Evidenced Based Medicine Facilitator / Informatics role over Central Illinois Division coordinating, developing and implementation of provider order sets and nursing protocols for Meditech CPOE. Assisted in gap analysis and implementation of order sets from Meditech to EPIC platform.
Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU - Staff and Charge RN
HSHS St. John\'s Hospital
Springfield, IL
11.2009 - 09.2013
Functioned as charge / preceptor and staff RN in the medical/surgical/trauma intensive care unit. Chairperson of ICU Shared Governance committee. Obtained Trauma Nurse Specialist certification.
CCU/ICU - Charge and Staff RN
Mease Countryside Hospital
Safety Harbor, FL
06.2006 - 11.2009
Charge and Staff RN role caring for ICU patients. Experience with Arctic Sun, ROTO Prone beds, SWAN, IABP, ventilators, STEMI program and ECOS machine.
Director of Nursing / Staff RN
Reliable Nursing Solutions Inc
Apple Valley, CA
02.2004 - 06.2006
Director of Nursing for Staffing Agency providing nursing supervision and direction to staff. Involved in JCAHO certification process, nursing staff evaluations, performance improvement and continuing education.
CCU/ICU - Change and Staff RN
St. Mary\'s Medical Center
Apple Valley, California
01.2004 - 06.2006
SICU/CVICU/MICU/BICU - Staff RN - TRAVEL RN with Clinical 1
Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL
12.2001 - 01.2004
Staff RN float team role - experience with: Edwards CCO Swans, REF Swans, Ventriculostomies, ICP monitoring, BIS and Gastric Tonometry.
Advanced Practice Nurse CHF Unit - Core Float Team Nurse
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL
03.1999 - 11.2001
Inpatient management of CHF/MI patients: program development, quality improvement, staff education, protocol development, research coordinator for NRMI database. Staff RN on Core Float Team between CCU, ICU and CVICU.
Program Supervisor - Cardiopulmonary Home Health
Deaconess Hearlth System
St. Louis, Missouri
04.1997 - 01.1999
Staff RN Cardiothoracic ICU, MICU, CCU
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, MO
07.1995 - 07.1998
Staff RN / Charge RN role care for patient with heart - lung transplant : experience with VADS, IABP, post open heart surgery, CHF/MI patients.
Staff RN - ICU and Telemetry
St. Luke\'s Hospital
Chesterfield, MO
07.1993 - 07.1995
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
1993
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
1993
Certification
ACLS, TNS, BLS certifiedAdult CCRN certification with AACN national membership. CIAACN President Elect and President (2009- 2012).
Timeline
Evidenced Based Medicine Facilitator/Informatics
HSHS St. John\'s Hospital
09.2013 - Current
Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU - Staff and Charge RN
HSHS St. John\'s Hospital
11.2009 - 09.2013
CCU/ICU - Charge and Staff RN
Mease Countryside Hospital
06.2006 - 11.2009
Director of Nursing / Staff RN
Reliable Nursing Solutions Inc
02.2004 - 06.2006
CCU/ICU - Change and Staff RN
St. Mary\'s Medical Center
01.2004 - 06.2006
SICU/CVICU/MICU/BICU - Staff RN - TRAVEL RN with Clinical 1
Shands Hospital
12.2001 - 01.2004
Advanced Practice Nurse CHF Unit - Core Float Team Nurse