Experience

Wayland Baptist University

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Kaiser Permanente

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

• Registered Nurse

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2020



Community College of Denver

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Clinical Instructor

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2007

  • Taught students how to research patients through developing care plans, interpreting results and researching medications • Supervised students in pediatrics while observing their patient care skills and ensuring varied experience with multiple patients • Collaborated with team members across disciplines to identify additional opportunities to enable students learn variety of skills • Assessed students’ skills and identified knowledge gaps to facilitate further development and referral to sources of additional help Show less



LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER COMPREHENSIVE

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

• Registered Nurse

  • Jun 2002 - Mar 2004

  • Took on variety of patient loads while switching in between pediatric and adult populations on a busy medical surgical floor • Ensured appropriation of staffing assignments per patient acuity to maintain balanced staff and equipment utilization • Performed clinical duties: IV hydration, deep suctioning, NG tube insertion and care, wound care and medication administration • Collaborated with additional medical specialties to provide patients with excellent team-based care and enable referrals • Problem solved urgent patient status changes while initiating appropriate treatments and mobilizing best possible care • Promoted from staff nurse to charge nurse within 6 months of hire for high-level leadership skills, nursing excellence, and superb allocation of workflow within the department Show less