Jennifer R. Gamez
Waxahachie,TX
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven registered nurse with twelve years of emergency/acute care experience seeking to transition into a nurse manager role within the Emergency Department. Committed to efficient, cost-effective, quality patient care through effective leadership, adaptability, and strong interpersonal skills, while fostering a positive and efficient work environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Trauma Coordinator
Methodist Health System
03.2024 - Current
- Contributed to a cross-functional team that is in pursuit of Level II trauma center designation, leading to improved patient care and increased organizational visibility
- Responsible for evaluation, case management, and quality improvement of nursing care for the traumatically injured patient utilizing bedside and chart review
- Participated in the development and implementation of new trauma protocols and procedures, resulting in improved surgeon response times and decreasing length of stay thereby improving patient outcomes
- Assisted in training hospital staff on updated trauma care guidelines and best practices
- Responsible for review of patient charts, inclusion or exclusion of patients into the Trauma Registry, and data entry into trauma registry software
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration within the Trauma Service during handoff, rounds, and meetings, resulting in more efficient problem-solving and enhanced patient care
- Assists in the presentation of multidisciplinary trauma staff case conferences, and quality assurance reviews
- Serves as a clinical educator & resource on trauma nursing/ancillary units & assists with establishing & promoting trauma care programs, quality improvement, and community injury prevention education
- Serves as faculty course director for TNCC coordinating with ENA and Methodist Mansfield Emergency Department to ensure certification requirements are met.
EMS Liaison/Follow-up Nurse
Methodist Health System
02.2022 - 03.2024
- Acts as the liaison between EMS and hospital personnel to build relationships and promote a collaborative environment
- Works with the hospital President, VP of Operations, and Assistant VP of Operations to support business growth strategies for EMS services
- Increased hospital EMS volume by 14.9% for FY23
- Increased hospital EMS volume by 8% for FY22
- Collaborates with local EMS agencies, Fire Department leadership, & Medical Directors to provide process improvement feedback for all Trauma, Stroke, STEMI, and cardiac arrest patients
- Provides opportunity for EMS outreach to all service lines as well as MDMC physicians
- Supports the Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Program by assisting with the identification of pre-hospital complications and compliance with regional trauma guidelines
- Completes and maintains EMS volume, ED to ED transfer dashboards, & Cardiac Arrest Registry to increase Survival data
- Maintains documentation of all activities to be presented during site surveys
- Collaborates with local EMT/Paramedic schools to provide clinical opportunities for students within MDMC
- Provides continuing education to local EMS agencies and Fire Departments for trauma, stroke, cardiology, SANE, & Maternal Fetal service lines
- Collaborated with Cedar Hill Fire Department & Medical Director to initiate advanced EMT training and clinical opportunities for department EMTs to complete skills training within the OR & Emergency Department
- Collaborated with system EMS Liaisons and reached out to potential exhibitors to organize and host annual EMS conference
- Maintains and oversees MDMC’s Emergency Department Follow-up program
Clinical Team Leader
Methodist Health System
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Provides front line leadership and decision-making for departmental staff, ensuring the quality and integrity of care delivered
- Collaborated with Trauma Program Manager and initiated the Emergency Department Trauma Core Team
- Develops a plan for unit staffing based on patient acuity/care needs and oversees day-to-day operations
- Coordinates and facilitates efficient patient flow for the department. Ensures timely and efficient transfer of patients to admitted units as well as the timeliness of discharging patients from the department
- Assists the Director/Manager in achieving and sustaining department and organizational objectives including but not limited to patient experience, length of stay, LWOBS, and unit/patient safety quality measures
- Participates in department specific initiatives and process improvement projects
- Assists with quality/safety audits and chart reviews
Administrative Supervisor (House Supervisor)-PRN
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford
04.2019 - 02.2022
- Acts as a central source of information for all hospital staff and serves as a resource for problem solving, decision-making, and policy interpretation, consistently making judgements on reliable critical thinking that are evidence based
- Promotes shared decision making through collaborative/consultative relationships with nursing administration, department leadership, general nursing staff, and ancillary departments
- Represents facility administration after hours and on weekends
- Facilitates the appropriate utilization of beds, assuring that the patient needs, diagnosis and acuity are appropriately matched to the unit scope of service, level of care and assigned nursing competency/skills
- Coordinates and approves appropriate transfers from other facilities in a timely manner through PLC
- Responds to emergent situations such as Codes, RRTs, or clinically complex events and servers as a clinical leader during these emergent situations
- Supports units with staffing variances and coverage based on the units’ acuity and staffing plan
Charge Nurse/Flow Nurse/Staff Nurse
Methodist Health System
05.2017 - 03.2021
- Level IV Registered Nurse
- ED Charge Nurse
- Efficient in all areas of the Emergency Department—i.e. ED flow nurse, Triage, Trauma/Critical Care RN
- Founded the Patient Experience committee within the Emergency Department and collaborated with staff to improve overall patient satisfaction scores
- Collaborated with ED management and staff to create Flow Nurse position and responsibilities
- Member of ED UBC; SuperUser for CAUTI/CLABSI; preceptor to nurse interns/fellows, new hires, travel RN’s, and internal ED RN’s advancement opportunities; Patient Experience Committee Chair (2019-2020); member of CARC; educator in multiple departmental skills days
Staff nurse
Advance ER
02.2016 - 05.2019
- Primary Registered Nurse on shift at a free-standing emergency room, accompanied only by the physician and radiology technician
- Provide emergency care services based off ESI level of care and primary chief complaint
- In-house pharmacy with experience in reconstitution, daily counts, and expiration date checks
Staff Nurse
Parkland Health and Hospital System
07.2013 - 09.2016
- Experience in Emergency Medicine/Level I Trauma Center as well as Medical-Surgical Pulmonary Medicine providing care for an assigned patient population including critical care populations
- Completion of both Medical Surgical & Critical Care/Emergency Department Nurse Residency Program’s
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas10.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas05.2013
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Clinical leadership
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Staff leadership
- Staff development
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Texas
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
- Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN)
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Trauma Nurse Core Corse (TNCC); Director
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA); Member
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Trauma Outcomes & Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC)
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
Timeline
Trauma Coordinator
Methodist Health System
03.2024 - Current
EMS Liaison/Follow-up Nurse
Methodist Health System
02.2022 - 03.2024
Clinical Team Leader
Methodist Health System
03.2021 - 02.2022
Administrative Supervisor (House Supervisor)-PRN
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford
04.2019 - 02.2022
Charge Nurse/Flow Nurse/Staff Nurse
Methodist Health System
05.2017 - 03.2021
Staff nurse
Advance ER
02.2016 - 05.2019
Staff Nurse
Parkland Health and Hospital System
07.2013 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Stephen F. Austin State University