Ashley Cunningham
Holly Ridge,NC
Summary
An experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for providing quality care and facilitating healthcare coordination seeking to use earned skills and knowledge as a clinical nurse educator and nurse navigator to assist your company with clinical operations. Expert in all aspects of nursing with success in developing strong nurse leaders focused on improving patient care and delivery models.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Education Specialist
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
03.2022 - Current
- Serves as a clinical resource and role model, and provides clinical supervision to 150 clinical staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Participates in the identification of essential competencies for clinical areas/service lines
- Develops educational programs to maintain or develop the identified competencies
- Works with and through preceptors and nursing unit leadership to develop knowledge and skills of nursing staff
- Assists with planning and delivering an array of educational programs to Lower Cape Fear Life Care employees in clinical, department or company-wide groups with a primary focus on nursing staff
- Works closely with the Quality Assurance Department to design and implement on going education for clinical staff
- Teaches different types of learners in real-time to suit differing levels of understanding and participation
- Designs and delivers remote learning
- Conducts training on the technology used to support workflow and initiatives, such as care management applications, EMR, prescription mobile apps, etc
- Incorporates evidence-based research into educational plans, patient treatment plans, and nursing practices
- Implements all activities of the QAPI program
- Provides clinical staff education to assure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards.
Nurse Navigator
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
09.2018 - Current
- Travels to various facilities and patient homes and use all aspects of the nursing process with the appropriate skill to assess patients for eligibility for agency programs and to effectively manage the Admission Plan of Care
- Reviews medical records, and collaborates with program and referral source resources to determine eligibility for admission to hospice
- Provides compassionate care for critically ill patients and works closely with families during the final stages of life
- Educates individuals about their terminal illness, medication and care journey including receiving care in the most appropriate setting to meet their needs
- Leads the interdisciplinary team through the admission process from referral to implementation
- Simultaneously serves as a clinical liaison and case manager PRN
- Identifies the medication needs of patients and implements the ordering and delivery of hospice medications
- Provides extensive end-of-life education to patients and family members.
Registered Nurse
Carolina East Medical Center
07.2017 - 01.2019
- Contributed to the provision of quality orthopedic care in collaboration with the orthopedic faculty
- Monitored existing patients and prep for upcoming orthopedic surgery
- Monitored surgical sites and completed dressing changes
- Provided neurovascular status updates as requested by physicians
- Provided patients with information on how to care for surgical sites
- Administered prescribed medications, initiated IV fluids, and completed documentation in the EMR.
Education
Master's in Nursing Education -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT05.2024
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT02.2020
Associates in Registered Nursing -
Eastern Virginia Career College
Fredericksburg, VA03.2017
Skills
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
- Demonstrated ability to educate and provide self-management support
- Hospice, geriatrics and oncology experience
- Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance benefits
- An expert at having difficult conversations and helping patients and families feel supported through making difficult decisions
- Experience designing and delivering remote learning
- Advanced computer skills
- Preceptor experience in a professional work environment
- Strong communication skills
- Highly skilled in assessing, planning, implementing, and managing patient care
- Ability to take initiative and problem-solve effectively
- Ability to apply critical thinking and clinical skills to maximize clinical outcomes
- Patient Consultation
- Disease Prevention
- Family Education
- Treatment Coordination
- Quality Assurance
- Care Coordination
- Care Planning
- Empathy and Compassion
- Patient Advocacy
- Pain Management
- End-of-Life Care
- Time Management
- Patient Education
- Clinical Judgment
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Promotion
- Electronic Health Records
- Quality Improvement
- Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS)
- Patient Management
- Staff Education and Training
Certification
- RN Compact Nursing License, NC, 05/01/25
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, 04/01/24
- AHA BLS Instructor, 04/01/24
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN), 12/01/26
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Education Specialist
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
03.2022 - Current
Nurse Navigator
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
09.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Carolina East Medical Center
07.2017 - 01.2019
Master's in Nursing Education -
Western Governors University
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Western Governors University
Associates in Registered Nursing -
Eastern Virginia Career College
- RN Compact Nursing License, NC, 05/01/25
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, 04/01/24
- AHA BLS Instructor, 04/01/24
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN), 12/01/26
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