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Pamela Reilly

Holden,ME

Summary

Patient-oriented Registered Nurse with 25+ years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with critical care, interventional radiology and secondary education. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Adult Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care
07.2007 - Current
  • Provides exceptional care to highly critical patients needing complex care
  • Proficient in various Electronic Medical Records including MEDITECH, SORIAN, VISICU, EPIC
  • Effectively maintains high level of leadership in interpretation and application of philosophy and objectives of nursing including maintaining unit-based competencies.
  • ACLS and BLS Certified.
  • Care of patients with CVVH/AVVH
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
  • Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
  • Participated in Critical Care departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care.
  • Utilized ventilators, monitors and infusion pumps following manufactures' guidelines

Interventional Radiology

UMass Memorial Health Care
01.2019 - Current
  • Provide patient care during minimally invasive, image guided procedures.
  • Administer conscious sedation for interventional procedures.
  • Assist Interventional Radiologist in performing diagnostic and interventional procedures.
  • Closely monitor patient for complications, administer medications including conscious sedation
  • Provide documentation in compliance with institutional and quality guidelines
  • Vital role in communication and patient education both pre and post operatively.
  • Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions, and answered questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
  • Supported radiologists with performing high-quality interventional procedures.
  • Minimized patients' exposure to radiation with beam-restrictive devices and shielding techniques.
  • Followed radiation safety measures and used protection devices to prevent harm to patients or staff.
  • Recorded all patient discussions and transactions in charts for future reference.
  • 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.

Adjunct Faculty Member

Elms College College of Our Lady of the Elms, Division of Nursing
01.2014 - Current
  • Used lectures, discussions and demonstrations to increase learning and classroom success.
  • Examined and graded assignments and assessments to report grades to appropriate personnel.
  • Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
  • RN to BSN program instruction in Professional Communication and Nursing as a Profession
  • Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities.
  • Scored exams and graded student performance fairly.
  • Used Moodle/Blackboard platforms to keep accurate records of students' attendance and grades.

Adjunct Nursing Faculty Clinical Instructor

Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
08.2012 - Current
  • Oversaw work of nursing student technicians and externs to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks.
  • Collaborated with other preceptors and instructors to enhance student experience.
  • Met with students one-on-one to design learning plans and discuss projects.
  • Led classes with 7 students.
  • Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.

EPIC Credentialed Trainer

UMass Memorial Health Care
04.2016 - 12.2019
  • Provide direct Epic Electronic Medical Record training to end users during go-live implementation of Epic system
  • Completed credentialing exam, passed all end user proficiencies
  • Proficient in end user training in Clindoc, Unit Clerk, PCT platforms
  • Assisted in development of curriculum, training plans and teaching Epic applications
  • Collaborated with EPIC Training manager and Principal Trainers on input for training end users.
  • Adept at public speaking and presentation in front of large groups of learners
  • Effectively communicates with end users, colleagues and management to facilitate positive outcomes and evaluations scores.
  • Trained and mentored over 350 new personnel hired to fulfill various roles.
  • Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.
  • Utilized variety of instructional design methodologies to create effective learning experiences.

Full time nursing faculty member, Assistant Professor

Quinnsigamond Community College, Division of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
09.2014 - 05.2015
  • Lecture nursing classes with 30-45 students.
  • Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
  • Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
  • Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
  • Educated nursing students on successful methods for performing fundamental nursing techniques.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement
  • Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals
  • Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for Nursing Fundamentals curriculum
  • Communicated with students about classroom, lab and study session expectations.
  • Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.

UMass Memorial Health Care Registered Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care
04.1993 - 07.2007
  • Level III Labor and Delivery Tertiary Care Unit
  • Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
  • Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
  • Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.

Outreach Education Coordinator

UMass Memorial Health Care
01.2005 - 12.2005
  • Provided educational programs to community hospitals with relationships with UMASS Memorial Hospital maternity services
  • Cultivated relationships with community organizations in support of educational programs.
  • Managed and conducted analysis of educational outreach activities and verified adherence to policies and procedures.

Case Manager, Workers Compensation

Tufts Managed Comp
01.1991 - 01.1999
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
  • Managed large workload of injured workers.
  • Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
  • Monitored clients' progress and tracked client services to facilitate back to work
  • Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations, and procedural costs.

Registered Nurse

Manchester Visiting Nurse Association
01.1990 - 01.1992
  • Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

Utilization Review/Senior Patient Advocate

The Traveler’s Insurance Company
01.1985 - 01.1992
  • Provided managed care with precertification for medical procedures and hospitalizations
  • Worked effectively with staff from all departments to coordinate resolutions
  • Performed prior authorization review of services requiring notification
  • Evaluated medical guidelines and benefit coverage to determine appropriateness of services
  • Performed admission reviews based for medical necessity

Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse

St Margaret's Hospital
01.1983 - 01.1988
  • 15 bed tertiary care center
  • Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

New England Baptist Hospital
01.1982 - 01.1983
  • 40-bed medical/surgical unit

Interventional Cardiology Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care
  • Assisted cardiologist in performing trans esophogeal echocardiogram, dobutamine stress echo testing and echocardiogram stress tests.
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
  • Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

Adjunct Faculty Member, Lecturer, Acute Care Nursing

Regis College, School of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • Teaching methods utilized: Lecturing, videos, PowerPoint, gaming, case studies, Moodle online forum, written quizzes and examinations.
  • Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
  • Organized, prepared, and revised nursing course material and applied technological options for online and course-related software.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.

Medical/Surgical Adjunct Clinical Faculty

Worcester States University
  • Led classes with 7 students.
  • Lectured about medical surgical nursing senior level
  • Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
  • Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
12.2013

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Salem State University
Salem, MA
05.1982

Skills

  • Patient Condition Monitoring
  • Monitoring Telemetry
  • Emergency Situations
  • Delegation and Motivation
  • Patient Care Assessment
  • PICC Lines
  • Anesthetic Administration
  • Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
  • Medical Procedure Preparation
  • Test Interpretations
  • Unit Oversight
  • Interpreting EKGs
  • Patient Health Information Access

Accomplishments

2023 Multiple nominations for the DAISY award or Extraordinary Nurses, UMASS Memorial health care by both patient and co-workers.

Certification

ACLS and BLS Certification

Timeline

Interventional Radiology

UMass Memorial Health Care
01.2019 - Current

EPIC Credentialed Trainer

UMass Memorial Health Care
04.2016 - 12.2019

Full time nursing faculty member, Assistant Professor

Quinnsigamond Community College, Division of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
09.2014 - 05.2015

Adjunct Faculty Member

Elms College College of Our Lady of the Elms, Division of Nursing
01.2014 - Current

Adjunct Nursing Faculty Clinical Instructor

Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
08.2012 - Current

Adult Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care
07.2007 - Current

Outreach Education Coordinator

UMass Memorial Health Care
01.2005 - 12.2005

UMass Memorial Health Care Registered Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care
04.1993 - 07.2007

Case Manager, Workers Compensation

Tufts Managed Comp
01.1991 - 01.1999

Registered Nurse

Manchester Visiting Nurse Association
01.1990 - 01.1992

Utilization Review/Senior Patient Advocate

The Traveler’s Insurance Company
01.1985 - 01.1992

Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse

St Margaret's Hospital
01.1983 - 01.1988

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

New England Baptist Hospital
01.1982 - 01.1983

Interventional Cardiology Nurse

UMass Memorial Health Care

Adjunct Faculty Member, Lecturer, Acute Care Nursing

Regis College, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Medical/Surgical Adjunct Clinical Faculty

Worcester States University

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Worcester State University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Salem State University

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