Debra Wells
Daleville,VA
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Academic Detailer
Alosa Health
Boston, MA
01.2020 - Current
- RN-Academic detailing, offer primary care practitioners research information in their setting while developing a professional relationship through repeated encounters
- Attend Bi-monthly meetings for continuing education, updates and training in new information,
- present information from medical journals free from commercial bias as we are not indorsing any product
Registered Nurse, Community Health/Prevention
Sentara Healthcare
Roanoke, VA
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Contract Health screening, educational information as well as verbal discussion ,Flu clinics,Blood pressure events, glucose fingersticks
- Equipment maintenance for quality
Registered Nurse, Instructor
ECPI College of Technology
Roanoke, VA
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Part time instructor MA program, clinical instructor for varied topics as needed
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Miller-Motte Technical College
Roanoke, VA
02.2016 - 06.2017
- Instructor in both Medical Assisting and Certified Nursing Assistant program, some tutoring
Registered Nurse
Spine Center of Lewis Gale Health Sustem
Salem, VA
06.2014 - 01.2016
- Office triage, Disability and worker's compensation paperwork
- schedule follow up appointments
- assist to schedule surgeries
Registered Nurse
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, VA
06.2003 - 06.2014
- Varied positions, Medical surgical, PCU, ICU and Ambulatory surgery; Employee Health/Infection Control;
- Interventional Radiology doing procedural sedation
- Phone triage for many practices which included Internal Medicine, General and Breast surgery, Orthopedics and Neurosurgery
Registered Nurse,Account Manager
RS Medical
Vancouver, WA
06.2002 - 07.2003
- Marketing of equipment in assigned territory, establish physician accounts and education of patients
Registered Nurse, Medical Review
Trigon BC/BS
Roanoke, VA
07.1999 - 06.2002
- Make accurate & timely coverage decisions on claims, compile reports on focus areas ,assist service representatives with inquires in both Medicare and FEP insurance programs
Registered Nurse/Case Manager
Medical Facilities Of America
Roanoke, VA
07.1997 - 07.1999
- Case manager in Skilled Nursing Unit, coordinate care of residents under Medicare/Medicaid guidelines
- Marketing of Unit to area hospitals
Registered Nurse
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, VA
01.1982 - 06.1997
- Direct patient care in progressive care and intensive care units
- Monitor post op vitals,sit up PCA pumps, administer fluids, review post operative orders, comfort patients
- Work with physicians to meet needs of patients
- Participate in Quality Assurance programs
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Roanoke Memorial School of Professional Nursing
Roanoke, VA12-1974
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VASkills
- Infectious disease control
- Care Planning
- Patient Management
- Appointment Scheduling
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Case Management
- Data Collection
- Medical Screening
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Ventilator care
- Patient Evaluation
- Trauma recovery
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Long-Term Care
- Follow-up calls
- Strong medical ethic
- Patient Assessments
- BAC screening/drug screen collection
- Taking vitals
- Flow sheet charting
- Medication and IV administration
- Family Education
- Indirect Patient Care
- Medical evaluation
- Physical assessments
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Academic Detailer
Alosa Health
01.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse, Community Health/Prevention
Sentara Healthcare
09.2018 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse, Instructor
ECPI College of Technology
09.2017 - 01.2018
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Miller-Motte Technical College
02.2016 - 06.2017
Registered Nurse
Spine Center of Lewis Gale Health Sustem
06.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
06.2003 - 06.2014
Registered Nurse,Account Manager
RS Medical
06.2002 - 07.2003
Registered Nurse, Medical Review
Trigon BC/BS
07.1999 - 06.2002
Registered Nurse/Case Manager
Medical Facilities Of America
07.1997 - 07.1999
Registered Nurse
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
01.1982 - 06.1997
Diploma - Nursing
Roanoke Memorial School of Professional Nursing
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Virginia Western Community College