Trudy Unseld, RN, BSN
Cottonwood Shores,TX
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health Nurse
Accent Care Home Health
Marble Falls, TX
10.2025 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments according to care plans and physician orders.
- Monitored patient vital signs, documenting changes for timely interventions.
- Educated patients and families on health management and wellness strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care strategies
- Complete timely documentation to meet regulatory and agency standards.
Infection Preventionist
Mease Countryside Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Responsible for assisting in implementing strategies to prevent the spread of infections by monitoring infection trends
- Education of staff on proper hygiene practices
- Investigation of infection outbreaks and developing policies to minimize healthcare-associated infections
- Acting as a consultant to healthcare teams to ensure patient safety and compliance with infection control policies
Educator/ Resource Specialist III
Memorial Hermann, The Medical Center, Heart and Vascular Institute
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Responsible for On-boarding and orienting new staff to the heart and vascular operating rooms and also to the peri-operative services department
- Training New graduate nurses to the circulator role
- Clinical facilitator for The Heart and Vascular surgery department
- Create curriculum for the scope of critical care to PACU
- Write and review Unit Policies, identify knowledge gaps and address educational needs daily
- Collaborate with system for educational trainings
- Develop and run competency 3 times/year, assist with recruitment, Certification management for staff.
RN IV, Clinical Coordinator II Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Responsible for serving in a leadership role as a clinical expert in the delivery and management of comprehensive care for patients from multiple service specialties.
- OR circulator as needed.
RN IV Clinical Coordinator
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2015
- OR Duties include: Circulator OR, Team Leader Endo Vascular Services, Clinical Coach, Preceptor, ACE Committee, Chairman Surgery Quality Committee.
- Responsible for circulating and scrubbing various surgical service lines.
RN III OR Circulator
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2011
- OR Duties include: Circulator OR, Team Leader Vascular Services, Shared Governance Council Member, and CVOR Clinical Coach.
- Responsible for circulating and scrubbing various types of surgical service lines.
Agency OR Circulator
Healthcare
01.2001 - 01.2005
- In OR, PACU, Endoscopy, Day Surgery Admitting, and Cardiac Cath Lab for many Houston area locations.
- Responsible for circulating and scrubbing various types of surgical service lines.
RN II OR Circulator
Cleveland Regional Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2001
- OR Circulator
- Responsible for circulating various types of surgical service lines.
RN II Circulator
Llano Memorial Hospital
01.1994 - 01.1998
- OR Circulator, Responsible for circulating and scrubbing various types of surgical service lines
- Pre-op, admitting and preparing patients for surgery
- Endoscopy, administering conscious sedation for endoscopy procedures
- PACU, recovering post-operative patients.
Education
Masters of Business Administration -
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX12-2019
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX12-2017
Associates Degree - Applied Science
Howard College
Big Spring, TX06-1994
Skills
- Employee health
- Patient safety advocacy
- Infection monitoring
- Infection prevention education
- Teamwork
- Self motivation
- Quality care
- Team collaboration
- Evidence-based practice
Certification
Current Certification BLS, ACLS & CLSO, 2011 Good Samaritan Foundation, Excellence in Nursing Bronze Medalist, 2016 Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce 'Nurse of the Year', 2019 CSI designation as Vascular Surgery Nurse Expert, BLS Provider
Timeline
Home Health Nurse
Accent Care Home Health
10.2025 - Current
Infection Preventionist
Mease Countryside Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
Educator/ Resource Specialist III
Memorial Hermann, The Medical Center, Heart and Vascular Institute
01.2020 - 01.2021
RN IV, Clinical Coordinator II Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights
01.2015 - 01.2020
RN IV Clinical Coordinator
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2015
RN III OR Circulator
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2011
Agency OR Circulator
Healthcare
01.2001 - 01.2005
RN II OR Circulator
Cleveland Regional Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2001
RN II Circulator
Llano Memorial Hospital
01.1994 - 01.1998
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
Associates Degree - Applied Science
Howard College
Masters of Business Administration -
University of Texas at Tyler