Jeremy Hicks
Summary
Expert Clinical Nurse Specialist and Registered Nurse transitioning from Air Force active duty service with 22+ years working in inpatient, outpatient, flight nursing and medical equipment acquisition job positions. Passionate teacher, coach and mentor evidenced by past roles as a nurse preceptor, medical simulation facilitator, flight nurse instructor and flight nurse evaluator. Detail-oriented worker, presently working as an operational test director and technical writer with experience working in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as Adobe InDesign and InCopy
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aeromedical Evaluation Programs Analyst
United States Air Force
Fort Detrick, MD
06.2019 - Current
- Certified Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Test & Evaluation Practitioner (Level II)
- Senior Test Director: co-chaired 16 Integrated Test Teams; developed and executed test plans providing effectiveness and suitability data and analysis to inform decisions for over $130 million medical equipment acquisitions
Clinical Nurse Specialist
United States Air Force
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
06.2015 - 06.2019
- Directed 6 aeromedical crew members on 90 missions throughout Europe and Africa, providing 494 hours of in-flight care and safely delivering 364 patients to a higher echelon of care
- Led 45-member flight operations and logistics department responsible for management, scheduling and equipping of aeromedical evacuation flight crews
- Composed curricula and medical simulation scenarios affording 2,956 nationally accredited continuing education units for 655 students
Health Care Integrator
United States Air Force
Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
03.2010 - 08.2013
- Established Disease Management Clinic and boosted mid-size clinic's diabetes related HEDIS metrics to #1 out of 33 in Air Force
- Supervised Medical Management Team consisting of Case Management, Utilization Management and Disease Management
- Championed population health providing Chief of Medical Staff consultation regarding data collection and analysis
Flight Nurse Advisor
United States Air Force
Kabul, Afghanistan
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Advised/mentored 8 Afghan Air Corps flight medics on patient care and MedEvac operations
- Co-authored working MedEvac concept of operations, training syllabus and lesson plans
- Spearheaded first ever Air Corps drug demand testing program, screening 820 personnel and identifying abusers to cultivate safe, drug-free work environment
Flight Nurse Instructor/Evaluator
United States Air Force
Pope Air Force Base, NC
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Administered flight evaluations validating proficiency of 48 tasks for 97 aeromedical evacuation crew members
- Managed 31 deployed aircrew members in 3 countries, enabling 84 missions and safe transport of 827 patients to higher level care
- Provided universal initial and requalification training on 3 airframes, educating crew members on 194 flight and ground training events
- Mission Clinical Coordinator: crafted mission and clinical documentation and developed aircraft and patient simulations to facilitate in-flight training
Clinical Nurse
United States Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base, MS
10.2001 - 01.2005
- Shift leader: directed healthcare delivery and bed assignments for adult patients on 32-bed acute General Surgery Unit, providing care in support of 11 sub-specialties
- Nurse preceptor for Nurse Transition Program students; sought after by junior staff for guidance and feedback
- Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further cases of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans
Registered Nurse
Erlanger Hospital
Chattanooga, TN
08.2000 - 04.2001
- Delivered highly skilled nursing care to patients on 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit and 8-bed Trauma Floor within Level I Trauma Center
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
Education
Master of Science - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wright State University
Dayton, OH05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN05.2001
Skills
- Teaching, Coaching & Mentoring
- Patient Education
- Disease Management
- Diabetes Management
- Medical Simulation
- HEDIS Tracking & Improvements
- Technical & Report Writing
- Detail-Oriented
- System Test Planning & Execution
- Nursing
- Leadership & Management
- Evidence-Based Practice
Certification
- DAWIA Test & Evaluation Practitioner (Level II)
- Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS-BC)
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
- Crew Resource Management
Timeline
Aeromedical Evaluation Programs Analyst
United States Air Force
06.2019 - Current
Clinical Nurse Specialist
United States Air Force
06.2015 - 06.2019
Health Care Integrator
United States Air Force
03.2010 - 08.2013
Flight Nurse Advisor
United States Air Force
01.2009 - 01.2010
Flight Nurse Instructor/Evaluator
United States Air Force
01.2005 - 01.2009
Clinical Nurse
United States Air Force
10.2001 - 01.2005
Registered Nurse
Erlanger Hospital
08.2000 - 04.2001
Master of Science - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wright State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
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