Experience

Carl Albert State College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Full-Time RN Faculty

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Spring 2012-2017 & 2018-2020: Carl Albert State College: Sallisaw Oklahoma Course Coordinator: Core Curriculum Classes Responsibilities: Simulation lab, Lecturer and Clinical Instruction – Fundamentals, Ethics in Nursing, Nursing Process, Medical Surgical, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Pediatric Nursing Taught Traditional RN students Patient-Centered Care, how to incorporate compassionate care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Incorporated teamwork & collaboration and how the student can ultimately function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams. Instilled Best Practices and high safety standards to teach students how to minimize risk to themselves and patients in all patient care areas. Incorporates safety standards to minimize risk of harm to patients and providers. Integrated Nursing Informatics effectively to help each student improve with technology and learn current standards necessary to be effective and efficient with their time. Lab Duties: Manager: Coordinating Instruction and writing the curriculum for lab simulation and overseeing Lab instruction by other faculty members. Provided support for operations to ensure all equipment is running properly and efficiently. Assisted with training faculty in the use of simulation equipment. Provided technical operational support for all systems and equipment related to high fidelity simulation equipment. Actively, developed scenarios to be utilized for simulation experiences to enhance the students learning process. Additionally, taught Medical Terminology online and in the classroom for Traditional Nursing, Concurrent, and General Studies students for Carl Albert State College. Taught Nutrition online and in the classroom for Traditional Nursing, Concurrent, and Traditional General Studies students for Carl Albert State College. Also, responsible for fostering and encouraging an online culture of learning through appropriate distance delivery mechanisms. Show less



ICTC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Educator

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  ICTC- Muskogee: Muskogee, Oklahoma Lead Clinical Instructor for Health Care Careers Certification Program Responsibilities: Lecturer and Clinical Instruction for Core Curriculum. Simulation lab instructor, Additionally, Responsible for teaching Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy & Physiology to High School students. Currently, teaching students how to professionally work with physicians and nurses in a clinical environment. Responsible for helping Certified Nursing Assistants how to utilize effective communication and critical thinking skills to provide quality patient care after graduation. Responsible for teaching a rigorous curriculum with relevant clinical instruction in a variety of settings. Show less



Baptist Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• House Supervisor

  • Feb 2019 - Sep 2020

  Professional Experience in Clinical Nursing: Baptist Health House Supervisor Baptist Health Van Buren, Arkansas: 2019-2020 Responsibilities: Oversees multiple departments within the hospital. Completes administrative responsibilities and ensures adequate and correct staffing needs for the oncoming shifts. Effectively collaborated with physicians, staff members, patients and family members to ensure needs are addressed and met to patient’s satisfaction. Ensures goals are met for departments and manages staff in their day- to -day job performances. Additionally was able to effectively communicate with patients and staff to calm situations or issues. Show less



Clinic Educator Tulsa Community College

• Assistant Professor LPN/EMS Bridge to RN Lead Instructor

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Tulsa Community College: Lead Instructor RN Program—Career Mobility Track (LPN/Paramedic to RN) Taught a concept-based curriculum to prepare students in the role of an associate degree nurse. This was accomplished by first integrating the role of a LPN and Paramedic to a one plus one curriculum. Emphasis on the course was placed on Evidenced Based Practice , Patient-Centered Care. and Teamwork & Collaboration. The Curriculum I taught was designed to facilitate transfer of knowledge, foster collaborative and active learning, focus on critical thinking, and systematic observations. Content is organized in a spiraling manner from simple to complex, building on previous learning and adding new information, while allowing for continual review. Charged with taking students to clinical sites and directly supervising them while they were delivering direct patient care. Show less



The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

• Registered Nurse Telehealth Medicine

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2011

  UTMB Access Center Triage RN/Telemedicine Galveston Texas: 2009- 2011 Contributed to organizational growth initiatives as an active member of various patient education and procedural committees. For example, assisted in designing and implementing preceptor duties including instructing new nurses on efficient management of time and crisis intervention to enhance life saving methods and response times of activating EMS and other necessary ancillary departments for the patients. Responsible for organizing and planning care for patient’s needs. Intervening and collaborating with multidisciplinary team members, working closely with physicians, nurses, technicians and therapists to formulate, implement and modify individual care plans. Served on various committees to improve evidenced-based care to our patient populations. Served to write new policies and guidelines to improve quality of patient care. Show less