Ryan Wooten
Midlothian,VA
Summary
Highly passionate and driven nurse with 10+ years of healthcare experience progressing from patient-centered bedside and procedural care to population-focused quality improvement nursing. Demonstrated high performance working in a large tertiary teaching hospital. Strong analytical healthcare professional with a Master’s degree focused in Nursing Informatics. Certified in Infection Control and Critical Care Nursing.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Analyst
Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center
01.2023 - Current
- Worked with business intelligence software and various reports to glean insights into trends and prospects.
- Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to stakeholders for concise explanations of best placement for needed resources.
- Utilized data visualization tools to effectively communicate business insights.
Business Intelligence Analyst II
VCU Health: Infection Prevention Team
10.2022 - Current
- Oversee infection control healthcare data at major academic hospital.
- Managed high-quality and reliable data to tell the story of infection prevention efforts through multiple applications to front-line team members, organizational leadership, and regulatory bodies such as NHSN or CMS.
- Developed complex dashboards and reporting tools using a wide-range of data sources to track business performance metrics.
- Thorough analysis of trends to help identify patterns for potential opportunities to guide priorities for improved patient outcomes.
- Provided technical support for troubleshooting analytics and reporting issues.
- NHSN Administrator.
Infection Preventionist
VCU Health: Infection Prevention
03.2020 - 10.2022
- Identified, investigated, monitored, and reported healthcare-associated infections and modifiable risk factors through data analysis and surveillance.
- Collaborated with hospital teams, leadership, and other organizational/contracted modalities to create strategies, provide feedback, and to maintain a high standard of care.
- Presented findings to committees and public interest groups to spearhead necessary changes to policies and procedures.
- Performed environment of care rounds in variety of healthcare locations including construction projects for adherence to the Joint Commission, FGI, ASHRAE, APIC, and hospital regulations
Clinical Nurse III
VCU Health: Interventional Radiology
10.2016 - 03.2020
Clinical Nurse I
VCU Health: Medical Respiratory ICU
08.2015 - 10.2016
Anesthesia Technician
VCU Health: Anesthesia
04.2014 - 08.2015
Education
Master of Science - Nurse Informatics
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT08.2017
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
John Tyler Community College
05.2015
Associate of Science - General Studies
John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA05.2013
Skills
- Data Visualization and Presentations
- Data Abstraction
- Data Quality & Testing
- Microsoft Platforms (Power BI, Word, Visio, Powerpoint, Excel)
- Business Intelligence Tools (Tableau)
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- EMR Systems (Cerner & EPIC)
- Regulatory & Accreditation Bodies
- Attention to Detail
- Work Organizing and Prioritizing
- Clear and Concise Communication
Additional Information
- Wooten, R., Kothari, D., Pryor, R. et al. Preventing Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Barriers, Controversies, and Best Practices. Curr Infect Dis Rep 24, 21–27 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-022-00773-6
- Life Save Award - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Unit citation - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Excellence in Professional Advancement Award - VCU Health
- 5x Daisy Award Winner - VCU Health
- 3x Shining Star - VCU Health
Certification
- Virginia Registered Nurse - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Certified in Infection Control (CIC)
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (Adult) (CCRN-K)
- Firefighter 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Firefighter 2 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Hazmat Awareness 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Technical Rescue 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Emergency Vehicle Operation - Commonwealth of Virginia
Affiliations
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Timeline
Data Analyst
Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center
01.2023 - Current
Business Intelligence Analyst II
VCU Health: Infection Prevention Team
10.2022 - Current
Infection Preventionist
VCU Health: Infection Prevention
03.2020 - 10.2022
Clinical Nurse III
VCU Health: Interventional Radiology
10.2016 - 03.2020
Clinical Nurse I
VCU Health: Medical Respiratory ICU
08.2015 - 10.2016
Anesthesia Technician
VCU Health: Anesthesia
04.2014 - 08.2015
Master of Science - Nurse Informatics
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
John Tyler Community College
Associate of Science - General Studies
John Tyler Community College
- Virginia Registered Nurse - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Certified in Infection Control (CIC)
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (Adult) (CCRN-K)
- Firefighter 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Firefighter 2 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Hazmat Awareness 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Technical Rescue 1 - Commonwealth of Virginia
- Emergency Vehicle Operation - Commonwealth of Virginia
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