Angela

MBA-prepared healthcare operations and perioperative services leader with 29 years of progressive clinical and operational experience across acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, PACU, pre-operative services, travel nursing, behavioral health, emergency services, cardiac care, med-surg, skilled nursing, pharmacy operations, and pain management environments. Experienced supporting healthcare operations optimization, patient throughput improvement, workflow redesign, quality initiatives, staffing coordination, and interdisciplinary leadership within complex healthcare systems. Known for coordinating multidisciplinary healthcare operations, improving perioperative workflow efficiency, leading teams, and supporting quality-focused patient care initiatives in fast-paced clinical environments.

Strong alignment with healthcare consulting roles focused on clinical transformation, perioperative optimization, ambulatory surgery operations, patient experience, and operational performance improvement.

PACU Charge Nurse | Perioperative Services at HonorHealth Medical Center (2021-01 – Present)

• Lead daily perioperative recovery operations supporting patient throughput, staffing coordination, workflow management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Serve as Charge Nurse overseeing PACU and surgical services operations while ensuring patient safety, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and quality care delivery.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing leadership, pharmacy, and ancillary departments to optimize perioperative operations and patient outcomes.
• Support workflow redesign, recovery optimization, patient experience improvement, operational prioritization, and quality improvement initiatives within surgical services.
• Manage oversight and restocking of critical medications and procedural supplies supporting uninterrupted perioperative operations.

PACU Registered Nurse at Valley Medical Center (2016-01 – 2020-12)

• Provided post-anesthesia recovery care within a high-volume hospital perioperative services environment.
• Supported patient flow, recovery coordination, interdisciplinary communication, and safe transitions of care across surgical services.
• Collaborated with anesthesia providers, surgeons, nursing teams, and ancillary departments to support efficient perioperative operations and quality outcomes.

Travel PACU Registered Nurse at AYA Healthcare (2014-01 – 2016-12)

• Completed travel nursing assignments supporting PACU and perioperative services across diverse healthcare environments.
• Rapidly adapted to new clinical systems, workflows, interdisciplinary teams, documentation platforms, and operational expectations.
• Supported patient throughput, recovery care coordination, patient safety, and continuity of care in fast-paced surgical settings.

Psychiatric RN / Charge Nurse at Volunteer Behavioral Health / Crisis Stabilization Unit (2013-01 – 2014-12)

• Supervised approximately 7 healthcare staff members within a crisis stabilization and behavioral health environment.
• Coordinated staffing support, workflow prioritization, interdisciplinary communication, patient care delivery, and crisis stabilization operations.
• Collaborated with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to support patient safety, continuity of care, and operational efficiency.

Emergency Room RN (Temporary Assignment) at Erlanger Medical Center (2012-01 – 2012-12)

• Supported emergency department patient care and interdisciplinary coordination within a fast-paced acute care environment during a temporary exploratory assignment.

PACU Registered Nurse at Parkridge Medical Center (2010-01 – 2012-12)

• Delivered post-anesthesia recovery care within a high-volume perioperative services environment.
• Coordinated perioperative patient flow and interdisciplinary communication across surgical teams while supporting throughput and workflow efficiency.

PACU Registered Nurse at Crestwood Medical Center (2002-01 – 2010-12)

• Managed post-anesthesia recovery care for diverse surgical populations within a fast-paced acute care setting.
• Supported perioperative efficiency, workflow coordination, patient throughput optimization, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

PACU / Pre-Post Operative RN | Ambulatory Surgery Center at Physician's Surgery Center (1999-01 – 2002-12)

• Provided pre-operative, post-operative, and recovery nursing care within a high-volume ambulatory surgery center environment.
• Supported cataract procedures and a wide variety of ambulatory surgical procedures through pre-operative preparation, recovery care, patient education, and discharge planning.
• Assisted with same-day surgery operations, patient throughput management, perioperative workflow coordination, and recovery optimization.

RN Supervisor (PRN / As Needed) at Multiple Behavioral Health Facilities (1999-01 – 2001-12)

• Served as RN Supervisor across multiple psychiatric and behavioral health facilities on an as-needed basis.
• Supervised nursing staff and coordinated patient care operations, staffing support, workflow management, crisis intervention support, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Nursing Supervisor (PRN) at Life Care Center (1999-01 – 1999-12)

Skilled Nursing Facility

• Supervised healthcare staff within a skilled nursing environment and coordinated staffing support, patient care oversight, workflow management, and daily clinical operations.

Cardiac & Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse at Memorial Hospital (1997-01 – 1999-12)

• Delivered acute care nursing services within cardiac and medical-surgical units while managing complex patient populations and interdisciplinary care coordination.

Lead Pharmacy Technician at Walmart Pharmacy (1992-01 – 1997-12)

• Led front-end pharmacy operations within a high-volume retail healthcare environment.
• Managed ordering and inventory oversight for prescription medications and pharmaceutical supplies to ensure operational continuity and medication availability.
• Coordinated pharmacy workflow, customer service operations, medication processing support, and daily operational prioritization.

Pharmacy Technician at Red Food Pharmacy (1987-01 – 1992-12)

• Supported daily pharmacy operations including workflow coordination, customer service, inventory organization, and medication processing support.

Administrative & Payroll Support at SMK Machine & Fabrication, Inc. (1988-01 – 1988-12)

• Assisted with payroll processing, administrative office operations, record management, and business workflow support.

Master of Business Administration in MBA – Western Governors University (WGU) (2026-01)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in BSN – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1997-01)