Experience

Otero Junior College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Nursing and Health Program

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Colorado Community College System

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trinidad State College

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Associate Professor/Adjunct Faculty/Clinical Director July 2012 to PresentFull-Time/PRN/Adjunct: Nursing FacultyFaculty-Medical Surgical Nursing/Leadership 2nd level nursing students, lecture and clinical. Course Mentor, Nursing faculty and clinical facilitator, clinical coordinator and educatorInstrumental in achieving initial ACEN national accreditation. • Instruct, evaluate, mentor and motivate students towards success in nursing. • Analysis testing techniques and evaluate individual student methods for success, focusing on student retention and degree attainment. • Able to increase nursing student testing scores by 15% with dedicated learning assessment modules and extra study sessions/groups offered to the students. • Continually go above and beyond to help students achieve their degree in nursing.

• Otero Junior College

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2012



Miners Colfax Medical Center

• United States
• Alternative Medicine
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Nursing Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  July 2017-PresentServe as positive role model through leading by example, providing motivation, effective communication, positive feedback, excellent nursing care, safe standards of practice, creating and upholding policy and procedure of the facility, agency and governing and regulatory bodies. Collaborate well with others in a high stress, team oriented environment.Current Tasks: • Project development, process improvement, clinical informatics, Budget creation and review, Strategic planning, recruitment, retention and hiring of staff. • Initiated new Quality and compliance program within the hospital.• Completed organizational strategic planning in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and medical staff, including policy development and implementation to align with mission and vision of the facility and regulatory agencies, CMS and Joint Commissions• Motivating others by example, encourage participation and collaborative efforts to create employee recognition program. • Manage, lead and supervise staff of over 150 to include the following areas of patient care delivery: OB/Labor and delivery, ICU, ED, Medical Surgical, Rural health OB/GYN clinic; Strategic planning, training and development for new Utilization Review and Care Management department.• Work as staff RN when needed to include following units: OB/Labor and delivery, ICU, ED, Medical Surgical, Rural health OB/GYN clinic; Strategic planning, training and development for new Utilization review and care management department. • Current Chairperson for Quality Charter Committee, Environment of Care Committee, Emergency Preparedness Committee and Policy Review and Management committee, Co-chair of Compliance Charter Committee. Member of Clinical Informatics/Systems Committee and Financial health committees. • Work closely with Revenue cycle, billing, coding and manage Charge master within the acute care hospital units. • Proficient in CMS and Joint Commission regulatory compliance needs.



Mount San Rafael Hospital

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• House Supervisor/Director Care Management and Utilization Review

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  Director of Care Management/Hospital Utilization Review and House SupervisorOctober 2016-October 2017Initiated and Implemented new Utilization Review dept with training on MCG. Eliminated insurance declinations • Coordinate and collaborate with Medical teams to help find preventative, consistent and quality care for underserved population.• Work as Utilization review nurse to help facilitate clinical documentation improvement, coding and revenue cycle as well as insurance companies and prevention of medical necessity denials. • Work with discharge planning to address patient’s issues and to help coordinate benefits and resources to transition to health care and outcomes. • Help assist patients to determine effective care plans and management health care outside of hospital settings to avoid admissions to hospitals. • Determine appropriate health resources for patient long term health plan/care. Assist in DME, Placement, PT/OT, RT and medical resources in and out/pt. • Work in the Emergency department and patient care unit/medical surgical unit as a floor nurse to help assist with call offs and patient census fluctuations.



Denver Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• RN care coordinator, Care Management And Utilization review

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Coordinate and collaborate with Medical teams, social work and care management to help find preventative and consistent care for underserved population. • Work closely with Utilization review and patients to help coordinate benefits and resources to prevent readmissions and to transition health care post discharge and create favorable outcomes. • Assessment patients to determine effective care plans and management health care outside of hospital settings to avoid admissions to hospitals. • Determine appropriate health resources for patient long term health plan/care. Assist in DME, Placement, PT/OT, RT and medical resources in and out/pt. • Work with Physicians in Clinical Documentation Improvement and consult with on level of care of patient.



The Medical Center of Aurora/Centennial Medical Plaza

• Staff RN, Cardiac Progressive Care Unit

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2015

  • RN-Cardiac PCUOccasional floating to ICUOrientated and precepted new student graduates and employees into a positive and enjoyable work environment. •. Preceptor/trainer/educator for Senior Practicum clinical for nursing students and new hire employees. • Clinical excellence certification • Assessment and care of patients post cardiac surgical procedures to included but not limited to; AAA repair, CABG, Cardiac Cath procedure with/without stent placement, etc. • Help to provide comfort and plan of care in conjunction with patient and their family members. • Provide collaborative measures on care plan to ensure patient needs and wants are fully addressed. • Work well with other staff members to develop and achieve team related goals.• Work frequently to assess needs of patient during alcohol and drug related withdrawal. • Frequent and hourly assessment of patients on IV medications/drips/Piggy-backs that require monitoring of response and adjustment of medications per protocol. • Monitor and educate patient response to psychotropic medications both IV and oral. • Have taken multiple classes to advance my knowledge and skills in Cardiac medication administration, post-surgical procedures, as well as, Psychotropic medications. • Assist patients in developing a care-plan that will enable them to reach realistic goal attainment and incorporate into their current everyday life situations. • Flexible to accommodate staffing need of hospital with ability to float to alternate units/specialties within the hospital when needed.• Efficient in 12 Lead EKG interpretations and monitoring.



Parkview Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parkview Hospital

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2010

  Cardiac/Telemetry/ICU: RN, Full Time ICU working PRN with approximately 300 hours of critical care experience • Interpret 12 lead EKG’s and telemetry.• Administer IV medications and drips according to protocol, scope of practice and standards of nursing care. Work continually with Peripheral and Central venous access devices to include Arterial lines and CVP’s.• Assess acute/critical patients for multi-system failures, ABG’s, disease process, trauma related injuries and post/pre- cardiac procedures and surgeries and provide treatment accordingly within nursing scope of practice. • Work efficiently with rapid response teams and core team to assist in resuscitation of patients and physician intubation.• Efficient working knowledge of mechanical ventilation device Bennett 840 as well as the administration of IV sedation medications per hospital policy and protocol. • Helped and encouraged clients to achieve optimal performance in activities of daily living.• Worked with families of client/patients to gain satisfaction and excellence in compassionate care of their loved ones, answers questions accordingly and sever as liaison to physician when needed. • Helped to provide discharge planning and case management with required elements of patient needs/assessments/concerns to ensure a safe and productive transfer to home or facility in order to pursue an ideal environment for recovery and comfort. • Strive to develop efficacy in critical thinking skills, assessment of patient, collaborative care and communication. • Work in a fast paced, high stress environment to fulfill goals of nursing excellence in compassion, patient advocacy and satisfaction. • Member of a 4-person customer service team initiated by director of cardiac care to gather evidenced based ideas/procedures that will increase AVATAR scores and patient satisfaction on the floor and implement among staff. Have increased overall scores by 3% from previous quarter. Current goal attainment is 95%.