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Skills

  • Acute care expertise
  • Familiarity with cutting-edge thoracic instruments
  • Patient positioning for thoracic surgeries
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Intravenous therapy
  • EMR / EHR
  • OR instrument quality assurance and acquisition
  • Sanitation
  • Customized perioperative care planning
  • Advanced cardiac resuscitation protocols in the OR

Work Experiences

  • Provided critical-ill patients with a skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response.
  • Achieved a 0% infection rate post-op.
  • Medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management were among the interventions I implemented.
  • Provided excellent care to patients with a variety of diagnoses and oversaw their treatment from start to finish.
  • Recorded details about all therapies, including procedure and standard to keep patient charts up to date.
  • Actively managed chest tube placements.
  • Aimed at improving thoracic procedural outcomes.
  • Gave medications and treatments to patients and tracked their responses while collaborating with healthcare teams to adjust treatment plans.
  • Achieved accreditation for the department in 2023.
  • Addressed patient care issues such as discharge delays, procedures that were postponed, and discharge equipment that was unavailable.

Summaries

  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • Costs were consistently reduced while profits were increased.
  • Thoracic Operating Room Nurse with 12 years of successful strategic planning and process improvement experience.
  • Considered to be a hard worker with a strong desire to succeed.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Adept at managing surgical site assessments.
  • Achieved a 50% improvement in discharge times for thoracic surgery patients.
  • Advocated for patients during surgeries.
  • Bringing a 12-year track record of nursing success and seeking a Thoracic Operating Room Nurse position with a framework facility.
  • Expert in all aspects of patient care, with a track record of success in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop care plans aimed at assisting patients in recovering from medical or surgical procedures as well as managing complex mental illnesses.

Accomplishments

  • Improved thoracic OR workflow efficiency by spearheading an initiative to centralize and standardize inventory procedures, reducing preparation time by 25%.
  • Led a post-operative care team focused on reducing hospital stays for thoracic surgery patients by implementing best practices, reducing average stay duration by 14 days.
  • Optimized the turnover process between thoracic surgeries, reducing average operating room downtime by 66%.
  • Led a team initiative to reduce the use of unnecessary surgical supplies during thoracic procedures, cutting costs by 61% annually.
  • Served as the primary OR nurse during metric, ensuring all necessary equipment was functional and on hand, contributing to smooth, efficient surgeries.
  • Spearheaded a pilot program introducing advanced patient positioning techniques during thoracic surgery, reducing patient pressure ulcers by 80%.
  • Recognized by framework as the lead nurse in thoracic OR safety protocols, helping the team achieve a three years record of zero critical incidents.
  • Executed meticulous infection control protocols during and after surgery, minimizing instances of perioperative infection to below 18% over the past year.
  • Evaluated and updated sterilization procedures for thoracic surgery tools, resulting in a 35% reduction in operating room acquired infections.
  • Collaborated with anesthesiologists and surgeons to ensure optimal patient outcomes, resulting in a 16% increase in overall success rates of thoracic procedures.

Affiliations

  • International Council of Nurses (ICN)
  • American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
  • Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) Certification Board
  • Operating Room Management Advisory Board
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP)
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Organization

Certifications

  • Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
  • Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Certification
  • Wound Care Certification (WCC)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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