Daniel Collins
BSN RN
Summary
Obtain a position that will allow me to use the skills I've developed in medicine, customer service, information technology, and administration while improving those skills further along with my knowledge in a way that is faithful to C-I-CARE values and my professional creed.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
20
20
Years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Quality Specialist RN
Stanford Health Care, DSL Quality
08.2023 - Current
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on relevant regulations within the industry, ensuring company practices remained compliant at all times.
- Conducted detailed root cause analyses following non-conformance events, leading to swift identification and mitigation of potential risks.
- Chart reviews for LOS, Readmissions, Revisits, and Mortalities.
- Analyzed data from various sources to identify trends impacting product quality, making strategic recommendations for improvements based on findings.
- Played a key role in acquiring TJC's Advanced Disease-Specific Care certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement by preparing necessary documentation, participating in improvement projects, facilitating successful audits, developing and providing staff education and education materials, and managing other projects such as filming of patient education videos and arrangement of regularly held patient education classes.
- Successful completion of a RITE project as a key participant to reduce post-op urinary retention in the THKR population.
RN Coordinator
Stanford Health Care, Orthopedic Surgery
4 2020 - 08.2023
- Assist and advocate for patients throughout care
- Intervene in difficult circumstances to enable care for patients facing varieties of unique socioeconomic challenges
- Participate in APP clinics by providing specialized preop patient education
- Assist Physicians in clinics with order entry, providing patient education, and assisting with care navigation for patients
- Answer patient messages and calls requiring clinical insight or judgment
Travel RN
American Mobile Healthcare
02.2016 - 04.2020
- First contract (2016): SHC G1/H1 AAU (Neurosciences, 10 months)
- Various Telemetry, Progressive Care, and Orthopedic Medical-Surgical RN contracts with Kaiser Permanente (NorCal), and St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka, CA
- Vaccine Research RN contract with Kaiser Permanente (1 year, 2017)
- Occupational Health RN contract with SHC (2018)
- RN Coordinator contracts with SHC in Cardiology, then Orthopedics in Los Gatos, then Redwood City locations (2018-2020)
Staff RN & Charge RN
Columbus Regional Health
07.2014 - 01.2016
- Care for patients in Orthopedic and Neuroscience Medical-Surgical setting, and then later in Neuroscience ICU setting, following facility, state, and national standards of care.
- Maintain awareness of team member workloads, staff availability of oncoming shift, patients' statuses, and discharge dispositions, along with bed availability, scheduled surgeries, and capacity of floor to receive new admissions.
- Monitored vital signs, lab results, and other indicators to detect and respond to changes in patients' conditions promptly.
- Streamlined nursing processes for increased efficiency and better time-management within the unit.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
Administrative Assistant - History and Geography
Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia
07.2013 - 04.2014
Assistant Manager
Carmike Cinemas
Newnan, Georgia
01.2011 - 08.2012
B-52 Crew Chief
United States Air Force
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
United States Air Force
Education
Certificate - Fundamentals of Data Science Workshop
Stanford University ICME
01-2021
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nursing
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA 07.2012 - 05.2014
Basic Military Training -
Lackland Air Force Base
12.2008 - 03.2009
Master of Science - Geological Engineering, Incomplete
Mercer University
Macon, GA 08.2005 - 05.2006
Certificate - Computer Repair Technology
West Central Technical College
Newnan, GA 08.2003 - 09.2004
Skills
Customer Service
Professional, Academic, and Data Presentation
High-level Mathematics & Statistics
Network Storage & Database Management
Eloquent Verbal Communication
Concise Written Communication
Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving
Computer Repair Technician
Leadership
Staff Management
Project Management
Information Security Best Practices
Basic Coding & Scripting (Python/R/VBA/C/Java/Assembly)
Research Review and Analysis
Office Software Proficiency
Certification
Epic SuperUser
Timeline
Quality Specialist RN
Stanford Health Care, DSL Quality
08.2023 - Current
Travel RN
American Mobile Healthcare
02.2016 - 04.2020
Staff RN & Charge RN
Columbus Regional Health
07.2014 - 01.2016
Administrative Assistant - History and Geography
Columbus State University
07.2013 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nursing
Columbus State University
07.2012 - 05.2014
Assistant Manager
Carmike Cinemas
01.2011 - 08.2012
Basic Military Training -
Lackland Air Force Base
12.2008 - 03.2009
Master of Science - Geological Engineering, Incomplete
Mercer University
08.2005 - 05.2006
Certificate - Computer Repair Technology
West Central Technical College
08.2003 - 09.2004
B-52 Crew Chief
United States Air Force
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
United States Air Force
RN Coordinator
Stanford Health Care, Orthopedic Surgery
4 2020 - 08.2023
Certificate - Fundamentals of Data Science Workshop
Stanford University ICME
Publications
CHWE
NAON pending
CHWE pending
Nursing Skills
Orthopedic Nursing
RN Coordination
Research Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Nursing
Progressive Care Nursing
Neuroscience Nursing
Occupational Health Nursing
Publications
CHWE
NAON pending
CHWE pending