Zoila C. Leon
Lake City,FL
Summary
Registered Nurse offering 7 years in surgical environment and more than 30 years of surgical experience as an operating room technician. Adept at orienting and training technical staff and implementing policies to streamline workflow. Able to transition my vast experience as an operating room technician into the nurse circulator role as well as various areas available as a Registered Nurse.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
UF Shands
09.2023 - Current
- Surgical Nurse ST OR
- Prepare cases for surgery
- Review patients charts for surgery
- Evaluate patients in pre op
- Circulate Surgical cases
- Order blood products for patient
- Order radiology needs for patient
- Count instruments and sponges
- Give hand off in PACU
- Give lunch / break reliefs
- Pick cases for surgery
- Clean OR rooms post surgery
- Restock OR suites
Registered Nurse
Hialeah Hospital
01.2019 - 08.2023
- PAT Nurse preparing charts and patients for upcoming surgery
- Assisting with surgery scheduling when needed
- PRE-OP Nurse preparing patients for surgery
- OR Nurse circulating in surgical cases
- Tissue Tracking for implants
- SIM PLUS/NPSG tracking and reporting
- Train nursing staff in new Meditech system
- Create preference cards for new Meditech system
- Reconciliation of charges and documentation
- Attend chart audit meeting and resolve any issues prior to surgery
- PAT & PRE-OP Nurse
Operating Room Technician
Hialeah Hospital
01.1991 - 01.2019
- Fluent in English and Spanish.
- Proficient in Word and Excel
- OR scheduling
- Calculate and charge vendor invoices
- Attend chart audit meeting and resolve any issues prior to surgery
- Charge reconciliation
- Inventory
- Run OR desk as needed
- Able to work with little to no supervision
- Create weekly call schedule for OR techs and circulators
- Knowledge of Cerner and Meditech systems
Operating Room Technician
South Miami Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Provided scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during gynecology surgery procedures
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction
- Performed various administrative functions including filling paperwork.
Operating Room Technician
Miami Children's Hospital
01.1986 - 01.1990
- Provided scrubbing assistance and support to surgeons during general surgery procedures.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields
Operating Room Technician
Jackson Memorial Hospital
01.1983 - 01.1985
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
Operating Room Technician L & D
Hialeah Hospital
01.1981 - 01.1983
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
- Assisted in delivery of newborn babies in L&D and C-Sections
Education
Associates in Science - Nursing
Universal Career School
Associate of Science - Operating Room Technician
Miami Dade College
High School Diploma - undefined
Hialeah-Miami Lakes SH
Bachelors of Science -
University of Pheonix
12.2025
Skills
Fluent in English and Spanish
Proficient in Word and Excel
OR scheduling
Calculate and charge vendor invoices
Attend chart audit meeting and resolve any issues prior to surgery
Charge reconciliation
Inventory
Run OR desk as needed
Able to work with little to no supervision
Create weekly call schedule for OR techs and circulators
Knowledge of Cerner and Meditech systems as well as Epic
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UF Shands
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Hialeah Hospital
01.2019 - 08.2023
Operating Room Technician
South Miami Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2008
Operating Room Technician
Hialeah Hospital
01.1991 - 01.2019
Operating Room Technician
Miami Children's Hospital
01.1986 - 01.1990
Operating Room Technician
Jackson Memorial Hospital
01.1983 - 01.1985
Operating Room Technician L & D
Hialeah Hospital
01.1981 - 01.1983
Associates in Science - Nursing
Universal Career School
Associate of Science - Operating Room Technician
Miami Dade College
High School Diploma - undefined
Hialeah-Miami Lakes SH
Bachelors of Science -
University of Pheonix