Experience

Galen College of Nursing

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fulltime Faculty

  • Jan 2018 - Present



Kaplan University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jul 2014 - Present



Simmons University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Section Instructor

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  On behalf of the school faculty, acts as adjunct faculty in the role of section instructor; grading assignments, leading synchronous (live sessions) and asynchronous online discussions forums, and performing all related functions to support instruction in online classrooms On-line, graduate level course: Health Promotion: A Global Perspective, 25+ students LMS system: Moodle (asynchronous platform), 2U (synchronous platform)



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Nurse Instructor/Lecturer (Adjunct Faculty/Part Time)

  • May 2010 - Present

  Assess, evaluate, and supervise associate and second degree students (1-11 ratio) performance in the clinical (Med / Surg monitored and non-monitored floors), classroom, laboratory, and simulation settings•Communicate and provide student feedback using ANGEL and Adobe Connect•Use evidenced based practices to assist students to apply classroom theory to practice•Prepare pre and post-conference syllabi tied back into curriculum content •Organized guest lecture sessions for student groups of up to 80•Taught multiple clinical, and theory courses; Introduction to the Fundamentals of Nursing, Nursing Care of the Adult Client Requiring Medical-Surgical Intervention, Nursing Care of the Adult Client with Complex Health Problems, Introduction to Concepts of Leadership, Introduction to Nursing Research

• Nursing Tutor (Adjunct Faculty/Part Time

  • Oct 2009 - May 2010



Instructional Connections

• Academic On-line Coach

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  On behalf of the school faculty, acted as course facilitator; grading assignments, leading online discussions forums, and performing all related functions to support instruction in online classrooms• On-line, undergraduate courses: Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (RN/BSN program, University of Texas Arlington), Gerontologic Nursing Care (RN/BSN program, Ohio University) / 30+ students• LMS system: Blackboard



McKesson

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

• Tele-Health Registered Nurse

  • Oct 2006 - Oct 2008

  Responsible for delivering virtual counseling (up to 100 patients daily) in health maintenance and disease management (COPD, asthma, CAD, and heart failure) •Exceeded all goals / patient quotas in a non-structured, remote environment •Continuous collaboration with patients, peers, case managers, and physicians via on­line, thin-client (Citrix) patient assessment system to deliver, manage, and coordinate patient care and services•Performed all system (thin-client) first echelon trouble shooting and remediation



Portage Area School District

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Nurse (Part-Time)

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2006

  Registered Nurse providing acute and chronic care and safety of Pre-K through grade 12 students (up to 700) in a school environment•Delivered individual student and staff health education and wellness counseling/classes•Resource and support for staff and student on health issues•Managed enterprise- wide computerized documentation system (HealthOfficeTM software)



Conemaugh Health System, Duke LifePoint Healthcare

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

• Registered Nurse

  • Feb 2001 - Aug 2003

  Staff Nurse at a Level One Trauma facility, delivering primary care in addition to family education and support. Worked directly with interdisciplinary staff and supervised ancillary staff in a 10 bed ICU



Fairfax Surgical Center

• Registered Nurse

  • May 1998 - Feb 2001

  Recovery Room Nurse for a nationally recognized (Hospital Corporation of America-HCA) multi-specialty surgical center. Post-surgical and discharge teaching, external follow-up to patient and families



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Registered Nurse/Naval Officer

  • Oct 1995 - May 1998

  Team Leader and Charge Nurse for ICU/CCU (10 bed) and PACU (12 bed). Oriented and mentored new nursing and ancillary staff. Organized patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump education class for hospital-wide nursing orientation



United States Navy

• Registered Nurse/Naval Officer

  • Aug 1992 - Oct 1995

  Team Leader and Charge Nurse for Med/Surg (25 bed) and ICU (10 bed). Supervised, oriented, and mentored new nursing and ancillary staff