JULIE CARMAN
Encinitas,CA
Summary
Experienced registered nurse skilled in patient care, critical thinking, product development, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient and product outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laser Therapist
Healios Laser Therapy & Wellness Center
06.2024 - Current
- Utilize RN expertise to perform consultations, assess client condition/concern including areas of pain, discomfort, numbness, and/or injury.
- Perform high-powered, non-invasive class IV laser therapy to areas communicated by client to stimulate cell regeneration.
- Continuously update knowledge of industry advancements, incorporating new techniques into practice for improved patient outcomes.
- Educate patients on post-treatment care, ensuring proper healing and minimizing complications.
Clinical Consultant-Medical Devices & Home Health
Carman Clinical Consulting
01.2011 - Current
- Coordinate and perform user trials and human factors studies while serving as a subject matter expert.
- Formative studies and analytical activities that lead to safe design and successful validation studies.
- Summative usability validation studies that prove risks are adequately mitigated and meet requirements.
- Consultant to home health agencies and hospitals.
- Manage coding specialists, review charting and coding, and function as liaison between facility and coders.
- Conducted thorough market research and analysis, providing valuable insights for client decision-making.
Senior Clinical Product Manager, Marketing
Becton Dickinson/CareFusion
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Coordinate all aspects of infusion product development, product promotions, sales support, pricing, and packaging.
- Work closely with the Product Managers to establish user needs that result in measurable clinical improvement and manage simulated user trials and clinical user trials.
- Collaborate with product development teams, sales, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, external customers, and other internal groups to achieve measurable benefits for our customers.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Improved product functionality with innovative design solutions, resulting in increased sales conversions.
- Collaborated with sales teams to develop effective training materials that drove increased product knowledge among staff members, resulting in higher close rates.
RN Field Case Manager
CareSouth Homehealth Professionals/Kindred
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Post-op management, wound care, disease management, pain management, ostomy/decubitus ulcer care, and intravenous/central venous catheter maintenance/infusions.
- Field trainer for new RN/LVNs.
- Utilization review nurse for 5 western region offices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options for improved health.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Clinic Operations Department Head
US Naval Reserves/Nurse Corps
04.2003 - 04.2011
- Perform annual physical health assessments for Navy and Marine Corps Reservists.
- Staff RN providing patient care and managing corpsmen: Ambulatory surgical unit/same day surgery/short stay unit and medical acute overflow providing primary care for adult and pediatric surgical patients.
- Manage/set up medical tent and assigned corpsmen at Miramar Air Show (3 years).
Senior Product Manager, Marketing
CareFusion/Alaris Products
12.2007 - 11.2010
- Coordinate all aspects of infusion product development, product promotions, sales support, pricing, and packaging.
- Identify market opportunities and provide subject matter expertise.
- Create/manage brochures, tip sheets, clinical whitepapers, webpage, and all support materials.
- Sales continue to exceed goal of 20% increase over prior year.
- Manage multiple projects with various engineering teams.
- Serve as clinical manager mentor and support tradeshows as a clinical resource.
- Subject matter expert for infusion and infection control.
Senior Clinical Manager, Marketing
CareFusion/Alaris Products
07.2002 - 12.2007
- Apply knowledge of clinical workflow in the hospital/medical environment to support the Alaris products marketing team as a clinical resource.
- Work closely with the Product Managers to establish user needs that result in measurable clinical improvement and manage simulated user trials and clinical user trials.
- Collaborate with product development teams, sales, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, external customers, and other internal groups to achieve measurable benefits for our customers.
Product Specialist/Educator
BIO-PLEXUS, INC.
05.2001 - 07.2002
- Educate sales representatives/product specialists on product selling points/objections, coordinate/facilitate trials to promote increased sales, and coordinate/facilitate conversion activities to ensure proper education.
- Interface with customers nationwide as a clinical liaison and present to hospital management, physicians, key decision makers, and clinicians outlining the correct product use, features, and benefits.
Clinical Coordinator/Manager
SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH CARE
05.2000 - 05.2001
- Coordinate patient care services with all departments and disciplines.
- Oversight of RN, LVN, medical social worker, and home health aide patient care and case manager assignments.
- Facilitate communication with external customers (physicians, patients, laboratories).
- Manage staff compliance of regulatory and budgetary requirements.
- Perform supervisory and field observation visits for competency validation and quality performance.
- Conduct educational courses for all patient care staff.
