Mar 2004－PresentBoston, MA

Angela Kelly

Professional SummaryI am a highly trained and accomplished RN with a formidable record of achievement and success within thehealthcare industry. I am a motivated leader with strong organizational and clinical skills. My areas of expertiseinclude quality improvement, team leadership, and the ability to create a collaborative environment to improveworkflow. I can address complex problems and resolve conflict through direct observation, knowledge, andinnovation. I provide exceptional patient care, and am proactive, organized, and ambitious with apassionate commitment to all that I do.

SkillsStrong judgment and decision makingCritical thinking and innovative ideasManagement of personnel resources

Highly skilled at complex problem solving Systems evaluationSocial perceptiveness and staff motivation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEREGISTERED NURSEBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL

Established, constructed, and developed the hospital's first complex orthopedic trauma service.Implement a standard orthopedic workflow system by using a catalogued instrument finder system.Coordinate training programs to develop the department's orientation of all perioperative staff.Educate and train staff that rotate through the surgical services, including new faculty members,Harvard orthopedic, general surgery and anesthesia residency programs, international travel nurses,ancillary staff, and new perioperative staff.Collaborate with the vice chair of anesthesia, associate chief nurse, and members of an assigned taskforce to increase operating room efficiency by creating and implementing a standardized work flowfor all operating room staff.Create and maintain safe environments for patients by liaising with members of the safety task force.Perform and develop daily administrative leadership duties in the absence of clinical advisors.Mentor junior and adjunct faculty members.Assess and identify the clinical education needs of staff by teaching a variety of different innovativemethods of learning.Read advanced literature and participate in professional conferences to stay abreast of currentnursing developments.Work with all surgical specialities including but not limited to neurology, plastics, acute care trauma,urology, vascular, podiatry, thoracic, sports medicine, gynecology, all orthopedic specialties, generalsurgery, and ear nose and throat.Create online strategies for various applications, including surgeon preference updates, pilotprojects, surgical, and anesthesia faculty task forces.Participate in the challenging process of staff interviews and hiring.Develop and implement care plans in coordination with the post anesthesia care unit onpreventative skin care measures in high risk patient populations.

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Feb 2003－Mar 2004Honolulu, HI

Oct 2002－Feb 2003Waltham, MA

Oct 2001－Sep 2002Cambridge, MA

May 1999－Oct 2001Phoenix, AZ

Implement and evaluate templates to provide new protocols to enable effective RN handoff reportsin intensive care units.Initiate, facilitate, and create working simulation laboratories to engage staff in learning.Advise and encourage all staff who work in the perioperative setting to strive for clinicaladvancement.Collaborate with health care professionals and services to provide optimal patient care and customersatisfaction.

CONTRACT REGISTERED NURSETRIPLER MEDICAL CENTER and HOSPITAL

Trained and educated personnel and troops who returned to the United States fromdeployment overseas.Maintained and updated individual surgeon preference index cards.Directed educational plans for new and experienced officers.Cared for medical flight evacuation patients from the Pacific region where military troops andfamilies were stationed.Delivered acute care to patients in the neonatal pediatric, and adults units in the perioperativesetting.Provided a high level of customer care to military patients and their families in a professionalmanner.Updated, developed , and sustained team building strategies for newly deployed military staff.Fostered patient flow by integrating all perioperative services using innovative educational tools.Read literature pertinent to the military environment and participated in professional organizationsand conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.

CONTRACT REGISTERED NURSEWALTHAM HOSPITAL

Provided a high level of nursing and administrative duties during a time when the hospital wasrestructuring.Handled adverse events that required rapid resolution with the remaining working staff at thehospital.Maintained accurate reports and records to enable the function of daily operating rooms.Consulted and coordinated daily operations with health care team. Performed administrative and managerial functions with physicians and staff to allow surgical casesto be performed with limited resources.

CONTRACT REGISTERED NURSEMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL

Responded to emergencies by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids andusing basic/advanced life support techniques.Read current literature and participated in professional conferences.Collaborated with physicians in the Gynecology and Urology departments to create accuratepreference cards for specialized cases to enhance workflow productivity.Educated and orientated groups of travel nurses and new employees.Circulated all surgical specialities.

