January **, ****

To Whom It May Concern:

Attached please find a copy of my professional resume.

As you can see from my attached resume, I have been a nurse for several years and have had numerous management positions in a variety of clinical settings.

I have worked more than 7 years in the Quality and Regulatory department, working with customers as well as field personnel. My extensive clinical and management experience in the Peri-Operative arena has provided me with the necessary qualifications to focus on the education needs of anesthesia customers, both nursing and medical. This, in turn, will allow me to apply product and clinical knowledge to troubleshoot and help solve problems. I will be able to support customers in the utilization and understanding of their systems, as well as establish and maintain strong working relationships with key internal partners and customers.

I hope that my desire to make a difference inspires you to offer me this position. References are available upon request.

I remain sincerely yours,

Lois Giegerich

LOIS GIEGERICH, RN, MS/MHA

9 Noonan Drive, Londonderry NH 03053 * 603-***-****

HIGHTLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

oNumerous years of progressively responsible achievement in training, educating, program planning and coordination of nursing services

oDemonstrated gift for motivating people towards higher achievements

oSkilled in handling the public with professionalism and sensitivity

oEnthusiastic, high energy, and especially creative

oSpecial talent for assessing and improving operations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Training & Instructional Design

Coordinated and presented educational programs for staff enhancement

Set-up and provided in-service training and counseling to nursing staff and physicians involving the use of new equipment/procedures

Devised a Patient Classification System at Westlake in collaboration with Clinical Mangers and Director of Nursing, developed written policies and procedures, and implemented with Admissions Personnel; resulted in appropriate bed control and patient placement

Instructed and certified paramedics in CPR-Basic Life Support;

oAssessed emergency medical services; monitored and guided personnel in the field, as well as the ER department

oEvaluated medical interventions and triage

oProvided CEU workshops

Administration/Management

Directed operations of a 16 bed general surgical ICU including long/short-term planning:

oMaintained capital, operating and staffing budget

oCoordinated services with ICU staff, medical staff, and nursing administration

oParticipated in design of critical care tower and established educational programs to prepare staff for Open Heart Surgery Unit

oPhysician interactions, as well as with administration

As Associate Director of Critical Care at Westlake, coordinated day-to-day activities:

oDeveloped, administered, and monitored standards of care

oSupervised and trained nursing staff

oConstantly observed overall activity; redirected staff resources as needed

Physician interactions, as well as with administration

Successfully opened and managed an independent surgical ICU:

oEstablished guidelines, policies and procedures

oRecruited and selected staff

oDesigned and delivered a mandatory 140-hour course for CCU staff

oPerformed evaluations

oProvided input for budgetary requirements

oProvided CPR education for physicians

Physician interactions, as well as with administration

As a staff nurse & then Clinical Leader of a for profit Ambulatory Surgery Center:

oWas responsible for evaluations, counseling, and continuing education for staff

oImplemented a 23-hour stay program to expand services @the facility

oWas the first hospital in NH to start the VNUS procedure

oImplemented new procedure such as the ESSURE, NOVASURE, etc

oAssisted with budgets and capital equipment acquisitions

oPhysician interactions, as well as with administration

Relevant Medical Experience

Developed a broad understanding of medical conditions and illnesses, as agency nurse, head nurse, and staff nurse:

oAssigned in ICU settings at Northeast Medical Center, Doctor’s Hospital Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Herman Hospital in Texas; provided critical care for patients in Chicago, IL, CA and NY hospitals

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Derry Ambulatory Surgery Center, Derry, NH 2007-2010

Peri-operative Nurse

Philips Medical, Andover, MA 2005 - present

Quality Specialist/Clinician

Elliot 1-Day Surgery Center, Manchester, NH 1995 -2005

OR/PACU staff then Clinical Leader

Kingwood Plaza Hospital, Kingwood, TX 1993 -1995

ICU/PACU/Cardiac/Cath Lab Nurse

Staff Relief, Inc., Houston, TX 1989 -1995

Agency Critical Care Nurse

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 1989 -1994

Diagnostic Imaging Nurse

Unicare Health Services, Houston, TX 1988 -1989

Agency Critical Care Nurse

Norrell Health Services, Oakbrook, IL 1986-1988

Agency Critical Care Nurse

Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA 1986

Head Nurse Surgical ICU

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Enrolled in MS in Quality and Regulatory, Northeastern University, Boston MA

MS in Healthcare Administration, New England College, Henniker, NH, 2004

BS in Health Science, College of St. Francis, Joliet, IL, 1986

RN, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1968

Certifications:

ICU/CCU Recertification, 1995

CCRN Alumnus, since 2003

CAPA certification since 2005

ACLS provider till 2011

PALS provider till 2011

CPR provider 2012

CPR instructor thru 2007

References Available on Request

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