Registered Nurse, Day Surgery
Orange Base Hospital
01.2025 - Current
- Efficiently managed time and prioritized tasks during high-volume periods, ensuring all patients received timely and attentive care throughout their surgical experience.
- Improved patient recovery times through efficient pre-operative assessments and thorough post-operative followups.
- Optimized patient safety by adhering to strict infection control measures and maintaining a clean surgical environment.
- Contributed to the development of best practice guidelines within the day surgery unit by staying current on evidence-based nursing research and industry trends.
- Facilitated seamless transitions between hospital departments by coordinating appropriate transfers for patients requiring additional services or post-operative care following their day surgery procedures.
- Expedited discharge process for patients through effective education on home care instructions and post-surgery expectations.
- Reduced medication errors with diligent administration, documentation, and monitoring of medications during day surgery procedures.
- Enhanced teamwork and communication among day surgery staff by implementing interdisciplinary care plans for patients.
- Demonstrated exceptional clinical judgment during emergent situations that required prompt decision-making skills in order to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Managed caseload of [Number] patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, monitor side-effect, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Advocated for patient needs by collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized care plans that addressed both medical and psychosocial concerns related to day surgery procedures.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
