Valerie Komoroski

Welcome to the Pittsburgh Chapter of AORN!  I have been a nurse for over 20 years, all of them in the OR.  That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do!  I was told in nursing school that I would never be able to get a job in the OR without first having experience.  I was determined, and after graduating from CCAC nursing school I began my career at Presbyterian Hospital in the OR.  Saving limbs and lives we used to say!  Two years later I earned my BSN from Carlow College, and three years ago I earned my MSN in Leadership and Education from Carlow University.  I currently work at West Penn Hospital as the Clinical Coordinator for Quality, Compliance, and General Surgery.  I believe that coming together in a professional organization such as AORN fosters a sense of commitment to excellence, strengthens professional bonds, and allows for a safe place to ‘talk shop’.  Not many people, including other nurses, understand what we do on a daily basis. AORN brings us together so that others may have a safe, surgical outcome.