Open To Work
Ken J Brinker
PORTLAND
Work Preference
Summary
I have a large diversity of background and experience in Nursing care that I can bring to this new role. I also have focused experience in nursing psychiatric care and love and interest in it as well as the talent to continue to pursue it at this new level.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Orbis Education For Concordia St. Paul University
10.2019 - Current
- Updated instructional materials, ordered equipment and supplies and utilized various learning modalities to enhance instruction.
- Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
- Provided educational lectures and facilitated discussions on weekly basis.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students.
- Collaborated with 5 instructors to implement best practices to enhance student learning.
- Implemented instructional presentations to communicate coursework goals.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
Didactic and Clinical Instructor
Concorde Career College
03.2009 - 02.2023
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students.
- Updated instructional materials, ordered equipment and supplies and utilized various learning modalities to enhance instruction.
- Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
- Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
- Worked with department heads, staff and faculty to develop engaging curriculum and advance instruction for nursing programs.
- Incorporated instructional aids and motivational strategies to eradicate learning gaps.
- Conducted clinical simulations and provided feedback for each individual student.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies.
- Instructed and coached students to help overcome academic issues and personal challenges.
- Provided nursing skill demonstrations for medication administration, dressing changes and clinical logs.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
- Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
- Provided educational lectures and facilitated discussions on weekly basis.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
Charge Nurse and Staff RN Psychiatric Unit
Adventist HealthCare
04.1998 - 03.2010
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN06.2023
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Purdue Global/Kaplan University
Minneapolis, MN10.2010
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IL05.1996
Skills
- Clinical Observations
- Clinical Practices
- Performing Evaluations
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Behavior Modification
- Assessments
- Clinical Precepting
- Clinical Knowledge
- Nursing Process
- Behavior Modeling
- Patient Care Oversight
- Educational Support
Timeline
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Orbis Education For Concordia St. Paul University
10.2019 - Current
Didactic and Clinical Instructor
Concorde Career College
03.2009 - 02.2023
Charge Nurse and Staff RN Psychiatric Unit
Adventist HealthCare
04.1998 - 03.2010
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
Walden University
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Purdue Global/Kaplan University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St Francis Medical Center College of Nursing