Tanya Isaacs
Mililani,Hawaii
Summary
Highly qualified Nurse Educator with excellent collaboration and leadership skills. Specializing in Behavioral Health care and well-versed in all relevant principles and protocols. Hardworking and energetic individual with excellent communication and supervisory skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructor
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER
10.2021 - Current
- Contribute educational and clinical expertise to help optimize education and learning
- Created specialized onboarding track for new Behavioral Health Nurses
- Support organizational goals and initiatives
Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Adjunct Instructor
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
01.2020 - Current
- Facilitate learning for nursing students in a Behavioral Health clinical setting
- Deliver individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making, and patient health teaching
- Facilitate simulation experiences for undergraduate nurses
Registered Nurse Clinical Ladder III
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2015 - 10.2021
- Performed as primary RN and relief Charge RN to provide trauma informed care for children and adolescent behavioral health inpatients
- Performed as primary RN on the adult Psychiatric inpatient unit
- Performed both circulator and scrub RN role during surgical procedures in the Main Operating Room
- Provided care for up to 6 patients on a medical surgical unit
Registered Nurse
RCM TECHNOLOGIES
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Performed various medical procedures and medication administration such as diabetes care, catheterization, seizure precautions and GT feedings to Department of Education students.
Perioperative Technician and Lead Ward Clerk
STRAUB MEDICAL CENTER
09.2012 - 01.2015
- Scheduled surgery cases, managed nursing station in Main Operating Room and assisted surgical staff with patient preoperative and postoperative care
Customer Service Group Leader and Trainer
OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE
06.1997 - 12.2011
- Oversaw customer care phone representatives and provided performance reviews
- Primary trainer for new hire customer care phone representatives
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI12.2014
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology -
University of Hawaii West Oahu
Kapolei, HI01.2010
Associate of Arts with Honors, Liberal Arts -
Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI05.1997
Skills
- Clinical expertise
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Strategic and Logistical Planning
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Interpersonal Communication
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Hawaii Board of Registered Nursing, Exp. 2026
- ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Exp. 2027
- Crisis Prevention Institute Certified Trainer, Exp. 2026
Awards and Presentations
- Recipient of the Hermes Creative Gold Award, July 2024 for participation in the Knowledge on the Go series podcast presented by Vizient, Zero Restraint Use in Pediatric Psychiatry
- Recipient of The Queens Medical Center Annual Nursing Excellence Award for Nurse Consultant of the Year, May 2023
- Recipient of The Queens Medical Center Annual Nursing Excellence Award for New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements, May 2022
- Recipient of The Queens Medical Center Annual Nursing Excellence Award for Exemplary Professional Practice, May 2021
- Poster presenter at the Vizient Annual Summit, Las Vegas, NV September 2023; American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA October 2022; Hawaii American Organization for Nursing Leadership, Honolulu, HI April 2022. Reducing Mechanical Restraint Use on a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit
- Poster presenter at The American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA October 2019. Ka Piko Project: An Art Therapy program for an inpatient child and adolescent unit
Current Committee Service
- Treasurer, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Hawaii Chapter
- Mentor to Behavioral Health Unit Based Councils on the Adult Inpatient and Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Units
- Mentor to Behavioral Health Evidence-Based Nurse Practice Council
- Restraint Committee
- Workplace Violence Steering Committee
Timeline
Instructor
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER
10.2021 - Current
Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Adjunct Instructor
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
01.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
RCM TECHNOLOGIES
01.2018 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse Clinical Ladder III
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2015 - 10.2021
Perioperative Technician and Lead Ward Clerk
STRAUB MEDICAL CENTER
09.2012 - 01.2015
Customer Service Group Leader and Trainer
OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE
06.1997 - 12.2011
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Hawaii At Manoa
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology -
University of Hawaii West Oahu
Associate of Arts with Honors, Liberal Arts -
Leeward Community College
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