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Helene Carter 123 Fake Street City, State, Zip Code Cell: 000-000-0000 email@email.com
Summary
Certified and highly trained Orthopedic Nurse with extensive experience in hospital and private practice settings. Well versed in all elements of orthopedics. Adept at multi-tasking and addressing multiple needs of a patient and doctor in a high pressure setting.Highlights
- Certified in orthopedics
- Proactive problem solver
- Detailed oriented
- Effective communicator
- Positive professional team member
- Comfortable bedside manner
Work Experience
March 2010 to October 2012 Company Name–City, State Orthopedic Nurse- Assigned to provide orthopedic nursing services in the emergency department of major urban medical center.
- Responsible for providing an initial admissions evaluation of prospective orthopedics patients.
- Assisted doctors in all orthopedic procedures performed on patients in the emergency department.
- Maintained meticulous patient records and associated documentation.
- Assigned to serve as a nurse for orthopedic surgical procedures at major urban medical centers.
- Responsible not only for assisting during procedures but for pre-surgery prep and overseeing post-procedure recovery.
- Provided detailed information to patients about post-operative related matters.
- Served to keep family members and other loved ones abreast of a surgical patient’s post procedure status.
- Designated as the chief nurse on the orthopedics ward of large medical center.
- Responsible for overseeing the work of all nursing staff in the unit.
- Directly supersized 25 claims nurses scheduled on all shifts.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training the orthopedic nursing staff.