Eguzki Fernandez

I am a highly motivated and cross-trained licensed RN OR with over 2,000 hours and 4  years of clinical experience in perioperative nursing, currently looking for local contracts in Orlando, FL. My previous military experience and international background have allowed me to become an adaptable and well-rounded RN. I have an excellent work ethic and communication skills. I consider myself to be a reliable team player, hard-working, resourceful, positive, flexible, empathetic, and resilient. Focused attention to detail and calm demeanor in high-stress situations. Bilingual - fluent in both English and Spanish, proficient in Portuguese.

Operating Room Travel Contract-Surgical Services in Hendersonville, TN, Northridge Surgery Center, from 11 Nov 23 to 09 Mar 24 and from16 Jan 23 to08 Aug 23

•  Completed two13-week assignments plus contract extensions (37 weeks) in ambulatory surgery center
• RN OR circulator for orthopedic (shoulder, knee, and hand surgery), podiatry, eye procedures, pediatric ENT, and dental cases 
• Scrubbed assisting in podiatry surgeries when needed by facility census

Operating Room Travel Contract-Surgical Services in Charlotte, NC, Carolinas Medical Center from15 Aug 22 to 15 Oct 22 

• Completed 9-week assignment in Trauma I facility, specifically in general surgery, urology, and emerging trauma cases
• RN circulator, assessed patients/family members preop following facility standards of care
• Ensured perioperative patient safety and surgical team sterility at all times

Operating Room Travel Contract-Surgical Services in N Charleston, SC, Trident Medical Center from 18 Apr 22 to 16 Jul 22

• Completed 13-week assignment in Trauma II facility, scheduled OR surgeries, and emerging cases
• Lunch, break, and shift relief circulator duties, occasionally scrubbing burned and orthopedic hand cases
• Positively responded to OR staff needs, restocking rooms, properly organizing surgical trays’ bay, and assisting orderly team

Operating Room Full Time Main OR Surgical Service in Augusta, GA University Hospital (now Piedmont Augusta) from 23 Mar 21 to 09 Mar 22

• Assistant RN circulator for over 300 cases during 6 month mandatory OR orientation program
• Effectively completed 350+ cases as an OR RN, delivering excellent care for the patient and the OR team 
• Vizient/ANCC 12-month Nurse Resident Program graduate

Operating Room OR Residency Cohort and PRN in Augusta, GA, Doctors Hospital of Augusta from 18 Oct 20 to 14 Dec 21 

• Full-time participant in HCA Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN) OR Residency Program
• Completed AORN-based Perioperative 101 certification with 140 contact hours
• Accomplished 200 hours of onboarding OR preceptorship in vascular, gynecologic, robotic, bariatric and general surgery
• PRN for Main OR, Surgical Services

Operating Room Full Time-Orthopedic Surgical Unit in Donostia University Hospital, Spain from 01 Jul to 13 Sep 2019 

• Donostia University Hospital is a large, tertiary care academic and research medical center with 1000 beds and 30 OR units
• Responsible for circulating nurse duties in over 150 procedures; successfully implemented intraoperative patient safety measures

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of the Basque Country, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, May 2019

Associate Degree of Applied Science, Electronics Systems, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, Mar 2011

Master of Arts, Diplomacy and Military Studies, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 2005

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Dec 2001