Karen Purcell
Lewisville,USA
Summary
Dedicated patient care provider and educator. Diverse knowledge base drawing from experience as a certified diabetes educator, new employee hospital educator, community health instructor, and women’s services educator and certified lactation consultant
Experience developing and supporting educators in diabetes centers, hospital staff education departments, and within women’s services education departments.
Experience managing diabetes and women’s education centers
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Childbirth Educator/Lactation Consultant
Medical City Lewisville
Lewisville, TX
01.2016 - Current
- Responsible for in-patient lactation consultation, instruction, education and evaluation
- Curriculum development for family education and prepared childbirth classes
- Serve as out-patient Lactation Consultant for breastfeeding support group
- Teach Prepared Childbirth Classes
- Mentor and train new educators for community classes
- Hospital Tours
- Baby Care Basics
- Infant CPR
Childbirth Educator
Texas Health Resources, Plano
Plano, TX
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Responsible for instruction and curriculum development for:
- Prepared Childbirth Classes
- Sibling Class
- Hospital Tours
- Baby Care Basics
- Safe Sitter
- Prenatal and Gestational Diabetes Nutrition Class
- CPR instructor
Diabetes Clinical Manager
Medtronic Diabetes
Fort Worth, TX
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Educate and provide clinical support for Health Care Providers, Diabetes Educators, and Patients related to the use and benefits of Medtronic products.
- Develop Health Care Provider competency in insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and diabetes therapy management software.
- Develop Certified Product Trainer competency within Fort Worth territory.
- Provide education and support to Health Care Providers and Certified Product Trainers in the management of the patient on insulin therapy including initiation, titration and effectiveness of insulin dose.
- Directly train patients on insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.
- Conduct professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring clinics (iPro) within Fort Worth territory.
- Ensure effective patient follow-up through collaboration with Health Care Provider, Certified Product Trainer and Patient.
- Utilize consultative solution selling to promote therapy adoption.
- Effectively assess account profiles to determine opportunities for education, growth and therapy adoption.
- Collaboration with Territory Sales manager and District Manager to promote optimal patient experience and clinical outcomes.
- Manage territory budget.
- Develop and follow routing schedule for strategic and non-strategic accounts.
- Collaboration with team members for patient and healthcare provider events, product launches, training and growth opportunities.
- Prepare and implement strategies for successful launch of new products.
- Conduct diabetes education classes for patients on insulin.
- Track clinical outcomes.
Diabetes Center Program Coordinator
Denton Regional Medical Center
Denton, TX
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Program coordinator for ADA recognized outpatient diabetes education.
- Maintain daily program effectiveness for diabetes program management of employees, financial responsibilities, program promotion, and curriculum development.
- Provide comprehensive diabetes education for adolescent and adult out patients with diabetes and their support network.
- Provide assessment, education and diabetes related medical consultation for hospital in-patients.
- Facilitate implementation of new data collection computer screens in meditech hospital computer and develop patient tracking systems.
- Plan and attend marketing functions for diabetes education program promotion.
- Compose and lead diabetes support groups.
- Collect and analyze data for performance improvement patients with diabetes.
- Develop updated curriculum supplements for class presentation and support groups.
- Secure speakers for diabetes education in the community and for hospital staff center.
Education Specialist
Presbyterian Hospital of Denton
Denton
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Responsible for development and presentation of new employee orientation.
- Development and implementation of in-patient diabetes education program.
- Coordination with area high schools, colleges and universities to provide hospital orientation and clinical rotations.
- Instructor for Meditech computer classes.
- Basic Life Support Instructor for employees, community, and NICU families.
- Development of basic knowledge assessment test for new employees.
Diabetes Education Program Coordinator
Baylor Medical Center at Southwest Fort Worth
Fort Worth
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Maintain daily program effectiveness for diabetes program and bariatric weight loss program including management of employees, financial responsibilities, program promotion, and curriculum development.
- Attend and participate in leadership planning meetings.
- Participate in Patient Advocate On-Call program.
- Facilitate implementation of new data collection software and patient tracking systems.
- Plan and attend marketing functions for diabetes education and bariatric surgery program promotion.
- Counsel and assess out-patients and in-patients on diabetes care, development, and up-to-date techniques to best manage diabetes.
- Counsel and assess out-patients who are planning to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery, counsel post operative patients regarding complications and recovery.
- Compose and lead diabetes support groups.
- Collect and analyze data for performance improvement for hospitalized patients with diabetes.
