Marlene Jenkins

*** **** ***, **** ***** Fl *****

540-***-****

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SUMMARY

An experienced professional, board-certified healthcare provider and accomplished team leader who displays compassionate care and understanding for all patients and staff as family daily. Possession of a strong passion for being a trusted team member both inside and outside the healthcare arena with Leadership principles deemed as compassionate and determined.

Also, can intertwine professional skills by being both a patient and staff advocate when the situation calls for a “can do” attitude. Strong emphasis with respect for both staff and family members when situations arise requiring concerns and confidentiality. A professional with impeccable work ethic and high accountability with a strong attention to detail. A competent professional who is focused, process driven and comfortable working in multiple health care areas across the Healthcare stage.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2023- Present HealthTrust Work Solutions, Sunrise Florida

Covid Nurse – Per Diem Full-Time days/Remote

October 2022- April 2023- Lawnwood Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Florida

Traveler- * Cardiac Open-Heart Surgery

July 2022- September 2022- Largo Medical Center, Largo, Florida

Traveler- * Cardiac Open-Heart Surgery*

March 2022- June 2022 - Oakville Hospital Brooksville, Florida

Traveler- *Cardiac Open-Heart Surgery*

September 2021- March 2022 – Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida

• Cardiac Open-Heart Surgery

• Minimally Invasive Open-Heart Surgery

• Tavrs

•Aortic Dissections

•Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair, and Tricuspid Valve Repairs

•Assist anesthesia by setting up the transducers

•Assist Anesthesia with setting up medications in Medication pumps, assist anesthesia in setting up and floating the Swan, Assist anesthesia with the Cordis and assist anesthesia in setting up the Vigilance and BIS monitors

•Assist anesthesia with Radial Arterial lines using U/S

•Set up the room for Bronchoscopies and assist anesthesia with double lumen tube placement and exchange double lumen to single lumen tubes

•Set up Cordis, CVP and Pace port Wet sets for Cardiac Surgery

December 2020- September 2021- Kindred Central Tampa LTAC, Florida

•Special Procedures RN/RNFA

•Took Inventory, restocking and weekly charges of supplies required by Cardiothoracic surgeons and Pulmonologists

•Assisted with Percutaneous Trachs at bedside

•Scrubbed for Hemodialysis Catheter insertions

•Scrubbed for EGD/Peg Tube Placements

•Assisted with Chest tube Insertions

•Assisted with Thoracentesis and Paracentesis for drainages

•Midlines, Picc Lines, HD Catheters and Central Line Dressings

•Educated All staff on instructions of care and placement of tubes and drains

March 2020-December 2020, Cath Lab, St. Petersburg, Florida

Worked in Preop/Postop Cath Lab holding

Pulled Venous and Arterial sheaths as per hospital policy

Assessed patients prior to release of post Stents procedures

March 2019- December 2019 Heart Failure Program, Largo Medical Center, Largo, Florida

•Circulate Open Heart Cases

•Circulate LVADs

•Circulate Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation -OR/Bedside

•Thoracic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Aortic Root Placement

•David’s Procedure

•Aortic / Mitral / Tricuspid Valve Cases

•Pacemakers

•Thoracic Cases

•Pericardial Windows

•Mediastinoscopy

•Aortic Aneurysms / Dissections

•Off Pump Open Heart Surgeries

•Tracheostomies Open/ Percutaneous

2018 November -March 2019 Sentara Open Heart, Sentara RMH Medical Center – SWAP CVOR RN, Virginia

•Thoracic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Aortic Root Placement

•Bentall /David’s Procedures

•Circulate TAVRS

•Circulate / scrub Open Heart Cases by assisting PA with Leg closure and 2nd scrub with RN to load needles, heart holder

•Cardiac Open Heart Surgery

•Off Pump Open Heart Surgeries

•Minimally Invasive Open-Heart Surgeries

2018 April - RNFA (Registered Nurse First Assistant) Completed

2017 September - October 2018 Sentara Open Heart, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Virginia

•Circulate Open Heart Cases

•Circulate LVADS/RVADS

•Thoracic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Aortic Root Placement

•Bentall /David’s Procedures

•Circulate Aortic/Mitral Valve Cases

•Circulate TAVRS

•Circulate Heart Transplants

2017 September - Washington University School of Law -Master of Legal Studies

2017 August - Atlantic Eye and Laser Surgery Surgical Center, Florida

• Interview patients in Preop setting

• Circulate OR Room for IOL Implant

• Vital Signs, Assessment and Evaluation

•Discharge patients

2016 August – September 2017 Steward – Wuesthoff Medical Center, Florida

Specialize RN Circulating Role in following:

•Spine

•Orthopedics

•General

•Vascular

•Podiatry

•Bariatric

•Laparoscopy

•Gynecology

•Organ Procurement

Specializing RN Scrub Role in

•Arthroscopy

•General

•Vascular

•Podiatry

•Gynecology

•Laparoscopy

2015-2016 Tennova-Gateway Medical Center, Tennessee

Cardiothoracic Coordinator/ Facilitator/ Team Lead

• STS Data Analyst in CVOR

•January 2016 Entered into NIFA (National Institute First Assistants) - RNFA Program

•Safety Officer, Perioperative OR Services

•Assisted in implementing Policies and Procedural Competencies for Open Heart Program

•Affiliation Agreement with Nursing school to bring two students /biweekly to be trained in Cardiac Surgery for future positions.

