MITZY TRINIDAD
Wheaton,IL
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Northwestern University ,Surgery Center
03.2025 - Current
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures to deliver comfort.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Monitored patients' vital signs and administered medications per physician orders or good practices.
- Collected, labeled, and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Performed pre-operative assessments to prepare patients for surgery.
- Provided instruction to patients and family members before and after surgical procedures.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
RN Floor Nurse
Biopharma
01.2025 - Current
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Monitoring & Safety of Donors in Center
Watching for and managing adverse reactions (e.g., chills, hypotension, citrate reactions).
Notifying physicians of issues and coordinating care.
Documenting all treatment details, patient responses, and adverse events accurately. - Screening and assessment involves evaluating donor or patient eligibility. This includes reviewing health history, measuring vital signs, and verifying blood work.
- Post-procedure care involves managing the donor’s recovery, ensuring they are stable and hydrated before departure, and documenting all treatment data in electronic medical records
- Utilized EMR to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
Operating Room RN
Contour Plastic Surgery
06.2017 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures to deliver comfort.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Performed pre-operative assessments to prepare patients for surgery.
- Monitored patients' vital signs and administered medications per physician orders or good practices.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Sanitized, selected and organizing instruments, equipment and supplies according to surgeon preferences.
- Collected, labeled, and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Provided instruction to patients and family members before and after surgical procedures.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL08.2025
Associates Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Triton College
River Grove 05-2022
Skills
- Intraoperative monitoring
- Surgical support
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient advocacy
- Patient safety
- EMR software
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Patient communication
- Patient needs assessment
- Decision-making
- Infection control
- Infection prevention
Certification
CPR American Heart association July 2023
Languages
Spanish
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Circulating Nurse, Operating Room
Northwestern University ,Surgery Center
03.2025 - Current
RN Floor Nurse
Biopharma
01.2025 - Current
Operating Room RN
Contour Plastic Surgery
06.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Benedictine University
Associates Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Triton College