- Develop updated curriculum supplements for class presentation and support groups.
- Secure speakers for diabetes education in the community and for hospital staff.
Diabetes Educator/Childbirth Educator
Medical Center of Lewisville
Lewisville
01.1999 - 01.2004
- Responsible for instruction and curriculum development for:
- Prenatal Classes
- Childbirth Refresher Class
- Infant Safety and CPR
- Baby Care Basics
- Grandparents Class
- Sibling Class
- New Employee Orientation
- CPR/ACLS Instructor
- Support Groups
- Weekend and evening community education events.
Childbirth Educator
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Plano
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Responsible for instruction and curriculum development.
- Prenatal Classes
- Interim coordinator for Women's Education Department
- Childbirth Refresher Class
- Infant Safety and CPR
- Baby Care Basics
- Grandparents Class
- Sibling Class
- Safe Sitter Class
- Health fair and community event presentations.
Childbirth Educator
Medical City of Dallas
Dallas
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Responsible for instruction and curriculum development for:
- Prenatal classes series evenings and weekends
- Childbirth Refresher Class
- Infant safety and CPR
- Baby Care Basics
- Grandparents Class
- Sibling Class.
Childbirth Educator
Trinity Medical Center (now Baylor Hospital of Carrollton)
Carrollton, TX
01.1991 - 01.1994
- Responsible for instruction and curriculum development for:
- Prenatal Classes
- Childbirth Refresher Class
- Infant safety and CPR
- Baby Care Basics
- Sibling Class.
Education
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
NRP
08.2021 - 12.2025
Prepared Birth and Family Education Instructor -
BSN -
Certified Diabetes Educator -
IBCLC Certification -
Certified Insulin Pump Trainer -
Certified Continuous Glucose Monitor Trainer -
Registered Nurse (R.N.) -
Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing
Skills
- Clinical patient evaluation education treatment care and outcome assessment for the Breastfeeding patient
- Educator for staff, inpatients and outpatients in women’s and children’s healthcare field
- Develop an implement curriculum for new family education related classes
- Provide class instruction and curriculum updates using science based evidence and adhering to local policies and procedures
- Ability to create and present, diverse curriculums throughout career in nursing
- Work creatively and in concert with other departments and with current patient population within our unit
- Mentor, teach and prepare new educators to present class information
Volunteer Experience
- 01/01/11 - present, Elementary school reading and classroom activity volunteer. Church activity and ministry volunteer.
- 01/01/05 - 12/31/11, JDRF and AADE camps, health fairs.
- 01/01/06 - 12/31/09, Volunteer corps for Mexico Mission Trip to construct buildings and provide religious education, youth leader and chaperone, St. Ann Parish.
- 01/01/01 - 12/31/04, Foster Parent, temporary guardian for area youth (housed children who were in temporary need of a domicile).
- 01/01/04 - present, Lewisville High School Volleyball Team, Elected Parent Leader.
- 01/01/03 - 12/31/03, Volunteer corps for Mexico Mission Trip to construct buildings in Southern Mexico's impoverished areas.
- 01/01/97 - 12/31/16, Community Health Fair volunteer.
- 01/01/95 - 12/31/96, Volunteer Nurse, Renaissance Charter School.
- 01/01/91 - 12/31/95, PTA member, classroom assistant, and religious education instructor.
Timeline
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
NRP
08.2021 - 12.2025
Childbirth Educator/Lactation Consultant
Medical City Lewisville
01.2016 - Current
Childbirth Educator
Texas Health Resources, Plano
01.2011 - 01.2016
Diabetes Clinical Manager
Medtronic Diabetes
01.2008 - 01.2011
Diabetes Center Program Coordinator
Denton Regional Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2008
Education Specialist
Presbyterian Hospital of Denton
01.2006 - 01.2007
Diabetes Education Program Coordinator
Baylor Medical Center at Southwest Fort Worth
01.2004 - 01.2006
Diabetes Educator/Childbirth Educator
Medical Center of Lewisville
01.1999 - 01.2004
Childbirth Educator
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
01.1994 - 01.1999
Childbirth Educator
Medical City of Dallas
01.1994 - 01.1996
Childbirth Educator
Trinity Medical Center (now Baylor Hospital of Carrollton)
01.1991 - 01.1994
Prepared Birth and Family Education Instructor -
BSN -
Certified Diabetes Educator -
IBCLC Certification -
Certified Insulin Pump Trainer -
Certified Continuous Glucose Monitor Trainer -
Registered Nurse (R.N.) -
Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing