
Registered Nurse Candidate with extensive medical experience in women's health, primary care, emergency and acute care settings. Proven ability to coordinate nursing care, provide direct patient care, deliver patient/family education, and support safe transitions of care. Experienced in interdisciplinary collaboration and delegation within fast-paced environments. Providing care centered around safety, quality, integrity and community.
- Taught and organized emergency medical technician refresher courses and basic life support classes.
- Ensured all members EMT/BLS certifications and Licensure's were up to date and training was scheduled/accomplished for those in need.
- Supervised two staff members, ensuring all Air Force and training requirements were up to date, and assisted with any personal matters/advice.
- Maintained fire safety program, ensuring monthly checks were accomplished and in compliance for entire Air Force base's equipment.
- Performed patient service duties by communicating directly with patients, answering questions and assisting with concerns in a clinic setting, including but not limited to assisting with newborn wellness visits, prenatal visits with fetal monitoring, documenting in electronic medical records, giving medications/vaccinations, telephone consults, and establishing IV access.
- Trained and mentored students and junior team members in Medic protocols and compliance standards.
- Monitored inventory levels of supplies, equipment and reagents used and placed orders for replacements.
- Supervisor to two team members, ensuring all personal and work issues were addressed and resolved any issues that arose.
- Provided quality care for ER patients, to include minor procedures, IV placements, Medication administration, vitals, lab draw, splinting, patient education, assisting with procedures and emergency care, etc.
- Training manager in emergency department providing education to 20 EMTs on over 53 tasks and upgrading their credentials.
- Supervisor to four ER technicians. Ensuring all training, progress reports and personal issues were accomplished and dealt with in a timely manner.
- Managed EMT Technician schedules ensuring proper staffing for each shift, incorporating time-off and training requests.
- Provided care to Women's Health patients, take vitals and fetal heart rates, educated patients, administered vaccinations, provided prenatal/post-partum care, assisted with all procedures to include PAPS, Colposcopy's, birth control insertions & removal, etc.
- Responded to incidences with Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, assisting with collection of evidence and making sure documentation was proper and patients were given appropriate care.
- Responsible for work center on-call schedule for coordinating ambulance services in emergency department.
- Managed cervical cancer screening program improving overdue list by 60% for 195 patients in three weeks saving over 2K in outsourcing costs and improving preventative medicine for clients.
- Provided care to patients, to include vitals, nebulizer treatments, ear lavages, assisting with minor procedures, IV insertions, education and documentation on patients electronic medical records.
- Team leader for 5 members guiding 1.5K clinic appointments and 4.2K patient encounters. Vital role in 98% patient satisfaction which was a #1 statistic in the Air Force clinics.
- Preceptor 17 students learning to become Medics, dedicating 296 hours and validated over 370 tasks, critical part in preparing medics for completion of job skills training.