Ria Tramaine Callender
Augusta
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience in perioperative services. Self-motivated and possess skills in minimally invasive procedures and advanced endoscopy.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Navigator
Wellstar MCG Health
03.2025 - Current
- Review referrals and triage patients for appropriate advanced endoscopic procedures
- Conduct comprehensive chart reviews and collaborate with gastroenterologist, anesthesia, radiology, and surgery to ensure appropriateness and safety.
- Assess labs, imaging, and medications, ensuring proper anticoagulation/ management in accordanc with guidelines
- Provide detailed education to patients and families about procedures, risks, preparation, and post-procedure expectations.
- Facilitate informed consent and ensure patient comprehension and readiness
- Develop and follow clinical care pathways to streamline procedure preparation and minimize delays or cancellations.
- Coordinate with scheduling teams and procedure units for efficient throughput.
Registered Nurse, Advanced Endoscopy
Wellstar MCG Health
11.2023 - 03.2025
- Pre, intra and postoperative patient care
- Functions as an endoscopy technician in regular and advanced cases
- IV insertion and maintenance
- Collaborates with the team to maximize patient outcomes.
- Assist in the clinic when necessary
- EPIC and Provation Superuser.
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy
San Juan Regional Medical Centre
09.2021 - 10.2023
- Daily checking of glucometer, emergency trolley, room humidity and travel cart for Endoscopy unit.
- Admission of patient to unit using the nursing process, commencing, and maintaining intravenous infusions.
- Liaising with healthcare team preprocedure to relay relevant information.
- Overseeing the delivery of safe and efficient healthcare intraoperatively.
- Collaborating with healthcare team to ensure effective results.
- Postoperatively assessing patient recovery from anesthesia.
- Patient education on findings and post procedure after care.
- Adequate documentation of all care administered during patient encounter.
- Reporting inadequacies of discrepancies to higher authority.
- Pre-operative patient contact to provide procedure instructions.
- Follow-up phone calls to assess patient return to normal function.
- Assisting in daily inventory checks and replenishing of stock.
Head Nurse
Premiere Surgical Centre
01.2017 - 07.2021
- Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
- Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care.
- Oversaw delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
- Completed weekly floor work to stay up to date on latest clinical practices and procedures.
- Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
- Kept close eye on department operations to maintain effective coverage of all needs.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Coordinated employee schedules and job assignments.
- Managed medication dispensing and control.
- Oversaw nursing operations for operating theatre, post anesthesia care unit and patient day unit, delivering leadership, assistance and management for staff.
- Provided case management, milieu management and emergency intervention.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
12.2015 - 12.2016
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Performed all tasks associated with circulating duties in the operating room, including time - out procedures.
- Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans.
- Provided surgical assistance to surgeon as first assistant and scrub nurse.
- Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring.
- Counted all surgical instruments and sponges used in procedures upon completion of operations.
- Carried out nursing tasks safely to maintain high level of care that complied with organization's procedures and regulations.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Set up trays, supplies and sterile fields for all operating room procedures.
Registered Nurse/Operating Room Nurse
BayView Hospital
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Oversaw treatments, therapies and medication administration according to prescribed methods and protocols.
- Carried out nursing tasks safely to maintain high level of care that complied with organization's procedures and regulations.
- Handled specimens for laboratory testing and inspected containers for correct packaging and labeling.
- Prepped operating rooms for upcoming procedures by setting out and verifying count of all necessary equipment and assessing environment for compliance with asepsis standards.
- Anticipated surgeons' needs and maintained procedure sterility during operations by observing body language, movements and demeanors.
Nurse Manager
Caribbean Gynaecological Endoscopic Services Inc
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Transferred patients from operating rooms to recovery rooms using stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Verified dosage of prescribed medications and checked for contradictions and potential complications before administering to patients.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Attended to patients with surgical drains, nasogastric tubes, ileostomies, colostomy bags, peg tubes and tracheostomy tubes.
- Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
- Provided case management, milieu management and emergency intervention.
- Coordinated employee schedules and job assignments.
- Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
- Oversaw Laparoscopic program and developed and initiated policies and procedures to standardize delivery of care.
- Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
- Participated in weekly meetings with department heads to discuss census information and patient care.
- Scrubbed, circulated and provided assistance to surgical team as needed.
- Anticipated needs of team and patient and initiated timely responses.
Operating Theatre Nurse
BayView Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Anticipated surgeons' needs and maintained procedure sterility during operations by observing body language, movements and demeanors.
- Carried out nursing tasks safely to maintain high level of care that complied with organization's procedures and regulations.
- Prepped operating rooms for upcoming procedures by setting out and verifying count of all necessary equipment and assessing environment for compliance with asepsis standards.
- Pitched in to assist with nursing duties in areas where healthcare teams were short-staffed.
- Transferred patients from operating rooms to recovery rooms using stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Handled specimens for laboratory testing and inspected containers for correct packaging and labeling.
- Prepared operating rooms thoroughly to uphold strict asepsis standards.
- Directly supported surgical team during procedures.
Registered Nurse
Warrens Eye Care Clinic
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Responsibilities: - telemetry monitoring - patient counselling - measuring and adjustment of spectacles.
Trainee Nursing Assistant / Registered Nurse
St. Michael District Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Assisting patients with all activities of daily living - administering medication - monitoring patients - coordination of extra-curricular activities.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Facilitated activities of daily living, including personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Rendered hands-on nursing care under direct RN supervision, adhering to medical center policies and procedures.
- Maintained accurate, timely flow of information by completing thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patient status.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements, also assisting with feeding and monitoring.
- Engaged with patient family and friends to provide courteous, efficient visit experience.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Aspen University
01-2027
Bachelor of Science Degree - Nursing
Aspen University
01.2024
Associate Degree - Health Sciences
Barbados Community College
01.2006
Diploma - Administrative Management
Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity
Skills
- Electronic charting
- Quality and inventory controls
- Staff leadership
- Nursing assignments
- Laparoscopic procedures
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Medication and IV administration and management
- Unit administration (scheduling of cases, staff allocation)
- Patient education and advocacy
- Case management
- Emergency management
- Scrubbing & circulating
- Endoscope reprocessing
- Debriefing and implementation of research approved methodologies
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Organizational skills
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Saving (Heart & Stroke Foundation) Current
- Basic Life Support Current
- Stitt Feld Handy Group Certificate Dealing with Difficult People 2013
Timeline
Nurse Navigator
Wellstar MCG Health
03.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Advanced Endoscopy
Wellstar MCG Health
11.2023 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy
San Juan Regional Medical Centre
09.2021 - 10.2023
Head Nurse
Premiere Surgical Centre
01.2017 - 07.2021
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
12.2015 - 12.2016
Registered Nurse/Operating Room Nurse
BayView Hospital
08.2015 - 12.2015
Nurse Manager
Caribbean Gynaecological Endoscopic Services Inc
01.2011 - 01.2015
Operating Theatre Nurse
BayView Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse
Warrens Eye Care Clinic
01.2007 - 01.2008
Trainee Nursing Assistant / Registered Nurse
St. Michael District Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2007
Associate Degree - Health Sciences
Barbados Community College
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Aspen University
Bachelor of Science Degree - Nursing
Aspen University
Diploma - Administrative Management
Barbados Institute of Management & Productivity
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