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Manager Nurse

Location:
Satellite Beach, FL
Posted:
May 22, 2014

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Dorothy Ogaz

**** * ****** ***** **** #***

Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

acd885@r.postjobfree.com

904-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To utilize my training and experience to move an organization to its full

potential of providing quality, safe patient care. Work in conjunction with

Medical Staff members in an ongoing Process Improvement program providing

the most recent trends and data available. I will work to collect and

analyze data with regards to quality and use that data to formulate

policies and procedures in keeping within the regulatory guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

. Thirty years of nursing experience with a majority of those years

within the perioperative setting.

. I have worked closely with the Quality Department and have been

involved in Performance Improvement within the hospital and

instrumental in establishing a successful Core Measure team with focus

on SCIP Protocol

. Developing audit tools necessary to evaluate our progress in adhering

to proper parameters of time, selection and documentation of

preoperative antibiotic

. FMEA work in establishing the hospital wide Time Out Process and

Universal Protocol

. HAC team development of Prevention of Retained Foreign Body policy

currently used throughout all procedural areas

. Work with Infection Control Committee in developing the

interdepartmental policy on the high level disinfection of scopes and

the decrease of SSI's. Recently working with IC to educate surgeons

and staff on the proper preoperative skin preparation and

incorporating the manufacturers' recommended dry time to not only

decrease the chance of postoperative infection, but also decrease the

chance of intraoperative fire.

. Formulated Surgical Services policies and procedures using Joint

Commission and AORN Standards

I have worked in many capacities required within the OR arena and include

supervising, revenue integrity and inventory control. I have worked in

both outpatient and inpatient settings including a Level II trauma center.

As a Perioperative Educator, I have had the opportunity to share both my

experience and knowledge to staff members and students. I am also trained

in procedure coding and I have recently participated in a Hedis Project as

a Field Reviewer.

EMPLOYMENT:

2013-2014 Manager Surgical Services, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach,

FL

2008-2013 Interim Assistant Director & Clinical Educator, Perioperative

Services, Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL

2007-2008

Travel OR nurse with RN Network. Filling staff requirements within the

perioperative setting.

2006-2007

Manager of Surgical Services for Lee Memorial Hospital, trauma center with

14 OR suites. Other position included staff RN in pre-operative testing

department.

2003 - 2006

Nursing Operations Manager for ORHS Lucerne Hospital; Daily operations of

10 suite OR arena. Responsible for the operational budget and management of

eight direct reports with approximately eighty team members.

2002 - 2003

Per Diem staffing in the OR at Florida Hospital, Winter Park &Orlando

Regional Medical Center-Ambulatory Care Center

1998-2002 Charge Nurse, HealthSouth, Physicians' Surgical Care Center

Responsibilities include the smooth operation of the daily schedule and

staffing a freestanding surgical facility. Assumed Clinical Director

responsibilities in her absence.

1997-1998 Charge Nurse, Winter Park Memorial Hospital

Running the surgery schedule and staffing of a ten room OR.

1995 -1997 Surgical Coordinator, Winter Park Plastic Surgery

Established a private physician's surgery facility. Responsibilities

included

establishing policy and procedures, start up and maintaining the inventory

stock, instruments, circulating and scrubbing. Schedule patients for

surgery, and perform other duties of the front office.

1995 Per-diem Staff Nurse, Florida Surgery Center

Circulating & Scrubbing

1993-1995 Staff Nurse, Florida Hospital, Orlando

Circulating, Scrubbing and taking call

1980-1993 Staff Nurse and Clinical Coordinator, Henry Medical Center,

Stockbridge, GA

Started out as a nursing assistant while working on my nursing degree.

Once my nursing degree was obtained, worked in several areas of the

hospital including: ER, L&D, Med- Surg, and finally OR where I scrubbed and

circulated, took call and eventually obtained a management position as a

material manager for the operating room.

EDUCATION:

2009 Masters of Science Degree in Health Service Administration,

University of Central

Florida, Orlando, FL

1991 Bachelors of Science, in Health Arts, College of St. Francis,

Joilet, IL

1981 Diploma Graduate, Georgia Baptist Hospital, School of Nursing,

Atlanta, GA

2007 AAPC Professional Medical Coding Curriculum

CERTIFICATIONS:

CNOR

BLS-INSTRUCTOR

Associations

Active member of the Association of Perioperative Nurses (AORN) since 1985.

2007-2008 President of local chapter #1010 Shellcoast of AORN



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