Melanie Choc
St Louis
Summary
Ambitious Registered Nurse First Assistant with comprehensive knowledge and extensive experience in the intra-operative care environment. Dedicated health care professional committed to providing safe, quality, individualized, patient-centered care. Looking to transition into a new position where talents can be fully utilized.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse First Assistant
St. Luke's Hospital
Chesterfield
11.2022 - Current
- Facilitate surgeons during complex procedures to enhance patient safety and positive outcomes.
- Demonstrate surgical skills, including exposure, hemostasis, and suturing.
- Ensure safe patient positioning during surgical procedures.
- Assist in performing surgical procedures consistent with standards of care and practice guidelines.
Perioperative Registered Nurse Team Leader
St. Luke's Hospital
Chesterfield
04.2022 - Current
- Specialize in Reconstructive and Cosmetic Plastics, and Oral Maxillofacial surgery.
- Maintain up-to-date surgeon preference card and pick list to ensure accuracy.
- Serve as a resource person to support and mentor novice team members.
Perioperative Registered Nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
Chesterfield
09.2019 - Current
- Critically analyze individual patient needs during perioperative process.
- Collaborate with the surgical team members to ensure the highest safety standards for patients.
- Proficiently perform circulating nurse and scrub nurse roles in various surgical procedures
- Practice strong adherence to surgical conscience.
Registered Nurse/Clinical Coordinator
St. Luke's Hospital
Chesterfield
02.2016 - 09.2019
- Acting charge nurse and resource person for new staff on the general surgery floor.
- Charged with delivering high-quality post-operative and medical patient care.
- Executed various nursing tasks, such as assessment, education, medication administration, and appropriate intervention for patient complications.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO08-2015
Skills
- Passionate, high-quality worker
- Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
- Dependable team member
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Highly adaptable and strive for process improvement
- Tenacious and determined
- Self-driven and consistently strike for excellence
Certification
AORN Periop 101: A Core Curriculum, 2020
Timeline
Registered Nurse First Assistant
St. Luke's Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Perioperative Registered Nurse Team Leader
St. Luke's Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Perioperative Registered Nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
09.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse/Clinical Coordinator
St. Luke's Hospital
02.2016 - 09.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University