Anthony Ferdaise
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Dynamic Clinical Nurse Educator with extensive experience in clinical operations and education at Cancer Treatment of America. Achievements include the development of comprehensive educational programs that significantly enhance patient safety and promote a culture of collaboration. Demonstrates a proven ability in staff development and quality management, consistently maintaining high standards of care and operational excellence. Aiming to leverage expertise to further advance nursing education and patient outcomes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Live Review, VATI, Capstone Educator
Ascend Learning – ATI
01.2022 - Current
- Deliver review content to graduating nursing students
- In person and virtual instructor
- UpToDate on all ATI products
- Dedicated to ensuring students get the content and understand the rationales
Didactic/Clinical Instructor
Carrington College
Phoenix, AZ
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Phoenix AZ
- Deliver nursing coursework in Med-Surg and Critical Care to include:
- Lead, develop, and organize teaching curricula that best prepares nurses for current challenges in nursing care to patients in hospital setting
- Demonstrate proper procedures in clinical area and illustrate IV starts, blood draws, and interpret lab values that relate to patients’ condition
- Keep adequate records of grades, attendance, and evaluate students’ clinical performance
- Phoenix AZ
Clinical Instructor
Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Mesa AZ
- Deliver nursing coursework in Fundamentals, Med-Surg and Critical Care to include:
- Lead, develop, and organize teaching curricula that best prepare nurses for current challenges in nursing care to patients in a hospital setting
- Teaching classroom didactics, e.g., procedure, nursing process, and objectives of ethics in nursing
- Enhancing learning by collaborating with other instructors and creating motivational strategies
- Utilize technology such as Moodle to foster students’ motivation for learning
- Supporting students via tutoring, Skills Lab support, and in simulation lab’s clinicals
- Integrated ATI into the classroom
- Mesa AZ
Clinical Faculty
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Phoenix AZ
- Delivered nursing coursework across multiple subjects at maximum student load ensuring quality pedagogy and building a strong in-person and online learning community to include:
- Adult Health I Simulation Instructor including simulation and pre- and post-simulation briefing and grading
- Delivered Adult Health I and II clinicals for students at various hospitals
- Delivered Pharmacology and Fundamentals engaging students in mind-mapping new medication conditions
- Maintained student assignments in lab, seminar, and/or simulation/clinical courses
- Assessed student outcomes with quantitative and qualitative measures, and provided quality feedback, and high engagement with students
- Phoenix AZ
Clinical Nurse Educator
Cancer Treatment of America
Goodyear, AZ
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Goodyear AZ
- Developed and led educational programs designed to empower, support, and encourage clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to include:
- Collaboratively with physicians, stakeholders, outside agencies, and the Education Department, creating and implementing effective clinical educational programs for assigned populations
- Expanding and enhancing chemotherapy biotherapy and oncology course curricula with robust educational materials
- Developing course programs that conform to accepted practice standards of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- Developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously evolving the nursing orientation program, and participating in the onboarding of new employees
- Contributing to departmental policy development and acquisition of innovative technology and procedures to ensure appropriateness, relevance, and enforceability
- Goodyear AZ
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Brookline College
Phoenix, AZ
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Phoenix AZ
- Delivered bachelors-level clinical instruction to roughly 175 nursing students per semester in Fundamentals of Nursing and Leadership in Nurse Practice to include:
- Teaching classroom didactics, e.g., procedure, nursing process, and objectives of ethics in nursing
- Enhancing learning by collaborating with other instructors and creating motivational strategies
- Utilize technology such as Moodle to foster students’ motivation for learning
- Supporting students via tutoring, Skills Lab support, and in simulation lab’s clinicals
- Phoenix AZ
Travel Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Aureus Medical Group
, Arizona
01.2019 - 01.2020
RN House Supervisor
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Serve as the highest-ranking administrator during evening, night, weekend, or holiday shifts when senior leadership is unavailable.
- Address and resolve staffing issues, including reassigning staff to cover shortages or surges in patient volume.
- Manage and oversee hospital operations, ensuring all departments work cohesively.
- Support nursing staff and other healthcare providers by providing guidance, addressing concerns, and resolving conflicts.
- Ensure that patients receive appropriate care by coordinating resources and addressing any urgent needs.
- Act as the first point of contact for emergency situations, such as equipment failures, patient crises, or adverse events.
- Coordinate with security, emergency services, or specialty teams to handle critical incidents.
Staff Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Arizona General Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
Honor Health
01.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse II
Arizona Burn Center
01.2001 - 01.2014
Education
MSN - Nursing Administration
University of Phoenix
01.2019
BS - Nursing
University of Phoenix
01.2010
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Maricopa Skills Center
01.2004
Skills
- Clinical Operations Management
- Clinical Education Specialist
- Risk Management in Patient Safety
- Quality Management
- Connector & Collaborator
- Staff Developer
- Strategic Partner
- Total Quality Management
Affiliations
- American Association of Critical Care
- Arizona Nurses Association
- Oncology Nurses Society (ONS)
- Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- ATI Champion
- Basic Critical Care
- Preceptor
- Sedation
Accomplishments
- Proven success delivering comprehensive clinical leadership in hospital and long-term care settings
- Highly skilled at coordination of care between nursing units, hospital operations, and administration
- Nine years of expertise as a Staff Preceptor
- Driven to deliver quality outcomes and ensure clinical compliance
- NextGen-Educated
- ATI Champion
Timeline
Live Review, VATI, Capstone Educator
Ascend Learning – ATI
01.2022 - Current
Clinical Faculty
Aspen University
01.2021 - 01.2022
Clinical Nurse Educator
Cancer Treatment of America
01.2021 - 01.2022
Didactic/Clinical Instructor
Carrington College
01.2019 - 01.2023
Clinical Instructor
Mesa Community College
01.2019 - 01.2023
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Brookline College
01.2019 - 01.2021
Travel Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Aureus Medical Group
01.2019 - 01.2020
RN House Supervisor
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2018
Staff Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Arizona General Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
Honor Health
01.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse II
Arizona Burn Center
01.2001 - 01.2014
MSN - Nursing Administration
University of Phoenix
BS - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Maricopa Skills Center