Martha Auriemma

5811 Valkeith Drive

Houston, Texas, 77096
Mobile Phone: 281-630-3315
Secondary Phone: 281-630-3315
E-mail: ma76843e@westpost.net
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OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate the behaviors of relationship centered patient care associated wi
th the practices of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellen
ce. And to apply my nursing knowledge and skills to meet the clinical, psycho-so
cial and spiritual needs of patients and families and assume accountability for
personal professional practice that achieves high quality patient outcomes.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Staff Nurse-Operating Room-Circulator
August 2008 - June 2010
Park Plaza Hospital | Houston, TX
Healthcare Services
Pre-Op holding and circulating an array of surgical cases in an efficient clinic
ally sound way to minimize time constraints with scheduling and maximize safety
for the patient.
Circulating specialties include bariatric, ortho, neuro, spine, ophthomology, po
diatry, plastics, general, gyn, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic, along with EN
T, and urology.
"...I have known Martha for many years while participating as an important part
of our OR team in a very complicated gastrointestinal laparoscopic or open proc
edure. Martha has a great pleasant disposition and constructive attitude. She is
intelligent and she gets the job done. I am always happy when I see Martha in t
he team that is taking care of my patients...she has my highest regards." Hadar
Spivak, M.D., FACS

Staff Nurse-Operating Room-Circulator

January 2006 - August 2008
Christus St.John's Hospital | Nassau Bay, TX
Healthcare Services
Weekend OR Charge Nurse. Circulating an array of surgical specialties including,
ortho, neuro, spine, ophthomology, general, gyn, plastics, podiatry, hand, ENT,
cardiovascular and cardiothoracic, and urology.
I am also experienced in Pre-op and PACU.

Assistant Head Nurse-General/Gyn Surgical Services Ap

ril 1999 - January 2004
HCA Clear Lake Regional Medical Center | Webster, TX
Healthcare Services
Circulated an array of surgical specialites as noted above. I was also head nurs
e over the General/Gyn Surgical Services with 58 surgeons in my service alone. I
was responsible for keeping surgeon preference cards updated and evaluating new
products.
Extensive circulating experience in ortho, neuro, general, ENT, ophtomology, gyn
, podiatry, plastics, hand, cysto, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic. I also am
experienced in Pre-op and PACU.
 "...I have had the pleasure of working with Martha in the (OR) for the past 3
years. I have always known Martha to be professional, efficient and friendly. Sh
e appears to get along with her colleagues very well. She is extremely energetic
and hard working." Debra W. Miller, M.D. (Texas ENT Specialists, P.A.)

"Martha has worked with me in surgery as a circulating nurse on many cases. She
is very competent, intelligent, and pleasant to work with..." Robert H. Smiley,
M.D. (Bayside Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Association.)
"I have had the privilege of working with Martha for (many) years. She is quick,
efficient, and accurate. She always exhibited strong dedication to her patients
, and her communication skills served to reassure, no matter whether dealing wit
h children or elderly adults. Martha is a good teacher. She readily accepts the
task of training newly hired staff and not only gives accurate and detailed inst
ruction, but does so with kindness and patience. Martha is a strong administrato
r. For most of the time I've known her, she was responsible for the maintenance
of the General Surgery Service. Those who are familiar with operating rooms will
know what a huge job this is, and Martha did it with great professionalism and
pride, from the equipment to the inventory, from the new devices to the oft forg
otten old. Martha made it her business to know what's going on! Kenneth Hollis,
M.D., FACS (Baychoice Surgeons)

"As a co-worker and one who has been mentored by Martha, I am happy to express m
y opinion concerning her acumen, skill, dedication and the professional manner i
n which she consistently comports herself and her duties. I have always felt tha
t Martha exhibited a superior knowledge of the protocol and procedure necessary
to treat her patients in her care as well as a formidable ability to instruct th
ose around her in a constructive manner. I have grown as an employee and benefit
ted greatly from the opportunity to work with Martha." Debra Glover, Certified S
urgical Technician
Developed a mobile PDA cart for surgical use in NICU,
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EDUCATION
Associate Degree, Nursing,
June 1987 - May 1990
Galveston College | Galveston, TX
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CERTIFICATION
ACLS
January 2010
Texas/Tenet Houston CTC
BCLS
November 2008
Texas/Tenet Houston CTC