Peri-Operative Nurse Circulator; Oral Surgery Team Leader; Safety Officer💠 SURGICAL LEAD NURSE: Served as Lead Nurse for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)💠 SPECIALIZED PERIOPERATIVE CARE: Monitored and utilized specialized surgical procedures, supplies, equipment, and patient care for optimal surgical patient outcomes across 10 different surgical services.💠 CLINICAL COORDINATOR: Responsible for the entire operative suite, patient flow, management of staff assignment, coordination of surgery changes, and preparation of next day's surgery schedule.💠 Applied perioperative policies, procedures, regulations, and operating room clinical expertise to lead a team to effectively deliver safe, efficient, and cost-effective surgical care in highly complex situations.💠 Safety Officer: Responsible for data collection detailing patient-related safety errors, conducting independent root cause analyses, and advising safety measures to hospital leadership.

💠 MANAGEMENT: Successfully managed a staff of 20 in the Same Day Surgery unit at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center resulting in continuously receiving the highest monthly positive patient satisfaction surveys in the hospital.💠 ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: Provided technical assistance as part of a Root Cause Analysis team that improved processes and ensured delivery of quality health care in response to patient safety reports and sentinel events.💠 COMMUNICATION: Displayed open and professional communication skills in daily unit huddles, quarterly peer reviews, staff counseling, and annual job evaluations.💠 RECORDS MANAGEMENT: Provided technical expertise in medical documentation software, database usage, and management while safeguarding the security and confidentiality of medical information through HIPPA standards.💠 QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Developed and managed ongoing competency-based orientation and professional continued education in compliance with TJC and hospital regulation.

💠 SPECIALIZED PERIOPERATIVE CARE: Ensured delivery of high-quality pre/post operative nursing care provided is in accordance with TJC and the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN).💠 SERVED AS FLOOR COORDINATOR: Oversaw the movement of daily patient care, staff assignments, preparing next day surgery patient bed assignment, and utilized interdepartmental coordination to ensure continuous workflow.💠 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Hand-selected as Process Improvement Lead dedicated to tracking, analyzing, and improving patient wait times in the APU resulting in seamless patient flow, decreased wait time, and increased customer satisfaction.💠 IMPLEMENTED INDIVIDUALIZED NURSING CARE PLAN: Applied critical thinking, integrity, intellect, humility, and comprehensive nursing concepts to develop individualized preoperative nursing care plans.💠 DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION: Collaborated with physicians from 15 different surgical specialties and ancillary services to provide a multidisciplinary approach to every patient in the APU and their family members.💠EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Served as lead nurse of Code Blue and Crash Cart training; ensured continuous monitoring of Crash Cart supplies and held monthly meetings to train staff.

💠 SERVED AS FLOOR COORDINATOR: Served as Charge Nurse and Team Leader, supervised 4 team members, and delegated duties and adapted staff assignments in accordance with patient needs.💠 EXTENDED INFLUENCE BEYOND CHAIN OF COMMAND: Hand-selected by executive leaders as the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Officer in Charge, leading a team of 15 midlevel supervisors and seamlessly planned a highly successful APFT event; this resulted in a 99% pass rate for over 180 Soldiers, and the organization recognized as having the highest average APFT of any unit on Camp Arifjan.💠 COLLABORATION: Collaborated with physicians from 9 different specialty services to provide a multidisciplinary approach to patients.💠 CLINICAL EXPERTISE: Utilized critical thinking and evidence-based practice to deliver high-quality nursing care, ensuring nursing care provided is in accordance with TJC, the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.💠 DEVELOPMENT: Coached and mentored 4 LPNs by providing an environment with increased autonomy with professional oversight; created a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Orientation Competency Checklist resulting in 100% compliance with ASPAN standards and hospital readiness.💠 GETS RESULTS: Individually awarded by Central Command Lieutenant General for exceptional performance during deployment.

💠 SPECIALIZED PERIOPERATIVE CARE: Utilized critical thinking and evidence-based practice to ensure delivery of high-quality post operative nursing care was in accordance with TJC, and the ASPAN. 💠 POSTOPERATIVE NURSING ASSESSMENTS: Acutely monitored patients’ vital signs and physical and mental status. Made immediate clinical decisions based off vital signs, mental status, pain, and physical mobility to ensure every patient recovered properly. Recorded patient vitals and maintain patient records.💠 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Spearheaded process improvement to increase patient knowledge and staff compliance with documentation of Advanced Directives on the PACU/ Ambulatory Procedure Unit /Pre-Procedure Unit which led to a 30% increase in documentation compliance and increased patient understanding.💠 PAIN MANAGEMENT: Independently assessed and treated pain after surgery ensuring patients have a patent airway, adequate breathing, proper circulation, and appropriate level of consciousness.💠 COMMUNICATION: Directly communicated with anesthesia, informed of changes in patients’ recovery, and identified situations that called for anesthesia intervention. Collaborated with physicians from 15 different surgical specialties and ancillary services to provide a multidisciplinary approach to patients and their family members.💠PATIENT EDUCATION:o Educated patients, their families, and caretakers, provided at-home instructions and answered all discharge health related questions from arrival to discharge.💠 ADMITTED AND PREPARED PATIENTS FOR SURGERY: Admitted patients and obtained consent. Communicated relevant information about anesthesia to patients before the surgery or procedure. 💠 IMPLEMENTED INDIVIDUALIZED NURSING CARE PLAN: Developed individualized care plans for patients from arrival to the PACU, throughout PACU stay, to home care.💠 DETERMINING DISCHARGE: Recorded vital signs and used clinical judgement to determine when patients are ready to be discharged.

💠 MEDICAL / SURGICAL CARE: Served as Clinical Staff Nurse on a 22-bed fast-paced Medical-Surgical Unit with an average of 16 patients, in a 107-bed level III Trauma Regional Medical Center serving health care to 218,000 geographically dispersed beneficiaries. Supervised 1-2 professional and paraprofessional staff and delegated duties to ensure safe and appropriate care in compliance with the American Nurse Association. Planned, implemented, and evaluated nursing care for patients, young adults to geriatric, with a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses consistent with department policies, procedures, and current professional standards of practice. Performed wound care, administer medications, monitor vital signs, assisted with ambulating, assisted with bedside procedures, and assistance patient with hygiene care 💠PATIENT EDUCATION: Provided patients and their families comprehensive patient health education ensuring the best possible patient outcomes and home care. Continuously educated patients from admission to discharge, and developed teaching strategies to individualize education based patient needs. Helped patients and their families organize discharge care and complete discharge paperwork. 💠COLLABORATION: Worked with surgical specialties, internal medicine, radiology, physical therapy, radiology, nutrition, behavioral health, and many healthcare professionals to develop care plans and ensure adequate care. 💠 DOCUMENTATION: Charted patient progress, reviewed previous shifts’ notes, and maintained patient documentation. 💠 EQUIPMENT OPERATION: Operated equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, endotracheal tubes, traction, anti-embolism devices, intravenous therapy (IVs), respiratory devices, and oxygen tanks. 💠 EXTENDED INFLUENCE BEYOND CHAIN OF COMMAND: Volunteered to provide dynamic nursing care to wounded warriors in the Ride2Recovery program and assisted veterans with cycling to overcome physical and mental challenges.

💠 Expertise on grant reporting, requests for funding, audits, and changes to regulations💠 Monitoring the grant programs: Jobs for Veterans State Grants and Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.💠 Veteran Advocacy for Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act violations (USERRA).