TANYA G Kidd
Pooler
Summary
Meticulous Clinical Specialist well-versed in overseeing evaluations, proficient in providing lectures, teaching clinical courses, managing documentation and conducting training for Bayer & Jansen products. Motivated Clinical Instructor excited to leverage 29 year background to develop new generation of highly skilled and highly knowledgeable nurses. Expert in incorporating instructional technology to enhance didactic and clinical instruction while providing students opportunities to improve hands-on skills. Enthusiastic about dedicating 29 years' experience to a dynamic new role at Nursing CE Central as an author of courses.
Experienced with patient care and clinical procedures in medical-surgical setting. Utilizes critical thinking and evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes. Knowledge of patient assessment, care coordination, and effective team collaboration.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Development Coordinator
Abercorn Rehabilitation Center
04.2024 - Current
- Facilitated open communication channels among employees, fostering a collaborative work environment conducive to growth and learning.
- Worked with managers to identify internal talent and plan development pathways.
- Collaborated with department supervisors to identify talented employees and plan out paths for development and promotion.
- Performed reviews of employee work performance to check for areas in need of additional training.
- Developed and delivered new hire training programs and continuous professional development.
- Assisted with development of effective recruitment and hiring strategies.
- Created and managed continuous improvement classes and training programs targeted to new employees.
- Monitored employee performance to look for areas in need of improvement.
ITS Field (Clinical Nurse Educator)
Syneos Health (Formerly InVentiv Health)
02.2015 - Current
- Currently on Stelera product line assigned to meet with patients and family members to explain procedures, train on how to provide injections to themselves, respond to questions and educate on proposed actions to improve health.
- Provided necessary health education training for patients.
- Maintained quality care systems, standards and HIPAA confidentiality.
- Facilitated communication by providing information to patients.
- Educated patients about treatment care plan.
- Attended facility education workshops and programs.
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
Staff Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
07.2023 - 02.2025
- Administered blood products safely following established transfusion protocols while closely monitoring patients for any adverse reactions or complications.
- Recognized and reported changes in patients'' conditions promptly, initiating appropriate interventions or escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Provided wound care management for a diverse range of surgical incisions, pressure ulcers, burns, or other wounds requiring skilled interventions.
- Promoted patient safety through adherence to infection control protocols and implementation of fall prevention strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide comprehensive patient care during hospitalization and discharge planning.
- Utilized electronic health record systems efficiently for maintaining accurate documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, evaluations, and patient education efforts.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, empathetic, and professional nursing care tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Reduced risk of complications by closely monitoring vital signs and adjusting treatments as necessary.
- Managed complex pain issues effectively using a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions tailored to each patient''s needs.
Case Manager
Amedysis Home Health
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Maintained accurate documentation on all cases, ensuring compliance with regulations and confidentiality requirements.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients'' situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
- Monitored ongoing cases closely, adjusting case management strategies as needed based on evolving circumstances or new information.
- Educated clients on available programs, benefits, and services, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care needs.
- Contributed to team discussions and case conferences actively, sharing insights and expertise with colleagues to optimize client support strategies.
Staff Nurse
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Recognized and reported changes in patients'' conditions promptly, initiating appropriate interventions or escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Provided wound care management for a diverse range of surgical incisions, pressure ulcers, burns, or other wounds requiring skilled interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide comprehensive patient care during hospitalization and discharge planning.
- Promoted patient safety through adherence to infection control protocols and implementation of fall prevention strategies.
- Demonstrated strong critical thinking skills in assessing patients'' conditions quickly and accurately, initiating appropriate interventions when needed.
- Utilized electronic health record systems efficiently for maintaining accurate documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, evaluations, and patient education efforts.
- Served as a preceptor to new staff members, guiding them through orientation processes and offering mentorship during their transition into the medical-surgical unit.
Case Manager
United HealthCare Services Inc.
02.2014 - 05.2018
- Determined and coordinated appropriate level of care to meet individual patient needs.
- Reviewed and recorded progress of patients.
- Reviewed effectiveness of treatment for individual and family situations.
- Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and patients.
- Collaborated with different disciplines to provide cohesive care to patients.
- Informed patients and families of treatment options and at-home care strategies to reduce unnecessary burden on hospital resources.
- Optimized program resource utilization to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
Staff RN
Suwannee Medical Personnel
02.2014 - 05.2018
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Reviewed physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Circulated throughout multiple hospital departments to perform nursing rounds.
- Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
Charge Nurse, Charge RN
Landmark Hospital
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Oversaw delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
- Maintained comprehensive patient care plans and monitored staffs' implementation of physician's orders.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
- Educated patients on wound and disease self-management techniques.
