DENISE MCWILLIAMS
Hondo,TX
Summary
Motivated professional offering infection control experience and managerial experience. Adds value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal and multitasking abilities. Meets tight deadlines.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Employee Health and Infection Prevention Practitio
Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Uvalde, TX
10.2012 - Current
- Organized clinical aspects COVID Vaccination HUB 1/21-4/21 Vaccinated 25,000 community members Expanded vaccinations offered to Employees, Volunteers
- improved Surgical Site Infection Prevention process
- Worked with Texas Department of State Health Services to revise and adopt a Rabies protocol
- Worked in securing consultant and with hospital staff on black water problem in new hospital
- Assist with Joint Commission surveys and preparation
- Work with staff and physician offices to improve the process for testing of patients with possible infectious diseases to prevent exposure of hospital staff.
- Daily surveillance of cultures and diseases to include reporting to state as required. Report to NHSN as required.
- Environment of care rounding and isolation rounds.
Infection Control Practitioner, CNO
Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo , Texas
05.1998 - 10.2012
- Small critical access hospital- multiple roles during this period of time: IP/EH, CNO, case management, utilization review, core measures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
01.2015
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Baptist School of Nursing
01.1980
Nursing pre-requisites -
Southwest Texas State University
Skills
- Proficient in Infection Prevention Regulations to include Joint Commission
- Proficient in Employee Health Regulations
- Proficient in Adult vaccinations
- Proficient in use of National Health Safety Network
- Managerial expertise
- Project Planning
- Customer Service
- Training & Development
- Quality Assurance
- Critical Thinking
- Multitasking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Task Prioritization
- Communication
- Supervision and leadership
- Organizational Skills
Certification
- RN, Texas 252341, 05/2023
- Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC), 12/2024
- BLS
Timeline
Employee Health and Infection Prevention Practitio
Uvalde Memorial Hospital
10.2012 - Current
Infection Control Practitioner, CNO
Medina Regional Hospital
05.1998 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Baptist School of Nursing
Nursing pre-requisites -
Southwest Texas State University