Tiffany Linhardt

25 years of vast CVOR/OR nursing experience in both circulating and scrubbing many surgical procedures in many surgical specialties. 6 years of experience as a Clinical Application Specialist for Surgical Services department responsible for data collection and analysis, build, training, implementation and ongoing maintenance and support for Cerner Surginet and supply module with bar code scanning. Certified in Epic Optime with responsibility for data collection and analysis, build, training, implementation and ongoing maintenance and support for Optime big bang implementation in May 2011.

Epic Optime

Consultant for SSM Healthcare St. Louis, MO for 2 years providing data collection, analysis, building, coding and floor support for 7 different facility go-lives for Perioperative staff. 4 years of Endoscopy experience, including providing Conscious Sedation and monitoring those patients for 2 of those years.

Travel Contract RN Circulator - Operating Room Travel Nurse Main OR - Supplemental Healthcare - Gastonia, NC

(2025-07)

• Circulating Orthopedic, Robotic, General, Laparoscopic, Colorectal, Plastics, GYN, Urology, Podiatry and ENT procedures

Travel Contract RN Circulator - Operating Room Travel Nurse Circulator CVOR - Flexcare - Asheville, NC

(2025-06 - 2025-06)

• Circulating nurse for CVOR procedures including but not limited to, CABG with Endovascular Greater Saphenous Vein Harvest, Aortic, Mitral, and Tricuspid Valve Replacements and Repairs, Maze procedures, Aortic Root and Arch Replacements, Bentall Procedures, Aortic Dissection Repairs, Aortic Aneurysm repair, placement of cardiac assist devices: Pacemakers, ICD, LVAD, RVAD, Impella, ECMO cannulation and decannulation, and Balloon Pump placements

Travel Contract RN Circulator - Operating Room Travel Nurse Circulator - Supplemental Health Care - Various Locations

(2024-12 - 2025-06)

• Responsible for circulating CVOR, Thoracic, Vascular, Hybrid Vascular Operating Room procedures, Orthopedic, General, GYN, Robotics, Urology, ENT, Colorectal, and Podiatry procedures

Perioperative Staff Nurse Main OR and CVOR - Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, LA

(2024-01 - 2024-12)

Circulating nurse at Ochsner Main Campus where I was responsible for circulating all procedures within all services. Experience with Off-Pump open heart procedures and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.

• Responsible for circulating Cardiothoracic procedures including, but not limited to, Heart Transplants, Single and Bilateral Lung Transplants, CABG with Endovascular Greater Saphenous Vein Harvest, Aortic, Mitral, and Tricuspid Valve Replacements and Repairs, Maze procedures, Aortic Root and Arch Replacements, Bentall Procedures, Aortic Dissection Repairs, Aortic Aneurysm repair, placement of cardiac assist devices: Pacemakers, ICD, LVAD, RVAD, Impella, ECMO cannulation and decannulation, and Ba
• Circulating nurse for thoracic and bronchoscopy procedures including EBUS, Robotic Bronchoscopy, Bronchoscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation, Bronchoscopy with Cryotherapy, Balloon Bronchoscopy, and Bronchoscopy with Stent placement, Robotic assisted lobectomy and wedge resections, VATs
• Circulating nurse for General, Urology, Gyn, Oral/Dental, Robotics, Colorectal, Kidney transplants, Vascular, ENT, Pediatric, Pediatric Orthopedics, Orthopedics, and Adult and Pediatric Neurospine and Organ procurement procedures

Travel Contract RN Circulator Supplemental Health Care – Operating Room - Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, LA

(2023-04 - 2024-01)

Circulating nurse at Ochsner Main Campus where I was responsible for circulating all procedures within all services. Experience with Off-Pump open heart procedures and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.

