Billie Overton

Detail-oriented laboratory manager with a proven track record of keeping laboratories running smoothly and efficiently. Experienced in managing supplies, equipment, and facilities. Seeking new professional challenges to make a positive impact on laboratory operations and research success. Collaborative leader who partners with coworkers to promote an engaged and empowering work culture. Demonstrated strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

• Aspen University, Simulation/ Lab Manager Part-time, 08/22, present, Tampa, FL, Facilitate all Sims training focusing on different medical surgical scenarios such as digoxin, kidney failure, stroke, mental health and assess students’ abilities to critically think what is happening to the patient. Worked with Lab instructor on labs skill and evaluate in class along with Bootcamps at are at the beginning of his eight-week sessions. Maintained all the completed skills check list of bootcamp. Responsible for maintenance of mannequin and preparing for each scenario and the moulage to make it as real as possible. Assisted with debriefing providing teachable on positive and improvement moments. Ordered and maintained inventory of the lab supplies used and requisition the supplies from the program director requisition as needed.
• Arizona University, Adjunct position, 04/21, 07/22, Tampa, FL, Clinicals for fundamentals directing students’ safety in caring for elderly population, Teaching and testing for lab skills such as IV starts, bed making, personal equipment. Simulation with adult mannequin using simulation criteria and assessment of skills. Assist with students who need extra assistance to pass the courses. Grading students’ papers along developing critical thinking using simulation. Use of electronic charting system for grades and attendance.
• Galen College of Nursing, Clinicals for Fundamental, Mental Health. Simulation facilitator, CPE tester, Lab skill Educator for students desiring to become LPN and RN. Grades and attendance using Canvas. Observation of patient care and care plans. Provide communication with both students and staff. Member Held pre and post conference on plans for am and post conference about how the assignment met their expectations., 08/16, 03/21, St Petersburg, FL
• Utica College - adjunct clinical, Accelerated BSN Program, 03/16, 08/16, St Petersburg, FL, Grades and attendance using Canvas. Observation of patient care and care plans. Provide communication with both students and staff members. Clinicals for Med-surg, Mental Health Education. Held pre and post conferences with students for feedback with assigned assignments.
• Tampa General Hospital, Staff Nurse / PACU/ECT/New Nurse Facilitator, 01/2013, 02/2016, Tampa, FL, Level One trauma center Magnet Hospital. Providing care for 1 to 2 patients post trauma and post-surgical procedures from ages 1 to 100 for surgery as gastric, orthopedic surgery such knee and hip arthroplasty, pain medication administration and use of pain pumps and assisting the anesthesiologist with nerve blocks. Providing recovery for patients receiving electric convulsive therapy (ECT) for several depressed and catatonic patients. Proficient in identifying lethal rhythms and non-acute telemetry. Completed NIH stroke assessment and use of Glasgow coma scale. Skilled in bedside monitoring. Provided health care education to patient and families. Worked with ancillary staff of providing optimal care for patients and families. Provides complete head to toe assessment and proper interventions when need. Crossed train for ECT-SPU-PACU. Facilitator for new nurses with less than one year’s experience, as part of nurse retention. Meet monthly, and I am available by text or email for questions.
• Care Team Home Care and staffing, Staff RN / temporary staff infusion and wound care, 11/12, 02/13, Tampa, FL, Provided temporary staffing home health infusion therapy and wound care. Proficient in the use of PICC line and med ports. Administering antibiotic, TPN, Lipids and IGG infusion. Wound care for post-op non healing wounds, venous stasis ulcer, and decubitus ulcer. Completed admissions into home health care. Admission assessment and evaluation of care. Educated patient and families on care of infusion sites. Educated parents on how to administer therapy to their child along how to use infusion pump 60 and Baxter infusion pump.
• Arcadia Health Home Care and Staffing, Staff RN/ temporary staff, critical care and emergency room, 08/12, 11/12, Brandon, FL, Provided temporary staff in a juvenile drug treatment center providing medication and assessment for teenage drug user. Provided flu shots as part of the 2012 prevention for the facility. Provided temporary staffing for critical area and emergency room.
• Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Staff Nurse, Medical Intensive Care/ Coronary Care Unit, 02/2011, 07/2012, Richmond, VA, Providing care for veterans with life-threatening illnesses, including acute congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, post coronary stent placement, drug overdose, respiratory failure; care for new CVA patients, recovery of endoscopy patients along with conscious sedation, balloon pumps. Proficient in 12 Lead EKG, telemetry of non-acute and lethal rhythms along with use of the Glasgow scale and neuro checks as needed. Ventilator, Tracheotomy care. Skilled in bedside monitoring. Alaris pump training unit liaison for teaching other RN usage. Unit liaison for quality assurance. Promoting health and support to patients, families coping with illness and end of life issues. Preceptor for nursing students and new employees. Exhibits motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care for our veterans. Serves as relief charge on rotating basis.
