Assistant Professor Of Nursing

• Jan 2022 - Present

• Facilitate staff and student development in high-fidelity nursing simulation • Design, facilitate, and integrate simulation learning experiences throughout the Associate degree nursing curriculum • Guide students through clinical development in a clinical instructor role for multiple medical-surgical courses • Design and implement course materials such as syllabi, lectures, active learning activities, and exams • Develop individualized study and exam preparation materials and programs Show less

Staff Nurse (General Surgery)

• Jul 2020 - Present

• Utilizes the nursing process and clinical judgment to provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse patient population • Performs leadership duties as charge nurse for a 50-bed unit. • Effectively orients and develops new graduate nurses as a primary preceptor. • Effectively utilizes continuous telemetry monitoring and performs monthly telemetry audits. • Develops and presents staff education on medication safety • Utilizes the nursing process and clinical judgment to provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse patient population • Performs leadership duties as charge nurse for a 50-bed unit. • Effectively orients and develops new graduate nurses as a primary preceptor. • Effectively utilizes continuous telemetry monitoring and performs monthly telemetry audits. • Develops and presents staff education on medication safety

Adjunct Faculty

• Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

Fall 2021NURS435 Professionalism in Nursing (Lecture)NURS310 Nursing Fundamentals (Skills Lab Instructor)

Clinical Nurse Supervisor I

• Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

Clinical instructor for junior-level Medical-Surgical I students at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. I aid in the students’ foundational learning of key clinical skills such as medication administration, patient assessment, and performance of bedside procedures.

Emergency Room Nurse

• Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

Registered Nurse II (Orthopedics/Trauma/General Surgery)

• Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

- Safely and independently provides evidence-based care to the adult and geriatric populations- Utilizes strong critical thinking skills and nursing judgment to evaluate and adjust individual patient care- Effectively communicates and coordinates with interdisciplinary teams to find solutions to complex medical-surgical cases- Collaborates with colleagues and leadership to address unit and departmental concerns and initiate systematic improvements - Active member of the Johns Hopkins Nursing Professional Practice Coordinating Council- Active member of the Johns Hopkins Nursing Professional Practice Executive Steering Council- Active Unit Education Committee Member Show less

Lead Rehabilitation Technician

• Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

Provided safe patient care in an outpatient clinic that specialized in spine and orthopedic rehabilitation. Under supervision of a licensed physical therapist, I guided patients through execution of custom exercise and stretching regimen. I coordinated scheduling for three full-time physical therapists and three technicians across two separate offices. I addressed patient inquiries and reconciled issues with insurance claims, billing, and product ordering. Provided safe patient care in an outpatient clinic that specialized in spine and orthopedic rehabilitation. Under supervision of a licensed physical therapist, I guided patients through execution of custom exercise and stretching regimen. I coordinated scheduling for three full-time physical therapists and three technicians across two separate offices. I addressed patient inquiries and reconciled issues with insurance claims, billing, and product ordering.

Rehabilitation Technician

• Jul 2013 - Apr 2017

Worked with a diverse patient population including lymphedema, oncology, and orthopedic clients. Collaborated with management and the rehab team on patient-centered improvements to department functionality. Provided personalized care to lymphedema and oncology patients pre and post therapy. Guided patients through personalized exercise and stretching programs. Worked with a diverse patient population including lymphedema, oncology, and orthopedic clients. Collaborated with management and the rehab team on patient-centered improvements to department functionality. Provided personalized care to lymphedema and oncology patients pre and post therapy. Guided patients through personalized exercise and stretching programs.

Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

Assisted clinical faculty in facilitating the development of clinical exercise testing skills in undergraduate college students. Instructed students in group and individual settings on proper technique and protocol for clinical exercise testing typically performed in an exercise physiology setting.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Oct 2013 - May 2015

I was the lead research assistant on the "College Sleep Study at Towson" that examined and compared the interconnected relationships between sleep, activity and overall health as determined by DEXA scans, Blood-flow plethysmography, peak fitness via VO2MAX treadmill testing, activity tracking via research-grade accelerometers, and food journals. Additionally, I assisted on the initial testing and development of the "Longitudinal Aging Study at Towson" (LAST) where older adult subjects were assessed via questionares, DEXA scan, resting metabolic rate and a battery of physical assessments and brought back annually for retesting to evaluate the effects aging has on overall physical health. Show less