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Surgical Nursing, Operating Room Nursing, Patient Care

ID: 737927 Kansas, USA

Surgical nurse with 19 years of experience. Experience includes Level 1 trauma, charge nurse/management, ambulatory surgery center, assisting in the production of computerized charting, and maintaining and utilization of computerized charting. Legal Nurse Consultant with 14 years of experience. Experience in reviewing medical documentation, providing verbal and written opinion reports, providing chronologies of medical records, and providing expert testimony.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2002	Degree: RN, BSN	Subject: Nursing	Institution: Wichita State University
Year: 2000	Degree: Associates in Arts	Subject: Biology	Institution: Hutchinson Community College

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2006 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: RN, BSN	Department: Operating Room, Surgery
Responsibilities: • Responsible for direct patient care in the operating room. • Responsible for assisting the surgeon during a surgical procedure. • Coordinates activities of the operating room during the intra-operative phase. • Responsible for completing the necessary charting/documentation during the pre-operative, intra- operative, and post-operative phases. • Responsible for conducting chart reviews for infection control. • Experience in creating, charting, and reviewing electronic medical records
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2003 to 2006	Employer: Via Christi St. Francis	Title: RN, BSN	Department: Operating Room, Surgery
Responsibilities: • Responsible for coordinating the surgery schedule during the evening shift. • Responsible for managing the evening shift personnel. • Responsible for direct patient care in the operating room. • Coordinates activities of the operating room during the intra-operative phase. • Responsible for assisting the surgeon during routine, emergency, and trauma surgical procedures. • Responsible for completing the necessary charting/documentation during the pre-operative, intra- operative, and post-operative phases.

Career Accomplishments

Licenses / Certifications
Certified Legal Nurse Consulting, 2008 ACLS 2008 BLS 2003

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