Energetic leader promotes fifteen years of nursing experience with superior record of accomplishment. Offering expertise with inpatient, outpatient, and in-flight care. Ambitious and highly motivated surpasses demanding objectives and achieves or exceeds set goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor and Delivery Nurse
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
04.2022 - Current
Coordinated care of complex, high-risk laboring women in level IV laboring facility of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
Completed comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs to identify outcomes, establish care plans, monitor progress and modify care plan.
Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures, both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
Leveraged computerized documentation systems, EPIC to monitor, record and communicate patient condition.
Instructor Flight Nurse, Readiness Officer
Air Force Reserves
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
11.2017 - Current
Instructor Flight Nurse
Medical Crew Director lead of five-member crew. Moved patients to higher echelon of care in combat zone and humanitarian support.
Supervised enplaning, securing, and deplaning of patients and liaised between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel to facilitate multidisciplinary care.
Planned, organized, and positioned 250K equipment and supplies for use in emergency conditions before, during, and after aircraft transport.
Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by fixed-wing aircraft.
Assessed for and detected changes in status during flight of patients and demonstrated proactive approach to solving patient problems.
Instructed 150 students. Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of ground and flight training.
Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses through lectures and simulated medical emergencies in flight in order to boost student learning.
Readiness Officer
Handled administrative requirements, maintained 200 personnel military records and submitted operational reports to Command.
Delivered presentations and training courses to promote best nursing practices for fast paced military environment.
Developed metrics that provided data for process measurement to identify indicators for future training and deployment ready opportunities.
Measured performance against process requirements to align improvement to operational shortfalls.
Implemented and managed controls to comply with regulations, agreements and SOPs.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Columbus, Ohio
12.2016 - 04.2022
Applied evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment and motivational interviewing to support behavioral interventions.
Effectively communicated with physicians regarding complex patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual veteran healthcare and psychosocial, and benefit needs. ·
Organized and managed advanced care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Advocated for veterans by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals .
Educated veterans, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options of combat veterans.
Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Sterling Medical-Ohio Army National Guard
Columbus, Ohio
04.2008 - 10.2016
Managed caseload of 800 service members in military medical system to provide comprehensive care under Humana/Tricare pre-authorization process.
Educated service members of military and veteran affairs benefits while undergoing military medical evaluation board.
Screened over 1500 medically ready troops for exercises, deployments and physical fitness.
Developed military medical action care plans based on nursing diagnosis and incorporated therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing methods.
Education
Master of Healthcare Administration -
Kaplan University
Davenport, IA
05.2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, Ohio
05.2007
Skills
Patient Case Management Planning
Specialized Healthcare Referrals
Motivational Interviewing
Microsoft Office
ACLS/BLS/NRP
American Nurses Association Member
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Nurse
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
Instructor Flight Nurse, Readiness Officer
Air Force Reserves
11.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Department Of Veterans Affairs
12.2016 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Sterling Medical-Ohio Army National Guard
04.2008 - 10.2016
Master of Healthcare Administration -
Kaplan University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
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