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Shelly Smeeton

Operating Room Registered Nurse
Columbia,CT

Summary

Disciplined and personable Operating Room Nurse with a CST background and 23 plus years of experience. Highly educated in asepsis standards and procedures. Known professionally for anticipating the needs of practitioners and monitor patients. Also, efficient communication with colleagues.

Overview

62
62
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Operating Room Registered Nurse Charge Nurse

Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
03.2009 - Current
  • Coordinates all aspects of Add on and STAT cases.
  • Coordinate with surgeons, Anesthesiologists, PACU, ED, Patient care units, transportation etc.
  • Use of excellent communication skills.
  • Remain calm and level headed in ever changing environment.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
07.2004 - Current
  • Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures to deliver comfort.
  • Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
  • Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
  • Used Epic to process patient information and provide access to relevant data for licensed practitioners.
  • Proficient at Circulating from the basic to complex of cases.

Certified Surgical Technologist

Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
05.1999 - Current
  • Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecologic, genitourinary, plastic, colorectal, transplants, access and robotic surgery procedures.
  • Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
Norwich, CT
02.1997 - 05.1999
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
  • Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.
  • Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
  • Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
Norwich, CT
01.1996 - 05.1999
  • Encouraged clients with special needs and circumstances to acquire new skills and get involved in health-promoting leisure activities.
  • Worked closely with caregivers and relatives of patients to explain treatment plans, objectives and expected outcomes.
  • Maintained detailed records outlining patient treatment plans, progress updates, treatment adjustments, goal achievements and outcomes.
  • Observed, analyzed and recorded patient progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs.

Therapeutic Recreation Aide

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
Norwich, CT
02.1994 - 01.1996
  • Observed, analyzed and recorded patient progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs.
  • Instructed patients in activities and techniques such as dance, music or art designed to meet specific physical or psychological needs.
  • Conducted patient evaluations to identify mental, emotional, social and physical aptitudes, assess abilities and identify conditions suitable for recreational interventions.
  • Scheduled and led specialized programs allowing participants to engage in exercise and recreation, supporting social and physical well-being.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Three Rivers Community College
Norwich, CT
09.2001 - 05.2003

Associate of Science - Certified Surgical Technologist

Manchester Community College
Manchester, CT
09.1997 - 05.1999

Certification - Certified Nursing Assistant

Quinebaug Valley Community College
Danielson, CT
01.1997 - 02.1997

Certification - Therapeutic Recreation

Manchester Community College
Manchester, CT
01.1996 - 05.1996

Skills

General, Gyn, GU, Plastics, Transplant, Trauma, Robotic Surgeries, Problem Solving, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Highly Organized, Attention to Detail, Ability to work as a Team, Scrub and Circulate Cases

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Timeline

Operating Room Registered Nurse Charge Nurse

Hartford Hospital
03.2009 - Current

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Hartford Hospital
07.2004 - Current

Associate of Science - Nursing

Three Rivers Community College
09.2001 - 05.2003

Certified Surgical Technologist

Hartford Hospital
05.1999 - Current

Associate of Science - Certified Surgical Technologist

Manchester Community College
09.1997 - 05.1999

Certified Nursing Assistant

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
02.1997 - 05.1999

Certification - Certified Nursing Assistant

Quinebaug Valley Community College
01.1997 - 02.1997

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
01.1996 - 05.1999

Certification - Therapeutic Recreation

Manchester Community College
01.1996 - 05.1996

Therapeutic Recreation Aide

Norwichtown Rehabilitation And Care Center
02.1994 - 01.1996

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