1. Résumé
Laurie S. Canala
9240 Kathleen Drive  Mentor, OH 44060
440-974-0824 (home)  216-598-8143 (cell)
moosie324@hotmail.com
Objective
To obtain a challenging position that will utilize my clinical knowledge and leadership skills.
Qualifications
 Extensive knowledge of the perioperative environment
 Current leadership experience
 Hardworking, self-starter
 Accountable and reliable
Employment History
University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center:
Director of Perioperative Services October 2004 – Present
 Responsible for the clinical care of patients in OR and PACU locations throughout main
campus and three off-site ambulatory surgery centers
 Responsible for education programs for all staff including new hired and existing
employees, developed specific educational plans for leadership including assistant nurse
managers and nurse managers. Provided hands on and computer based training.
 Program development including the development and implementation of and Adult Level
I trauma program, the build out of four new operating rooms, and extensive renovation of
sterile processing areas within the operating room.
 Responsible for meeting quality and regulatory requirements related to perioperative
services
 Responsible for operating and capital budget development and management
 Developed and managed monthly reporting structure used for critical decision making
related to all operational activities within the department.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation:
Director of Surgical Services January 2003 – June 2004
Clinical Director Ambulatory Surgery Centers August 1997 – December 2002
Assistant Director Surgical Services July 1993 – July 1997
Nurse Manager – OR July 1982 – June 1993
OR Staff Nurse October 1980 –July 1982
Saint Vincent Charity Hospital:
Staff Nurse July 1977 – April 1983
Euclid General Hospital:
Staff Nurse June 1980 – October 1980

2. Education
Masters of Science in Nursing
Concentration: Leadership
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
December 2013
Masters of Business Administration
Lake Erie College
Painesville, Ohio
May 2008
Bachelors of Science
Concentration: Health Care Administration
David N. Meyers College
Cleveland, Ohio
June 2002
Diploma in Nursing
Saint Vincent Charity Hospital School of Nursing
Cleveland, Ohio
June 1977
Licenses and Certification
RN License: (OH) RN 149224 Expires August 31, 2017
Certification: OR Nursing (CNOR) Expires August 2019
Publications
Boike, L., Canala, L., Kozminski, K., & Wynd, C. A. (1995). Development of an outpatient
perioperative care record. Journal of Post Anesthesia Nursing, 10(3), 140-150.
Canala, L. and Domanovic, M.A. (2015). Developing a surgical research communication tool.
Nursing 2015Critical Care, 10(2).
Canala, L. (1994). Advanced training for operating room clinical specialties: A competency
based approach to cross training and skill assessment. The role of the circulator series:
Surgical Counts. Garden Grove, CA: Medcom, Inc.
Canala, L. S. (1986). Advancements in internal surgical stapling. Today’s OR Nurse, 8(2), 11-
15.
Stone, J., Samstag, D., Canala, L. S., Chapek, P. E., & Burkle, N., L. (1994). Advanced training
for operating room clinical specialties: A competency based approach to cross training
and skill assessment. The role of the circulator series: Overview of the circulating
nurse’s activities. Garden Grove, CA: Medcom, Inc.

3. Presentations
Canala, L. Picis use in a Multi Hospital Health Care System. [Live Presentation] October 7,
2009. Managing Today’s OR Suite. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Domanovic, M. A., Canala, L. S., O’Brien-Ermlich, B., & Seafler, C. (2011). Communication
tool for perioperative research study patients. [Poster]. Peer reviewed presentation
March 19 – 24, 2011, 58th Annual AORN Congress, Philadelphia, PA.
References Available Upon Request