Vice President Operations

• May 2023 - Present

Vice President Education and Accreditation

• Feb 2022 - May 2023

Vice President Operations

• May 2021 - Feb 2022

Author

• Aug 2020 - May 2021

Author Creative Project Manager Dec 2020-Jan2021ConsultantEducation Committee MemberSupports NurseCon mission and goals through creative contributions and project management

Medical Director

• Apr 2022 - Present

Nurse Blogger and Content Creator

• Feb 2014 - Present

Former projects: Living Together Apart (YouTube) Perinatal Empowerment (Blog and YouTube), STAT Sisters (Podcast), Boho Birth (Blog), Teapot Thoughts (Blog) Freelance writer for companies such as iTriage, Medical News Today, NurseTogether and nursing journals. Former projects: Living Together Apart (YouTube) Perinatal Empowerment (Blog and YouTube), STAT Sisters (Podcast), Boho Birth (Blog), Teapot Thoughts (Blog) Freelance writer for companies such as iTriage, Medical News Today, NurseTogether and nursing journals.

Assistant Dean of Nursing

• May 2020 - May 2021

Director of Acute Care Nursing Practice in the Nursing & Patient Care Center of Excellence

• Aug 2019 - May 2020

• Facilitates the identification and deployment of best practices to support organizational strategic objectives.• Provides subject matter consultation to operating units in support of quality, stewardship, and service goals.• Responsible for designing, coordinating, and monitoring standardized nursing professional practices and professional development, including nursing policies, procedures and protocols, nursing documentation standards, and assuring evidence-based nursing practice• Administers services determined to be more efficiently and effectively performed centrally.• Facilitates Communities of Practice and system workgroups.• Engages with strategic partnerships to drive performance across the organization. Collaborates with nursing leadership and shared governance leaders/members to implement process improvements that enhance performance outcomes and nursing evidence-based practices.• Ensure professional practice standards are integrated into clinical delivery models.• Develop projects and initiatives that support innovative pathways to achieve the Nursing and Patient Care Strategic Plan, enhance nursing practice, nursing professional development, improve patient care and quality outcomes• Represents SLHS in interactions with external regulatory bodies, national groups, etc.• Identifies opportunities for innovation.• Participates in the development of long-range plans which support the system’s philosophy, strategic directive and general objectives Show less

Director of Perinatal Nursing Practice in the Nursing amd Patient Care Center of Excellence

• May 2017 - Aug 2019

• Conducts comprehensive nursing practice assessments using known or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and direct and indirect methods.• Provides consultation to staff nurses, medical staff and interdisciplinary colleagues. Provides leadership in maintaining a supportive and healthy work environment.• Facilitates the provision of clinically competent care by staff/team through education, role modeling, teambuilding, and quality monitoring.• Performs system level assessments to identify variables that influence nursing practice and outcomes. Recommends nursing practice and system interventions that will promote patient, family and community safety.• Uses effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.• Facilitates interdisciplinary teams to address ethical concerns, risks or considerations, benefits and outcomes of patient care.• Provides leadership in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to implement outcome-focused patient care programs meeting the clinical needs of patients, families, populations and communities.• Fosters an interdisciplinary approach to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, research, and translation of research into practice Show less

Nursing Clinical Instructor/Academic Coach/Online Instructor

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2018

•Directs, manages and evaluates student learning in the clinical and online setting. • Assists the student in integration of theory and practice, specific to the course’s learning activities and level of the learner. • Evaluates the student’s development of clinical reasoning skills. • Is available at all times the student is in the clinical setting. • Directly observes and guides students’ learning activities with clients • Evaluates students in clinical as related to the UP Program outcomes. • Participates as a member of the course team in the course’s development and evaluation activities with the lead faculty. • Provides timely and ongoing feedback to the lead faculty regarding individual student and group performance in accomplishment of the course’s outcomes • Evaluates clinical teacher assistants and preceptors for their teaching effectiveness and provides feedback to the lead faculty. • Provides feedback to the lead faculty • Collaborates with the unit manager and staff so that the presence of students and their activities are supportive of the unit’s goals and needs. • Evaluates and assesses student competencies. • Plans, reviews and corrects students' clinical assignments. • Plans and conducts student conferences. • Posts students' grades in Blackboard • Serves as a liaison between the clinical agency and school of nursing. Provide students with skills and strategies they may need to become self-regulated learn Show less

OB Nursing Manager

• Oct 2014 - Apr 2017

-Maintains clinical competency, by ensuring that the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of the patient are met, within a family-centered care environment -Monitors and facilitates patient throughput to ensure the delivery of safe quality and efficient care -Coordinates and collaborates patient care needs with appropriate members of the healthcare team to achieve desired clinical outcomes and management of care across the continuum -Demonstrates effective communication skills with health care team and works to eliminate communication barriers -Serves as a liaison between physicians, families, nursing staff and ancillary departments -Observes, identifies, and addresses human resources issues for assigned staff. Coaches, counsels, and develops nursing staff to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care -Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs -Supports the implementation of unit goals and communication of the organization’s strategic plan to staff -Participates in unit-based quality initiatives for the purpose of developing and monitoring clinical outcomes that demonstrate nursing excellence -Completes timely performance reviews for direct reports - Participates in appropriate investigations and follows-up on individual and patient complaints Show less

Clinical Nurse Specialist Perinatal

• Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

-Develops curriculum and instructional materials -Provides educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocols. -Assists patients and caregivers with educational needs, problem resolution, and health management across the continuum of care. -Collaborates with medical providers, patient care staff, and unit management in the planning, implementation, and delivery of educational curricula. -Initiates clinical skills development programs within the parameters of established clinical and preceptorship models; monitors trends and implements educational strategies to ensure compliance with quality standards and parameters. -Provides direct specialized nursing services to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting in the performance of all related nursing duties. -Develops patient care plans, incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards; consults with and serves as a clinical resource for unit management to ensure quality patient care. -Educates technical and patient care staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments; -coordinates in-service training and workshops for appropriate staff. -Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices. Show less

Designated Charge Nurse, Labor and Delivery

• May 2011 - Sep 2012

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center SHMC is a tertiary care center that delivers 250-300 babies a month, cares for high risk OB and Antepartum patients and maintains a level 3 NICU. In addition to Women and Children’s services, I have experience in pediatrics and medical/surgical nursing.

Staff Registered Nurse

• Aug 2006 - May 2011

Restaurant Manager

• Aug 1996 - Sep 2000

Customer service, Customer relations/Communications, Scheduling employees, Hiring and termination of employees, Crew counseling, Point of purchase displays, Training of crew and assistant managers, programming registers, Inventory, Payroll: I9's, W4's, Controlling profit/loss percentages. Customer service, Customer relations/Communications, Scheduling employees, Hiring and termination of employees, Crew counseling, Point of purchase displays, Training of crew and assistant managers, programming registers, Inventory, Payroll: I9's, W4's, Controlling profit/loss percentages.