Amanda Gormley
Woodbine,MD
Summary
Detail oriented nursing professional with more than 17 years of experience offering proven clinical knowledge in many areas. Natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Trained on interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Nurse
Johns Hopkins University
10.2015 - Current
- Coordinate with physicians and members of the patients medical team in practices to meet potential study participants
- Conduct complex prescreening interviews including electronic consent forms
- Complete thorough medical record chart reviews for inclusion/exclusion eligibility
- Obtain signed HIPAA release forms and completed consents for participation
- Perform study focused clinical home visits by assessing participants and obtaining specimens, processing, and shipping specimen samples
- Complete complex quality assurance and control checks on study documentation to verify accuracy
- Assist with preparing and reviewing protocols and standard operating procedure manuals for each new study
- Collaborate with our colleagues at the National Institute of Health to prioritize study enrollment.
- Expedited study timelines by efficiently coordinating participant scheduling, follow-up appointments, and data entry tasks.
- Reduced protocol deviations by providing thorough training on study procedures to both staff members and participants alike.
Living Kidney Donor Nurse Coordinator
University of Maryland Medical Center
10.2010 - 10.2015
- Works collaboratively with the transplant surgeons and nephrologists to provide quality and consistent care to living donor transplant patients
- Provides clinical assistance and support in treating and managing potential living kidney donors, both pre and post-operatively
- Identifies the learning needs of the living donor, implementing teaching plans appropriate to the patient’s level of understanding
- Presents donor candidates complete medical work up to weekly multidisciplinary transplant team meetings consisting of surgeons, nephrologists, living donor advocate, financial coordinator, and pharmacy staff
- Primary resource within the team regarding organ donation and transplantation by taking screening calls of perspective donors to explain the process
- Improves continuity of care for kidney donors by developing policies, procedures, and adhering to current UNOS guidelines
- Enhanced quality and efficiency of communication between donor and recipient team by developing an electronic database to input, track and share key metrics.
- Maintained regulatory compliance by staying up-to-date with industry standards and ensuring adherence to appropriate policies/procedures during clinical operations.
Pediatric Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse
Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2007 - 10.2010
- Compassionate care given to acute and chronic adolescent patients and their families in various stages of treatments for medical ailments
- Provided consistency for patient and families by assigning myself as primary nurse to care for patients on all future hospital admissions
- Individualize care to incorporate emotional and psychosocial needs of the patients and families
- Perform extensive head-to-toe assessments of patients to identify baselines and detect deviations
- Coordinate with doctors, shift coordinators, social workers and support staff to provide comprehensive care to patients and families from patient admission to discharge
- Educated patients and families about various pathologies, medications and treatment goals throughout admission and extensively at time of discharge
- Promoted to Charge Nurse position which entailed making appropriate nurse/patient assignments, communicating with shift coordinators and medical teams, and leading and serving as a resource to fellow nurses.
- Promoted a safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, fall prevention strategies, and other safety measures.
- Prevented complications for post-operative patients through careful monitoring, early detection of issues, and prompt intervention when needed.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
York College of Pennsylvania
Skills
- Informed Consent Process
- Adverse event reporting
- Clinical Research Expertise
- Appointment Scheduling
- Data collection and management
- Clinical trial protocols
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Microsoft Office/Word/Excel/Teams
- Accurate Documentation
- Care Coordination
- Documentation
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
Certification
Registered Nurse, Maryland, RN #R179140, 09/21/2007
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN
Timeline
Research Nurse
Johns Hopkins University
10.2015 - Current
Living Kidney Donor Nurse Coordinator
University of Maryland Medical Center
10.2010 - 10.2015
Pediatric Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse
Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2007 - 10.2010
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
York College of Pennsylvania