- Conducted telemetry monitoring on patients, recording all cardiac rhythm data.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Distributed assignments to RNs, LPNs and resident advisors while providing guidance and training to ensure proper care was administered to patients.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other discipline.
- Liaised with various stakeholders, including physicians and ER staff, to reduce critical minutes between admission and treatment, effectively boosting positive patient outcomes.
Admission Nurse
Amedisys Home Health
08.2015 - 09.2016
- Gathered entire medical histories and information related to patient's treatment procedure.
- Monitored patient's vital signs and initiated corrective action for adverse symptomatology.
- Maintained current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops and conferences.
- Recorded care information accurately and completely in electronic data system.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
Staff RN
Memorial Medical Center
02.2003 - 11.2012
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Reviewed physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Circulated throughout multiple hospital departments to perform nursing rounds.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
- Mentored new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goals.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Delivered extensive training to newly hired employees and student nurses, offering insight and assistance related to emergent situations.
- Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas and intracranial hematomas.
Charge Nurse (Forensic Unit)
Georgia Regional Hospital
02.2009 - 01.2012
- Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other members of interdisciplinary team.
- Distributed assignments to RNs, LPNs and resident advisors while providing guidance and training to ensure proper care was administered to patients.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Oversaw medication administration to 30 patients daily, monitoring and documenting responses.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement, and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals
- Facilitated patient admission, transfer and discharge processes.
- Provided continuous assessment of patients in forensic unit from admission to discharge.
Clinic Coordinator RN
Infusion Partners
10.2007 - 11.2010
- Instructed patients and family members on medication and treatment instructions to promote adherence to guidelines.
- Cared for clinic patients by administering medications and treatments for various conditions.
- Collected blood samples using phlebotomy best practices and labeled specimens for testing.
- Observed, recorded and reported patients' conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments.
- Coordinated timely refills for patients' prescriptions by obtaining authorizations and transmitting paperwork.
- Followed up on diagnostic tests to verify completion and obtain results for treatment planning.
- Performed nursing assessments and collected patient medical histories to help determine proper diagnosis.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
RN Supervisor
Right At Home
11.2005 - 06.2006
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate efficient movements and related paperwork.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Planned and spearheaded in-service educational programs focusing on fall safety, skin care and adherence to core measures.
Outreach Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Parent &Child Services
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Performed examinations on patients and asked thorough questions to best determine medical conditions and illnesses.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
- Created comprehensive medical histories to facility continuity of care.
- Ordered lab tests and interpreted test results and maintained patient records.
- Educated patients about treatment care plans.
- Conferred with physicians during rounds, advised each on condition of patients and coordinated necessary diagnostic assessments to accomplish patient care goals.
- Planned treatments and carried out physical and pharmacological interventions.
Clinical Instructor
Coastal Georgia Community College
05.2001 - 07.2002
- Initiated new learning methods to ensure total student comprehension while maximizing learning time.
- Passed out syllabi and informed students of course standards and learning objectives.
- Kept instruction up-to-date by improving instructional materials, ordering equipment and supplies and using learning modalities such as instructional technology.
- Used individualized instruction techniques to educate students on patient observation, assessment, decision-making and health teaching.
- Taught students how to intervene in medical emergencies and how to perform head to toe assessments.
- Retained interest and maximized receptive learning by educating students utilizing instructional techniques including hands-on and laboratory curriculum.
- Relayed feedback on clinical settings' effectiveness in enabling students reach course and program goals.
- Upheld patient safety standards by supervising students during medication administration.
- Delegated patient assignments to students based on individual learning needs and patient assessments.
- Assessed students' knowledge and skills through assignments and exams.
Nurse Manager
Pineland MH/MR/SA, Statesboro Ga, Pineland MH/SNMR
10.2000 - 05.2001
- Director of Nursing for Substance Abuse Program
- Helped floor nurses make care decisions by applying exceptional clinical judgment and knowledge of facility policies.
- Completed weekly floor work to stay up to date on latest clinical practices and procedures.
- Received and researched complaints from families, patients and clinical staff in order to resolve concerns to full satisfaction.
- Kept close eye on department operations to maintain effective coverage of all needs.
- Kept abreast of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, imaging advances, government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Coordinated employee schedules and job assignments.
- Created and implemented policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
Clinical Coordinator/Outpatient Clinical Nurse Specialist
Savannah Health Mission
08.2000 - 02.2001
- Performed examinations on patients and asked thorough questions to best determine medical conditions and illnesses.
- Ordered lab tests and interpreted test results and maintained patient records.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
- Maintained patient records and verified patient privacy and clinical compliance to minimize data breaches.
- Completed comprehensive physical evaluations to prioritize treatments and make effective nursing assignments.
- Promoted self-advocacy in patients to aid in mitigating family and healthcare-provider relationships throughout treatment.
