Dedicated, nationally certified registered nurse with over ten years of experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations. Interested in opportunities where I can take a more proactive approach to supporting patient and nursing team safety.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Manager
Integris Baptist Medical Center Pulmonary ICU
01.2022 - Current
Direct daily operations of a 12-bed, high-acuity ICU, ensuring staffing needs, patient flow, and regulatory compliance
Lead recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and ongoing development of nursing team
Monitor unit productivity, financial performance, and budget adherence
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to establish, track, and achieve operational goals and key performance indicators aligned with hospital system objectives
Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
RN Supervisor
Integris Baptist Medical Center 6W ICU, 701 ICU
01.2021 - 01.2022
Evaluated and monitored care and services throughout shift to improve quality levels.
Enforced nursing practice standards and recommended unit and institution policies and procedures to boost medical care quality.
Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Integris Baptist Medical Center 701 ICU
09.2015 - 01.2021
Specialties: Transplant Recovery, ECMO
Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
Trained and coached new nurses on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with patients, families, and peers.
Nurse Tech/Nurse Extern
Integris Baptist Medical Center 701 ICU
06.2014 - 08.2015
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
Provided personal hygiene assistance, giving baths, and performing dress changes for patients.
Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
Health Unit Coordinator
Integris Baptist Medical Center 701 ICU
05.2006 - 06.2014
Answered telephone calls to offer unit information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
Assisted with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
Assembled and maintained patient medical records and other documents related to patient care.
Helped troubleshoot equipment failures such as call system, portable phones, WOWs and other unit devices.
Entered work orders into computer system for appropriate departments regarding maintenance issues and biomed needs.
Maintained and ordered supplies for department
Elementary Teacher
Oklahoma City Public Schools
07.2001 - 06.2014
Provided individualized and diversified instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.
Designed and presented lesson plans in one or more academic subjects using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
07.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
05.2001
Skills
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Clinical leadership with compassion
Clinical quality improvement
Compliance monitoring
Certification
Registered Nurse (NCLEX) Licensure 2015-Present
Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Certification 2019-Present
Accomplishments
March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Nominee–Integris Health–2023
Awarded Nurse of the Year–701 ICU–Integris Baptist Medical Center–2020