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Hannah Riggs

@hannahriggs1

Registered Nurse specializing in perioperative and critical care, delivering safe recovery, monitoring, and quality improvement.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to continue in perioperative or critical care nursing where I can deliver high-quality recovery and monitoring, strengthen safety through chart auditing and compliance, and support teams that prioritize patient outcomes, ongoing learning, and continuous improvement.

I’m a Registered Nurse with diverse experience across perioperative, critical care, and specialty surgical settings. I lead pre-assessments and surgical readiness—collecting comprehensive health histories, completing vitals and cardiac evaluations, and supporting anesthesia teams with pre- and postoperative nerve blocks and close bedside monitoring.

In PACU and across outpatient and CVICU environments, I deliver immediate postoperative recovery care, airway management, pain management, and continuous neurovascular/hemodynamic monitoring. I also strengthen compliance and patient outcomes through chart auditing, narcotics inventory and waste procedures, regulatory documentation, and quality improvement work—supported by active BLS, ACLS, and PALS credentials.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Registered Nurse (PACU/Preop)

Current

Texas Health Chisholm Trail

Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Conduct preoperative phone and intake assessments, including vitals, cardiac evaluations, and 12-lead EKGs, and prepare patients for surgery. Provide immediate PACU recovery care such as airway management, interventions for bronchospasm/laryngospasm, pain management, neurovascular monitoring, dressing/drain care, and postoperative follow-up.

Airway Management Pain Management Nerve Block Assistance Foley JP Drain Care

Registered Nurse (Preop/Postop)

Paragon Laser Eye Surgery Center

Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 (1 year)

Performed preoperative interviews and assessments, including vitals, cardiac rhythm review, IV placement, and ophthalmic/narcotic medication administration. Acted as circulating nurse during LASIK and YAG procedures and delivered postop discharge teaching with follow-up assessments on postop day 1–2 while completing chart audits for regulatory compliance.

Post Operative Discharge Teaching Vitals And Cardiac Rhythm Review IV Placements Ophthalmic Medication Administration LASIK And YAG Procedure Support Postoperative Discharge Teaching Regulatory Compliance

Registered Nurse (CVICU)

Texas Health Huguley Burleson

Jul 2021 - Feb 2022 (7 months)

Provided critical care for critically ill patients including sedation titration/weaning, ETT management, deep suctioning, tube feeding/PEG medication administration, and vasopressor titration. Supported code blue/RSI scenarios, managed central and arterial lines, performed frequent lab draws, and delivered pre/post-cath lab care with continuous hemodynamic and stroke scale monitoring.

Sedation And Vasopressor Titration Deep Suctioning Central And Arterial Line Care RSI Code Team Participation Hemodynamics Central Line Chest Tube Assistance Lab Draws And Sterile Dressing Changes