Fun team player! Organized, reliable, compassionate, knowledgeable APRN with 15+ years of RN experience coordinating and carrying out patient care.
Flexible and hard working individual with a strong desire for continuous learning and professional growth.
Demonstrated performance with speed and accuracy to assess patients, deliver treatments, and delegate tasks.
Proven history of advocating for patient needs and fostering top-quality care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN
COPLEY HOSPITAL
01.2018 - Current
Fulfills all duties of a critical care RN in a busy outpatient surgery department.
Experience administering conscious sedation and assist w/ procedures (cardio-version, TEE, endoscopy, and colonoscopy, pain clinic, and cataract surgery).
President
United Nurses & Allied Professionals Union Local 5109
11.2021 - 07.2024
Led negotiations for 100 nurses at the bargaining table.
Organized and facilitated the executive council and chaired multiple hospital-wide committees.
Led and collaborated with staff and leadership members to ensure operational efficiency of the organization.
Staff RN
COPLEY HOSPITAL
01.2013 - 01.2018
Fulfilled all duties of the staff RN of (step-down ICU).
Educated patients and families on disease prevention, treatment plans, and post-hospitalization needs.
Demonstrated expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
Travel RN ER/ICU/PACU Critical Care
KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
01.2013 - 01.2018
Fulfilled all duties of critical care RN in busy ED, ICU, and PACU depts
Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient care.
I completed 7 travel contracts here!
Gained an appreciation and understanding of aloha and excellence in patient and family-centered care, unique to Hawaii.
Education
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
William Paterson University
09-2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
Vermont Technical College
06-2009
BA Political Science -
Johnson State College
Johnson, VT
06-2003
Skills
Patient Counseling
Health Promotion
Direct Patient Care
Patient Education
Cardiac Care
Diabetes management
Quality Improvement
Certification
BLS/ACLS/PALS, 05/2025
VT RN License, 026.0051619, 06/2025
ANCC Board certification and VT licensure APRN in process
Hobbies and Interests
International volunteerism including doctors without borders (Mexico), rainforest restoration and hurricane relief (Puerto Rico), Initial assessment for water filtration project (Haiti), Construction of a basic school (Jamaica), Appropriate Technology wind and solar collection (Guatemala).
I have a passion for life, an enjoyment and reverence for the natural world, and how people’s health relates to their environment.
I enjoy gardening, knitting, paddling, reading, hiking and of course- serving the amazing community of people here at home in northern Vermont!
My husband and I built our own tiber frame home and have been living off the grid for the past 18 years.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
President
United Nurses & Allied Professionals Union Local 5109
11.2021 - 07.2024
Staff RN
COPLEY HOSPITAL
01.2018 - Current
Staff RN
COPLEY HOSPITAL
01.2013 - 01.2018
Travel RN ER/ICU/PACU Critical Care
KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
01.2013 - 01.2018
BLS/ACLS/PALS, 05/2025
VT RN License, 026.0051619, 06/2025
ANCC Board certification and VT licensure APRN in process
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
William Paterson University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Vermont Technical College
BA Political Science -
Johnson State College
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