Registered Nurse Management
Resume:
William Palaganas
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** ******* ****
City: Williamstown
State: NJ
Zip: 08094
Country: USA
Phone: 856-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $76,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Job History / Details:
440 WHITMAN LANE, WILLIAMSTOWN NJ 08094
P: 856-***-***** **********@*******.***
WILLIAM A. PALAGANAS
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Management, Scrubbing and Circulating Orthopedics, General, Trauma, Gynecology, Neurology; BLS, ACLS
WORK OF EXPERIENCE
October 2012 - Present
Virtua Total Joint Institute
Operating Room Nurse
>Ensure patient safety at all times
>Responsible for maintaining sterility by all staff members, proper use and function of equipments.
>Circulate and scrub for total hips and total knee replacements.
November 2009 - August 2012
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Specialty Clinical Manager Orthopaedics and Podiatrics
> Manages and oversees Orthopaedic Trauma, Oncology, Total Joint Program, Sports Medicine Program, and Podiatric surgeries serving fourteen surgeons and utilizing staff consisting of fifteen RNs and CSTs.
>Ensures needed implants, instruments, and vendor loaner trays are available and correctly processed for cases, in collaborations with company representatives, central sterile processing, material management, and finance department.
>Assist with new and transferring surgeons into Cooper University Hospital, identifying their needs and securing their instrumentations, implants, and soft good needs as well as establishing their individual preference cards for the types of surgeries they perform. Attends rounds with Orthopaedic and Podiatry Team to identify daily and upcoming surgical needs.
>Interacts with representatives and management from multiple companies to discuss products and negotiates pricing for surgical cases.
>Responsible for yearly evaluations, precepting and orienting new staff to Orthopaedics and Podiatry, as well as being primary resource to surgeons, staff, and company representatives.
August 2004 - Novem09
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
Operating Room Registered Nurse
> Circulated and scrubbed orthopaedic, trauma, general, gynecology, urology, vascular, cardiothoracic, plastics, ENT, OMFS, and neurological cases.
>Ensured patient safety was never compromised while utilizing the latest evidence based practice.
>Responsible for all equipment and disposable products needed are in the OR room and functioning properly.
May 2004 - August 2004
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ
Internship Operating Room
EDUCATION
2002-2004
Gloucester County Community College
>Associates Degree - Nursing
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
> Participated in Sharon Cox Management Training Series
>Attended AO conferences
QUALIFICATIONS
>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with healthcare team, management, peers, patients/clients, families and reps
>Strong critical thinking and competent clinic skills that enable quick, effective problem solving and capacity to perform in high stress environments
>Passionate patient/client and family advocate, committed to ensuring that patients/clients and families receive superior care built upon professionalism, integrity and high ethical standards
>Efficient multi-tasker, well developed organizational and planning skills with attention to detail
>Motivated to learn and master new skills, challenges and opportunities with the ability to adapt to change quickly and remain versatile
>Demonstrated ability to educate and precept new experienced and non-experienced staff members
>Consistent and courteous member of team with responsible and respectful delegation of tasks, with an understanding that every person involved in the delivery of healthcare is essential and valuable to achieving superior patient/client care and that each person brings uniqueness and strength to the team
PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENT: Above all else, I am committed to providing exemplary care and service to every patient/client and will do so by maintaining excellence, respect, trust, honesty, fairness and integrity in all aspects of my professional conduct and my personal life. I will treat all those I serve with compassion, dignity and respect, and recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual. I strive to reflect the highest ethical standards in my relationships with patients/clients, co-workers and peers. I believe that success comes from within and my attitude determines how successful I will be. In everything I do, I will adhere to my values, give my interest, my enthusiasm and most of all myself and recognize that my actions have a direct impact on all those around me.
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