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HEATHER HOLTZ

Durham

Summary

Dynamic and team-oriented registered nurse with 5+ years of experience working in diverse healthcare settings including rehabilitation, medical/surgical floor nursing, and operating room. Passionate about the operating room, with extensive experience as both a circulating and scrub nurse, particularly in orthopedics. Known to stay calm under pressure and adapt to new environments and roles. I have been able to use my past work experience to apply well-rounded nursing knowledge in an operative setting.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Duke Regional Hospital
07.2022 - 04.2025
  • Completed comprehensive 6-month orientation, learning the roles of circulating nurse and scrub nurse (trained in orthopedics, vascular, neurology, urology, podiatry, ENT, gynecology, general, robotics)
  • Able to circulate a broad range of surgical services with an emphasis on orthopedic procedures.
  • Regularly scrubbed total joint procedures with a variety of surgeons and vendor systems, ortho trauma surgeries (fractures, IM nails etc), and podiatry cases (total ankles, hammer toe corrections, I&Ds etc.)
  • Regularly trained new OR staff, particularly in scrubbing/circulating total joint procedures.

Registered Nurse

Prohealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
01.2021 - 05.2022
  • Provided high-quality bedside nursing care to patients with a variety of illnesses/recovering surgical patients on a med/surg unit.
  • Assessed patient needs, administered medications, coordinated care with multidisciplinary team.

Registered Nurse

Crossroads Care Center
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Provided direct patient care to the 20+ residents at the long-term care facility, administering medications, helping with ADLs, performing assessments and wound care.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI
05.2020

Skills

  • Clinical judgment
  • Precepting
  • Proper catheter insertion/removal
  • Procedure preparations
  • Team oriented
  • 4 years Epic charting
  • Adaptable to changing environments
  • Quickly learns surgeon preferences

Accomplishments

    Registered Nurse

    349165 (Compact license)

    Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)

    Competency and Credentialing Institute

    (Received 03/22/2025 – ID 1834883)

    Basic Life Support (BLS)

    American Heart Association, (renewed 3/25/2024)

International experience

  • Born and raised overseas in Zambia and Malawi as a missionary kid (1998-2016), attended international schools, and developed strong adaptability to diverse cultures and environments.
  • Mercy Ships For 2 months in 2025 (April-May) I lived and worked on the Africa Mercy Ship as an operating room nurse, scrubbing and circulating surgeries including adult and pediatric general, maxillofacial and plastics.

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Duke Regional Hospital
07.2022 - 04.2025

Registered Nurse

Prohealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
01.2021 - 05.2022

Registered Nurse

Crossroads Care Center
08.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Wisconsin Lutheran College

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