Brigitte Clary
Elma,WA
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven Registered Nurse with over 23 years of comprehensive nursing experience across inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Possess more than 5 years of RN experience and over 3 years in supervisory and leadership roles, consistently demonstrating strong clinical judgment, team coordination, and patient centered care. Proven ability to lead healthcare teams, improve patient outcomes, and ensure compliance with best practices and regularity standards.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisory Department Head Nurse
Madigan Army Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: OB/GYN and Specialty Clinics
- Oversees the organizing, planning, leading and directing of clinical and management activities for the OB/GYN clinic, REI clinic, MFM Clinic, URO GYN Clinic, and GYN ONC clinics.
- Perform performance reviews bi-annually and annually for each of my 24-nursing staff (RN, LPN, CMA, CNA).
- In charge of all Hiring actions for nursing staff.
- Assist on the floor with procedures, iv infusions, and other outpatient clinical services.
- Responsible for daily operations and oversight of all nursing practice and patient care support.
- Vital member of the health care team serving as liaison between other departments as well as hospital command and leadership to ensure high quality patient care is being performed.
- Assists in organizational operations and supports the hospital mission by collaborating with all interdisciplinary teams to ensure accurate communication.
- Handles patient advocacy issues and public relations for all departments I supervise.
- Provide Excellent Supervisory and Leadership skills.
- Ensures nursing staff uses proper charting and coding by performing weekly chart reviews.
- Update SOP's annually and as needed to ensure proper procedures are followed to ensure safe patient care.
- Assist with GPM duties such as inputting schedule templates, scheduling residents, MD's, NP's, and CNM's with monthly schedules.
- Perform training audits on required training for all clinical staff for all departments that I supervise.
- Assist in cost analysis for clinical supplies to keep our clinic within our annual budget.
Registered Nurse/Care Manager
Providence Cancer Center
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Head RN for GYN Oncology department.
- Performing patient teaching, surgery scheduling, assist in procedures in clinic, phone triage, set schedules for MA and LPN staff.
- Served as a nurse care manager to assist patients with outpatient resources such as palliative and hospice care, DME equipment, and scheduling chemo and radiation treatments.
L&D RN
Providence St Peters Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: Labor and Delivery/Post Partum
- Triage, IV insertion, medication administration, blood product administration, perform NSTs, patient assessments, hospital admission and discharge, assist with critical care patients.
- Perform surgical care (preop, post op and during PACU).
- Induction of labor with chemical and mechanical agents.
- Newborn care and assessment, APGAR scoring.
- Antepartum, Intrapartum, and post-partum care.
- OR circulator for c-sections and newborn care.
- Assist in vaginal delivers and surgical assisted vaginal deliveries.
- Monitor laboring patients for fetal distress and complications in labor.
- Provide patient teaching, assist with Care plans.
- Care of Covid 19 patients.
- Utilization of EPIC EHR.
- Labor and Delivery/Post Partum
Triage RN
Olympia OB/GYN
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: Providence OB/GYN
- Patient triage and assessments, Triage to rule out labor, Phone triage, In charge of reviewing and ordering labs, prescription refills and call ins, pre-and post-surgical follow ups, Patient education on all aspects of OB/GYN care.
- Office administration duties, referral management.
- Phlebotomy as needed, Medication administration, Assist in patient exams and procedures.
- Providence OB/GYN
OB/GYN and GYN Oncology Clinic Nurse
Madigan Army Medical Center
07.2014 - 10.2019
- Patient assessment/triage, Assist in in office procedures, patient education, medication administration, Pre and Post procedure care.
- Served in the GYN Oncology clinic nurse role (2015-2019) Dysplasia nurse role.
- Utilization of EHR.
OB/GYN Clinic LPN
Irwin Army Community Hospital
10.2011 - 07.2014
- Patient assessment/triage, Assist in in office procedures, patient education, medication administration, Pre and Post procedure care.
- Assigned to assist with the GYN Dysplasia clinic.
- Utilization of EHR.
LPN Field Nurse
Bayada Nurses, INC
01.2004 - 01.2011
- Home Health LPN for acute/chronic patients to include ventilator and tracheostomy care, and tube feedings.
- Assessment, planning, and monitoring acute and critical patients in all areas of home health care.
Maternity Outreach LPN
Teens As Parents
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Home visits providing patient education for teens, 19 years of age and younger, on prenatal, postnatal, pregnancy, and newborn care up to 8 weeks of age.
- Breast feeding education, providing hands on education such as bathing a baby, feeding a baby, changing a baby etc.
- My clients were from the ages of 12 years to 18 years.
- Providing education on birth control and STI prevention.
- Helped locate resources that would help continue education, provide financial assistance, and etc.
- Worked in conjunction with Parents as Teachers to help provide additional training on Child Development.
- Worked close with the county to get education to clients on abuse and drug and alcohol counseling.
- Worked close with the school systems of the county to ensure my clients stayed in school to finish their education.
- I transported clients to and from appointments to ensure adequate prenatal care.
- Worked in conjunction with the health department and WIC to ensure proper nutrition.
- Provided weekly home visits with clients for education as well as monthly group sessions to allow them to meet other peers in the program.
LPN Field Nurse
Maxim Health Care
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Home Health LPN for acute/chronic patients to include ventilator and tracheostomy care, and tube feedings.
- Assessment, planning, and monitoring acute and critical patients in all areas of home health care.
Office/Pediatric Nurse
Owen Drive Children’s Clinic
06.2002 - 09.2002
- Patient triage, Medication and vaccine administration, Patient and family education, Asthma and Diabetes monitoring, Front office duties.
OB/GYN Clinic Nurse
Personalized Women's Care, PA
01.1998 - 01.2002
- Patient assessment/triage, Assist in in-office procedures, patient education, medication administration, Pre and Post procedure care.
- Assigned to assist with the GYN Dysplasia clinic.
- Bone Density Scans.
- Utilization of EHR.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
10.2021
Associate - nursing with Honors
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA12.2019
Practical Nursing Diploma - undefined
Horry Georgetown Technical college
Georgetown, SC01.1997
High School Diploma - undefined
Johnsonville High School
Johnsonville, SC01.1995
Skills
- Patient education and advocacy
- Department management
- Hiring and terminations
- Clinical supervision
- Performance improvement
- Patient care
- Staff assignments
- Multidisciplinary care coordination
- Staff coaching and mentoring
- Multitasking and organization
- Quality improvement
- Corrective action implementation
- Nursing assignments
Certification
BLS for Healthcare Providers, 03/26
Credentials
- BSN
- RN
Timeline
Supervisory Department Head Nurse
Madigan Army Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse/Care Manager
Providence Cancer Center
06.2021 - 04.2022
L&D RN
Providence St Peters Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2022
Triage RN
Olympia OB/GYN
01.2020 - 06.2021
OB/GYN and GYN Oncology Clinic Nurse
Madigan Army Medical Center
07.2014 - 10.2019
OB/GYN Clinic LPN
Irwin Army Community Hospital
10.2011 - 07.2014
Maternity Outreach LPN
Teens As Parents
01.2006 - 01.2007
LPN Field Nurse
Bayada Nurses, INC
01.2004 - 01.2011
Office/Pediatric Nurse
Owen Drive Children’s Clinic
06.2002 - 09.2002
LPN Field Nurse
Maxim Health Care
01.2002 - 01.2007
OB/GYN Clinic Nurse
Personalized Women's Care, PA
01.1998 - 01.2002
Associate - nursing with Honors
Lower Columbia College
Practical Nursing Diploma - undefined
Horry Georgetown Technical college
High School Diploma - undefined
Johnsonville High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
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