Experience

Olympic College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Nursing Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  • Faculty for Maternal Child Nursing Clinical • Responsible for supervision and education in inpatient maternal child nursing for 16 students. • Faculty for Maternal Child Nursing Clinical • Responsible for supervision and education in inpatient maternal child nursing for 16 students.



Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Department Head, Maternal Child Nursing

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Accountable for organization, planning, leadership and directing of clinical activities within Maternal Child Nursing Department which comprised of an eight bed labor/delivery/ recovery (LDR) Unit, a six bed special care nursery, 16 bed postpartum unit, an antepartum testing clinic, Postpartum Newborn Care Clinic, and a Lactation Clinic with an average of 140 deliveries and over 250 outpatient encounters per month. Responsible for an operating budget of $130,000 and maintenance of $1.2 million worth of medical equipment. Mentored and developed two junior nurse managers.• Planned and executed move for the largest inpatient unit to new facility while providing care in two facilities concurrently. Show less

• Division Officer, OB/GYN Clinic

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Managed complex daily functions of the busiest subspecialty clinic, and provided direct supervision to three registered nurses, eight licensed vocational nurses and 10 paraprofessionals.• Customer Service Representative, Implemented patient driven initiatives such as individualized prenatal intake appointments, voice mail for nurse advice line and increased number front desk check-in personnel.



Naval Hospital Bremerton

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Division Officer, OB/GYN Clinic

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Managed complex daily functions of the busiest subspecialty clinic, and provided direct supervision to three registered nurses, and 10 paraprofessionals. Clinic Template Manager, responsible for creating and inputting schedule for 10 credentialed providers maximizing access to care.• Reenergized new employee nursing orientation to include clinical simulation based training with continuing education credits offered.• Professional Council Chair: oversaw several professional programs to include Nursing Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, Nursing Journal Club, Nursing Orientation, Operational Symposium, Career Development Board, Mentoring Program, NC Commissioning Programs Job Shadowing Coordinator, Nurse Residency Program, Operational Training Coordinator, Pediatric Nursing Symposium, Preceptor Course and Sponsor Program. Show less

• Department Head, Northwest Beginnings Family Birthing Center

  • Mar 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Directly supervised 23 registered nurses and 15 paraprofessionals on an eight bed labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum (LDRP) unit with two triage beds, a stabilization nursery and a Postpartum Care Clinic with an average of 60 deliveries, and 250 outpatient encounters per month. Managed operating budget of $78,000 and $1.5 million worth of equipment. Directed recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel, established work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability• Championed implementation of TeamSTEPPS, a teamwork design system for health care professionals that is shown to improved staff communication and patient safety. Show less

• Division Officer/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Labor and Delivery/Special Care Nursery

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  • Directly supervised 30 Registered Nurses and 15 paraprofessionals on a seven bed labor/delivery/ recovery (LDR) Unit with three triage beds, a six bed special care nursery and an antepartum testing unit with an average of 135 deliveries and 500 outpatient encounters per month. Managed operating budget of $100,000 and $800,000 worth of equipment. Directed recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel, established work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability. • RTS Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator/Trainer provided bereavement training courses which generated over 320 CEU’s and provided onsite savings of over $8,000. Show less



Pacific Partnership 2008

• Department Head, Education and Training

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2008

  • Primary Mission Coordinator for shore based Medical and Nursing Training Missions in five host nations with over 3,000 students, and over 15,000 contact hours. Managed all shipboard training to include: shipboard orientation for 700 personnel, Regional Security Briefs for Southeast Asia for over 800 crew members, and the USHS Global Health CME Program which provided four modules with over 25 classes, attended by over 400 health care providers and awarded over 400 continuing medical/health education credits. Show less



Naval Medical Center San Diego

• 400 - 500 Employee

• Staff Nurse, OB/GYN Clinic

  • Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

  • Nurse Manager for a Resident and High Risk OB Clinic within a large OB/GYN practice with 90,000 outpatient visits per year, responsible for overseeing the daily patient flow, triage, supervision of ancillary staff and customer service.

• Staff Nurse Labor and Delivery

  • Jun 2001 - Aug 2003

  • Shift Charge Nurse, and staff nurse on 12-bed labor/delivery/ recovery (LDR) Unit with four triage beds, three operating rooms and a four bed post-anesthesia care unit with 325 deliveries per month. Supervised eight Registered Nurses and four paraprofessionals per shift.



Naval Hospital Twenty Nine Palms

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery

  • Jul 1999 - May 2001

  • Shift Charge Nurse, and staff nurse on a four bed labor/delivery/ recovery (LDR) Unit with two triage beds with 45 deliveries per month. • Shift Charge Nurse, and staff nurse on a four bed labor/delivery/ recovery (LDR) Unit with two triage beds with 45 deliveries per month.

• Staff Nurse, Postpartum/Antepartum Unit and OB/GYN Clinic

  • Jun 1996 - Jun 1999

  • Staff nurse in OB/GYN clinic with 90,000 outpatient encounters per year, responsible for overseeing the daily patient flow, triage, patient education and customer service. • Staff Nurse and Relief Shift Charge Nurse on a 37 bed postpartum/high risk antepartum unit, responsible for overseeing the care of four couplets per shift. • Staff nurse in OB/GYN clinic with 90,000 outpatient encounters per year, responsible for overseeing the daily patient flow, triage, patient education and customer service. • Staff Nurse and Relief Shift Charge Nurse on a 37 bed postpartum/high risk antepartum unit, responsible for overseeing the care of four couplets per shift.