Teresa C Chamberlain
Portland,OR
Summary
Nurse Manager with extensive experience at PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center, specializing in rapid response leadership and clinical data analysis. Demonstrated success in process improvement and patient safety management, resulting in enhanced care delivery for critical patients. Effective communicator and advocate, dedicated to advancing nursing standards and team performance.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Nurse Manager, Rapid Response, Critical Care Resource Team and Dialysis
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington
08.2023 - Current
- Provides operational and clinical leadership to rapid response and critical care resource teams.
- Conducted monthly data analysis of Rapid Response and Code Blue data outcomes, reported results to facility and system-wide code blue committees.
- Partnered with Quality, Patient Safety, Informatics, providers, and executive leadership to improve RRT processes.
- Manager liaison for facility contract for hospital wide dialysis services.
Rapid Response Assistant Nurse Manager
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Lead an independent rapid response team of 15 critical care nurses.
- Effectively tracks employee performances and supervises firmly and fairly.
- Displays a strong personal commitment to successfully completing quality projects and enhancing process for the team to ensure quick, efficient care is delivered to potentially acutely declining inpatients.
- Communicates confidently with superiors, peers and caregivers.
- Chair of hospital wide code blue committee, co-chair of the Nurse Manager Council.
Rapid Response Team Leader
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Developed an independent rapid response department with the support of executive leadership.
- Currently lead a team of seven nurses responsible for the early intervention and stabilization of inpatients to prevent clinical deterioration outside of critical care.
- Instituted collection process to track performance.
Neuro/Trauma Adult Critical Care Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington
01.2015 - 06.2021
- Active bedside nursing on a 24-bed neuro/trauma adult critical care unit.
- Duties include assessing patient conditions and implementing patient care plans from collected data, providing advanced life support, assisting physicians in performing procedures, ensuring ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly, administering and titrating critical medications and IV fluids based on patient hemodynamics, collaborating with members of the critical care team, responding to life-threatening situations using nursing standards and protocols for treatment, acting as a patient advocate and providing education and support to patient and families.
- Nurse champion for CRRT program.
- Other responsibilities include precepting critical care interns and new staff members.
- Charge nurse duties from 08/16-06/21.
Neuro/Trauma Adult Health Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington
09.2011 - 12.2014
- Active bedside nursing on a 32-bed inpatient unit.
- Patient population including but not limited by stable trauma, general surgical, neurosurgical, bariatric, vascular, thoracic, and general medical overflow patients, focused on promoting goal directed individualized care.
- All beds with remote telemetry capabilities.
- Other responsibilities including charge nurse duties and orientating new staff members.
- Charge nurse duties from 10/11-12/14.
Obstetrical-surgical Registered Nurse
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
Sitka, Alaska
06.2011 - 08.2011
- Active bedside nursing on a three surgical bed, three Obstetrical bed unit.
- Involved with direct individualized, goal-directed bedside care for surgical patients of all ages.
- Provided care to the newborn infant immediately following vaginal and cesarean delivery, provided post-partum care to new mothers, and educated parents as needed about the care of the newborn infant.
Interim Nurse Manager for Acute Medical Services
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
Sitka, Alaska
09.2009 - 09.2010
- Coordinated all nursing activities on a 17-bed acute medical unit; ensured appropriate staffing utilizing all resources including hiring of travel nurses as needed; directly supervised up to 35 employees at a time (charge nurses, RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and intermittent staff) ensuring all staff were appropriately trained to work within the department and knowledgeable of new equipment use.
- Posted open unit positions, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations to the Human Resource department for appropriate hires.
- Consulted with Director of Nursing for fiscal budget planning and utilization; reviewed, approved, and submitted unit payroll to the Accounts Department bi-weekly.
- Cooperated with Director of Nursing and Human Resources to address employee concerns and issues within the organization’s policies and standards of conduct.
- Assisted with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the hospital’s nursing policies and standards of practice; represented unit at hospital wide meetings.
- Lead monthly staff meetings to promote a healthy, supportive team-approach atmosphere for unit.
