Michelle Crimes
Louisville,KY
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Practice Educator with a proven track record at the Department of Veterans Affairs, showcasing exceptional clinical expertise and strong communication skills. Spearheaded innovative training programs, enhancing staff development and patient care standards. Excelled in critical thinking and problem-solving, achieving significant advancements in educational methodologies and patient outcomes.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practice Educator-Level III
Department of Veterans Affairs
Augusta, GA
04.2020 - Current
- Enhanced training delivery by incorporating new technologies and techniques alongside proven methods.
- Maintained records of all teaching activities including attendance logs, evaluations forms.
- Developed and delivered educational programs for nursing staff on current clinical practices.
- Planned and implemented extra-curricular educational programs such as workshops or lectures that address special topics.
- Assessed clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using various methods.
- Rolled out newly established standards to direct patient care staff and provided educational opportunities to promote development of staff members.
Family Nurse Practitioner Intern
Conyers-Walk-In Clinic
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Perform comprehensive treatment for all ages, ranging from elderly to infants
- Collect and document data, perform assessments, and order and interpret diagnostic tests such as lab tests
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions such as STDs, diabetes, hypertension, and injuries
- Prescribe medication, schedule professional consultations, and teach patients about prevention
- Participate in weight loss management and sports physicals
Critical Care Staff Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Provide care for adults’ who are acutely ill with a variety of medical problems
- Duties include administrated medication, such as arrhythmias, vasopressors, antihypertensives, beta blockers, etc
- Additionally, take the lead occasionally during code blue and rapid response calls and participate in interdisciplinary ICU rounds every daily
- Also, help the patients achieve wellness and transition to home safely
- Educating patients and their families, admitting, and discharging new patients while utilizing a high-level critical thinking skill, vast knowledge of diseases states and body systems
RN SCU/ICU -Critical Care Staff Nurse, prn
Kindred Hospital
Louisville, KY
08.2003 - 01.2017
- Provide care for chronic, critically ill, and medically complex long-term ventilator-dependent patients.
- Maintain communication with patients, their families, and hospital staff to ensure nursing compliance with hospital administrative, personnel, and patient care policies during any status changes.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
- Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions related to ventilator-dependent patients.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
RN Critical Care Staff Nurse and Relief Charge
Level II ITrauma ICU/OHU
Louisville, KY
08.1998 - 01.2014
- Providing comprehensive nursing care to patients with life-threatening illnesses, including acute myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, and respiratory failure, in clinical settings such as cardiac catheterization, coronary care units, and cardiovascular intensive care units.
- Under limited supervision, performs a variety of nursing and technical duties for patients who have undergone cardiac catheterization, coronary angioplasty, atherectomy, intra-coronary stent placement, rotoblator, etc.
- Responsible for the immediate functioning of the unit, ensuring that nursing care is delivered safely to all patients on the unit, receiving adequate care.
- Bed control and management of new assignments for nursing staff.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
- Prepared medical equipment and tools to aid physician during examination and treatment of patients.
- Conducted specified laboratory tests to help detect conditions and determine diagnosis.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions, and provided home care strategies.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
Assistant Director of Nurse/ Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Control Coordinator
Signature Healthcare
Louisville, KY
11.2009 - 04.2011
- Ensures facility follows regulatory requirements relating to staff credentialing and education
- Provide services associated with ongoing professional development of the staff at the facility
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following: Assist in the screening and hiring of nursing staff
- Assist the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, and supervising the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel who provide healthcare and nursing services to the residents
- In the absence of the Director of Nursing performed the duties of the Director
- As the Staff Development Coordinator, job responsibilities include teaching, planning, and coordinating in-service education for a 104-bed rehab/long care facility
- Provide annual training for over 167 employees includes delivery of mandatory and continuous education using internal or external resources according to state and federal regulations and company policy
- Complete required forms and documents in agreement with company policy, as well as state and federal regulations.
- As the Infection Control Coordinator, responsibilities include infection prevention, management, and control of any infectious outbreak by gathering, analyzing, and presenting infection data and facts before creating a risk assessment and implementing the proper intervention into practice.
- Manages and coordinates extensive healthcare services in accordance with established care objectives to guarantee that residents receive the right level of care.
- Collaborate with the providers, MDS coordinator, and case manager to ensure the patient has the appropriate consultation for preventive care.
- Mediated conflicts between employees and facilitated effective resolutions to disputes.
- Developed and managed a team of 160 employees to ensure the efficient operations of the organization.
- Led weekly meetings with department heads to review progress towards project milestones.
Education
Postmaster - Family Nurse Practitioner
Herzing University
Minneapolis, MN08-2022
MSN-Ed - Education
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02-2016
BSN -
McKendree University
01.2009
AAS - nursing
Jefferson Community College
01.1998
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Problem Solving
- Flexible
- Strong communication
- Clinical expertise
Certification
- AANP,FNP-C ,Nov 6, 2028
- Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS),
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Educationexperience
- Hospital Educator, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA, Current, Required as an educator to collaborate with uptown educators simulated mock codes and RRT and provide education on these simulation as well as basic and advanced life support techniques necessary for performing successful cardiac resuscitation utilizing the crash cart and Zoll defibrillator. Assisted with development of improved seminars and training materials. Identifying healthcare needs, creating health education programs, and carrying out specialized interventions in healthcare education. Responsible for eradicating the unethical issues which includes collaborating with quality management and other management team members and front-line staff members. Teach nurses how to provide patient education and apply currently accepted preventive health care measures to patients and/or their families.
- Nurse and Clinical Adjunct Educator, Louisville, KY, 09/01/11, 03/31/20, Provide clinical teaching, supervision, and evaluation of nursing students. Provide education and training in the classroom and lab. Remain current with trends, techniques, and advances in technology that help students engage in a positive hand on learning environment. Remain current with trends, techniques, and advances in technology that are applicable to the program and actively participate in professional development. Participate in ongoing orientation of each clinical group to maintain current knowledge related to the agency clinical policies, procedures, and expectations of the agency’s clinical personnel. Provide students with regular, accurate and timely feedback to students about their performance in class and clinical settings. Provide students with regular, accurate and timely feedback about their performance in class and clinical settings. Evaluates and provide documented feedback to each student on their performance based on course objectives. Collaborate with college administration and faculty members to improve the students’ NCLEX pass rate.
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner Intern
Conyers-Walk-In Clinic
09.2021 - 05.2022
Nurse Practice Educator-Level III
Department of Veterans Affairs
04.2020 - Current
Critical Care Staff Nurse
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2016 - 01.2020
Assistant Director of Nurse/ Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Control Coordinator
Signature Healthcare
11.2009 - 04.2011
RN SCU/ICU -Critical Care Staff Nurse, prn
Kindred Hospital
08.2003 - 01.2017
RN Critical Care Staff Nurse and Relief Charge
Level II ITrauma ICU/OHU
08.1998 - 01.2014
Postmaster - Family Nurse Practitioner
Herzing University
MSN-Ed - Education
Walden University
BSN -
McKendree University
AAS - nursing
Jefferson Community College
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