Nurse Practitioner Surgical Assistant

October **** to

Current

April **** to Current

May 2011 to

June 2019

January 2001 to

April 2013

October 2000 to

Summary

Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner / Certified RN First Assistant with 35+ years of experience in the operating room as an RN First Assistant in Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Neuro (spine/skullbase), Plastic Reconstructive & burn surgeries. Pre, intra & post operative care of the acute and chronic surgical patient. Currently available for Locum Tenens, PRN and/or permanant placement.

Skills

* Ability to assess, plan, implement & evaluate

the surgical needs of patients in the OR

* Endoscopic Vein harvesting (Maquet

Hemapro), 3,000+ cases

* Wound Management experience

* Insertion of IVs, arterial lines & CVP lines

* Post op management of ventilators, IABPs,

vasoactive drips, chest

tubes, Swan-Ganz CVPs and pacing wires

* Assists in surgery for Cardiac, Thoracic,

Vascular, Neuro, Robotic,

Endovascular, Plastic Reconstructive & Burn

sugeries

* Insertion of, management of & removal of

chest tubes

* Extensive Trans-cultural Nursing experience

* Strong medical ethic

* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

certified

* CPR/BLS certified

* Extensive experience as an RNFA in handling

tissue, providing

exposure, using instrumentation, suturing &

providing hemostasis

* Hands on clinical instruction of OR, RNFA &

EVH skills

* Trained in latest method of Burn Surgery Skin

Grafting

* CVT & Burn ICU trained

* Intuitive DaVinci Xi Thoracic Robotic surgery

certified

Experience

Hayes Locums LLC

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Nurse Practitioner/CRNFA

Nurse Practitioner/CRNFA in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery Chi St. Luke's Health Memorial

Lufkin, TX

Nurse Practitioner/CRNFA Cardiothoracic Surgery

Contracted for Cardiothoracic Service Line to provide Locum Tenens services. Woodland Heights Medical Center

Lufkin, TX

CRNFA Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

CRNFA in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery

Self- Employed

Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

Freelance CRNFA in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surge Freelance RNFA in Dalls, TX; Ft. Worth, TX; Duluth, MN; & Lufkin, TX. Facilities: Medical City Dalls, North Hills Hospital, John Peter Smith Medical Center, Plaza Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth, MN & Woodland Heights Cardiothoracic & Vasculas Associates.

Wake Duke Health

David Kutlina

Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Cell: 817-***-****

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November 2001

January 1999 to

May 2001

March 1991 to

December 1999

September 1985 to

December 1990

January 1985 to

August 1986

May 1980 to

December 1985

May 1979

October 2001

December 2017

Raleigh, NC

RNFA Internship

RNFA intern with Takanori Fukushima, MD, ScD while employed in OR and interning for RNFA program in Neurosurgery (intra-cranial, spinal and skullbase) Raleigh Community Hospital (Duke Health)

Raleigh, NC

Staff Registered Nurse

Staff RN in the operating room

Durham Regional Hospital

Durham, NC

Assistan Nurse Manager

ANM in operating room for thoracic, vascular and cardiac surgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Staff Perfusionist

Surgical assistant and staff perfusionist in Pediatric Cardiac surgery Wake Medical Center

Raleigh, NC

Staff Registered Nurse Cardiac Surery oR

Surgical staff RN in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery University Of NC Memorial Hospital

Chapel Hill, NC

Staff Nurse, Operating Room, Cardiothoracic & Vasc Staff RN in Cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. Intra-aortic ballon pump manager Education and Training

Niagara County Community College

Sanborn, NY

Non- Matriculated 30 College Credits

Niagara University

Niagara Falls, NY

Nursing

Bachelor of Science

Northern New Mexico College

El Rito, NM

Principles of RN First Assisting

Certificate of RNFA

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

Adult Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Master of Science

Certifications

CNOR Certification

CRNFA Certification

ACLS certified

CPR/BLS certified

Certified Nurse Practitioner: AGACNP-BC

DEA Certificate

DaVinci Robotic Training certificate

Activities and Honors

* Volunteer with Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) of Kent, OH.

- Completed 12 surgical missions in Gaza and West Bank of Palestine.

* Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

* Member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Beta Beta Chapter

(Houston, TX)

* Member of the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)

* Past Donor/Volunteer of Operation Smile Middle East Division

* Ability to read, write and speak Arabic as a second language

* Currently learning Modern Standard Hebrew

* Donor for The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquia, NM

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