Josie Kim

Functioning as both a circulating and scrub nurse, responsible for managing the OR staff schedule and coordinating logistics to ensure the timely availability of supplies for surgical procedures, assist with triaging and managing communication workflows during high-demand periods or staffing shortages, including phone consults and care coordination, ensure adherence to established VA policies and procedures in the delivery of perioperative nursing care, serve as a liaison for Veterans, families, and interdisciplinary teams, offering consistent and policy-aligned communication, address and resolve conflicts involving staff, patients, or other stakeholders constructively within the OR environment, promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement in surgical and perioperative practices.

Operating Room Nurse (RN II) at Washington DC VA Medical Center (2021-10 – Present)

Functioning as both a circulating and scrub nurse, responsible for managing the OR staff schedule and coordinating logistics to ensure the timely availability of supplies for surgical procedures, assist with triaging and managing communication workflows during high-demand periods or staffing shortages, including phone consults and care coordination, ensure adherence to established VA policies and procedures in the delivery of perioperative nursing care, serve as a liaison for Veterans, families, and interdisciplinary teams, offering consistent and policy-aligned communication, address and resolve conflicts involving staff, patients, or other stakeholders constructively within the OR environment, promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement in surgical and perioperative practices.

• Work with logistics to get supplies for the OR
• Work with OR staff's schedule and on call schedule
• 2nd urology coordinator
• Worked in urology clinic

Nurse (on Detail) at Washington DC VA WHC (2026-05 – Present)

• Patient outreach and follow-up calls
• Ordering and coordinating laboratory tests
• Ordering and coordinating diagnostic and screening tests
• Reviewing and resolving clinical reminders in the EHER

Medical Surgical Oncology Nurse (PRN) at Washington DC VA Medical Center (2021-10 – Present)

Circulator Nurse at Aya Healthcare – JHU surgery center (2022-01 – Present)

Operating Room Nurse – Circulating and scrub nurse at Inova Fairfax Hospital (2020-08 – 2021-09)

Operating Room Nurse – Circulating and scrub nurse at St. Agnes (2020-06 – 2021-05)

Emergency Room Nurse at Sinai Hospital (2020-03 – 2020-06)

Circulating Nurse (PRN) at Medely (2018-11 – 2020-03)

Operating Room Nurse – Circulating and scrub nurse at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (2018-12 – 2020-03)

Labor & Delivery Nurse at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (2018-09 – 2018-12)

Operating Room Nurse (Circulator and Scrub Nurse) at Washington Adventist Hospital (2016-02 – 2018-09)

Night charge nurse in the main OR which included being able to circulate and scrub endoscopy, colonoscopy, with biopsies, and ercp procedures

• Circulator and scrub nurse in the OR
• Endoscopy nurse – circulate and scrub – in endoscopy
• Colonoscopy, ERCP, biopsies
• PACU Nurse
• Pre-Op, Post Op – Short Stay Nurse
• Pre-Testing Nurse

Operating Room Nurse – Circulating nurse at SurgCenter of Towson (2021-07 – 2021-09)

Dietary Interviewer at Westat (2014-01 – 2019-12)

Restaurant Manager at McKay's Carryout (2008-08 – 2013-12)

Key responsibilities included: hiring, managing, supervising, training restaurant team members, and utilizing critical thinking skills

Psychiatric Unit Nurse at Lamps Behavioral Health Services

Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner – Purdue Global University (2027-03)

Accelerated Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – Shenandoah University (2015-05)

Bachelor of Science in Food Science – University of Maryland College Park (2008-05)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – University of Maryland Baltimore County (2003-05)