Experience

NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Nursing Officer

  • Dec 2020 - Present


Benson Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employee Health & Safety, QAPI, Trauma Program Mngr, Emergency Prep, Jr Aux Coord

  • Nov 2008 - Dec 2020

  Managing Level IV Trauma Program; Employee Health & Safety- onboarding new hires; vaccination history review; vaccine administration; ordering appropriate tests; performing respirator fit test and training on PAPR use; TB testing; federal reporting; annual employee health requirements; annual chart audits to comply with federal standards; staff exposures; staff injury investigations and injury prevention programs; Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI); Emergency Preparedness Coordinator-HVA, training, drills, policies; Jr Auxiliary program-job shadowing, tracking volunteer hours for end of year certification. Also worked ER, Med/Surg, and Outpatient Nurse when needed. Show less



BAYADA Home Health Care

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

• Home Health Nurse

  • Mar 2019 - May 2019

  Provided home health nursing care to home bound patients in Cochise County. Provided home health nursing care to home bound patients in Cochise County.



COCHISE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nursing Instructor

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for teaching high school and adult students nursing skills in a classroom, lab, and clinical environment in preparation for the Arizona State Board CNA exam. Responsible for teaching high school and adult students nursing skills in a classroom, lab, and clinical environment in preparation for the Arizona State Board CNA exam.



University Medical Center-Main Campus

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Emergency Room Nurse

  • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

  Provided exceptional patient-centered care in a Level I trauma center which sees over 72,000 patients annually. Efficiently managed diagnostic orders, procedures, medication administration, assessments, reassessments, and patient teaching within the adult population of the 64-bed emergency room with various patient complaints and complex diagnoses. Received written recognition from a paramedic regarding providing competent, non-biased, compassionate care to a “frequent flyer” that had been mistreated by other nursing staff. Show less



Tucson Medical Center

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

• Registered Nurse

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2008

  Performed assessment, reassessment, medication administration, wound care, peritoneal dialysis care, sending patients to various diagnostic tests, procedures, and surgery, and receiving incoming patient transfers from external and internal health care institutions. This work was on a medical/telemetry unit. Performed assessment, reassessment, medication administration, wound care, peritoneal dialysis care, sending patients to various diagnostic tests, procedures, and surgery, and receiving incoming patient transfers from external and internal health care institutions. This work was on a medical/telemetry unit.