Registered Nurse Charge
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MELINDA ALBA
REGISTERED NURSE
CONTACT
INFORMATION
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Batavia, Il 60510
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Registered Nurse – OR Charge RN • PRE/POST Charge RN- Highly skilled career professional with over 16 years of experience. Established in the planning and treatment of patient’s illnesses and wellbeing needed for optimal surgical outcomes. Communicating and collaborating between patients, families, staff, and doctors to provide the best care possible.
CREDENTIALS
CHARGE NURSE-
PERIOPERATIVE AREAS-OR,
SPD, PRE-OP & PACU
CIRCULATING NURSE-O.R.
AND ENDOSCOPY
EXPERIENCE
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE-345 SURGICAL SERVICES;
GENEVA, IL
Jun 2016-April 2021
Oct 2013-Jun 2016 (Tri-Cities Surgery Center acquired by NM) CIRCULATING RN/CHARGE NURSE, PREOP AND PACU RN/CHARGE NURSE Managing staff assignments and schedules, surgical schedules, as well as OR Circulator on day-to-day basis. Anticipating, ordering, and preparing supplies needed for cases. Communication between doctors, schedulers, and staff to ensure all equipment needed is available and needs are met so cases run as smoothly as possible. Creates drills and documents to maintain education for staff for ongoing compliance in accordance with surveyor expectations. Vast array of specialties to include ENT, Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Urology and General surgical operations. Experienced in circulating GI Endoscopic outpatient procedures. Proficient in both areas of PreOp and PACU for variety of specialties according to ASPAN guidelines. Proficient is Sterile Processing Department to assure all instruments are properly sterilized.
ORTHOPEDIC SOUTH SURGERY CENTER; MORROW, GA
2008-2013
CIRCULATING RN/CHARGE NURSE, PREOP AND PACU RN/CHARGE NURSE
Broad surgical facility experience in the complete process of a patient’s surgical stay. These include pre-assessment, PreOp, Circulating RN, and PACU. Experience as Charge RN in PreOp/PACU department and over 3 years experience as Charge RN in the OR. 4 years experience as Education RN for staff and doctors at the Surgery Center. 3 years experience as Safety Officer with monitoring and implementing safety measures for patients and staff. Metro Atlanta Clinical Liaison that facilitated internal audits in preparation for visits from both state and federal surveyors EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION- BACHELOR OF
ARTS
1998-2002
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
MACOMB, ILLINOIS
REGISTERED NURSE- ASSOCIATE
DEGREE
2002-2004
KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE
MALTA, ILLINOIS
CERTIFICATIONS
CNOR 2017-PRESENT
BLS 1998-PRESENT
ACLS 2005-PRESENT
PALS 2006-PRESENT
SOUTH ATLANTA ENDOSCOPY CENTER; RIVERDALE, GA
2007-2008
PACU RN
Prep patients prior to Endoscopic procedure which includes consent signing and getting IV access established. Monitor patients after procedural sedation and gave discharge instructions to patient’s family.
OUR LADY OF RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER;
CHICAGO, IL
2004-2007
ORTHOPEDIC/NEUROLOGIC/TELEMETRY NURSE
Implementing basic nursing skills daily along with admitting and discharging a heavy patient volume. Admissions include emergency room patients, both outpatient and inpatient surgical cases, transfer patient from other units, to both step-down units and step-up with a change in the patient’s condition. Monitor patient’s condition through assessment for telemetry and post-surgical patients. REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON
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