• Results-Focused Leader who offers a background in Patient Evaluation / Intervention, Treatment Plan Development, Process Improvement, Accreditation Processes, and HIPAA Compliance, as well as talents in Team Building, Training, Coaching, and Patient Education while consistently promoting high-quality care.
• Top Performer who demonstrates patient-centered nursing skills in Critical Care and Peri-Operative areas.
• Excellent Communicator and Advocate who seamlessly interfaces between physicians, healthcare staff, facility teams, patients, and families, and has delivered compassionate care throughout career, including functioning as a preceptor, mentor, and teacher of new nurses, ancillary staff, and nursing / medical students.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who contributes a proven history of providing exceptional in-patient and out-patient care while consulting with healthcare leaders to conceptualize, develop, and implement dynamic policy improvements, as well as spearheading accreditation processes and certification efforts from the AAAHC.

Master of Science in Nursing

Specialization in Education with a Focus on Teaching Pedagogies with a Leaner-Centered Approach

Associate s Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse State of Xxxxxx

Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) Since 1986

CPR Certified American Heart Association ￨ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Member, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society

Member, Association of Operating Room Nurses

Member, American Nurses Association ￨ Member, National League for Nurses

(2011 Present)

Coach

• Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking coaching of online students preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination, including actively engaging students within an online learning exxxxxxironment.
• Demonstrate comprehensive talents with asynchronous communications among learners to drive success.

(1985 1999 ￨ 2002 Present)

Peri-Operative Staff Nurse (2002 Present)

• Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic nursing acumen toward providing excellence in care for patients of all ages during all types of surgical procedures while functioning as a strong patient advocate.
• Coordinate team-based efforts to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient, along with maintaining necessary patient privacy and information confidentiality while accurately assessing needs.
• Assist physicians with surgeries and non-ixxxxxxasive procedures, and clean and sterilize instruments.

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(1985 1999 ￨ 2002 Present)

Staff Nurse ￨ Supervisor Surgical Services (1985 1999)

• Strategically steered Surgical Services initiatives while assessing patients to develop results-focused treatment plans, providing treatment within scope of practice as defined by state law, and providing patient education.
• Continually ensured safety and well-being of patients while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Coordinated team-based efforts to guarantee proper care of patients body mechanics and patient safety.
• Supported physicians with surgeries and non-ixxxxxxasive procedures, along with collecting blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens; preparing them for lab testing; and cleaning and sterilizing instruments.

(1999 2002 ￨ 2008 Present)

Staff Nurse (2008 Present)

• Contribute strong multitasking proficiencies toward actively assisting physicians with surgical and non-ixxxxxxasive procedures while providing essential patient education for care and functioning as patient advocate.
• Consistently ensure that professional clinic practice initiatives are maintained as defined by state law.

Director of Nursing (1999 2002)

• Spearheaded construction and organization of a free-standing surgical center and physician s office per Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) standards, along with leading accreditation process and certification efforts from the AAAHC.
• Examined, interviewed, admitted, and cared for surgical patients throughout the peri-operative phase.
• Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses, along with managing care for post-operative patients through discharge and ensuring patient plans comprehension.
• Optimized healthcare teams administrative success by processing monthly reports for department performance, along with monitoring facility budget to ensure financial objectives were consistently met.
• Led onboarding process for new nursing staff, along with planning and evaluating continuing education.
• Coordinated the review, revision, and creation of HIPAA-compliant operational policies within the facility.

(1982 1985)

Charge Nurse (1984 1985)

• Maximized use of resources to achieve goals by implementing new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements, and demonstrated an ability to lead and motivate top-notch healthcare teams.
• Effectively interfaced among patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
• Coordinated, managed, and implemented patient management plans while monitoring acute conditions.
• Presented necessary health education training for patients which was instrumental in optimizing care.

Staff Nurse (1982 1984)

• Played a vital role in managing high-quality care for pre-operative and post-operative patients through to discharge, including serving as a proactive patient advocate and implementing total patient care through a team-based nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift to meet and / or exceed goals.
• Expertly monitored acute conditions while continually assessing patient needs and treatment objectives.
• Delivered comprehensive instruction on proper discharge care to both patients and family members.