GOVERNMENTST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL and MEDICAL CENTER

Provided specialized direct neonatal and pediatric care within the perioperative setting, including

Jan 1996－May 1999Paisley, Scotland

Feb 1994－Jan 1996Glasgow, Scotland

orthopedics, general surgery, spine, neurology, oncology, plastics, and urology.Provided supportive and compassionate environment for pediatric family members.Cared for patients with multiple co-morbidities in a high acuity environment.Educated new international contract nurses and implemented an orientation plan specific to theirskills.Used theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice to deliver safe patient care.Collaborated with health care professionals and service providers to improve workflow of pediatricsurgeries by updating surgical preference index cards.Read pertinent literature and participated in professional organizations and conferences to keepcurrent of developments in nursing within the United States.Maintained and adhered to departmental policies, procedures and mission statement.

REGISTERED NURSEROYAL ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL

Provided health screening, education, and assessment of patients scheduled for surgery.Worked in operating room environment with a wide range of surgical specialities, including post careanaesthesia and holding area.Developed anesthesia care plans with the attending anesthesiologist.Prepared and used monitors, supplies, and drugs to assist in the administration of anaesthesia.Responded to emergencies by providing airway management, insertion of peripheral catheters,administering emergency fluids and drugs, and advanced cardiac life support techniques.Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.Evaluated patients' post-surgical and post-anesthesia conditions taking corrective actions andrequesting consultation if complications occurred.Supervised the clinical work of students and staff.Initiated and facilitated educational study groups.Acted as interim department supervisor.Served on academic and administrative committees that addressed institutional policies anddepartmental matters.

REGISTERED NURSEBMI ROSSHALL HOSPITAL

Worked in a busy surgical ward specializing in cardiac, general surgery, orthopedic vascular, thoracic,urology, oncology, gynecology. and plastic surgery.Assisted in the operating room as needed in an ambulatory setting, and assuming role of chargenurse when required.Managed patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologicinterventions, monitored patients' responses, and changed care plans accordingly.Administered blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adversereactions.Ordered, performed, and interpreted the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures basedon assessment results, differential diagnoses.Set up, operated, and monitored invasive equipment and devices such as colostomy or tracheotomyequipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.Diagnosed acute and chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration orlife-threatening instability.Participated in patient and family care meetings and conferences.Trained employees on kinetic movement.

Jan 1993－Feb 1994Glasgow, Scotland

Aug 1992－Dec 1993Channel Islands

Jul 1992Glasgow, Scotland

REGISTERED NURSEGLASGOW UNIVERSITY DENTAL SCHOOL

Worked in a complex department delivering general anesthesia to pediatric patients on anoutpatient basis.Rotated through all departments, including diagnostic clinic, operating theater, recovery room, andanaesthesia clinic.Performed pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations of patient and parentinterviews, obtaining informed consent from parents for general anesthesia.Evaluated patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actionsor requesting consultation if complications occurred.Selected and prescribed pre- and post-anesthesia medications to patients.Discharged patients from post-anesthesia care.Monitored patient conditions, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure,respiration, ventilation, and urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.

REGISTERED NURSEPRINCESS ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

Provided patient care in multiple departments, including surgical, medical, and accident andemergency room.Worked as part of an international healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan, modify care, andimplement interventions.Supervised and developed patient care plans with nurse assistants and junior members of staff.Prepared patients for examinations, tests, or treatments, and explained procedures.Directed and coordinated infection control programs, advising and consulting with specifiedpersonnel about necessary precautions for patients.Prepared rooms, instruments, equipment, and ensured that stock of supplies was maintained.Prescribed and administered medication, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such asphysical therapy, inhalation therapy, and other related patient therapeutic procedures.Performed emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advancedcardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions.Collaborated with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, and assesspatient care.

EducationBSN: NURSINGQUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

AffiliationsRoyal College of Nursing United KingdomOrthopaedic Trauma Nurse AssociationAssociation of Perioperative Registered NursesNursing and Midwifery Council United Kingdom

AWARDS And ACCOMPLISHMENTSHarris S Yett MD award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Nursing.Tripler Medical Center Surgical star award.Partners in Health medical mission to St. Marc's Haiti.

AO North America Principle and Advanced courses in Fracture Management.Created and developed a trauma simulation laboratory and workshop for all operating room staff withnoted CEU accreditation.Evaluator and educator for Harvard Orthopaedic residency simulation laboratory.Participated in active Urban Shield Emergency Preparedness Disaster drill.Task force member implementing "Workflow and room turnover initiative in the Operating room".Presented with trauma team members an interactive workshop on "Team approach to reducing infectionsrelated to implants in orthopedic trauma" to all operating room personnel.Member of faculty task force asked to improve policy "Design orientation to engage new faculty andaccelerate high performance".