Registered Nurse Nursing
Resume:
MARK ANTHONY KO POZON R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.
Skokie 60077
Illinois
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Contact number: 773-***-****
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth date June 30,1979
Birth place Cebu City, Philippines
Civil Status Single
Languages Spoken English, expert Spanish, intermediate
Filipino, expert Chinese, beginner
OBJECTIVE
To be of service in a successful and dynamic health care institution, allowing effective and efficient use of knowledge, attitude and skills, whether to provide care, educate or do research works.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Master of Science in Nursing
School Attended: Cebu Doctors' University, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
Year Graduated: 2005
Educational Equivalence in the United States:
Master of Science Degree in Nursing Science
Evaluated by The Trustforte Corporation
271 Madison Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
School Attended: Cebu Doctors' University, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
Year Graduate: 2003
Educational Equivalence in the United States:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Science
Evaluated by The Trustforte Corporation
271 Madison Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10016
Canadian Practical Nurse Bridge
School Attended: Norquest College, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Year Graduated: 2008
Philippine Licensure Examination passed last June 2003 license number 0352305
Professional License: State of Vermont, Registered Nurse, license number 026-*******
not renewed
State of Illinois, Registered Nurse, license number 041.375262
current
State of New York, Registered Nurse, license number 721604
current
State of Washington, Registered Nurse, license number RN60760479
current
State of California Registered Nurse, license number RN95166986 current
State of Arizona Registered Nurse, license number RN211405 current
State of Wisconsin Registered Nurse, license number 255952
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) certification examination passed last August 2007 CGFNS number 3531717
WORK EXPERIENCE
Supervisor Surgical Services
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
August 2020 – present
Supervise daily operating room activities, provide support for the surgical team, troubleshoot issues in terms of staffing, equipment, supplies, etc., perform patient satisfaction survey by leaders, provide feedback to manager and director.
Also assumes the Educator role.
Operating Room Nurse
University of Chicago Medicine
October 2018 – July 2020
Scrub and circulating roles in multiple specialties including general, orthopedic, plastics, vascular, robotic cases (da Vinci si, xi), spine (ortho and neuro), etc.
Magnet Champion for the OR, leading efforts for the hospital’s renewal of its Magnet Status.
Member of RFO Task Force, leading efforts to prevent retained foreign objects in all surgical cases.
Level 1 trauma
Operating Room Nurse/Traveling Nurse
Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital
2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902
Telephone Number: 509-***-****
Traveling nurse through Aureus Medical
Manager: Colin McGrane, 402-***-**** ext. 2487
Contract: February – April 2018
*Circulating nurse
*Common cases: General, Orthopedic, Gynecologic, Urologic, Vascular, Spine, ENT
*7 main OR theaters, 4 surgical center rooms
Operating Room Nurse/Traveling Nurse
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
301 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
Telephone Number: 212-***-****
Traveling nurse through Aya Healthcare
Supervisor: Drew Donovan, 858-***-****
Contract: August – November 2017
*Perform scrub and circulating nurse functions
*Orthopedic and spine cases
*16 OR theaters
Operating Room Nurse
Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Telephone Number: 708-***-****
Full time: April 2016 – July 2017
*Perform scrub and circulating nurse functions
*Level 1 Trauma Hospital
*All kinds of cases including robotic (Da Vinci Si and Xi). I was not assigned to open heart surgeries (pediatric and adult) and transplant surgeries.
*38 main OR theaters and 10 outpatient surgery center
Director of Training and Development
Previous title: Health Education and Training Specialist
Care Choice Home Health, Inc.
7840 Lincoln Ave. #103
Skokie, Illinois, USA 60077
Telephone Number: 847-***-****
Full time: January 2009 – December 2015
Job Summary:
*Perform classroom and on-site training to nurses when a new skill, or reinforcement or enhancement of a skill is needed.
*Perform health teachings to patient at home to ensure safety in the management of care and prevent re-admission to the hospital.
*Function as a registered nurse in circumstances that one is needed. Go to and perform nursing care at the patient’s home, utilizing nursing skills in assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.
*Implement Quality Assurance monitoring and improvement to patient charts to ensure appropriate documentation of clinicians.
Staff Nurse, Surgical Unit
Capital Health, Edmonton Area
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
8440 – 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7
Site: Royal Alexandra Hospital
Patient Care Unit 34 (Surgical Unit)
10240 Kingsway Avenue
Edmonton, AB Canada T5H 3V9
Telephone Number: 780-***-****
Full time: June 2008 – January 2009
Job summary:
*Provide direct nursing care to patient, ensuring safety, effectiveness and efficiency.
