Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices & regulatory requirements of the healthcare industry. Strategic thinker with high degree of commitment toward serving customers and exceeding expectations. Creative problem solver with ability to de-escalate situations peacefully.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OR Manager, Infection Control & Pt Safety Officer
The Surgery Center Of Pottsville
Schuylkill Haven, United States
06.2009 - Current
Registered Nurse with full peri op experience
Able to Independently perform as a circulating or scrub nurse
Assisting in surgery and prepping for surgical cases
Acting Clinical Coordinator since, 2015
Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Set policies to optimize infection control measures in departments.
Directed staff, evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic needs, factoring in employee knowledge and patient/physician demands.
Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
Established and updated work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
Gathered and submitted data to regulatory agencies for mandatory reporting
Identified and mitigated unnecessary infection risks through regular reviews and procedural assessments.
Registered nurse
St. Lukes Miners Memorial Hospital
05.2007 - 06.2009
Operating room registered nurse with scrub and circulating experience.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
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