Experience

Semper Fi & America's Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Nurse

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Provide nursing support to severely ill, injured, or wounded service members and their family Provide nursing support to severely ill, injured, or wounded service members and their family



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Perioperative Nurse

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2020

  Serves as a Perioperative Nurse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, which is comprised of a 320-bed academic medical center performing approximately 1000 surgical cases per month in 18 different surgical specialties. Responsible for the management and coordination of the perioperative nursing care for surgical patients in an integrated 17 suite operating room. Serves as the team leader of the plastic surgery service, responsible for ordering all plastic surgery implants and supplies and serves as the plastic surgery subject matter expert. Applies the nursing process through perioperative nursing assessment, intra-operative care, and post-operative evaluation across the age continuum of the infant to the geriatric population. Serves as a patient safety representative and investigator for the operating room and have supported in investigating over 30 patient safety reports for the hospital.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Nurse Manager- PACU

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  Served on a 20 bed Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) supporting 17 Main Operating Rooms and over 18 different surgical specialties in the tertiary academic medical center of the National Capital Region Multi-Service market; Responsible for the delivery of quality care for an infant to geriatric population with an average daily census of 50. Supports the educational, cultural and spiritual needs of patients and family members. Ensures safe, patient-family centered care to facilitate an extraordinary patient experience. Consults with members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to support adherence to quality metrics. Served as a patient safety representative and investigate over 100 patient safety reports for the hospital.

• Assistant Nurse Manager-Same Day Surgery Unit

  • May 2016 - Mar 2017

  Served on a fast-paced 20-bed same day surgery unit in a Level III Trauma Regional Medical Center. Coordinates with physicians, nursing personnel, ancillary services and administrative personnel to ensure on time surgical starts, as well as patient education and adequate discharge planning postoperatively. Supervises, and ensures the delivery of quality care by all nursing personnel. Assists in the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of departmental performance improvement and patient safety programs.

• Staff Nurse- PACU

  • May 2015 - Apr 2016

  Served as Shift Leader on the Ambulatory ProcedureUnit and Post Anesthesia Care Unit, processing up to 30 surgical patients a day thru 15 surgical specialties and serving over 205,000 beneficiaries throughout the region. Delivers highly skilled nursing care to pre-operative and post-operative patients age infant through geriatric. Works with a joint service staff, supervises and orients licensed and unlicensed personnel, and follows the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice.

• Executive Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - May 2015

  Brigade Adjutant to the Commander, 30th Medical Brigade, an Expeditionary Medical Brigade ready to deploy on short notice with a forced entry capability, comprised of a Combat Support Hospital, Multifunctional Medical Battalion and a Brigade Headquarters Company, assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command. Plans, coordinates and synchronizes schedules, activities, calendars, briefings, meetings, speeches, and travel itineraries for the brigade command leadership. Monitors and assists in the flow of information and correspondence affecting the Commander. Serves as custodian of the Brigade Cup and Flower Fund. Supervises one NCO and three Soldiers.

• Staff Nurse- Medical-Surgical Unit

  • Jun 2011 - Mar 2014

  Serves as a Clinical Staff/Charge Nurse on a 23-bed medical unit in a 425 bed Level 1 Trauma Regional Medical Center. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients from adult to geriatric. Coordinates with physicians, nursing personnel, ancillary services and administrative personnel to ensure comprehensive patient care, teaching, discharge planning, and follow up services are provided. As charge nurse or team leader directs, supervises, and ensures the delivery of quality care by al nursing personnel. Assists in the planning. Coordination, implementation, and evaluation of departmental performance improvement and patient safety programs.