A highly skilled, talented, and professional Registered Nurse with a total of 16 plus years of nursing experience in providing safe and quality patient care. Passionate about patient and family education and always seeking for opportunities to empower patients with knowledge in relation to their disease process. Seeking a new challenge to further grow and develop my leadership skills in patient care areas, in order to become an invaluable asset to the healthcare industry as well as the nursing practice.
Overview
1
1
Certification
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
Texas Health Mansfield - Advent Health
Mansfield, TX
09.2025 - Current
Administered medications and treatments per established protocols, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
Educated patients and families on health management, disease prevention, and post-discharge care to enhance recovery outcomes.
Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, adjusting care plans based on clinical observations and feedback.
Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
08.2025 - Current
Developed and implemented clinical education curricula for nursing students.
Supervised student clinical placements, ensuring compliance with educational standards.
Evaluated student performance through assessments and feedback sessions.
Mentored junior faculty in instructional strategies and curriculum development.
Collaborated with healthcare facilities to secure quality clinical experiences for students.
Analyzed program effectiveness, implementing improvements based on student outcomes.
Evaluated student performance through ongoing assessment, providing constructive feedback and promoting academic growth.
Facilitated skill development through hands-on clinical training, reinforcing theoretical knowledge with practical application.
Travel Registered Nurse
MED STAFFING
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2019 - 09.2025
Oklahoma university medical center level 1 Trauma teaching and research hospital. From Feb 2024- November 2024, May 2025 to Sep 2025. Cardiovascular stepdown unit , working with complex patient populations for cardiovascular procedures such as CABG, TAVR, transplant patients, managing cardiac drips
Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Registered Nurse, Neurological
HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER
Abilene, TX
06.2024 - 06.2025
Cardiac/Neuro PCU/Telemetry- working with cardiac and neurology patients in a busy hospital. Worked with diverse patient populations, mainly surgery patients. Managing various drips, drains and PCAs , ensuring timely communication, teamwork, and patient safety.
JOHN PETER SMITH -LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL
03.2023 - 07.2024
Worked as a staff nurse in a Neuro PCU 68 bed unit, care of up to 4 patients each shift, with duties including plan of care, medication administration, safe patient care and improved outcomes, utilizing evidence based best practices, timely assessments and communication with the team and providers, participating in discharge planning processes, EMMI patient education. Availed myself as a resource to my team.
Christian Hospital, St. Louis Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
08.2022 - 10.2022
Travel assignment Stepdown Unit- working with cardiac, neuro and high-risk patients. Worked with diverse patient populations both surgical and non-surgical. Managing various drips, ensuring timely communication, teamwork, and patient safety.
Mercy Hospital, Washington- Missouri
Washington, Missouri
06.2022 - 09.2022
Travel assignment Cardiac PCU/Cardiac telemetry- working with cardiac and neuro patients. Worked with diverse patient populations both surgical and non-surgical. Managing various drips, ensuring timely communication, teamwork, and patient safety.
Texas Health Resources
11.2021 - 05.2022
Travel assignment Cardiac PCU/Neuro PCU- working with cardiac and neurology patients in a busy magnet hospital. Worked with diverse patient populations both surgical and non-surgical. Managing various drips, ensuring timely communication, teamwork, and patient safety.
Parkland Hospital- Neuro PCU
02.2021 - 07.2021
Worked with diverse and complex patient populations both surgical and no surgical, post TPA, post stroke care, telemetry patients, managing drips, mentoring team members.
OU Medicine- Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
09.2020 - 12.2020
Travel assignment – Neuroscience stepdown, working with neuro patients with recent cranial surgery, post TPA, post stroke care
(Teaching and research hospital)
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES- HARRIS METHODIST SOUTHWEST, FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH
09.2017 - 10.2020
Worked as a staff nurse in a Neuro PCU 36 bed unit, care of up to 5 patients each shift, with duties including plan of care, medication administration, safe patient care and improved outcomes, utilizing evidence based best practices, timely assessments and communication with the team and providers, participating in discharge planning processes, EMMI patient education. Availed myself as a resource to my teammates for mentoring both seasoned and new graduate nurses. Skills validation for nursing teams.
UTSW Medical center- Dallas
Dallas
09.2019 - 12.2019
Completed a travel assignment on cardio thoracic surgery/PCU- worked with diverse patient population managing chest tubes, pain management, close monitoring cardiac patients on drips.
(Teaching and research hospital)
BLISS HOME HEALTHCARE INC.- ARLINGTON, TEXAS
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
05.2010 - 01.2019
Worked as a director of nursing for a Home health agency overseeing over 50 employees, over 80 homebound patients, case management, coordinated patient visits, admissions, patient recertification and discharges. Participated successfully in state surveys. Successfully initiated and integrated to Electronic Health Record systems.
