Dorothy Gallion is an experienced operating room nurse seeking career advancement. She has over 20 years of experience in various nursing roles including operating room nurse, charge nurse, and parish nurse. Her skills include quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety, such as decreasing operating room traffic. She is proficient in EPIC for electronic medical records documentation. Gallion has participated in numerous continuing education programs to further develop her skills in areas like conflict resolution and teamwork.

1. Dorothy A. Gallion
1004 Primrose Road Unit 201 Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Home: 410-263-6261 dorothy991dd@gmail.com Cell: 410-991-1397
Profile
Operating Room Nurse with expertise in circulating and scrubbing as necessary for multiple
specialties. Serving on committees dedicated to quality patient outcomes that enhance patient
safety. Documentation using EPIC currently, for electronic medical record input for patients.
Worked with quality control committee to design study for operating room traffic. Designed,
implemented and administered Parish Nurse program for ten years. Served on Living Legacy
Committee in operating room. Currently seeking advancements in professional career.
Skills
 Identify, evaluate, prepare, design and write initial studies for quality improvement to
increase patient safety by decreasing operating room traffic, 2012.
 Evaluate and identify potential safety risks for further assessment to improve patient
safety and quality outcomes in operating room.
 Served as Baltimore Chapter delegate for American Operating Room Nurses 2009-2011,
developing and writing applications for approval by national organization to enhance
current topics and quality standards given by presenters for continuing education credits
of membership.
 Participated, evaluated and identified potential safety risks in operating room during on
site walking audits, with follow up presenting recommendations for quality
improvements.
 Completed Surgical Services Preceptor workshop 2014, Clinical Ladder workshop 2013,
Conflict Resolution 2013, Lifelong Learning and Career Development 2013, Culture of
Teamwork 2012, to assist in identifying growth and team resources in operating room
community.
Professional Experience
Anne Arundel Medical Center Annapolis, Maryland August 1999-Current
 Transfer to Operating Room Sept 2007
 MemberAORN (AssociationforOperatingRoomNurses).
 Developandwrite CEU’s (ContinuingEducationUnits) forAORN presenters.

2.  ServedasballotingofficerandattendedDenverconventionasvotingdelegate forAORN
Baltimore Chapter.
 Assesspatientsinpreoperative areaandcomplete preoperative orders.
 Researchpatient’shistory, medications,profile,bloodwork,imaging,relatedhealthprofile.
 Administermedicationsordered,completephysicianordersets.
 Introduce patienttoOR timetable,teachingrelatedtoprocedure andexpectationsforpatient
and family,addressquestionspertinenttoOR andfamily.
 Accesspreference cardsandsetup OR appropriate toprocedure andsurgeonpreferences.
 Work withanesthesiaforintubationandextubation,andaddressanyneedsforanesthesia
duringprocedure.
 Maintainteamcohesivenessthroughoutdaytofacilitate effective turnoverof cases,functional
flow,andprofessional atmosphere inOR.
 PreceptnewnursesplacedinORfor day.
 Take charge of all personsinandout of OR throughoutcase,to include vendors,students,
coworkers,observers asapproved,assistants,residents.
 Maintainproperprocedures,andprotocolsasdesignatedforfacilityandAssociationof
OperatingRoomNurses.
 Participate withqualitycouncilcommittee foroperatingroom .
 Workedon General Surgical UnitMay 2004-September2007
 Workedas charge nurse forUnit forthree yearswhile workingnightshift.
Johns HopkinsCardiac Intensive Care UnitBaltimore, Maryland December2003-May2004
 ParticipatedintrainingandworkingonUnitto gainCritical Care Experience
 Care of patientsfromtime transferredoutof operatingroomfromopenheartsurgerytocritical
care uniton a one to one ratio,nurse to patient.
Anne Arundel Medical CenterAnnapolis,Maryland August 1999-December2003
 Workedas a patientcare technicianuntil graduatingfromnursingschool inMay2001.
 Obtainedregisterednurse licensure inJuly2001.
 Workedas RN inoncology,andtelemetryasstaff nurse.
 Assesspatients,startIV’s,place foley'sandnasal gastrictubes.Accessmediportsfor
chemotherapy.
 Workedas part of a teamon floor,charge nurse,committee person,training,precepting.
 Workedwithphysicianstofollow orders,gaininformation,andrelate necessaryinformation.
 Liaisonandcaregiverforpatientsandfamiliestofacilitate ahealthyenvironment,complete
medical treatmentplans,teachingforappropriate healthcare,medicationadministration.
Parish Nurse St JohnLutheran Church Linthicum, Maryland May 2002-December2011
 DevelopedandadministeredParishNurse Program
 Started Flu Clinic, obtained flu serum and supplies to administer vaccines. Maintained
paperwork.

3.  Administered H1N1 flu vaccine for State of Maryland following protocols and paperwork as
dictatedbyState of Maryland.
 Started and maintained blood pressure clinic, to include teaching, taking blood pressure, and
followupwhennecessary.
 Healthand wellnessteachingduringhome visits,groupteachings,andcommitteemeetings.
 Writingand publishingmonthlyhealthandwellnesscolumninchurchnewsletter.
 Attended training and community meetings as related to parish nursing and topics to fit profile
of congregation.
 Maintained Automatic External Defibrillator on site at church following protocols of State of
Marylandand local fire department.
 BLS teachingandtrainingfor AED andCPR on site withcertificationthroughRedCross.
 Home visits to persons in need in congregation for teaching, recommendations, companionship,
and resources.