Lauren Haik
Bogalusa
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 2 years experience as a Circulator in the Operating Room at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, skilled in maintaining sterile environments and implementing infection control practices. Experienced in general, bariatric, urology, ENT, orthopedic, cataract, cesarean section, gynecology, and endoscopy procedures.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Served as a liaison between the surgical team and family members, providing timely updates on patient progress.
- Provided compassionate support to patients during recovery, monitoring vital signs and administering medications as needed.
Nurse Technician
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Assisted nursing staff with essential tasks, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality care to patients.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, giving baths, and performing dress changes for patients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight.
- Implemented fall prevention strategies, reducing patient injuries and increasing overall safety within the healthcare facility.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing detailed reports on patient status during change-of-shift handovers.
- Contributed to the prevention of hospital-acquired infections by strictly following hand hygiene guidelines and utilizing appropriate personal protective equipment.
Education
Nursing
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS05-2023
Skills
- Basic life support
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Thorough patient record management using EPIC
- HIPAA compliance
- Preoperative preparation
- Delivering high-quality timeout
- Maintaining precise instrument counts
- Surgical site preparation
- Critical thinking
- Sterile technique
- Quality improvement
- Patient positioning
- Infection control practices
- Postoperative care
- Pain management techniques
- Wound management
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Nurse Technician
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
09.2022 - 06.2023
Nursing
Pearl River Community College
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