• Puget Sound VA Medical Center, Assistant Nurse Manager Specialty Clinic, 12/08, 2/11, Seattle, WA, Direct hands-on management responsibilities in the West Clinic and Building 18/Dermatology. Specialty clinics included oncology, neurology, plastic surgery, wound care, dermatology, geriatric clinic and shot clinic. Responsibilities include assessing patient conditions, vital signs, health promotion, rooming patients and notifying physicians when their patients have arrived. proficient in the soft skills program for appointments, I checked veterans in and out, excellent phone skills, preformed ultraviolet therapy under the supervision of our Dermatologist. I encouraged team work among my staff and others. I encouraged the staff to seek further education to provide quality care. Completed leadership courses through VA University along with attending Walden University for MSN in Leadership. Preceptor for new and student nurses.
• Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, Nurse Staff Medical Intensive Care, 2/07, 12/08, Albuquerque, NM, Served as relief charge nurse caring for veterans with acute illnesses, including acute congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, drug overdose, massive trauma, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, acute alcohol ingestion, and gastrointestinal bleeds, strokes, percutaneous cardiac stent placement. Acquired and recorded veteran information. Prepared veterans for surgical and radiological procedures initiated intravenous therapy. Skilled at bed side monitoring, floated to telemetry to monitor veterans on step-down and telemetry floors. Efficient in the use of Vista, CPRS, and McKesson for medications, Outlook. I educated veterans/family on their illnesses. I encourage staff to continue their education to improve our healthcare system. Completed a course in cardiac by-pass machine, PICC line insertion.
• James A Haley VA Medical Center, Nurse Staff 5West, 01/06, 02/07, Tampa, FL, Served as relief charge nurse caring for veterans post cardiac interventions. Post cardiac cath, AICD placement and along with various medical illness. Preceptor for new nurses and students. IV therapy, telemetry monitoring, medications Veteran education on health care promotion.
• University Community Hospital-Carrollwood, Nurse Staff PACU/ICU/ER/GI, 01/99, 10/05, Tampa, FL, Served as relief charge and staff nurse, relief for the Pre-Admission area for patient’s age 2-100 years old. My role was to recover the patients after post-anesthesia. Our patients were post AAA repair, appendectomy, T&A, post trauma automobile, gunshot wounds and stabbing, carotid endarterectomy, removal of foreign objects ob/gyn surgeries and colon resections, lithotripsy post op care total hip and knee replacement, spinal surgery, foreign object removals. Pre and Post op discharge education on all the different procedures. As part of my responsibilities we had to be on call 24 hours every other week-end and 2-3 days during the week. We recovered patients in our units and in ICU. I learned all dimension of surgical services. I was a pre-op nurse, post op nurse, phase 1 and phase 2 recovery nurses. I was the pediatric recovery room nurse. I was certified in PALS for 12 years. I was the Safety Officer, policy and procedure committee representative, along with Joint Commission readiness person. Preceptor for new employees and nursing students. Skills included IV therapy, 12 lead EKG, Hewitt Packer monitoring, Interpretation of lethal and non-lethal rhythms. Use of pain management and medications for all patients. We also were cross trained in the ED, ICU and GI lab when census was low or they need extra staff. Worked with all ancillary staff.
• Arcadia Health Care, Nurse Staffing Temp ICU/PCU, 01/99, 2007, Tampa, FL, Serve as a temporary staff for various hospitals in the Tampa Bay area. Primarily in ICU or PCU; the type of patient included CHF, post CVA, chest pain, and post code patients who coded on the gulf course, trauma patients. This was 12-24 hours a week. I assisted with Joint Commission readiness even though I was temporary staff. Skills included IV therapy, 12 lead EKG, Hewitt Packer monitoring, Interpretation of lethal and non-lethal rhythms.
• Charter Behavioral Hospital, Nurse Staff, Electro-Shock Therapy Recovery, 08/96, 2000, Land
• Lake, FL, Set up the medication and made sure the patient safety was in place for example oxygen, code cart, medication. Assisted the physician in monitoring the patient and then recovering them after the procedure for electro-shock therapy for severely depressed patients. Followed the patients to the phase 2 part of recovery.
• Southeastern College, Adjunct facility for Anatomy 1, Microbiology no lab and Externship program, 01/2004, 08/2004, Tampa, FL, 30 students Created test, record keeping proved support for student success. Submitted grades as required.

• Clinicals assessment for Fundamental students and Mental Health
• Competency testing for vital signs, medication administration, adult and pediatric head to assessment both adult and pediatric
• Basic Life Support (BLS) expires 7/2026
• Assessment and use of MHM assessment tool
• Proficient in starting vascular access device and maintaining devices
• ICU and CCU, Adult Mental Health
• Proficient in assessing student skills and co-worker assessment.
• Training and In-services, Patient/ family and staff
• Preceptor/ Facilitator for new nurses
• Use of Blackboard, Canvas, D2L
• Proficient Word, Excell, Zoom
• Proficient with ordering, monitoring lab supplies
• Proficient in Joint Commission Regulations

• American Association of College of Nurses (AACN)
• National League of Nurses (NLN)

• American Association Nurses(ANA)
• Laerdal Simulation
• Florida Board Nursing