Tracy Brauchle
Eagle River,Alaska
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with 20+ years of demonstrated success in perioperative patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Alaska Surgery Center
06.2007 - Current
- Operating room nurse, Infection Control nurse, Safety Officer, Assistant operating room manager, assist in recovering patients in PACU, mentored and educated new nurses.
- Work directly with physicians, patients, families, teammates
- Interview, assess patients throughout perioperative experience to assure patient safety and satisfaction.
- Assist Operating Room Manager with Kronos, operating room scheduling, counseling teammates, writing annual reviews, conducting interviews
- Perform Infection Control investigations for infections and complications, organize monthly reports, conduct monthly audits, proficient with AAAHC and CMS
- Safety Officer coordinated fire drill and disaster drills. Provided safety education to team. Performed and documented facility safety checks. Offered guidance during 2018 7.1 earthquake
- Planned, organized and assisted in moving 8 operating room facility to new facility
- Assisted receiving and documenting invoices in SMART system
- Recover and discharge patients from PACU
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Surgery Center Of Fairbanks
04.2012 - 09.2012
- Operating room nurse
- Worked directly with physicians, patients and teammates
- Interviewed and assessed patients for surgery. Managed operating room, ensuring surgeon, anesthesia and scrub technician had all needed
- Provided direct patient care, administered medications and delivered patients to PACU
Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse
Providence Alaska Medical Center
09.2005 - 06.2007
- Progressive care unit nurse
- Assess cardiac rhythms, manage common cardiac and physiologic emergencies, educated patients, computerized charting
- Directed patient care to acutely ill population by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions; worked directly with physicians and other disciplines
Outpatient Clinic Nurse
Norton Sound Health Corporation
09.2004 - 09.2005
- Outpatient clinic nurse
- Planned, organized, triage and administered patient care for scheduled and walk-in patients
- Performed phone triage, administered adult and child immunizations
- Assisted with procedures, gave conscious sedation during colonoscopy, and upper GI endoscopy procedures
- Performed charge nurse responsibilities weekly
- Worked with multiple disciplines
- Delivered care on Medevacs, traveling to outlying villages to provide care on the way to Nome and Anchorage
Perioperative Nurse
Alaska Surgery Center
08.2003 - 09.2004
- Operating room nurse
- Worked directly with physicians and patients
- Interviewed and assessed patients for surgery. Managed operating room, ensuring surgeon, anesthesia and scrub technician had all needed
- Lead for pain service
- Gave direct patient care, administered medications and delivered patients to PACU.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska08.2003
Skills
- Detail oriented
- Organized
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Critical thinking skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Enjoys learning new skills
Certification
- State of Alaska nursing license
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- CNOR
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN, CNOR
Timeline
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Surgery Center Of Fairbanks
04.2012 - 09.2012
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Alaska Surgery Center
06.2007 - Current
Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse
Providence Alaska Medical Center
09.2005 - 06.2007
Outpatient Clinic Nurse
Norton Sound Health Corporation
09.2004 - 09.2005
Perioperative Nurse
Alaska Surgery Center
08.2003 - 09.2004
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Alaska Anchorage
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