Renée Weisinger, RN, BSN
**** ******** ** #*, *******, CO 80304
Phone: 609-***-**** E-Mail: *****.*********@*****.*** Summary
Highly responsible and reliable registered nurse who quickly earns the trust and confidence of physicians and colleagues. Deeply compassionate caretaker who consistently earns high marks and deep appreciation from patients. Entrepreneurial lifelong learner who discovers improvement opportunities and has leadership experience.
Experience
BAC, Boulder, CO
Registered Nurse Feb 2015 – Sep 2017
As an RN in this international women’s health facility, collaborated with nursing team and other staff to support patients through their 3- or 4-day surgical procedures, from pre-op counseling and surgical readiness assessments through operating room physician support to post-operative care and guidance. Built a consistent track record of implementing practice improvements by researching options, analyzing cost-effectiveness and efficacy, developing a proposal and business case to the physician- owner, and, upon approval, operationalizing in collaboration with staff. Such new protocols to improve patient care included:
n Providing patients non-skid socks for comfort and safety n Designing written Procedure Week Reminder Instructions to improve patient compliance with daily protocols
n Overhauling written After-Care Instructions to improve understanding, compliance and outcomes
n Replacing paper gowns with fabric gowns to improve patient comfort and dignity, practice economics, and environmental impact
n Adding narcotic pain control (i.e., Dilauded) in addition to standard use of Demerol, to improve patient comfort and surgical outcomes.
Smoothed practice workflow operations by learning and performing the following responsibilities, in addition to usual surgical nurse duties:
n Conducting pre-op counseling to assess surgical readiness, gather medical history, and prepare patients, followed by physician communication
n Performing and charting post-op tissue assessment n Cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments using sterile wrapping procedure and autoclave n Performing local patients' four-week post-op exams n Performing and assessing patient transdominal ultrasounds. Renée Weisinger, RN, BSN *****.*********@*****.*** Page 2 of 2 Boulder Manor and Rehabilitation Center, Boulder, CO Registered Nurse, LTC and Rehabilitation Units Nov 2014 – Feb 2015 Responsible for the evaluation and medical and therapeutic interventions for long-term care and rehabilitation patients on four units. Combined autonomous critical thinking and interventions with cooperative and collaborative work with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, NPs, RTs, PTs, OTs, wound-care nurses and hospice nurses to ensure the best possible physical and emotional patient outcomes. Responsible to build a comprehensive nursing plan of care for each patient. Serendipity Feminine Fancies LLC, Pennington, NJ
Nov 1999 – May 2009
As owner of this high-end women’s boutique, responsible for all aspects of business success, including: n Maintaining an overall business plan with actionable sales targets n Targeted advertising and marketing
n Hiring, training, managing, and coaching the careers of six-customer sales representatives n Maintaining all accounts, balance sheets, and income statements n Managing customer relations.
As buyer, handled all aspects of selecting goods, negotiating with suppliers, and maintaining supplier relationships. As entrepreneur, designed the store’s logos, bags, and layout, and handled production for all advertising.
Education
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science, Nursing Jan 2014
Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing
Trenton, NJ May 2013
Credentials
CPR certified through The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2003 to present #175*********.
Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado, License number RN. 1628769. Expires 10/2018 IV Therapy Certified: Theory and Practice New Jersey Nursing Association December 2013 #7423- 10/13-15
Memberships
American Nursing Association, since 2013
Steering Committee, ACN Annual Meeting, 2017