Pre op pacu or

TAMMY EASTERDAY, ASN, RN

Bedford, Indiana 812-***-**** ***********@*****.*** Tammy Easterday LinkedIn PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Job Target - RN Travel nursing

• Compact licensed registered nurse with 36 years of experience in Operating room (peri-op) Pre op, PACU emergency room, case management with home health. Assistant director of nursing in rehab facility.

• Experienced in patient education with case management role as well as critical thinking as it relates to the peri op environment.

• Remote and Telehealth skills developed as a result of the home care case management setting. KEY SKILLS

Seasoned OR RN in the areas of all surgeries with the exception of cardiac, circulating and scrubbing, critical thinking in emergent situations, patient education, mentorship with new staff Electronic Medical Records: Cerner, EPIC, Sunrise

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RN (Travel Nurse) IU Health Bloomington Bloomington, IN 07/12/2024 to present

• Staff nurse in the travel industry working for AYA Healthcare Agency fulfilling the needs of the circulating in the OR of a 13 suite surgical unit of a level 3 trauma center.

• Supported new oncoming nurses in a mentorship role.

• Circulating all cases general, orthopedic, gynecology, urology neurology, podiatry, ENT

• Scrubbing cases when needed in the same categories of circulating. RN (Travel Nurse) St Vincents Ascension Indianapolis, IN 04/01/2024 06/27/2024 Staff nurse in the travel industry working for PRN Healthcare Agency fulfilling the role of circuiting nurse in the OR of a level 1 trauma center of a 30 suite surgical unit.

• Supported new nurse training through mentorship with new full-time staff and new travelers onboarding.

• Circulating all cases but focusing mainly on orthopedics and neurosurgical cases adult and pediatric.

• Participated in trauma response as part of the OR duties. RN (Travel Nurse) IU Health Bloomington Bloomington, IN. 03/12/2022-03/28/2024 Staff nurse in the travel nurse industry working with Tailored Healthcare fulfilling roles of circulating and scrub duties in the OR of a level 3 trauma hospital in a 13 room surgical unit.

• Supported new nurse training through mentorship in the nurse residency program.

• Charge position as needed.

• Scrub General cases.

• Circulating all cases, General, Gyn, Urology, Orthopedic, Neuro, Davinci robotic, ent. RN DePaul SSM Health Bridgeton, MO 05-01/2015-02/28/2022 Staff nurse in the OR fulfilling the circulating and scrub roles in a level 2 trauma center of a 20 room surgical unit

• Circulating all cases General, Neuro, Gyn, Orthopedics, Urology, Davinci robots, Bariatric

• Scrub general cases as well as Neuro

• Assumed charge role as required

• Mentoring new new nurses in an internship residency program.

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RN Southern Indiana Surgery Center Bloomington, IN 10/01/2012-04/20/2015 Staff nurse in an outpatient surgery center in the pre-op and PACU areas

• Working in an outpatient surgery center providing pre-op services including obtaining history, prepping patients for surgery which included skills in IV insertion. Also would alternate to the recovery or PACU side recovering the surgical patient, assessing airway management, level of consciousness, pain status etc. Patient teaching and education upon discharge.

RN IU Health Paoli Paoli, IN 2011-2012

Staff nurse in the OR, pre-op and recovery area

• Working in the OR setting as a circulating nurse in all cases general, ortho, gyn, urology, end

• Also would alternate the peri op position with pre-op preparing the patient obtaining history, iv starts prepping for surgery.

• Working in the recovery area as well following surgery. RN Adventis staffing agency Bedford, IN 05/2012-08/2012 Staff nurse in the occupational health role at GM Motors

• Working in the occupational health industry of a GM plant, managing any health complications related to the job of the factory personnel, managing all required testing with respirators, hearing and general history and physicals. RN Topolgus Surgical Associates Bloomington, IN 2006-2011 Staff Nurse in a general surgeon/vascular surgeon office setting

• Working in the office setting assistant to surgeon responsible for triaging, and follow up care, as well as responsible for all recertifications as required.

• Data entry as well was a part of my role in this setting attending continuing education on icd 10 requirements. RN Southern Indiana Surgery Center Bloomington, IN 2000-2006 Staff nurse in the peri-op operating room setting of an outpatient surgery center

• Responsibilities included circulating cases including General, Gyn, ENT, Ortho, Eyes, Plastics. RN IU Health Bedford Home Health Bedford, IN 1996-2000 Staff nurse in the home health setting

• Responsibilites included case management, telephone triage, home assessments of the home bound patient, managing LPN’s and CNA’s as well.

RN Dunn Memorial Hospital ER Bedford, IN 1996- 2000 Staff nurse in a part time position in a busy rural Emergency Room

• Duties include triage, managing and stabilizing the emergency room patient including assessments of injury or illness,, proficient IV skills, critical thinking. RN Vendor Home Health Bedford, IN 1994-1996

Staff nurse in a home health care setting

• Duties including telephonic triage, and assessment of patients needs. Home visits managing wound care, IV antibiotics continuing education and management of ancillary staff caring for patient. RN Westview Rehab facility Bedford IN 1991-1994 ADON, and MDS Coordinator

• Responsibilites were assisting the DON and management of personel, staffing the units, assessment of the patient upon admission, and quarterly, and any change of condition as required but the MDS protocol. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse (RN) Indiana Compact license, Nevada Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association aspires 09/2026 Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association, expires 05/2026 EDUCATION

Associate in Science, (ASN) University of the State of New York, 1991

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