The Surgery Patient Care Unit primarily caters to pre- and post-operative patients, mostly abdominal
surgeries and some cardiac and orthopedic.
*Collaborating and coordinating with other members of the health team, such as doctors, laboratory technicians, therapists, etc. to be able to come up with the best treatment plans for patients.
*Act as patient advocate in circumstances when patient’s safety is compromised.
*Provide health education to patients in order to ensure cooperation, instill knowledge and empower them.
Nurse Educator
Cebu Doctors' University, College of Nursing
Affiliated with Cebu Doctors' University Hospital Group of Companies
Mandaue City, Cebu Philippines
Position: Instructor IV, Research Coordinator
Full time: June 2003 – December 2007
Job Summary:
General staffing service includes the following:
*Staff nurse experience - exposure to the different areas of the hospitals to render direct nursing care to patients in all medical-surgical unit, orthopaedic unit, communicable disease unit, pediatric unit, obstetric-gynecologic unit, neurologic unit and intensive care unit.
*Operating room experience - exposure to the operating room to provide nursing care to patients in the pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative phases, including preparation of patients for minor and major surgeries, acting as scrub or circulating nurses, and caring for patients in the recovery room.
Academe-Clinical Teaching:
*Teaching nursing subjects as Fundamentals of Nursing, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Health Care I and II, Pharmacology and Nursing Research.
*Formulates test questions for all the subjects during examinations
*Supervises, assists and works with the students in performing nursing procedures and patient care in the areas as medical-surgical units, operating room, delivery room, obstetrics-gynecologic unit, communicable disease unit, orthopaedic unit, neurologic unit, pediatric unit and intensive care unit
*A clinical teacher caters not only on the intellectual dimension of the students but also the psychological and spiritual preparation of the future nurses, motivating them to value lives and their quality
Research Coordinator:
*Making a syllabus for classroom lecture-discussion of the subject Nursing Research
*Make the schedule of classes and coordinate with lecturers. Make test questions and compute the grades of the students
*Do lectures on some topics in the curriculum
*Advising and approving of research topics, including the determination of feasibility, validity and appropriateness of subjects and interventions
*Guiding all researchers with their advisers on the actual implementation of their respective research studies
*A member of the panelists, who will scrutinize and make necessary corrections, recommendations and comments to the research studies. The researchers will present to the panelists the data and details of the research study.
*Passing the subject Nursing Research and accomplishing a research study are requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree
Trainings/Seminars
ACLS
Advocate EMS/American Heart Association
March 2017
CPR and AED
American Heart Association
September 2017
Buleprint for OASIS Accuracy
November 2009
The Essence of Health Care Entrepreneurship
October 2009
Get Wise About Medicare
April 2009
PPS 2009: The Starring Role of Clinician Decisions and Documentation on Agency Success
February 2009
Initiation of Peripheral Intravenous Therapy
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
December 2009
Operating Room Nurse Course
Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
July 2008
Research Works:
“The Effect of Accelerated Brisk Walking Among Selected Overweight Individuals in Cebu City”
February 2003
“The Effectiveness of Cold Alcohol in Relieving Pain During Intravenous Insertion Among Selected Patients in Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital and North General Hospital, Cebu City”
March 2005
REFERENCES:
Melrose Halbe, RN MSN
Charge Nurse, University of Chicago
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Telephone Number: 773-***-****
Cellphone: 219-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Alyssum Myrick, RN
Charge Nurse, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital
2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902
Telephone Number: 509-***-****
Cellphone: 509-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Deidre Davis, RN
Charge Nurse, Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Work Number: 708-***-****
Cellphone: 219-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Froilan Bello, RN
Administrator, Care Choice Home Health, Inc.
9048 Lincoln Ave, Skokie IL 60077
Telephone Number: 847-***-**** Ext. 11
Fax Number: 847-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Glory Ikerodah, RN NP
Staff Nurse, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 W Wellington Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
Telephone Number: 773-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Gail Buenaventura, RN
Rehab Coordinator Acute Rehabilitation Unit, University of Illinois at Chicago
Telephone Number: 312-***-****
adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Annette Gwozdz, RN
Surgical Nurse, Advocate Christ Medical Center
Telephone Number: 773-***-****
Email: adg0dv@r.postjobfree.com
Elaine Orzech, RN
Shift Supervisor, Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Work Number: 708-***-****
Cellphone: 312-***-****
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