Acute Medical Services Charge Registered Nurse
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
Sitka, Alaska
08.2008 - 09.2009
- Coordinated bed control on a 17-bed acute medical unit, served as point of contact for physicians, ancillary departments, patients, visitors, and staff.
- Involved in direct individualized bedside care for patients of all ages; provided leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing personnel, other nursing units, and members of the healthcare team to maintain standards of professional practice.
- Responsible for completing night shift staff yearly performance evaluations and night shift bi-weekly staffing schedule and submitted to department manager for approval.
- Additional duties included Team Leader for Transitioning Care At the Bedside (TCAB) initiative focusing on reducing fall rate, developed a fall prevention protocol following national standards, implemented protocol hospital-wide with Director of Nursing support and approval, and reported results to the TCAB national database monthly for one year.
Adult Health Registered Nurse
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska
01.2005 - 08.2008
- Active bedside nursing on a 40-bed medical/surgical unit, including goal directed individualized care that emphasizes the promotion of patient health, education, and responsibility for self-care.
- Responsibilities also include, but not limited by, the early identification of the disease process, communication within the inter-disciplinary healthcare team, and the use of healthcare resources.
- Other duties include charge nurse duties, orientating new staff members, RN interns, and student nurses, and trained as 'Superuser' for the integration of computerized charting.
- Charge nurse 01/06-08/08.
Tutor
Intercollegiate College of Nursing
Spokane, Washington
02.2003 - 12.2003
- Responsibilities included: Reviewing pathophysiology, Pharmacology, medical/surgical, and pediatric material with those students needing help in their studies.
- Additionally, one of four lead tutors for medical/surgical study group.
Recreation Coordinator
Providence Mother Joseph Care Center
Olympia, Washington
05.2000 - 12.2001
- 165 bed facility including transitional, long term and dementia care.
- Responsibilities included the development of therapeutic relationships with clients promoting emotional and spiritual well being.
- Activities included the implementation of EDEN, daily exercise group, BINGO, planning monthly resident birthday parties, out of facility activities, and documentation.
Education
Bachelor’s of Science - Nursing
Intercollegiate College of Nursing At Washington State University
Spokane, WA12.2003
High School diploma -
North Thurston High School
Lacey, Washington06.1999
Skills
- Rapid response leadership
- Clinical data analysis
- Process improvement
- Patient safety management
- Dialysis service oversight
- Critical care nursing
Mission
My mission within the profession of nursing is to inspire compassion within myself and my colleagues, to be knowledgeable in all aspects of my practice, and to help heal the sick. I will take into consideration that the peers, patients, and professionals I meet are all people with their own stories and are approaching situations from different life experiences. I will establish boundaries that will allow time to energize my mind, body, and spirit. I will remember why I choose to be a nurse.
Certification
Registered Nurse, Washington license, expires 10/2026
Accomplishments
Critical Care Nurse of the Year for Oregon and Southwest Washington, 2017, March of Dimes
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Nurse Manager, Rapid Response, Critical Care Resource Team and Dialysis
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Rapid Response Assistant Nurse Manager
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
08.2022 - 08.2023
Rapid Response Team Leader
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
06.2021 - 08.2022
Neuro/Trauma Adult Critical Care Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
01.2015 - 06.2021
Neuro/Trauma Adult Health Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
09.2011 - 12.2014
Obstetrical-surgical Registered Nurse
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
06.2011 - 08.2011
Interim Nurse Manager for Acute Medical Services
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
09.2009 - 09.2010
Acute Medical Services Charge Registered Nurse
Southeast Regional Health Consortium
08.2008 - 09.2009
Adult Health Registered Nurse
Providence Alaska Medical Center
01.2005 - 08.2008
Tutor
Intercollegiate College of Nursing
02.2003 - 12.2003
Recreation Coordinator
Providence Mother Joseph Care Center
05.2000 - 12.2001
Bachelor’s of Science - Nursing
Intercollegiate College of Nursing At Washington State University
High School diploma -
North Thurston High School