STEPHANIE FASSETT, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NPD-BC
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dynamic nursing education leader with a proven track record at a national nursing association and HCA hospital division, excelling in data analysis and strategic planning. Spearheaded large-scale continuing education events, enhancing operational efficiency and compliance with ANCC Accreditation standards. Recognized for developing robust evaluation criteria, fostering collaboration, and driving quality outcomes in maternal, women's health and neonatal nursing care.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Accreditation and NPD
AWHONN
Washington, DC
03.2024 - Current
- Nursing Director at the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, which represents over 250,000 nurses and empowers and supports nurses in their specialty through research, education, and advocacy.
- Accredited program director for the ANCC-accredited provider unit. Team lead for 10 nurse planners and over 100 individual education activities.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organizational efficiency across multiple departments within the organization.
- Involved in strategic planning initiatives and subcommittees with department heads and member volunteers to implement goals and track outcomes for strategic initiatives.
- Convention planning committee staff liaison for the annual National AWHONN Convention. Primary nurse planner of accredited education for the convention with over 2,000 nurses and participants in 2024 and 2025.
Manager of Continuing Nursing Education
HCA North Texas Division - Medical City Healthcare
Frisco, TX
12.2022 - 02.2024
- Primary nurse planner for continuing education programs for HCA Medical City Healthcare, North Texas Division.
- Oversaw a team of 20+ nurse planners throughout the North Texas Division, which included 18 hospital systems, to ensure nursing CE activities meet appropriate standards of integrity and documentation requirements for accreditation.
- Worked with nurses across many service lines to ensure educational design principles are used to enhance nursing education, provide high-quality content for staff development, and improve nursing quality outcomes.
- Achievements included planning multiple large CE events, including 'Pediatric Symposium' and 'Current Trends in School Nursing.'
- Developed robust evaluation criteria and a reporting dashboard visible to all education leadership through Power BI.
Clinical Professional Development Specialty Educator - L&D/Women's
HCA North Texas Division
Plano, TX
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Specialty educator and Service Line Lead for nine hospitals specializing in labor and delivery, and mother-baby education.
- Duties and accomplishments include developing and coordinating classes for L&D and the Mother-Baby residency, providing opportunities for continuing education to experienced nursing staff, designing and implementing initial and ongoing competencies, and facilitating drills to improve staff teamwork in emergencies.
- Coordinated and wrote curriculum for several division-wide CE educational activities, and was involved in a statewide quality initiative to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Nurse Clinician
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
04.2013 - 01.2019
- Nurse Educator for labor and delivery, with duties that included maintaining clinical competencies for current staff, and coordinating orientation for new hires and nurse residents.
- Developed curriculum and taught new nurses labor and delivery-specific content at division-wide nurse residency classes.
- Involved in implementing evidence-based practice in the clinical setting, updated policies and procedures, conducted oxytocin audits for safety, and taught ongoing educational opportunities for staff development.
Clinical Instructor
Baylor Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Dallas, TX
08.2017 - 05.2018
Nurse Health Advocate
Cigna
Plano, TX
10.2011 - 03.2013
Labor and Delivery RN
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
07.2008 - 10.2011
Labor and Delivery RN
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans, LA
07.2007 - 07.2008
Nursing Practice and Education Coordinator
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
07.2003 - 07.2007
Labor and Delivery RN
Texas Health Resources Dallas
Dallas, TX
01.2003 - 07.2003
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
University of Texas At Tyler
05-2016
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing
01.2002
Skills
- Data analysis
- Strategic planning
- Operational efficiency
- Regulatory compliance with ANCC Accredited Provider Unit
- Convention and large education event planning
- Collaborative approach to committee oversight
Certification
- RNC-Inpatient Obstetrics (RNC-OB)
- Certified-Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
- Nursing Professional Development- Board Certified (NPD-BC)
- AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring Designated Instructor
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Designated Instructor
Professional Highlights
- February 2024 - D (Dallas) Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award
- June 2024, Poster titled XXX presented at AWHONN National Convention and published in JOGNN XXXX
- August, 2023 - Speaker at AWHONN North Texas Chapter meeting, offering original CE content on 'What's New with NTSV'
- June, 2023 - Poster titled 'Increasing Nurses Knowledge When Caring for Critical Obstetric Patients' was presented at National AWHONN Convention. Published in JOGNN XXX
- April, 2021 - Speaker at Texas and Oklahoma State conference, offering original CE content on "Maternal Mortality and Plane Crashes: What do they have in Common?"
- 2018 - Contributing author of an evidence based practice section in textbook for nursing curriculum. XXX
- 2017 - 2023 - Education lead for three hospitals during designation process through State of Texas Maternal Levels of Care. Achieved Level III (Medical City McKinney and Medical City Frisco) and Level IV (Medical City Plano) Maternal Designation through multidisciplinary team collaboration.
Timeline
Director of Accreditation and NPD
AWHONN
03.2024 - Current
Manager of Continuing Nursing Education
HCA North Texas Division - Medical City Healthcare
12.2022 - 02.2024
Clinical Professional Development Specialty Educator - L&D/Women's
HCA North Texas Division
01.2019 - 12.2022
Clinical Instructor
Baylor Louise Herrington School of Nursing
08.2017 - 05.2018
Nurse Clinician
Medical City Plano
04.2013 - 01.2019
Nurse Health Advocate
Cigna
10.2011 - 03.2013
Labor and Delivery RN
Medical City Plano
07.2008 - 10.2011
Labor and Delivery RN
Touro Infirmary
07.2007 - 07.2008
Nursing Practice and Education Coordinator
Oregon Health and Science University
07.2003 - 07.2007
Labor and Delivery RN
Texas Health Resources Dallas
01.2003 - 07.2003
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
University of Texas At Tyler
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing
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