Christina Natalie Chambers
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 757- 4513
Education
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 2004, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Naval School of Health Sciences
Hospital Corpsman “C” School
Bethesda, Maryland
August 1996, Certificate of Completion, Operating Room Technician
Naval School of Health Sciences
Hospital Corpsman “A” School
San Diego, California
January 1996, Certificate of Completion, Navy Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy Basic Training
G reat Lakes, I l linois
September 1995, Certificate of Completion, Navy Basic Training
A nne Arundel Community College
Arnold, Maryland
M ay 1995, Associate Degree in Biology
Severna Park Senior H igh School
Severna Park, Maryland
June 1991, Maryland High School Diploma
Work Experience
Jan 2006- Present
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, MD
Registered Nurse I I I, O rthopedic Team Leader
ACP Operating Room
Staff RN Operating Room Weekend Alternative Jan 2006-Jan 2007
Clinical RN I I Jan 2007-Jan 2010
Responsible for patient advocacy and nursing care during intraoperative phase of surgery.
Computer and wri t ten documentation of procedures and interventions including Epic Optime
and Meditech applications
Member of weekend surgical team. Proficient in scrub and circulating roles of all services.
Pre Anesthesia testing and screening t raining July 2008-Dec 2008
Weekend Charge Nurse and weekend relief charge. Jan 2006-April 2009
Edwards Surgical Pavilion
RN Orthopedic Team Leader Edwards Surgical Pavilion Clinical RN I I I Jan 2010 –present.
Edwards Surgical Pavilion Charge RN September 2009-Present
Training Resource for Epic Computer documentation implementation
Member AORN
CNOR certification
Jan 2005-Jan 2006
Wuesthoff Medical Center
Melbourne, FL
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Responsible for patient advocacy and care during intraoperative phase of surgery.
Supervise patient care technicians and surgical technicians and delegate tasks.
Proficient in scrub and circulating roles of all services.
Collect data and assess for performance and quality improvement reports
Collect data for Total Joint Implant Need Assessment and present findings for review.
In charge of running operating room charge during afterhours call.
April 2001-Jan 2005
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, MD
Surgical Technician
Assist in surgical operations as part of the surgical team under the supervision of surgeons,
Registered nurses and other surgical personnel.
Responsible for coordinating weekly educational in-service for entire OR staff. (May 2001-Sept
2001)
In terim Educator Summer/Fall 2001
Member of the Vascular Team, Joint Team, Neuro-Spine
In terim Lead Vascular Technician Summer/Fall 2001
Coordinated and implemented program to recognize outstanding Surgical Tech of the Year 2003
Participated in selection board for candidates of Surgical Tech of the Year 2003
Scrubbed and assisted circulating RN in a variety of weekend emergent cases.
Demonstrated f lexibility :cross t rained in Endoscopy, PreOp, secretary role, PCT role and PACU
as needed
Proficient in MediTech and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems)
Dec 2000-April 2001
Medical Express
Temporary staffing agency,
Louisville, CO
Surgical Technician
Filled temporary staffing needs in different hospitals
Assisted Surgeons in a wide variety of surgical cases including t rauma
May 2000- Dec 2000
Surgical Associated Services
Temporary staffing agency,
Denver, CO
Surgical Technician
Filled temporary staffing needs in different hospitals
Assisted Surgeons in a wide variety of surgical cases including t rauma
July 1998-May 2000
Columbia/Health One
Denver, CO
Surgical Technician
Fine tuned skills in all aspects of Orthopedic, Neuro, Spine, Trauma, and General Surgery
p rocedures
Assist in surgical operations as part of the surgical team under the supervision of surgeons,
Registered nurses or other surgical personnel.
In terim Orthopedic Team Leader
Member of Total Joint /Spine Team
Member of Sports Medicine/ Orthopedic Team
May 1998-July 1998
Colorado Center for Liposuction and Cosmetic Surgery
Denver, CO
Surgical Technician
Surgical First Assist/ Head Surgical Tech/ Supply requisitions.
Assist in surgical operations as part of the surgical team under the supervision of surgeons,
registered nurses, or other surgical personnel.
Care and sterilization of instruments, ordered supplies, maintain inventory of i mplants and
special purchase i tems
Feb 1996-May 1998
U nited States Navy
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
E xecutive Administrative Assistant to the Command Master Chief
Typing skills 60 WPM
Microsoft Office
Outlook, Microsoft Schedule+, CHCS, Excel, and the In ternet
Facilitator of Sailor of the Month, and Sailor of the Year program including Board selection and
p ublic relations.
Created policy for standard operating procedure (SOP) as framework and guidelines for Sailor of
t he Month/Quarter and Year at National Naval Medical Center
Surgical Technician
Assist in surgical operations as part of the surgical team under the supervision of surgeons,
registered nurses, or other surgical personnel.
Aided the Charge nurse in the coordination of cases including the ordering of surgeon/case specific
equipment, special purchase i tems, instrumentation and sterile supplies for Central Supply and
S terile Processing
Coordinate biomedical repairs and equipment maintenance as needed.
Maintain repair log of all equipment going to and coming from Biomedical Repair.
Educated all operating room, central processing and sterile processing staff on the proper
p rocedures of ordering and contents of specialized service supply packs.
Modified an existing Standard Operating Procedure guideline for the operating room technician
and incorporated these modifications into an updated version
Awards/Honors
Awarded with a Navy Achievement Medal for organizing and creating a Standard Operating
P rocedure for the Sailor or the Month program at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
M aryland.
Recognized by Commanding Officer of Nation Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland for
u pdating the emergency disaster list. Naval Letter of Commendation from Admiral Potter
Selected to stand a watch for the Commanding Officer Admiral Potter, National Naval Medical
Center Bethesda, Maryland.
Graduated first in class: Hospital Corpsman “A” School, Naval School of Health Sciences, San
D iego, CA.
Dean’s list at Anne Arundel Community College.