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Kaila Skrzypiec

@kailaskrzypiec

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Dedicated OR Registered Nurse with 8 years' experience improving surgical efficiency and patient outcomes.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking an OR nursing role where I can lead and mentor teams, drive perioperative process improvements, apply EPIC expertise, and contribute to a collaborative, patient-centered hospital culture.

I am a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with eight years of operating room experience, specializing in general surgery and perioperative leadership. As a General Surgical Resource Specialist and team lead, I guide and train OR staff, coordinate with sterile processing and materials management, and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and patient outcomes.

I remain calm under pressure, precept new team members, and manage complex intraoperative responsibilities as both a circulating and scrub nurse. I am proficient in EPIC and Surginet charting, equipment troubleshooting, and maintaining high standards of infection control and patient safety.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Registered Nurse, OR Team Lead

Current

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Mar 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Lead the general surgery operating room as a General Surgical Resource Specialist, providing training, coordinating equipment and supply management, and implementing process improvements to enhance OR efficiency and turnover.

Staff Training OR Efficiency Sterile Processing Surgical Instrumentation Epic

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Apr 2017 - Mar 2021 (3 years 11 months)

Coordinated circulating and scrub nurse duties, managed pre-op preparation and intra-op EPIC charting, precepted new staff, and ensured compliance with protocols to support safe surgical outcomes.

Circulating Nurse Epic Intra Op Charting Patient Positioning Surgical Assisting

Medical Assistant & Lab Technician

Joliet Oncology Hematology Associates

Sep 2013 - Apr 2016 (2 years 7 months)

Performed phlebotomy, IV/port access and vital monitoring, assisted in infusion and bone marrow procedures, and maintained MedOnc documentation to support oncology patient care.

Phlebotomy IV Port Access MedOnc Medical Documentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Prairie State College

Certificate in Surgical Technology, Surgical Technology

Activities and societies: 4-week fast-track scrub skills and instrumentation course

Completed a Surgical Technician fast-track certification (4-week course) focused on scrub skills and instrumentation; certificate conferred June 2017.