•Staff Nurse, PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)

•Staff PAT (Patient Admission Testing).

•STS Data Extraction Analyst (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)

•Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care Accreditation

•Cardiac Surgery Heart Holder

•Safety Officer for Perioperative OR Services

•Heart Team Time Manager

•Open Heart Leadership Council

•Mentored inexperienced staff for open heart surgery preparation

•Responsible for ordering, caring for and implementing Log books utilized for all types of Valves and Grafts used in Surgery for patient safety

•Wrote protocol packet for implementation for Circulating roles in Cardiac OR setting

•Wrote Protocol packet for implementation for Scrub roles in Cardiac OR setting

•Implementing and labeling surgical instrumentation used in Surgery setting

•Scrub Role

•Circulate Role

•General OR 1ST Assistant Scrub Heart/Orthopedic/General

•Cardiac Rehab Attendant

2008- 2015 Sentara-Rockingham Medical Center Harrisonburg, Virginia

•Cardiothoracic Registered Nurse

•Open Heart Program Resource Person for New open-heart program

•Clinical Ladder participant III

•Assisting in Implementing Circulating packet for future Cardiac OR staff

•Supervisory duties for OR Specialty Co-coordinator when required

•Assist in making and implementing OR policies and procedures

•Assist in in-service teaching OR staff, patients, and their families

•Responsible for ordering, caring for and implementing Log books utilized for all types of Valves and Grafts used in Surgery for patient safety

•Implementing and labeling surgical instrumentation used in Surgery setting

•Designed and assisted in Implementing Transfer Hand-off sheets for Open heart patients and ICU staff

•Mentored inexperienced staff for open heart surgery preparation

•RN Scrub Role

•RN Circulating Role

2003- 2007 Vidant- Pitt County Medical Center Greenville, N.C.

•Operating Room/ OR Trauma, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, N.C.

•Specialized in:

•Pediatric Open Heart

•Adult Open Heart

•Off Pump Open Heart cases

•Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

•Endovascular Procedures

•Trauma

•COPA (Organ Harvesting) Procedures

•Homograft Care

•Circulating RN Role

•Mentored staff on Open Heart Surgery

•Clinical Ladder II

1990-1995 Connelly Home Care Charlottetown, PEI. Canada

•Private Duty Home Care

•Private Duty Bedside Nursing

1990-2003 Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charlottetown, PEI Canada

Surgical Scrub with experience in following fields:

•Orthopedic

•General

•Ophthalmology

•Gynecology

•Vascular

•Thoracic

•Pediatric

•Urology

•Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Dentistry

•Laparoscopic Procedures

Endoscopy Technician

•Clean and disinfect all scopes

•Sterilize all scopes for different procedures in office and OR settings

•Deliver all Scopes to different departments

Private Duty Nursing, Laboratory Technician, Medical Office Transporter, Laundry Worker

2003 (August-October) Kings County Hospital Souris PEI, Canada

•Emergency Room Nurse

•Medical-Surgical Nursing

•Critical Care Nursing

•Night Charge Nurse

1990 Red Cross Association of Canada Charlottetown PEI, Canada

•Assisted 2 boys in getting the Red Cross Medal for Bravery (1 alive, 1 posthumously) 1990

•Certificate of Merit for Life- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE).

Boy Scouts of Canada

•Boy Scouts Project Coordinator

Girl Guides of Canada

•Brownie Leader

•Project Coordinator

•Pack Leader

Non-Profit Community Leader

•Banquet Committees, 6 years

•Events Planner, 11 years

•Canada Spry Point Ark Project: President, Secretary /Treasurer, 1 year, Board of Directors, 5 years.

Activities and Honors

•American Heart Association- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Current American Heart Association 01-2023

•Heart Code- Basic Life Support (BLS) 01-2023

•Current Memberships:

•AORN- Tidewater Chapter Norfolk, VA

•Society for Vascular Nursing American Nurses Association

•Member of Provincial Child Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee -Accomplished awareness for Zero Tolerance of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children

•Member of Provincial Child Sexual Abuse Interagency Committee- Accomplished awareness and submission of Bill-55 to be submitted to Canadian Parliament for Zero Tolerance of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children

Skills

•Acute Care

•Cardiovascular Surgery

•Cardiothoracic Surgery

•Cardiac Open-Heart Surgery

•Heart Failure Program

•Cardiac Rehab Attendant

•Dialysis Education for LPN's

•Nursing Coach/ Mentor

•Coordinator Open Heart Team

•Facilitator Open Heart Program

•Resource Person for Open Heart Program

•Policies and Procedures

•Ethics Committees

•Conflict Resolution Training

•Post Anesthesia Care Unit

•Robotic Surgery

•Supervisor

•Student nurse mentoring

•Level I/II Trauma

Additional Information

Licenses and Certifications

Commonwealth of Virginia -Specialization - Multi State Privilege (Compact Designation) - Register Nurse License -000*******

State of Florida – Registered Nurse License, Multi State Privelidge ( Compact Designation) – RN 9441870

August 2019- Graduation from Washington University School of Law – Master of Legal Studies

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