- Knowledge of OASIS documentation, Medicare, MediCal, third party payors, state/federal, and JCAHO standards.
Traveling RN
AMN/SCRIPPS HOSPITAL
03.2000 - 05.2000
- Primary care nursing for telemetry and medical/surgical patients.
Traveling RN
AMN/SPOHN MEMORIAL
01.2000 - 03.2000
- Primary care nursing for adult oncology and acute care patients and acute care pediatric patients.
Staff RN
CORPUS CHRISTI OUTPATIENT SURGERY
08.1999 - 03.2000
- Pre and post-op patient care and teaching for adult and pediatric patients.
- Recovery room patient care and monitoring.
Traveling RN/Case Manager
SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH CARE
05.1999 - 08.1999
- Short-term assignment.
- Wound care, pain management, ostomy/decubitus ulcer care, intravenous/central venous catheter maintenance/infusions, and patient teaching.
- OASIS documentation
Traveling RN
AMN/KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITAL
03.1999 - 05.1999
- Post-op primary care, wound care, pain management, and intravenous therapy for orthopedic, gynecological, abdominal, and plastic surgery patients.
Charge Nurse/Staff RN
COLUMBIA DOCTOR’S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
03.1998 - 03.1999
- Outpatient surgery/endoscopy, pre-admission assessment nurse, pre and post-op nurse – teaching, wound care, medication administration, pain management, outpatient infusions, and assist physician with bedside procedures (lumbar puncture, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and broncoscopy).
Field RN
APC HOME HEALTH
09.1997 - 03.1998
- Orthopedic post-op management, pain management, wound/ostomy care, acute/chronic heart and pulmonary conditions, and general patient teaching.
RN/ Field Case Manager
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME HEALTH
05.1995 - 09.1997
- Orthopedic post-op management, chronic/acute wound care, pain management, ostomy/decubitus ulcer care, and intravenous/central venous catheter maintenance/infusions.
- Charge Nurse of Transitional Care Unit/Step-Down/Skilled Nursing Unit: Orthopedic post-op management, chronic pain management, decubitus evaluation/care, ventilator/tracheostomy care, and primary care for patients with acute/chronic illnesses.
Education
Masters of Business Administration - International Management
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
07.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Cum Laude and Honors in Nursing
POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
05.1995
Skills
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Patient Care
- Client consultation
- Develop treatment plan
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Product Development
- Critical Thinking
- Prioritization and Execution
- User Feedback Collection
- User Research
- Patient Assessments
- Patient education and counseling
Certification
- Registered Nurse, California, RN 516243
- Certified Aromatherapist
- BLS for Healthcare Providers
Timeline
Laser Therapist
Healios Laser Therapy & Wellness Center
06.2024 - Current
Senior Clinical Product Manager, Marketing
Becton Dickinson/CareFusion
01.2013 - 01.2019
Clinical Consultant-Medical Devices & Home Health
Carman Clinical Consulting
01.2011 - Current
RN Field Case Manager
CareSouth Homehealth Professionals/Kindred
01.2010 - 01.2015
Senior Product Manager, Marketing
CareFusion/Alaris Products
12.2007 - 11.2010
Clinic Operations Department Head
US Naval Reserves/Nurse Corps
04.2003 - 04.2011
Senior Clinical Manager, Marketing
CareFusion/Alaris Products
07.2002 - 12.2007
Product Specialist/Educator
BIO-PLEXUS, INC.
05.2001 - 07.2002
Clinical Coordinator/Manager
SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH CARE
05.2000 - 05.2001
Traveling RN
AMN/SCRIPPS HOSPITAL
03.2000 - 05.2000
Traveling RN
AMN/SPOHN MEMORIAL
01.2000 - 03.2000
Staff RN
CORPUS CHRISTI OUTPATIENT SURGERY
08.1999 - 03.2000
Traveling RN/Case Manager
SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH CARE
05.1999 - 08.1999
Traveling RN
AMN/KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITAL
03.1999 - 05.1999
Charge Nurse/Staff RN
COLUMBIA DOCTOR’S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
03.1998 - 03.1999
Field RN
APC HOME HEALTH
09.1997 - 03.1998
RN/ Field Case Manager
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME HEALTH
05.1995 - 09.1997
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Cum Laude and Honors in Nursing
POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
- Registered Nurse, California, RN 516243
- Certified Aromatherapist
- BLS for Healthcare Providers
Masters of Business Administration - International Management
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
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