Demitra Antoine RN, MSN, MEDSURG-BC
La Marque,Texas
Summary
Self-motivated, compassionate healthcare professional with 15 years of collective experience in Medical Surgical Nursing and Oncology Nursing, who has worked with patients that have acute and chronic life-threatening illnesses. I am a transformational leader with a focus on promoting positivity and quality patient outcomes in a fast paced collaborative environment. Offering strong leadership skills and the ability to maintain compliance with institutional polices. I have strong communication skills, the ability to handle patient care issues successfully, motivate staff, and ensure quality patient outcomes, while maintaining a just culture team based atmosphere.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Coach
MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2025 - Current
- Enhanced the quality of patient care through consistent observation and assessment of clinical practices.
- Implemented MD Anderson practice guidelines, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality patient care.
- Mentored new hires, offering a conducive supportive learning environment to promote professional growth.
- Evaluated clinical processes to identify inefficiencies, making recommendations for process improvements that resulted in efficient patient care delivery.
- Promoted a just culture for continuous improvement with ongoing feedback and performance evaluations.
- Supervised new hires when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
Clinical Charge Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center
09.2024 - Current
- Participated in continuing education programs, applying new knowledge to enhance overall team performance.
- Optimized staffing levels by balancing nurse-patient ratios according to acuity and census fluctuations.
- Served as a liaison between nursing staff administration, and physicians, addressing concerns promptly while promoting a collaborative work culture.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Reviews treatment plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving workflow
Clinical Staff Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2018 - Current
- Stayed current with health care initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice into routine patient care.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt interventions for chemotherapy reactions per institutional protocol.
- Educated patients and families to increase knowledge and understanding of treatment plans.
- Administered Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy and Investigational Drugs to manage patient's disease process per treatment plan.
- Monitored patients to improve quality patient outcomes.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers as appropriate.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure desired patient outcomes.
- Developed a hypersensitivity reaction documentation form.
- Daily adherence to MD Anderson Service Excellence Model.
Nursing Director of Direct Admit Center/Observation Unit/Oncology Services
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
11.2015 - 10.2017
- Successfully managed a team of 60 employees.
- Successfully monitored unit budget/productivity.
- Managed staff performance evaluations and yearly unit goals.
- Observed bedside shift report and provided positive feedback and coaching to staff.
- Ensured appropriate daily staffing ratios per unit census to meet patient needs.
- Experienced in employee selection, training, managing, and motivating a diverse workforce.
- Maintained a multidisciplinary approach to maximize patient outcomes and timely discharges.
- Implementation of units chemotherapy checklist.
- Nurse Leader Rounding on 100% of patients 5 days a week.
- Patient Call Manager on 100% of discharged patients.
- Daily Patient Barrier Rounds 100% 5 days a week.
- Improved and maintained Bar Code Scanning 98% or greater.
- Increased 16-bed Observation Unit from 41st percentile 1Q16 to 95th percentile 4Q16.
- Organized and supervised opening a 12-bed Direct Admit Center.
- Organized and supervised opening a 20-bed Observation Unit.
- Won award for best hospital unit for Nurse Communication twice.
- Won award for best hospital unit for Medication Communication.
Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical Unit/Observation Unit/Oncology Services
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
01.2013 - 11.2015
Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse-Medical Surgical Unit
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 08.2013
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX2009
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of The Mainland
La Marque, TX2007
Skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to navigate change
- Ability to hold staff to professional accountability
- Ability to provide timely feedback
- Skilled in coaching, motivating, and leading a healthcare team
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Utilization of performance improvement tools such as (Bedside Shift Report, Nurse Leader Rounding, and AIDET)
- Knowledge of staffing productivity and throughput
- Ability to pass JCAHO survey with zero deficiencies
- Proficient in mentoring nursing staff
- Ability to pass QRS survey with zero deficiencies
- Ensured adherence to policy and procedure
- Prior utilization review member (Md Anderson)
- Active participant in IQUE utilization (MD Anderson)
- Ability to provide ethical leadership
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Texas BNE, #771884, Expires January 31, 2026
- Medical Surgical Nurse- Board Certified, ANCC, #2014015663, Expires September 19, 2029
- BLS, expires July 2026
- Oncology Nursing Society Expires 6/30/2025
- American Nursing Society Expires 7/31/2025
- Former HALs Council Member
- Alaris Interoperability Trainer
- Comfort Care Session Trainer
- Former Utilization Review Member
Timeline
Clinical Coach
MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2025 - Current
Clinical Charge Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center
09.2024 - Current
Clinical Staff Nurse
MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2018 - Current
Nursing Director of Direct Admit Center/Observation Unit/Oncology Services
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
11.2015 - 10.2017
Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical Unit/Observation Unit/Oncology Services
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
01.2013 - 11.2015
Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse-Medical Surgical Unit
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of The Mainland
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