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TERRA COOMER

Fredericksburg,IN

Summary

Current practicing clinical nurse specialist with 29 years nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting with specified experience in heart failure, hospital throughput, emergency nursing and evidence based practice. Experienced with patient care management, ensuring comprehensive and compassionate care. Utilizes effective communication to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Heart Failure Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Baptist Health Floyd
05.2017 - Current
  • Coordination of heart failure program and promotion of optimizing wellness for heart failure population. Provide individualized education for heart failure patients, coordinate care with nursing, and optimize guideline directed medical therapies for heart failure patients. Communicate with nursing and providers to produce best practices strategic care for heart failure population. Lead heart failure program monthly data review and building of program foundational qualities of care in collaboration with heart failure cardiology physician champion. Support and Manage Heart Failure Clinic with specialized focus of providing evidence-based guideline treatment to congestive heart failure patients. Lead evidence-based practice change, development of educational resources and promotion of critical thinking support for evidence-based practice for nursing.

Bed Control/Admitting Nurse

Baptist Health Floyd
12.2008 - 05.2017
  • Coordination of patient placement and promotion of hospital throughput with a global perspective. Coordinate and prioritize direct admissions, outpatient admissions, emergency admissions, surgical admission, and transfers for accurate patient placement in accordance with bed availability. Communication with charge nurses from nursing units to produce minimal patient wait times, and organized patient placements efficiently. Worked in collaboration with the Nursing Supervisor for seamless patient flow and transition.

Charge Nurse, Emergency Department

Baptist Health Floyd
01.2000 - 12.2008
  • Supervise operation and function of level II Emergency Department with annual census of 38,000, oversee staff members and daily emergency department function in a clinical setting including problem solving, implementing policy and procedures, staff scheduling as an extension of clinical manager. Preceptor to new associates, newly graduated nurses, and new charge nurses. Provide nursing care to acute patient population with varied medical emergencies and traumatic injuries including geriatric, adult and pediatric patients. Assist with staff credentialing of infusports and glucometer training. Completed staff evaluations, organized and delivered staff credentialing, equipment evaluations. Ensured the patient care environment and enhanced it for patient healthcare. Demonstrated responsibilities while serving as a staff mentor and leader. Promoted excellent customer service and created a positive work environment.

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department

University of Louisville Hospital
08.1998 - 01.2000
  • Provided nursing care at level I trauma center to adult population and helicopter transported patients with severe burns, life-threatening traumatic injuries, acute medical injuries, and urgent psychiatric needs, decontamination experience.

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department

Baptist Health Floyd
05.1996 - 01.2000
  • Provided comprehensive care within a 19-bed department to patients with medical emergencies and traumas. Provide specific nursing care on a daily basis including triage, intravenous therapy, blood administration, and team participation with life threatening emergencies. Assisted physicians with various procedures and treatments in an emergency setting.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

Memorial Hospital Gulfport
05.1998 - 08.1998
  • Three month contract basis traveling nurse providing emergent care for patients in trauma and medial crisis.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

Aroostook Medical Center
01.1998 - 04.1998
  • Three month contract traveling nurse experience delivering nursing care to varied patient population with acute medical and traumatic injuries.

Nurse Extern

Baptist Health Floyd
05.1995 - 05.1996
  • Performed various nursing responsibilities including assessment, triage, intravenous therapy, nursing skills, admitting and discharging patients under supervision of a preceptor staff nurse.

Education

Master of Science - Clinical Nurse Specialist

University of Southern Indiana (USI)
Evansville, IN
05-2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Spalding University
Louisville, KY
05-1996

Skills

  • Problem resolution high capability
  • Systems thinking
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • High level of autonomy
  • Patient/family focused
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Professional bedside manner
  • Thorough physical assessments
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Customer service
  • Decision-making
  • Relationship building

Certification

  • Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification – 2017 to present
  • Certified Heart Failure Nurse - 2019 to present
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification - 1997 to present
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor - 2004 to 2013
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - 1997 to 2008
  • Forensic Nurse Examiner – 2001 to 2002
  • Advanced Burn Life Support Certification - 1997

Affiliations

  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
  • National Association Clinical Nurse Specialist Member
  • American Association Heart Failure Nurse Member

Timeline

Heart Failure Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Baptist Health Floyd
05.2017 - Current

Bed Control/Admitting Nurse

Baptist Health Floyd
12.2008 - 05.2017

Charge Nurse, Emergency Department

Baptist Health Floyd
01.2000 - 12.2008

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department

University of Louisville Hospital
08.1998 - 01.2000

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

Memorial Hospital Gulfport
05.1998 - 08.1998

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

Aroostook Medical Center
01.1998 - 04.1998

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department

Baptist Health Floyd
05.1996 - 01.2000

Nurse Extern

Baptist Health Floyd
05.1995 - 05.1996

Master of Science - Clinical Nurse Specialist

University of Southern Indiana (USI)

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Spalding University

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