Tanis Buller

Address: 3333 Octavia Street Apartment 5, San Francisco, California 94123

Phone:415.235.1951Email:tb1372211e@westpost.net
Circulating Nurse | Registered Nurse

Operating Room - Ambulatory Surgery / Hospital

Direct Patient Care | Operating Room Procedures | Regulatory Compliance | Process/Performance Improvement

Staff Coordination | Records/Document Management | Team Building and Leadership

Goal-oriented and compassionate registered nurse offering more than 25 years of comprehensive healthcare experience.
Knowledgeable in all facets of perioperative nursing. Capable of providing excellent support during surgical operations.
Able to function effectively within fast-paced and high pressure environment. Expert at conducting assessment of
conditions and implementing necessary intervention. Able to multitask and coordinate effectively with diverse medical
professionals. Known for outstanding organizational and clinical skills. Initiated and completed 75% of all projects in the
Operating Room. Earned recognition while safety officer from the JCAHO auditor as one of 8 centers in his career to
achieve a zero deficiency rating.

Professional Experience

Presidio Surgery Center - San Francisco, CA

Circulator and scrub nurse 2008Present

Educator and Safety officer 20102012

Create and provideeducational in-services and ensure timely renewal of licenses and certifications.

Ensure yearly educational packet was completeted for OR, preop and PACU staff

Conduct review and revisionof fire and safety systems;administerJoint Commission preparedness and radiation safety.

Document data for necessary studies and other tasks associated with environment of care.
Recommended and performed necessary adjustments in operating room temperature, humidity, and lighting in
compliance with the specifications of surgeons.

Took part in positioning patients through body stabilizing equipment and protective padding to administer proper exposure
for the procedure and to avoid nerve damage or circulation impairment.

Monitor all outdated and updated anesthesia cart drug preference cards on a monthly basis.

Sustain cooperation with infection control and employee health nurse.

Initiate and take charge of performance improvement projects.

Assume the responsibility for scrubbing and circulating ENT, orthopedics, general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology.

Fill in as charge nurse as needed

San Francisco, CA

Surgical Staff(Agency nursing) 20072008

St. Francis Memorial Hospital - San Francisco, CA

Circulating and Scrub Nurse 20012007

Held full accountability in diverse medical operations, which include the IVCS.

Served as on-call for emergency surgeries and gastrointestinal procedures.

Clinical Experience

St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA

ORTHO | GU | GYN | GEN | ENT | Burns | Spine Surgery | Plastics Surgery

Presidio Surgery Center - San Francisco, CA

ENT | Podiatry | Spine | GEN | ORTHO | GU| Pain management

Education and Credentials

Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2004 - Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, Oakland, CA

Diploma inNursing | 1986 - Vancouver General School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC

Registered Nurse First Assistant - Delaware County Community College, Media, PA

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)