Registered nurse for 33 years. 30 years Critical Care in Emergency Room/ Trauma and 6 years in Intensive Care Unit. Former County Coroner for 16 years. Certified Medical Legal Death investigator. Versed in the medical legal profession and looking to advancement in the legal arena. I am experienced with documentation, record keeping, case management, scene investigation, working knowledge of computers, Colorado law, statutes, rules and regulations, and evidence collection etc. I am familiar with local government. My expertise and experience in medical legal and scene investigation, forensics gives me a broad general background in the skill in Healthcare, Finance, Legal matters as well as interviewing individuals. I am flexible as a team player as well as a team leader. I am an objective observer taking into account any situation on an evidence basis, making decisions accordingly. I am highly ambitious and extremely self motivated as well as a quick learner. I am meticulous and comfortable with multiple tasks and working under a deadline.
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Della DURAN
Walsenburg,Colorado
Summary
Overview
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Huerfano County Government
Huerfano County Coroner
01.1998 - 01.2014
Job overview
- Medical Legal Death Investigator
- Determining cause and manner of Death
- Investigation over 1600 deaths in 16 years
- Death and Scene Investigation
- Certified Death Certificates
- Court testifying and Inquiries as and expert witness.
- Created multimedia presentations including video and power point for Annual Coroner's conference for education and interjurisdictional case studies.
- Testified at Colorado State Capital to the House of Representatives and Senate in 2004 for the Standardization of Education, training and salaries for Coroners in Colorado.
- Worked directly with other investigative agencies Federal, State, Local, (National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Ombudsman, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 3rd Judicial District Attorney, Walsenburg Police Department, Huerfano County Sheriff's Office, LaVeta Marshal's Office. Forensic Pathologist, Forensic Anthropologists, Forensic Odontologists, Huerfano County Commissioners managing a state mandated budget, records, autopsies and personal.
- Researched trends in local morbidity and prevention strategies. In 1999 presented data to the Huerfano County Commissioner and later to the Colorado Department of Transportation the hazardous road way causing multiple deaths on 85-87 in the Northlands area and later causing the highway to be luminated, increasing better visibility to the area at night.
- Served on the Board of Directors for the Bi- County (Las Animas/Huerfano County Health Department) for 16 years.
- Involved directly with the Huerfano County Disaster Preparedness Team.
- Received 384 hours Medical Legal Death Investigation Training by the Colorado Coroner's Association 1998-2014, 40 hours Forensic / Scene Investigation by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Phoenix, Arizona 1999, 56 hours of Crime Scene investigation Training, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Parkview Medical Center- Emergency Room
Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
04.2002 - 06.2013
Job overview
- Worked as a Emergency Room Staff nurse performed Direct Care for Emergency and Trauma patients in a level 2 trauma center that saw approximately 300 patients a day.
- Certified Advance Cardiac Life Support Provider 1991 to current
- Certified Pediatric Advance Life Support Provider 1991 to current
- Certified Trauma Nurse Care Provider 1991 to current
- Certified Basic Life Support 1990 to current
- Worked as Triage Nurse, with rapid evaluation of patients with rapid disposition of care.
- Worked as Charge Nurse, organizing and managing the daily / shift operations of the Emergency / Trauma Department. Direction of appropriate patient care and placement. Delegating medical staff work loads. Trouble shooting.
- Medical Legal documentation
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner -trained and certified having over 60 adult and child cases of sexual assault investigation in the hospital setting. Independent examination of sexual assault survivors, collection of evidence, 90 hours of criminal court auditing and training and 64 hours of case testimony and deposition. 1994 to current
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Register Nurse
12.1990 - 04.2002
Job overview
- Staff Nurse that had direct patient care from all demographics.
- Emergency Room Nurse caring for patient with acute, emergent needs.
- Staff Educational Coordinator for Nursing and Medical Staff. Organizing Orientation and continuing education for 9 years.
- Organizing the Channel 9 Health fair annually see approximately 200-300 patients on the fair day.
- Interim Director of Nurses from March 2001 to May 2001.
- Preceptor for new graduate nurses
- 1995 testified in a child abuse case as medical care provider.
- Provided presentation 4/1995 of education on identity and treatment of child abuse cases in the Emergency Department. Working with the local District Attorney's office, Social Service and Law Enforcement presenters.
- Establishing Policies and Procedures.
- Member of the Safety Committee, Morbidity/Mortality committee, Infection Control Committee, Quality Improvement Committee.
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center: Emergency Room
Trauma Nurse
08.2013 - Current
Job overview
- Direct care to Emergency and Trauma Patients.
- Maintaining current certifications
- Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation Provider 2018
- Medical Legal documentation
- Medication administration
Education
Pueblo Community CollegePueblo, CO
Associate of Science from Nursing
1990
University Overview
Trinidad State Junior CollegeTrinidad, CO
Associate of Science from Nursing
1989
University Overview
John Mall High SchoolWalsenburg, CO
High School Diploma
1983
University Overview
Skills
- Staff development
- Extremely organized
- Team liaison
- Powerful negotiator
- Self-motivated
- Budgeting and finance
- Data management
- Strong verbal communication
- Team leadership
- Conflict resolution
Working knowledge of Colorado Law
Strong Research skills
Fast Learner
Dedicated
Timeline
Trauma Nurse
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center: Emergency Room
08.2013 - Current
Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
Parkview Medical Center- Emergency Room
04.2002 - 06.2013
Huerfano County Coroner
Huerfano County Government
01.1998 - 01.2014
Register Nurse
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
12.1990 - 04.2002
Pueblo Community College
Associate of Science from Nursing
Trinidad State Junior College
Associate of Science from Nursing
John Mall High School
High School Diploma
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