Patient Care Registered Nurse

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LAUREN A. BLOSS

Nurse Operations Administrator

************@*****.*** 520-***-****

Avondale, Az

PROFILE

Dedicated Registered Nurse with 30 years of

experience improving patient care outcomes

by incorporating all members of the medical

team to provide needed treatments and to

promote the continuity of care.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Manages Surgical Operations with

specialty in open-heart surgical

procedures.

• Skillfully provides scheduling and shift

coordination for nursing,

anesthesiologists, and surgeons.

• Collaborates with care team to service

and educate patients and their families.

• Actively creates, implements, and

monitors care plans to support patients.

• Adept in research and referral of

supplementary healthcare resources for

patient care management.

• Effective team builder with excellent

critical thinking, problem-solving

aptitude, and communication skills.

• Patient care-oriented with solid

organizational abilities and medical

records’ management.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science, Nursing

The School of Nursing at New Mexico State

University, Las Cruces, NM

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• ALS/PALS/CPR/BLS/AED by American

Heart Association

• Registered Nursing (FN) License by

NCLEX RN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Outpatient Surgery Circulating Nurse 01/02/2024 to current St Joseph’s Outpatient Surgery Center, Phoenix, AZ Circulator coordination for best outpatient surgical patient outcomes. Maintained coordination with surgery patient, Anesthesia providers and Surgeons in high paced Surgical Clinic. Prepared surgical patient with coordination of pre –op, intra-op and post operative care teams with focus on expeditious patient Clinic experience and best surgical patient outcomes.

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Neurovascular Stroke / Oncology Clinical Coordinator 04/2022 to 07/2023 Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix, AZ 10/2017 to 7/2018 Coordinated care for patients served by six neurovascular neurologists /one oncologist. Actively managed all care plans including pre-visit preparation, referrals to specialists, hospitalizations and transitions of care, ancillary testing, acquisition of medical equipment and other enabling services.

• Advocated on behalf of patients and families to facilitate resources to establish and maintain individualized care plans.

• Collaborated with the patient, physician, and other care team members in assessing the patient’s progress toward individual health care goals. Camp Lowell Out Patient Surgery Nurse 10/2021 to 04/2022 Camp Lowell Surgery Center, Tucson AZ

Circulator coordination for best surgical patient outcomes. Maintained coordination with surgical team Surgical, anesthesia providers and Surgeons in high paced Surgical Clinic.

• Prepared surgical patient with coordination of pre –op, intra-op and post operative care teams with focus on expeditious patient experience and best surgical patient outcomes.

Pre-Admission Nurse Coordinator 08/2019 to 10/2021 Arizona Digestive Institute, Tucson AZ

Identifies interventions to attain expected outcomes for quality coordinated care for Pre admission patients. Establishes communications with patients prior to patient procedures with expert experience and working knowledge of patient needs for exceptional patient outcomes.

• Collaboration with Physicians schedulers to maintain physician/patient Schedules.

• Utilization of nursing knowledge to advise/direct patients regarding procedure and medication management prior patient procedure. LAUREN A. BLOSS Page 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED

Clinical Field Staff Supervisor 10/2018 to 07/2019 Encompass Home Health, Tucson AZ

Effectively communicated with physicians' offices with active roles establishing and coordinating patients' care. Served as expert resource providing extensive knowledge of regulatory guidelines governing home health agencies. Highly visible role delivering efficient flow of information and execution of quality patient care.

• Improved patient care by thorough shift coordination and health care scheduling.

• Collaborated with another RN to provide 24x7 management of medical staff including RNs, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapist, and CNAs.

• Supported growth of business by serving as clinical partner for Business Development team. Surgery Charge Nurse Day 08/2014 to 04/2016

Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson AZ

Assumed leadership responsibilities by coordinating 60-member surgical team with 20 operating room suites servicing 40-70 cases each day. Managed nursing assessments, OR coordination, daily staffing, and next-day assignments. Coached and mentored department staff in areas of clinical and professional practice.

• Effectively streamlined functions and staffing in surgical wards (inpatient and outpatient), post anesthesia care, and ICUs improving productivity and care outcomes.

• Fostered fair and consistent leadership creating effective team dynamics through problem solving, coaching, and developing staff.

RN Surgical Lead Coordinator 05/2013 to 06/2014

Forest Park Medical Center, Southlake TX

• Initiated three specialty surgical services—Vascular, Urology, and Pain Management—for opening of medical practice in June 2013. Ensured delivery of quality patient care within assigned service areas by serving as clinical supervisor to schedule cases, order instrumentation, and coordinated schedules with surgeons. RN Open Heart Scrub and Circulator 04/2011 to 04/2013 Baylor Regional Hospital, Grapevine TX

• Led Open Heart Team program in collaboration with Clinical Manager and three registered nurses. Supervised two surgical technicians to provide direct clinical care for each case in the operating room. Assisted with efficient Operating Room turn over between cases and provided on-call clinical support for after-hours emergency surgeries. Served as back-up Charge Nurse supporting main surgical department and maintaining daily surgical schedules. LAUREN A. BLOSS Page 3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED

Director of Clinical Operation 07/2007 to 01/2010

Heart Care, Scottsdale AZ Biltmore Cardiology, Phoenix AZ In consecutive roles, coordinated all clinical departments, managing execution of nursing initiatives and strategies facility-wide. Interfaced with practice leadership to oversee initiatives impacting and aligned with facility strategies and goals in the overall practice and Nuclear-Echo, Medical Assistant, EECP, and Coumadin Clinic departments.

• Managed 30-member cross functional team with ten cardiologist servicing Medical Center patients and two satellite offices at Biltmore Cardiology.

• Directed operations of a cardiology practice with six physicians at Healthcare Scottsdale. Open Heart Scrub and Circulator 1989 to 2007

Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ Carondelet: St. Joseph’s & St. Mary’s Hospitals, Tucson AZ Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla CA

In consecutive roles, specialized with Open Heart surgical teams providing leadership in assessment, planning, and evaluation of patient care. Demonstrated effective communication with team promoting effective team performance. Anticipated needs of surgeon and surgical assistants during procedures by passing instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies needed during operative procedures.

• Supported Osborn (337-beds) and Shea (433 beds) full-service hospitals with on-call—24 hours/7 days weekly providing cardiac surgical care or supporting cardiac cases to over 900 patients each year at Scottsdale Healthcare hospitals.

• Served as back up charge nurse and liaison to surgical team including anesthesiologists, surgeons, and nurses at Carondelet hospitals.

• Appointed to Open Heart Team within first nine months of general surgical nursing at Scripps Memorial California hospital.

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