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Karona Oliver
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Army Veteran|Perioperative Nurse
Louisiana, United States
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Operating Room RNOchsner LSU HealthAug 2025 - Current (11 months)- Operating Room NurseMedelyFeb 2025 - Aug 2025 (7 months)
- Operating Room RNInova HealthJul 2024 - Mar 2025 (9 months)Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, data sets and synthesizing their interrelationships. Administers preoperative medications as prescribed and ensure proper patient identification and consent. Formulates individualized plans of care based upon assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice. Supports and empowers patients and families as they progress through the healthcare continuum from health promotion to end of life decisions. Advocates for patients' rights from the patient/family perspective and provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues.
- Perioperative NurseUS ARMYSep 2021 - Jul 2024 (2 years 11 months)Conducts thorough preoperative assessments of patients, reviewing medical histories and identifying potential risk or complications. Administers intraoperative medications as prescribed by using the medication rights and proper identification ;verifies correct surgical consent. Electronic Health Record System Supre User and trainer.
- Medical Surgical NurseUS ARMYJun 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 4 months)Served as a Medical Surgical Nurse on an Orthopedic Total Joint Surgery & Medical Surgical floor. Provided high quality nursing care on a daily basis. Exercise good nursing judgment and critical thinking skills daily while advocating for each patient in my care. Served as charge nurse on a regular basis, provided direct oversight to all staff and delegated task as needed.
- Senior Patient Administration AdvisorUS ARMYApr 2011 - Jun 2018 (7 years 3 months)Managed and oversaw the daily operations of the Patient Administration Division in an Army Community Hospital. Responsible for the daily operation of 4 departments with over 100 staff members. Provided expertise and led multiple process and quality improvement initiatives within the organization. Advisor to the Chief Medical Regulating Officer on all aspects of providing theater medical regulating and patient movement functions in support of health services.
- Patient Movement Air Evacuation SupervisorUS ARMYJan 2008 - Apr 2011 (3 years 4 months)
- Healthcare AdministratorUS ARMYJul 2004 - Jan 2008 (3 years 7 months)
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- Bachelor of Science - BS, NursingGeorgia Southwestern State UniversityJan 2016 - Dec 2018 (3 years)
- Master of Arts - MA, Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementAshford UniversityJan 2011 - Dec 2013 (3 years)
- Bachelor's degree, Healthcare AdministrationColumbia Southern UniversityJan 2009 - Dec 2011 (3 years)
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- SNational Society of Leadership and SuccessSigma Alpha PiApr 2017Largest Leadership Honors Society