Utilize my nursing and leadership skills to collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, patient centered care while balancing the budget.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor of Nursing
University of Rhode Island School of Nursing
01.2020 - Current
Taught nursing clinical providing instruction to up to eight undergraduate students.
Built relationships with students, mentoring on personal, professional and academic goals while providing coaching on effective study habits.
Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
Strengthened critical thinking skills in students through the incorporation of problem-based learning activities.
Nurse Director
Butler Hospital
12.2014 - Current
Provide oversight for the Addictions and Adolescent units
Staff evaluations
Staff to volume
Collaborate with staff to improve the nursing process
Manage budgets for two units
Troubleshooting when issues arise
Investigate Risk Management issues
Payroll approval
Staff Nurse
Butler Hospital
02.2010 - 12.2014
Provide individualized care while maintaining a therapeutic milieu on a 29 bed Adult, psychiatric unit
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care base on individual needs and progress towards treatment goals
Establish priorities, assign and delegate duties based upon patient needs and unit acuity
Provide customer service to resolve issues or concerns regarding care
Member of DEAT – de-escalation team
RN
Fellowship Health Resources
08.2006 - 02.2010
Assess patients with severe persistent mental illness and comorbidities for exacerbation of medical and psychiatric illnesses
Medication administration, monitoring and packing
Assisting with ADL’s
Medication teaching with clients
Accompanying patients to doctor’s appointments
Coordination of client care with an interdisciplinary team
Phlebotomist
East Side Clinical Laboratory
01.1996 - 08.2006
Perform phlebotomies on adults and children
Specimen handling and data entry
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Healthcare Administration
Capella University
01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
01.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
01.2006
Certificate - Phlebotomy
01.1995
Skills
Innovative teaching
Team leadership
Time management
Decision-making
Complex Problem-solving
Affiliations
Organization of Nurse Leaders
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
Silver Lake/Olneyville Little League - boys baseball coach
American Legion Auxiliary Member
National Executive Committee Member
President for Department of RI
Senior Vice President for the Department of RI
President of Unit 43
Sr. VP of Unit 43
Historian of Unit 43
Chairman: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation (VA&R) - for State of RI as well as Unit 43 - William Shields Jr. Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Auxiliary Member
Head Coach Bishop Keogh High School Softball Team
Awards
Claire Sullivan Award - Butler Hospital
Timeline
Adjunct Professor of Nursing
University of Rhode Island School of Nursing
01.2020 - Current
Nurse Director
Butler Hospital
12.2014 - Current
Staff Nurse
Butler Hospital
02.2010 - 12.2014
RN
Fellowship Health Resources
08.2006 - 02.2010
Phlebotomist
East Side Clinical Laboratory
01.1996 - 08.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Rhode Island
Certificate - Phlebotomy
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Healthcare Administration
Capella University
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