Resume

- CAREER PROFILE -

Service-minded and detail-oriented registered nurse (RN). Extensive experience and leadership as an operating room (OR) charge nurse and occupational health charge nurse. Consistently maintains the highest level of full range, exemplary quality nursing care for patients from diverse populations and backgrounds. Functions independently and demonstrates high level capacity to make proper decisions. Utilizes sound judgement when advising health maintenance and case management. Provides a high level of professionalism during emergent and stressful situations. Maintains records with the upmost integrity according to HIPPA compliance, Joint Commission, VA and agency regulations and standards. Possesses the knowledge about the theory and principles of quality improvement based on experience in quality improvement initiatives through root cause analysis.

- HIGHLIGHTS -

· Full unrestricted licensure as a registered nurse in the States of Georgia (compact), and Ohio

· Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability for assignments and manages large case loads

· Utilizes research, such as evidence-based practices

· Practices ethics and resource utilization

· Participates in performance, education, and career development

· Practices collaboration and collegiality

· Constantly acquires current education and career development

· Practices effective use of nursing process

· Quality assurance/improvement and treatment planning

· Resource utilization

- EMPLOYMENT -

Atlanta VA Medical Center - 07/2020-Present

• Occupational Health/ Emergency Management COVID-19 Team

• Demonstrates understanding of nursing care for employees. Identifies patient care needs in accordance with the established standards, policies, and procedures consistent with quality nursing practice

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to provide quality care that facilitates employee needs.

• Leads product development in the form of specific guidance, clinical tools, educational materials, computer-based training or software for clinical, including the development of an occupational health COVID-19 electronic health system to directly assist front-line providers, managers and administrators to participate in VHA Occupational Health programs and meet established goals set for those programs.

• Works closely with a variety of experts to develop products to address the needs of VHA Occupational Health and Emergency Management COVID-19 team as well as front-line providers and veterans who receive VA health care services, including to refine pertinent clinical practice guidelines as they apply to employee Occupational Health.

Interim Non-VA Community Care Nurse - 03/2020-04/2020

• Reviewed patient charts for Non-VA community care consults while serving as a liaison to both internal and external providers. Kept community partners well informed of the organization's community care needs and processes to ensure quality patient and vendor experiences

• Guided and evaluated Veteran care services, prioritization of client diagnosis/needs, and individualization of interventions, expected client outcomes, quality of documentation and efficient utilization of facility resources.

• Utilized the computerized patient record system (CPRS) documentation in compliance with the designated facility programs. Provided leadership and program development for the Long-Term Care Program with emphasis on ensuring veterans receive quality nursing care while receiving benefits related to contract nursing homes, adult day care, home care, and hospice.

Interim Operating Room Nurse Educator 10/2018-02/2019

• Served as a clinical expert by providing education, research, coaching, direct patient care, consolation and leadership of operating room staff.

• Assisted in interviewing staff and provided input into evaluations regarding clinical competence while providing coaching and counseling. Managed new employee orientation and served as a preceptor for new hires.

• Wrote, edited, and updated standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for quality improvement measures for operating room equipment.

• Provided educational programs and in-services to the employees.

Operating Room Charge Nurse 12/2015-09/2017

• Managed daily staffing of 14 nurses, and 12 surgical technologists in an eight-operating room, and two cystoscopy room facility. Served as a resource person for operating room staff through problem solving and collaboration as delegated by department manager.

• Worked within the surgical section to manage the day-to-day operations of the operating room while coordinating daily activities and distribution of work with nurses, surgical technologists, and nursing assistants.

• Monitored daily surgical on-time starts to facilitate the improvement of surgical best practices and coordination of clinic flow of operating room.

• Worked effectively with staff by leading interdisciplinary groups. Managed surgical unit by ensuring the nursing care complied to the established standard of clinical practice.

Registered Nurse Operating Room 05/2015-02/2019

Vascular and Plastic Surgery Team Leader

• Handled surgical equipment, instruments and disposables with regards to new orders, replacement, inventory, and processing. Served as a point of contact between surgeons, vendors, and operating room staff.

• Served as the vascular and plastic surgery team lead nurse by maintain physician preference cards, ordering and maintaining specialty supplies and instruments, and serving as a liaison between plastic surgery physician assistants and physicians.

• Performed circulating and surgical scrub duties by ensuring the safety of the patient in the operative setting while undergoing anesthesia while managing patient data and through the electronic data base (VISTA/CPRS).

• Implemented daily clinical reasoning, problem solving skills including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.

Cleveland Clinic Hospital Cleveland, Ohio

Registered Nurse Operating Room / Colorectal Surgery 04/2013-05/2015

• Provided care for the surgical patient during the perioperative period with individualized patient care needs as dictated by the surgical procedure and the needs of the patient.

• Delivered professional nursing care in the intraoperative setting. Performed circulating and surgical scrub functions that included the selection and handling of surgical instruments and supplies.

• Developed procedure protocols for service specific programs.

• Managed patient information by documenting in the Electronic Medical Record with the EPIC software system. Implemented daily clinical reasoning, problem solving skills including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.

• Completed AORN Peri-operative 101 Course.

Hillcrest Hospital- A Cleveland Clinic Hospital Mayfield, Ohio

Health Unit Coordinator 06/2011-04/2013

• Performed clerical duties related to the department of radiology.

• Answered phones and communicated messages, such as exam results and correspondence between nurses, physicians, and other healthcare workers and related departments.

• Assisted MRI technologist with patient care.

• Designed, developed, implemen ted, evaluated, and coordinated effective programs for inpatient, ambulatory and outpatient services for the radiology department.

Warrensville Developmental Center Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Residential Care Supervisor / Therapeutic Program Worker 12/2009-06/2011

• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability for assignments and managed large volume of caseloads.

• Coordinated and managed all diagnostic therapeutic outpatient procedures for residents

• Supervised with the implementation of individual programming goals recommended by Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Language Development Specialists and other professionals.

• Coached and supported direct-care staff in the care and training of individuals with mild to severe developmental disabilities.

• Served as a Behavioral Change Agent that created opportunities for independence in a large residential setting with the targeted goal of transferring to a group home setting.

• Assisted in the design, development, and implementation of new programs for patients in the clinical setting.

- Education -

Master of Science: Family Nurse Practitioner, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA (anticipated completion 12/2022)

Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Ohio University, Athens, OH. (12/2014).

Associate of Applied Science: Nursing, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH. (12/2012)

Master of Arts: International and Comparative Politics, Wright State University, Dayton, OH. (11/2009)

Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. (12/2003)

- Certifications -

Provider: Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB), Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider