Ciara Gavasse

PENINSULA PROCEDURE CENTER

Registered Nurse- Pre-Op, OR, and Post Op Nurse (February 2022 - December 2022, January 2024 - current)

Per Diem (December 2022- Present)

Pre-Operative Nurse:

• Taking extensive medical history
• Assessing neurological status
• Ensuring consent is correct and signed with full knowledge of procedure being performed
• Providing patient education regarding procedure and post operative care
• Starting IV’s for all patients
• Glucose testing for all diabetics pre procedure

OR Nurse:

• Confirming consent is signed and that it is the right patient and procedure, any drug allergies, and if sedation will be given
• Ensuring sterile technique is met while setting up physicians OR tray
• Initiating Time Out in OR with physician prior to procedure starting
• Monitoring patients vital signs every 5 minutes
• Administering sedation drugs and Atropine, if needed, as ordered by physician
• Assisting physician with drawing up medications needed for procedure
• Reporting complete handoff to PACU nurse including patient name, DOB, allergies, procedure performed, medication given and patient current status

Post-Operative Nurse:

• Monitoring patients vital signs as well as evaluating pain control
• Implementing physician post operative orders regarding administration of IV and PO medications
• Assessing patients post operative neuro status including mental status, motor and sensory function, reflexes, and strength
• Discharging patients to family member with review of post operative instructions

MILLS-PENINSULA MEDICAL CENTER

Staff II Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Oncology (December 2022 - December 2023)

• Experience with managing patients diagnosis with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, renal failure, liver failure, GI bleed, cancer, sepsis, COPD, pneumonia, CHF, etc.
• Patient care requires frequent, detailed assessments of neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary systems
• Prepare patients for surgery- consent, nose-to-toes, vital signs
• Closely monitor patients after surgery- vital signs, managing pain, nausea, drains/devices, and assessing skin/incisions/dressings
• Experience with urinary catheters, continuous bladder irrigation, PEG tube, J tube, nasogastric tube, Jackson-Pratt drain, wound and ostomy, TPN, PPN, PCA, Epidural, port-a-cath, central line, chemotherapy, IV insertions

PENINSULA PROCEDURE CENTER

Infection Control Coordinator (February 2022 - December 2022)

• Monitoring the infection control program following Medicare guidelines
• Responsible for management, education, and surveillance of the Infection Control Program
• Providing quarterly reports to the QI Committee
• Working with vendors to provide all in-services to staff and physicians as well as ensuring all staff competencies are completed and signed off appropriately

Medical Assistant Lead (January 2020 - February 2022)

• HIPAA Compliance Officer–responsible for educating employees quarterly of HIPAA requirements, responsibilities, and updates
• Assisting Director of Nursing with safety training, educational classes, and new hire computer training
• Ensuring completion of documentation including patient history, vital signs, as well as providing detailed handoff of patient to receiving unit
• Monitoring patients post operatively including vital signs as well as communicating to physician any changes in patient status and providing family with discharge instructions

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