- Provided patients and loved ones with information about conditions, treatments, possible outcomes and at-home care.
- Assessed performance of nursing staff and built educational initiatives to enhance competency of teams and individual professionals at clinical and operational levels.
- Mentored and coached nursing staff, listening to concerns and providing counsel.
Clinical Instructor
Georgia Southern University
01.2000 - 07.2000
- Passed out syllabi and informed students of course standards and learning objectives.
- Kept instruction up-to-date by improving instructional materials, ordering equipment and supplies and using learning modalities such as instructional technology.
- Used individualized instruction techniques to educate students on patient observation, assessment, decision-making and health teaching.
- Held clinical simulation projects and provided each student with individual feedback.
- Taught students how to intervene in medical emergencies and how to perform head to toe assessments.
- Assessed students' knowledge and skills through assignments and exams.
Education
Master of Science - Health Administration
South University
Savannah, GA09.2020
Master of Science - Nursing
Armstrong Atlantic State University
05.2000
Master of Science - Health Science
Georgia Southern University
06.1996
Associate - Nursing
Armstrong State College
12.1994
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
Armstrong State College
12.1994
Associate degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Armstrong State College
06.1992
Skills
- Clinical Nursing Proficiency
- Certifications And Professional Certificate: Registered Nurse, Georgia Board of Nursing, 1991
- Effective Instructional Teaching
- Macromedia Director Proficiency
- Executive Director
- Quality Assurance
- Staffing
- Team Leadership
- Clinical assessment management
- Presentations expertise
- Training proficiency
- Direct Patient Care Training
- Student Guidance
- Operating simulation equipment
- Clinical supervision
- Curriculum development
- Developing lesson plans
- Evaluating student performance
- Organization
- Planning
- Learning management system proficiency
- Administering student records
- Data management
- Collaboration
- Communication Skills
- Expertise in Medication Side Effects
- Safety Protocols
Affiliations
1999 Asthma, Candler Hospital 1999 Asthma, Memorial Medical Center 1999 Sickle Cell Pain Protocol, Memorial Medical Center 1996 "Generations" Teen Parenting Program, Armstrong State College 2000 "A Survey of Acute Care Nurses Perception of Sickle Cell Pain", Memorial Medical Center RESEARCH 1996 Masters Project: Planning and Evaluation of a Teen Parenting Program 'Generations' With Healthy Start Initiatives and Chatham County Health Department" 2000 Masters Thesis: "A Survey of Acute Care Nurses Perception of Sickle Cell Patients Pain", PROFESS190NAL SOCIETIES: National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist, Georgia Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, National Black Nurses Association/Savannah Black Nurses Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Women in Publishing
Certification
Certifications And Professional Certificate: Registered Nurse, Georgia Board of Nursing, 1991;
Licenses Georgia
Accomplishments
Published Author of 3 books.
"All is Not Lost: They Didn't Kill Me They Propelled Me to My Destiny"
"The Ministry of Pain, Praise and Worship"
"When Nurses Get Sick And No One Listens"
Education
other
Name
Hi, I’m
Timeline
Staff Development Coordinator
Abercorn Rehabilitation Center
04.2024 - Current
Staff Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
07.2023 - 02.2025
Case Manager
Amedysis Home Health
07.2023 - 03.2024
Staff Nurse
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
12.2022 - 05.2023
Charge Nurse, Charge RN
Landmark Hospital
03.2016 - 02.2017
Admission Nurse
Amedisys Home Health
08.2015 - 09.2016
ITS Field (Clinical Nurse Educator)
Syneos Health (Formerly InVentiv Health)
02.2015 - Current
Case Manager
United HealthCare Services Inc.
02.2014 - 05.2018
Staff RN
Suwannee Medical Personnel
02.2014 - 05.2018
Charge Nurse (Forensic Unit)
Georgia Regional Hospital
02.2009 - 01.2012
Clinic Coordinator RN
Infusion Partners
10.2007 - 11.2010
RN Supervisor
Right At Home
11.2005 - 06.2006
Outreach Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Parent &Child Services
01.2004 - 01.2005
Staff RN
Memorial Medical Center
02.2003 - 11.2012
Clinical Instructor
Coastal Georgia Community College
05.2001 - 07.2002
Nurse Manager
Pineland MH/MR/SA, Statesboro Ga, Pineland MH/SNMR
10.2000 - 05.2001
Clinical Coordinator/Outpatient Clinical Nurse Specialist
Savannah Health Mission
08.2000 - 02.2001
Clinical Instructor
Georgia Southern University
01.2000 - 07.2000
Master of Science - Nursing
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Master of Science - Health Science
Georgia Southern University
Associate - Nursing
Armstrong State College
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
Armstrong State College
Associate degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Armstrong State College
Master of Science - Health Administration
South University
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