Nurse Practitioner Operating Room

Nicole Lane

***** ******** **. *** *****, MO · 316-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

Exemplary performing individual with over a decade of experience in nursing is seeking a position as a nurse practitioner. Highly self-motivated individual with surgical experience in orthopedics. Seeking to work cooperatively as a team member to help assess, diagnose, and treat patients in the healthcare industry. Competent nurse practitioner providing empathetic and compassionate care, maintaining the highest level of honesty and integrity to all patients in clinical and surgical setting.

Certifications, Licenses

Missouri RN License 202******* Missouri Advanced Practice License-applied 1/20/21

KSBN Nurse Practitioner License: 77185 American Academy of Nurse Practitioner

Exp: Feb 2023 Certified Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Exp. 2021

KSBN Nursing License: 110545 American Heart Association BLS, ACLS

Exp: Feb 2023 Exp: BLS 2022, ACLS 2022

Experience

January 2017- present

Nurse practitioner- kansas orthopedic center- kansas

Working collaboratively with multiple orthopedic physicians within the group practice, including total joint (Dr Cusick-2 years), and orthopedic spine surgery (Dr Ericksen-current). Assist in surgical procedures, suturing, rounding, and clinic setting. Independently manage a monthly rural clinic with 15-25 patients a day. Order and interpret labs, x-rays, MRI, and perform relevant treatment plans for patient diagnosis. Perform injections for knees and hips. Complete H&P and discharge summaries after patient dismissal. Coordinate with PT/OT/Rehab/SNU for patient continued therapy after dismissal from hospital setting.

june 2014-december 2017

rn ambulatory care, operating room- via christi hospital-kansas

Responsible for patient check in, obtained history and physical assessment prior to surgery. Prepped patient for surgery, including IV administration, medication administration, cleaning surgical site prior to transporting patient to preop. Cross trained with operating room and performed circulating duties as RN for Level I Trauma center for all types of surgical cases.

march 2012-june 2014

rn preop/postop/operating room – volusia surgery center- florida

Rotational schedule as RN working in same day surgery center including sports medicine, small upper extremity orthopedic surgeries, and plastic surgery. Prepped patients for surgery, circulated in operating room, and recovered patients after surgery to discharge to home. Administered IV sedation to patients for small plastic surgery and hand procedures as RN.

october 2011-june 2014

RN- OPERATING ROOM- HALIFAX HEALTH HOSPITAL- florida

Worked as charge nurse on 2nd and 3rd shift in operating room. Circulated all types of surgical cases including total joint, general, urology, robotic, and trauma cases. Prepared the OR for next day surgical cases and organized trauma rooms to ready for any anticipated emergency. First assisted orthopedic, general, and urology procedures.

AUGUST 2011-MARCH 2012

TRAVELING RN-OPERATING ROOM- AMERICAN MOBILE HEALTHCARE-FLORIDA

Travel RN in operating room at Shand’s Hospital University of Florida campus. Worked as a circulator and trauma RN for all types of surgical cases. Specialized in orthopedic, pediatric oncology, urology, GYN procedures.

JUNE 2009-AUGUST 2011

RN-OPERATING ROOM- VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL-KANSAS

Worked as circulator for level I trauma center for over a year then promoted as charge RN on 2nd shift. Responsible for 12-15 staff members in the Operating Room. Scheduled surgeries, assigned staff members to cases, provided circulating assistance for procedures, lunches, and circulated cases for trauma surgeries.

EDUCATION

MSN Primary Care Nurse practitioner BSN Nursing

South University-Tampa 2016 Wichita State University- 2009

BGS Applied Behavioral Sciences

University of Kansas- 2007

CLINICAL ROTATIONS-NP STUDENT (650 hr. total)

MIDWEST DIABETES: Assisted with medication administration, evaluated recent labs and adjusted medications, educated patients on lifestyle changes, attended educational group sessions for diabetic education for newly diagnosed patients

SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Completed H&P assessments for new patient Emergency Room admissions, ordered labs, diagnostic tests, imaging based on disease process, monitored inpatients, and completed discharge summaries, cooperatively worked with social workers, and PT/OT for patient placement after dismissal

HEARTLAND WOMEN’S GROUP: Performed pap smears, well woman exams, STD screening, completed H&P for prenatal visits, assisted and inserted IUD devices for contraception

WICHITA SURGICAL SPECIALISTS: Performed H&P for inpatient and outpatient procedures, first assisted surgical procedures including primary closures of incisions, performed patient rounds, progress notes, discharge summaries for inpatients, observed outpatient follow up in a clinical setting

REFERENCES

Dr. Robert Cusick- Total Joint Surgeon, *******@**************.***

Liz Tolberd- Supervising Administrator KOC clinic, *************@***-**.***

Laura Dickson- Nurse Practitioner KOC clinic, ************@***-**.***

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