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Lesie Medder, RN, MSN

Lesie Medder, RN, MSN
Administrative Director of Nursing Surgical Theaters (6 years)
Nurse at Winter Haven Hospital since 1998.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS AT WHH:

  • Administrative Director of Special Projects
  • Assistant Vice-President Nursing
  • Director of Ambulatory Surgery

EDUCATION:

  • Santa Fe Community College
    Associate of Science/Arts, Nursing
    Gainesville, Fl.
  • Florida Southern College
    Bachelor of Science, Nursing
    Lakeland, Fl.
  • Central Michigan University
    Masters in Science in Administration/Healthcare
    Mount Pleasant, MI

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

  • Lakeland Surgical and Diagnostic Center, Lakeland, Fl
    Director of Surgical Services
  • Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Fl
    Leader – Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • Polk General Hospital, Bartow, Fl
    Clinical Nurse Manager –Operating Room, PACU, and Sterile Processing Department
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Va
    Head Nurse – Surgical and Diagnostic Unit
    Head Nurse – Neurosurgery, Plastics, and Urology
    Staff Nurse –Vascular Surgery
  • Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va
    Staff Nurse – Operating Room
    Staff Nurse – Neurosurgical ICU
  • Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville, Fl
    Acting Head Nurse – MICU, SICU, and Dialysis
    Assistant Head Nurse – SICU
    Staff Nurse – MICU and SICU
  • Bartow Memorial Hospital, Bartow, Fl
    Staff Nurse
  • Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Fl

CERTIFICATION:

  • AORN Certification “CNOR”
    1991 - present

Professional Associations and Community Involvement

  • A.O.R.N. – Association of Operating Room Nurses
  • F.O.N.E. - Florida Organization of Nurse Executives
  • N.E.P.C. - Nurse Executives of Polk County
  • American Cancer Society - Board Member Bartow/Fort Meade