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES- HARRIS METHODIST, FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH
07.2009 - 04.2017
Worked as a charge nurse in a busy 38 bed Acute Medical Unit, overseeing 15- 20 team members during each shift, coordinating safe patient care, admissions, discharges, and patient transfer. Coordinating with the house supervisors, delegating duties, and setting up oncoming shifts for success. Participated in Unit based council activities, represented my unit in professional practice council committee and patient education committee. Preceptor – trained both seasoned and new graduate nurses and availed myself as resource and mentor to other nurses.
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE- FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
02.2006 - 10.2009
Closely monitored acute and chronic conditions in elderly patients, promptly reporting any changes per facility protocol. Worked closely with geriatric patient population performing assessment, evaluation, treatments, monitoring health conditions, therapeutic outcomes. Managed complex tasks, delegating duties and supervising certified nurses' aides and LVNs.
PARKWOOD HEALTHCARE NURSING AND REHAB- BEDFORD, TEXAS
BEDFORD, TEXAS
08.2003 - 05.2006
Primary care, assessment, and evaluation of geriatric patients in a busy Medicare unit within a large rehabilitation facility. Handled frequent admissions, discharges. Performed wound care, respiratory treatments, frequently managed tracheotomy patients. Stayed on task with all the necessary documentation, communicating any changes with the management team as well as physicians. Supervised and delegated duties to certified nurse’s assistants per facility policy
Education
Counseling - Post Graduate Trauma Counseling Certificate
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
11-2024
Doctor of Nursing practice - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona
12-2020
Post Master's Nursing Education Certificate -
Chamberlain university
12-2020
Master of Nursing with Emphasis in Leadership in Health Care Systems - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona
05-2017
Bachelor of science in Nursing - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona
05-2015
Associate degree in Nursing - LVN to RN transition
Hill College
Cleburne, Texas
05-2009
General courses - pre nursing
Tarrant County College
Arlington, Texas
06-2008
Licensed Vocational Nursing - undefined
Weatherford College
Weatherford, Texas
08-2003
Certified Nurse Aide - undefined
Extended Health
04-2001
Skills
Excellent venous access and phlebotomy skills
Professional and compassionate patient and families relation skills
Professional rapport with peers and doctors
Collaboration with physicians to plan and implement patient care
Providing support to families through patient education on procedures, regimens, prevention and care
Great team player
Highly motivated and dependable preceptor and mentor
Patient safety advocate
Certification
BLS- Basic Life Support – American Heart Association
ACLS- Advance Cardiac Life Support – American Heart Association
NIHSS- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
RN-BC - The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Lean six sigma green belt healthcare professional certification
Interests
Worked as a charge nurse in a busy medical surgical unit overseeing a 38-bed unit, coordinating staff, patient admissions and discharges as well as transfers, delegating duties and making sure unit was adequately staffed and ready for oncoming shifts Skills check offs for team members, infection control, Worked as a director of nursing for a Home health agency overseeing over 50 employees, over 80 homebound patients, coordinated patient visits, admissions, patient recertification and discharges Participated in state surveys, Had an opportunity to serve as a women leader in local church for 2 years, coordinating activities and participating in charge leadership events Had an opportunity to organize and participate in free clinics checking vitals and screening for church members as well as the general public
Affiliations
ANA- American Nurses Association- National and State
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Communication
Successfully completed and defended my dissertation project titled: “Improving Diabetes Management among T2DM African-American Patients through the use of Patient Education Interventions”
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
Texas Health Mansfield - Advent Health
09.2025 - Current
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
University of Tulsa
08.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Neurological
HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER
06.2024 - 06.2025
JOHN PETER SMITH -LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL
03.2023 - 07.2024
Christian Hospital, St. Louis Missouri
08.2022 - 10.2022
Mercy Hospital, Washington- Missouri
06.2022 - 09.2022
Texas Health Resources
11.2021 - 05.2022
Parkland Hospital- Neuro PCU
02.2021 - 07.2021
OU Medicine- Oklahoma City
09.2020 - 12.2020
UTSW Medical center- Dallas
09.2019 - 12.2019
Travel Registered Nurse
MED STAFFING
07.2019 - 09.2025
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES- HARRIS METHODIST SOUTHWEST, FORT WORTH
09.2017 - 10.2020
BLISS HOME HEALTHCARE INC.- ARLINGTON, TEXAS
05.2010 - 01.2019
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES- HARRIS METHODIST, FORT WORTH
07.2009 - 04.2017
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE- FORT WORTH, TEXAS
02.2006 - 10.2009
PARKWOOD HEALTHCARE NURSING AND REHAB- BEDFORD, TEXAS
08.2003 - 05.2006
Certified Nurse Aide - undefined
Extended Health
Licensed Vocational Nursing - undefined
Weatherford College
General courses - pre nursing
Tarrant County College
Associate degree in Nursing - LVN to RN transition
Hill College
Bachelor of science in Nursing - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Master of Nursing with Emphasis in Leadership in Health Care Systems - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Doctor of Nursing practice - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Counseling - Post Graduate Trauma Counseling Certificate