Manager
Surgi-center of Winchester
02.2017 - 03.2019
Circulating/Scrub Nurse
Surgi-Center of Winchester
09.2015 - 02.2017
Circulating OR Nurse
Chambersburg Hospital
01.2011 - 09.2015
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Prince William Hospital
03.2010 - 01.2011
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Chambersburg Hospital
08.2007 - 03.2010
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Culpeper Regional Hospital
07.2006 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Associate of Science - Nursing
Germanna Community College
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