• Responsible for circulating Cardiothoracic procedures including, but not limited to, Heart Transplants, Single and Bilateral Lung Transplants, CABG with Endovascular Greater Saphenous Vein Harvest, Aortic, Mitral, and Tricuspid Valve Replacements and Repairs, Maze procedures, Aortic Root and Arch Replacements, Bentall Procedures, Aortic Dissection Repairs, Aortic Aneurysm repair, placement of cardiac assist devices: Pacemakers, ICD, LVAD, RVAD, Impella, ECMO cannulation and decannulation, and Ba
• Circulating nurse for thoracic and bronchoscopy procedures including EBUS, Robotic Bronchoscopy, Bronchoscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation, Bronchoscopy with Cryotherapy, Balloon Bronchoscopy, and Bronchoscopy with Stent placement, Robotic assisted lobectomy and wedge resections, VATs
• Circulating nurse for General, Urology, Gyn, Oral/Dental, Robotics, Colorectal, Kidney transplants, Vascular, ENT, Pediatric, Pediatric Orthopedics, Orthopedics, and Adult and Pediatric Neurospine and Organ procurement procedures

Travel Contract RN Circulator Supplemental Health Care – Operating Room - Ochsner Baptist Medical Center - New Orleans, LA

(2022-11 - 2023-04)

• Circulating Orthopedic, Robotic, General, Laparoscopic, Colorectal, Plastics, GYN, Urology, Podiatry and ENT procedures

Travel Contract RN Circulator Supplemental Health Care – Operating Room - Ochsner Kenner Medical Center - Kenner, LA

(2022-08 - 2022-11)

• Responsible for circulating orthopedic, Neurospine, General, Laparoscopic, GYN, Urology, Plastics, ENT, Podiatry, and Robotic procedures

Perioperative Staff Nurse – Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) - Baycare Winter Haven Hospital - Winter Haven, Florida

(2021-02 - 2022-07)

• Circulating nurse for open heart bypass procedures, heart valve replacements, and repairs, carotid endarterectomies, thoracic lung procedures both open approach and video assisted
• Pacemakers, ICD, and epicardial lead placements, replacements extractions
• Circulated and assisted anesthesia staff
• Circulator for cardiac cath lab procedures including TAVRs, MitraClip procedures, Impella and TEE procedures

Travel Nurse Contract RN – Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) - Baycare Winter Haven Hospital - Winter Haven, Florida

(2020-07 - 2021-01)

• Circulating nurse for open heart bypass procedures, heart valve replacements, and repairs, carotid endarterectomies, thoracic lung procedures, pacemakers, epicardial lead replacements, and TEE procedures

Travel Contract RN Circulator RN Network– Operating Room - HealthFirst Holmes Regional Medical Center - Melbourne, Florida

(2020-03 - 2020-03)

Covid-19 Outbreak: Contract canceled due to low census (essential cases only). Provided nursing care in Level II Trauma Intraoperative area with 22 OR Suites.

• Specialties included Orthopedics, Neurology (Spinal Fusions and Craniotomies), General, and laparoscopic surgeries

Perioperative Staff Nurse CVOR and Main OR - MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center - Des Moines, IA

(2019-10 - 2020-01)

Provided nursing care in Level II Intraoperative area with 17 OR Suites.

• Specialties included Open Heart, Orthopedics (circulating and scrubbing), Vascular, General, GYN, Urology, Spinal Fusions, and Laparoscopic procedures

Perioperative Staff Nurse Main OR and Endoscopy - Cuyuna Regional Medical Center - Crosby, MN

(2018-03 - 2019-09)

• Circulating nurse for General, Urology, Gyn, Oral/Dental, Robotics, and Orthopedics
• Circulating nurse in Endoscopy suite performing EGD and Colonoscopy procedures

Perioperative Staff Nurse Main OR and Endoscopy - Lakewood Health System - Staples, MN

(2014-02 - 2018-02)

• Care and management of patients in post anesthesia care unit (PACU)
• Care and management of patients in pre-operative phase of care
• Assist surgeons in surgical procedures
• Pre-Op and Phase II Recovery: Prepare patients for surgical procedures

BSN - Nursing