Terja Shodin, RN, CNOR, CSSM

AORN/ASPAN Member

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Monmouth, Ore 97361

509-***-****

ac1dg9@r.postjobfree.com

Education / Licenses

Bachelors in progress, Capella University

ADN, Clackamas Community College

Current in CPR-CNOR-CSSM

Professional Experience

Excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills! Experienced in many key areas such as, computers, EMR, timecards, quality reporting and writing, data abstraction, critical thinking, urgent care and care management!

Kaiser ASC

Associate Manager of the ASC Salem, Ore

7/2015 to 11/2016

Oversee approximately 40 staff, schedules, case loads. Payroll and day to day issues. Approx. 20 beds, OR, pre/post op, endoscopy.

Samaritan Health Plans

Quality Department Corvallis, Ore

10/17/2014 to July 2015

Reviewing charts for quality programs, HEDIS, NCQA

Walla Walla General Hospital

Walla Walla, WA 5/2005-to 1/ 2014

Surgical Services Director

Departments include OR, PACU, Endoscopy, Sterile Processing, Same Day Surgery, Pain Clinic, Anesthesia department and Pre-Admission

4 OR’s- 1 GI-Lab

Round on patients, family and staff daily

Designed and set-up new GI-Lab

Responsible for all Operational and Capital Budgets for six separate departments.

31 employees

Perform staff nurse responsibilities in Surgical Services as needed

Provide education and training, competencies and evaluations to all staff

Review and implement teaching programs

Implement and audit Core Measures, PI projects and Quality improvement

Implement and maintain CMS, TJC and State Regulations (WAC)

I am the Champion for SCIP/SCOAP, have implemented and maintained high scores

Organized and implemented a new Pain Clinic

On the implementation team for the Cardiac Cath Lab, which is now complete, I also oversee standards, regulations and policies for this department.

Participated on the design team for Surginet (Computerized Surgical documentation, scheduling, preference cards, charging system). Have implemented, educated and maintained system.

Oversee schedule of employees

Sit on and head several committees with in the hospital

Research and implement new/current standards of practice

Attend AORN congress, corporate driven leadership courses, in-services and learning options, outside of the hospital regularly, have had Studer training and starting now with the Six Sigma LEAN course. Courses from the Glaser’s, who train communication techniques. Leadership studied and uses concepts from Radical Loving Care and Sacred Works.

Strategic planning, recruitment, implementation and retention of Physicians.

Develop clinical price reductions, and sit on Advisory Committee for: as an example: implemented a Total Joint Capitation program

Develop and write new policies, as well as updating ones currently used, with the latest standards

On the implementation team and head of preceptor training for Versant residency program

Wrote and implemented 2 large-scale OR/SPD improvement plans, after working with an outside consultant.

Implemented CPOE- Computerized Provider Order Entry hospital wide.

Implemented EMR with in Surgical Services.

Sit on Advisory Committee for Surgical Techs at Columbia Basin College,

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Grande Ronde Hospital

La Grande, OR 2/2001-10/2004

Surgical Services Manager

Included OR, PACU, Endoscopy and SurgiCenter

Coordinated schedules for all departments

Managed the budget

Performed staff nurse responsibilities in Surgical areas and ER as needed

Developed and implemented new/existing policies

Reviewed and coordinated patient care

Organized staff meetings and in-services

Researched/implemented new and current standards of practice

Ordered instruments and reviewed/implemented special requests

Resolved/refined major staff issues (Result was satisfaction with staff/hospital)

Oriented/trained new personnel, all staff education, competencies, evaluations performed.

Participated in and was on several committees/meetings/QA

Meridian Park Hospital 1999-2001

Tualatin, OR

OR Coordinator/10 room OR

Coordinated/supervised staff (11:00-2300, 3 days/week, 12 hour shifts)

Organized emergent cases as needed

Staffed the holding area (interviewed and assessed patient needs, ensure all essential documents (informed consents, physical exam, labs/x-rays were file as required)

Problem solved staff issues/department needs

Flexible to needs of department and worked where ever needed

Staffed and worked PACU

Organized equipment and supplies for cases

Scrub/circulate responsibilities

Team member

Oriented/trained new personnel, performed staff education and gave in-services.

Shriners Hospital for Children 1989-1999

Portland, OR

OR/PACU Charge nurse responsibilities

Scrub/circulating duties on all cases

Pediatric IV skills

Orient/train new personnel

Initiated new programs and projects

Pediatric Orthopedics and Plastic Surgery

Managed schedule of staff and patients

Before Shriners, I worked at Holladay Park Hospital, also in the OR, with charge experience of specialty areas, scrubbing and circulating all cases. I worked in the float pool there, in multi-disciplinary services, such as ICU, ER, med-surg and psych.

In addition I have worked in clinics, assessing, assisting with patients of all types and in many capacities. Plus I have long-term care experience, managing staff and patient care.

I have excellent nursing and people skills. I am definitely a patient advocate and patient safety is my priority, as well as adhering to the Mission Statement of the facility.

I keep up with current technology by taking yearly seminars and keeping up my certifications, attending Congress each year and other suitable Surgical Services, Business and Management courses.

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