ARIZONA CENTER FOR FERTILITY STUDIES
The Medical Team
Gina Caiazza, RNFA


Perioperative Coordinator,
Arizona Center for Fertility Studies,1996-Present


Education
Beth Israel School of Nursing/Hunter College, NYC 1979
SUNY at Stoney Brook, New York, New York
Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church VA 1987
Perioperative Plus Associates /Gateway Communtiy College
Phoenix, AZ 1995
Certification in Operating Room Nursing 1995
RNFA Certificate Program

Scholarships Received
Miller Place High School Valedictorian Scholarship, 1976
Brookhaven National Laboratory Top Student Scholarship, 1976
Beth Israel School of Nursing Scholarship

Licenses
Registered Nurse Licensure State of New York, 1979
Registered Nurse Licensure State of California, 1983
Registered Nurse Licensure State of Virginia, 1986
Registered Nurse Licensure State of Arizona, 1995

Employment History
Arizona Center For Fertility Studies, Scottsdale, AZ
Perioperative Coordinator, RNFA, 1996-Present

Piper Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Infertility Coordinator, Operating Room, 1995-Present

Piper Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Gynecology Coordinator, Operating Room, RNFA, 1995-1996

Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
Staff Nurse, Women and Children's Operating Room,
Laser RN, RNFA, 1986-1995

Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, VA
RNFA C/Sections, 1994-1995

Reston Hospital Center, Reston, VA
Staff Nurse, Burn, Trauma, Maternal Child Health,
L&D OR, Newborn Nursery, 1994-1995

Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA
Staff Nurse, Burn, Trauma, Multispecialty Operating Room, 1982-1985

Bethy Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
Staff Nurse, Pre/Post Surgical Floor, MICU, SICU

Consultant
Gilbert and Current Law Office, Washington D.C.
medical/legal consultant, 1993-1995

Association Membership
The Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. (AORN),
1988-Present

Specialty Assembly Member: Lasers and Advanced Technology, RNFA,
1991-Present

Arizona Society of Reproductive Health Professionals
1998-Present

Certifications
Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR), 1995

Certificate Programs Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA),
1987&1995

Teaching Participant
Lecturer for RNFA students, 1994-1996

Hospital Committee Appointments
Standards of Practice Committee, 1992-1995
Quality Insurance Management Council, 1994-1995

Community Service
Patient Teaching-Pre OP Tours

Honors
Nominated Nurse of the Year Award,
Outstanding Achievement In Nursing, 1992

David L. Podell Award, Consideration of Patient Welfare, 1979

Hannah B. Silver Award, Proficiency in Medical Surgical Nursing, 1979

Continuing Education
An average of 20 CEU's obtained per year. The educational programs
I've attended have included areas of self development clinically, professionally,
and technically. Some of the most recent programs have included:

    IV Conscious Sedation
    Preparing for CNOR Certification
    RNFA: Issues and Answers
    Taking Charge
    Emotions and Stress
    Legal Aspects of Nursing
    Basic Fetal Monitoring
    Newborn Resuscitation
    Charge Nurse
    Wound Management for the RNFA
    The Surgical Laser
    Perioperative Care and Documentation
    Women's Health: SW Nursing Update
    From Genotype to Phenotype:Fertility Across the Reproductive Lifecycle
    Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting 1996-Present

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