1. Professional Summary
Skills
Experience
CORINA R. SCHWARZINGER
1207 Chipper Lane , Huntley , MT 59037 | (H) 406-671-9371 | corinars77@gmail.com
Highly trained RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA with strong clinical abilities and a successful career
in both an acute care operating room and a free standing out-patient based surgery
center. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first-rate patient
care. Licensed in Montana with expertise in Neuro-surgery, Cardiac Surgery, General
Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, CV Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urologic and
Gynecologic Surgery with main focus being Charge Nurse of Neuro Surgery for 15 years
(current) and competent in both circulating and scrub nurse roles in the OR, as well as
RNFA certification 3/2015.
Customer and Personal Service
Time Management
Service Orientation
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Instructing
Education and Training
Public Safety and Security
Administration and Management
Coordination
Complex Problem Solving
Negotiation
Troubleshooting
09/2000 to PresentRN, Neuro Charge Nurse for Surgical Services
Billings Clinic – Billings, MT
Direct the admission, care and general flow of the surgical suite pre-operatively,
intra-operatively and post-operatively for the neuro-surgical operating room.
Use computers for 1)documenting data related to pt.s care including assessment
results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes. 2)
continuing education courses, work email correspondence, event research,
in-house paging, systems protocols and service specific preference card
maintenance.
Make on-going assessments which are related to patient care, safety concerns,
schedule changes and follow-through with appropriate necessary communication
related to patient care, staffing, physician information, vendor related issues,
instrument related issues, on-call physician communications, and patient post-op
transfer information.

2. Maintain a structured and professional work environment in the neuro-surgery
operating rooms.
Operate surgical equipment, set-up in-services that train staff how to operate said
equipment, learn how to trouble shoot surgical equipment in the operating room
and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
Maintain and update Neuro-Surgery posting sheets log book.
Communicate with the scheduling department concerning up-coming procedures,
proper scheduling related to procedure, and correct preference card assigning per
procedure requirements.
Participate in leadership meetings for the surgery department. Attend OR charge
nurse meetings and follow-through with department leadership requests pertaining
to charge nurse duties.
Maintain compliance for annual department education requirements, HIPPA
adherence, CPR certification, TB Fit test, SIPPS measures and Time-out protocols.
Order and coordinate appropriate education and dispensing of specialty supplies
for neuro-surgery.
Circulate and scrub in the operating room.
Precept new nurses as well as scrub techs in neuro-surgery.
Train and assist staff with computer charting and patient charges specific to neuro-
surgery.
Maintain flexibility and ability to prioritize and adapt during emergencies to ensure
ideal surgical-patient outcomes.
Meet with upper management to discuss personnel and administrative issues and
address and solve problems among staff.
Provide administrative support and patient care for the surgery department and
specifically for the neuro-surgery service.
Provide guidance to OR staff on administering care to new patients or those with
special needs, answering questions and providing nursing outcome based rationale.
Assess and monitor patients including monitoring vital signs, conferring with doctors
on a patient's progress and reporting special circumstances.
Collect capital purchase equipment requests from surgeons annually. Research and
gather data related to these items. Submit a financial quote to the OR director for
items requested, as well as prioritization of items based on need, relativity for
service line, function, projected patient benefit, as well as any other benefits.
Document data related to patients' care including assessment results,
interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and
technologically derived data.
Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring
patients for adverse reactions.
Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological

3. Education
deterioration or life-threatening instability.
Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional
organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in acute care.
Provide formal and informal education to other staff members.
Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of
patients.
Participate in the development of practice protocols.
09/2014 to 05/2016RN OR Staff Nurse-per diem
Billings Plastic Surgery, Inc. – Billings, MT
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement,
or evaluate patient care plans.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of
supplies is maintained.
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as
directed by medical or nursing staff.
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate,
blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and
noninvasive techniques.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional
organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.
03/1988 to 07/2000RN Operating Room Staff Nurse
Aultman Hospital – Canton, OH
01/1988 to 12/1995RN- Operating Room Per diem
Deaconess Hospital – Billings, MT
12/1981 to 01/1988RN Charge Nurse-Operating Room
Deaconess Hospital – Billings, MT

4. Affiliations
Additional Information
Professional Certifications
Mar 2015RN First Assistant: Surgical Assisting
National Institute-First Asst - Centennial, CO
Dec 1981Bachelor of Science: Nursing
Montana State University - Bozeman, MT
American Nurses Association-current through 04/30/2017
Montana Nurses Association-current through 04/30/2017
Montana Nurses Association-Local Unit -(Billings, Mt) current and on-going
Scholastic and Professional Achievements:
Montana State Women's Collegiate Basketball-1977-1978
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority 1977-1981 Treasurer 1977-1978, House Manager 1978-1979,
Social Director 1979-1980
AORN Billings Chapter member 1982-1988
AORN Billings Chapter Treasurer-1983-1984
AORN National Congress Delegate 1984
AORN Billings Chapter President Elect 1984-1985
AORN National Congress Delegate 1985
AORN Billings Chapter President 1985-1987
AORN National Congress Delegate 1986, 1987
AORN Member-at-Large 1988-1990
Billings Clinic Conference Committee-(Montana Nurses Contract Bargaining Unit
Representative 2003-2012)
Billings Clinic Operating Room Preceptor, Level 2, 2002-2016
BLS Healthcare Provider (American Heart Association) Expiration Date 11/2017
ACLS Certified (American Heart Association) 05-20-2016 through 05-2018
CNOR Certified through 06/2021