Elizabeth Fischel
Evans
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IV Team
Piedmont Hospital
10.2020 - Current
- Insert PIV under ultrasound guidance utilizing sonosite machine
- Access PIV, PICC, and midlines for patency
- Perform central line dressing changes as required by policy and health standards
- Remove PICC and midlines as ordered by MD
- Utilized Epic for electronic clinical documentation
- Place midline in according to hospital protocols
- Administer Cath-flo
- Access ports
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Wellstar Hospital
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Travel assignment
- Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
- Utilized cerner for patient charting
- Adapted quickly to changing situations in the operating room, utilizing problem-solving skills under pressure.
Operating Room RN-Wakemed
WakeMed Raleigh Campus
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Circulating neuro, ortho, vascular, GYN, Cysto, ENT, robotics, pediatrics, and dental surgical cases
- Circulating level 1 traumas
- Preparing room according to surgeon preferences
- Position and prep patients according to AORN standards
- Utilized Epic for electronic clinical documentation
- Reduced risk of infection by maintaining a clean and organized operating room environment.
- Assisted surgeons in complex procedures, anticipating their needs and providing necessary support.
- Served as a liaison between patients'' families and medical staff, providing timely updates on surgery progress and outcomes.
- Applied strong attention-to-detail when performing instrument counts before and after surgeries, reducing potential risks associated with retained foreign objects.
Ortho/ Spine Operating Room and PACU-Burke Health
Burke Health
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Employed thru a staffing agency
- Participated in OR suite turnaround procedures such as cleaning and case cart management.
- Maintained functional knowledge of operational procedures to anticipate needs of surgeons.
- Use of hana table, Wilson frame, Jackson table, beach chair, and hand table
- Circulate: total joints, total knees, spine cases, hand cases (carpal tunnel release, etc), and shoulder arthroscopy
- Follow all hospital protocols, regulations, and infection control procedures
- Collect and properly label intraoperative specimens to be sent to lab
- Assist with pulling and reviewing all required instrumentation and supplies needed for surgery
- Ensuring all paperwork is completed as necessary to ensure the patient is ready for surgery
- Do all required counts, timeout, and prep
- Monitor post-operative patients and discharge as required care for patient post operatively after surgical procedures monitor phase 1 and 2 for orthopedic surgical patients
- Utilized Paper charting for clinical documentation
Pre-Op Nurse
Doctors Hospital
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Follow all preoperative orders to ensure patients are ready for surgery
- Obtain vascular access to give preop meds
- Ensure all necessary documentation is completed such as H & P and consents
- Perform nursing duties to support patients during pre-op
- Administer preop medications
- Discharge patients after surgery
- Utilized Meditech for clinical documentation
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes during the pre-surgical phase.
- Demonstrated adaptability when managing varying caseloads, ensuring timely completion of all required pre-op tasks.
Registered Nurse-Acute Care Float Pool
Augusta University
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Internal travel nurse
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Floated to the following areas of the hospital: shock Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, Surgical ICU, kidney transplant unit, cardiac step-down units
- Proficient in Cerner clinical documentation systems
- Provided nursing care which met the needs of the patient in compliance with physicians’ orders, standards of nursing practice and policies and procedures of the medical facility
- Documented pertinent observations and information related to patient's clinical condition and maintained effective communication regarding patient care
- Assisted the physician with procedures and treatments
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous complications from sepsis, acute respiratory failure to stroke and pulmonary embolisms.
- Provided skilled, timely emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Educated family about patient’s condition and provided support as needed
- Managed the care of adult patients experiencing life-threatening problems that require complex assessment, high-intensity therapies, and interventions
- Provide respiratory and ventilator management for patients
- Utilized Cerner for electronic clinical documentation
Burn Operating Room Circulating Nurse
Doctors Hospital
11.2020 - 01.2022
- PRN position
- Fast paced OR-quick room turn over
- Knowledge of skin grafts
- Properly prepping of patient per hospital policy
- Hooking up wound vac and ensuring proper seal prior to transfer to PACU
- Ensuring rooms are equipped with proper equipment for surgery
- Utilized Meditech for electronic clinical documentation
- Assisted in complex surgeries with effective multitasking while ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Supported successful surgical procedures by coordinating communication between surgeons, anesthesia providers, and other team members.
Cardiovascular ICU- Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Travel assignment
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatment and to restore vital functions.
- Collaborated with physicians and NPs to quickly assess STEMI/NSTEMI patients to deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing patient conditions
- Monitored patients’ respiratory status and ventilator operations and adjusted based on ABG interpreted results to promote stabilization.
- Operated critical equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery
- Provided various aspects of care with PA catheters and arterial, vasoactive drugs titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes along with CRRT
- Utilized Epic for electronic clinical documentation
- Prevented complications by closely monitoring vital signs, recognizing early warning signs, and taking appropriate actions promptly.
Cardiovascular ICU and Cardiovascular Recovery CVPACU
University Hospital
02.2020 - 08.2022
- Manage all post-operative cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery patients as well as interventional cardiology patients
- Provide complex valve and coronary care
- Proficient in advanced therapy modalities include LVAD implant immediate postop & intermediate care, Impella, IABP
- Ability to work in a dynamic and intense environment that requires quick thinking and excellent analytical and assessment skills
- Strong background knowledge on hemodynamics, arrhythmia management, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
- Excellent technical skills such as intravenous management and ventilator care
- Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate plans of care and treatment for CVICU patients
- Utilized Epic for electronic clinical documentation
Operating Room Circulating RN
University Hospital
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
- Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
- Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
- Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.
- Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
- Maintain files and records of surgical procedures.
- Ensured timely communication between the surgical team members during procedures resulting in smooth operations.
- Assisted anesthesia providers during induction thus ensuring seamless transition into surgery.
- Maintained sterile environments, reducing the risk of infection and ensuring patient safety.
Education
Bachelors in Science Degree in Nursing -
University of South Carolina
Aiken, SC12.2018
Associate in Business Administration Degree -
University of South Carolina
Aiken, SC05.2015
Skills
- 5 years experience including excellent time management, judgment and decision making skills
- 10 Years of Excellent Customer Service including 4 years healthcare experience
- Exceptional Coordination, Persuasive, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness skills
- Exceptional communication skills including speaking, monitoring, reading comprehension and technical writing
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Internet Navigation, Word Processing, Databases
Certification
- RN284033, GA, Compact License
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
Referencesavailable
References will be made available upon request
Timeline
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Wellstar Hospital
01.2024 - 04.2024
Operating Room RN-Wakemed
WakeMed Raleigh Campus
12.2022 - 09.2023
Pre-Op Nurse
Doctors Hospital
08.2022 - 04.2023
Ortho/ Spine Operating Room and PACU-Burke Health
Burke Health
06.2022 - 11.2022
Registered Nurse-Acute Care Float Pool
Augusta University
01.2022 - 04.2022
Cardiovascular ICU- Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
02.2021 - 06.2021
Burn Operating Room Circulating Nurse
Doctors Hospital
11.2020 - 01.2022
IV Team
Piedmont Hospital
10.2020 - Current
Cardiovascular ICU and Cardiovascular Recovery CVPACU
University Hospital
02.2020 - 08.2022
Operating Room Circulating RN
University Hospital
02.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelors in Science Degree in Nursing -
University of South Carolina
Associate in Business Administration Degree -
University of South Carolina
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