JENNIFER CHANEY
Spokane,WA
Summary
Strategic Nursing Professional Development Specialist with extensive experience in emergency nursing and critical care. Demonstrates leadership in developing and mentoring clinical staff through evidence-based education and competency management programs, enhancing patient safety and operational performance across multiple Emergency Departments.
Overview
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Certification
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST– ED
MultiCare Health System
05.2025 - Current
- Lead nursing professional development initiatives supporting three Emergency Departments across the Inland Northwest, providing education, competency management, and professional development support to approximately 312 nurses and technicians annually.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate competency-based orientation, onboarding, annual education, and continuing professional development programs.
- Mentored six Transition-to-Practice (TTP) cohorts annually, facilitating onboarding, coaching, competency progression, and professional role development for new graduate nurses.
- Design, develop, facilitate, and evaluate simulation-based education programs focused on high-risk, low-volume clinical events and emergency preparedness.
- Develop and facilitate multidisciplinary simulations including NRP, PALS, ACLS, Trauma, Obstetric Trauma, Resuscitative Hysterotomy, MTP, and Cardiac Escape Room team simulations.
- Lead annual competency validation programs, skills fairs, and regulatory readiness initiatives.
- Collaborated with nursing, physician, and operational leaders to identify practice gaps and implementing targeted evidence-based educational interventions.
- Support quality improvement initiatives focused on Sepsis, CLABSI prevention, behavioral health restraint reduction, Emergency Department throughput, and patient length of stay.
- Partnered with interdisciplinary stakeholders to enhance patient safety, workforce development, and evidence-based nursing practices.
REGISTERED NURSE, HYPERBARIC & WOUND CARE CENTER
MultiCare Health System
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Delivered specialized wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy services to enhance patient recovery.
- Coordinated departmental workflow, staffing, and patient care activities to ensure optimal service delivery as Charge Nurse.
- Developed individualized treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
- Participated in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives to enhance overall care standards.
- Onboarded and mentored newly hired nurses as Primary Preceptor.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE / CHARGE NURSE
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Managed staffing, patient flow, resource allocation, and daily operations, ensuring optimal care delivery as Charge Nurse.
- Delivered high-acuity emergency care within a Level II Trauma Center.
- Mentored new nurses, facilitating orientation and competency development to enhance team effectiveness.
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives, driving departmental practice improvements for enhanced patient outcomes.
CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (COVID RESPONSE)
Ochsner Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020
- Delivered direct patient care in high-pressure COVID-19 ICU environment, ensuring timely interventions and support.
- Provided critical care to ventilated and critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Implemented infection control protocols to ensure patient safety and health.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement comprehensive patient care plans, enhancing patient recovery outcomes.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Provided emergency nursing care to adult and pediatric populations.
- Triage and manage complex emergency and critical care patients to ensure timely and effective interventions.
- Assessed patient conditions and prioritized care in a fast-paced emergency setting.
- Provide care for patients with acute traumas, including cardiac arrests, strokes, and gunshot wounds, resulting in stabilization and improved patient outcomes.
- Performed life-saving procedures in high-pressure environments effectively.
- Maintain accurate records of assessments, treatments, and medications administered to support continuity of care and meet regulatory standards.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Deaconess Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Performed life-saving procedures in high-pressure environments effectively.
- Assessed patient conditions and prioritized care to optimize treatment in a fast-paced emergency setting.
- Triaged and treated high-volume caseloads to maintain patient flow in busy emergency room.
- Delivered emergency and trauma care within a Level II Trauma Center environment.
- Managed emergency equipment to ensure operational readiness for critical situations.
- Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
TRAVEL NURSE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT & INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
US Nursing / Fast Staff
01.2000 - 01.2009
- Collaborated with healthcare teams in nationally recognized Level I Trauma Centers, including Stanford University Hospital and George Washington Medical Center, to provide high-quality patient care.
- Supported healthcare team in a high-acuity critical care environment, managing patient flow and staff assignments as charge nurse.
- Provided direct patient care in a fast-paced emergency department environment.
- Administered medications and treatments per established protocols and physician orders.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient management.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Providence Holy Family Hospital
01.1995 - 01.2009
- Provided critical nursing care in a high-volume emergency department, ensuring patient safety and swift treatment.
- Assessed patient conditions in a fast-paced emergency department.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT MANAGER
Deaconess Medical Center
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Led operational oversight for 90 Emergency Department employees, ensuring efficient workflow and team coordination.
- Collaborated with leadership to uphold quality, safety, and regulatory standards, enhancing overall departmental compliance.
- Supported staffing and performance management while implementing policies that fostered employee development and engagement.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing (MSN)
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT10-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT07-2024
Associate Degree - Nursing (ADN)
Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA06-1994
Skills
- Nursing Professional Development: Competency Management
- Transition-to-Practice Programs
- Orientation & Onboarding
- Preceptor Development
- Simulation & Education: In-Situ & High-Fidelity Simulation
- Competency Validation
- Debriefing
- Team Development
- Mentorship & Coaching
- Performance Improvement
- Quality Improvement
- Change Management
- Staff Engagement
- Patient Safety
- Evidence-based practice
- Regulatory Readiness
- Joint Commission & CMS Compliance
- Sepsis
- Stroke
- Pediatric Readiness
- Critical Care
- Emergency Department Operations
- Program Evaluation
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Teams
- SharePoint
- OneNote
- Outlook
- Word
- Epic EHR
- Learning Management Systems
- Workday
- Staff training
- Nursing leadership
- Workday
- Staff training
Certification
Nursing Professional Development Board Certified (NPD-BC), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), NIH Stroke Scale Certification
Accomplishments
- Support 3 Emergency Departments and approximately 312 Nurses and ED Techs annually through education, competency management, onboarding, and professional development initiatives.
- Mentor and support 6 Transition-to-Practice (TTP) cohorts annually, guiding new graduate nurses through onboarding, competency progression, and successful transition to independent practice.
- Developed and facilitated simulation-based education programs including: PALS, ACLS, MTP, Resuscitative Hysterotomy, Cardiac Escape Room, Trauma
- Lead competency validation, annual education, onboarding, preceptor development, and workforce development initiatives across multiple facilities.
- Partner with leadership teams to improve clinical and operational outcomes, contributing to: Improved Sepsis performance measures, CLABSI prevention practices, Improved ED Throughput, Reduced behavioral health restraint/seclusion hours
Timeline
NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST– ED
MultiCare Health System
05.2025 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE, HYPERBARIC & WOUND CARE CENTER
MultiCare Health System
01.2022 - 01.2025
CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (COVID RESPONSE)
Ochsner Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE / CHARGE NURSE
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2022
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
01.2012 - 01.2017
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Deaconess Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
TRAVEL NURSE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT & INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
US Nursing / Fast Staff
01.2000 - 01.2009
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT MANAGER
Deaconess Medical Center
01.2000 - 01.2002
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGISTERED NURSE
Providence Holy Family Hospital
01.1995 - 01.2009
Master of Science - Nursing (MSN)
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Western Governors University
Associate Degree - Nursing (ADN)
Spokane Community College