Terry Higbee

Professional retired Registered Nurse seeking to re-enter the workforce. Specializes in fostering client connections and facilitating a professional, comfortable, knowledgeable experience. Experienced in effective communication, documentation and collaborative teamwork.

I am a retired nurse.  

Jan 2005 to present: I have consulted patients and partners struggling with breastfeeding on a one-on-one basis. I teach childbirth education classes to those in need. I volunteered at Day Break elementary school teaching first graders proper hand-washing techniques. I have also volunteered as a hospice nurse and a doula.

March 2004 - Dec 2004: Medical chart review and consultant for John J. Borsos, Attorney for Social Security Disability claims.

Sept. 1999 – Jan 2002: FASTER (First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk for Aneuploidy) Study Research Coordinator, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, IHC Corporation. The FASTER study was the largest obstetrical study in the history of obstetrics up until that time. It was also the largest study ever funded by the National Institutes of Health up until that time. This nationwide study incorporated 14 sites across the nation. Four of those sites were here in Utah. Three of the sites were with IHC Corporation in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo. My duties included coordinating subcontracts each year between IHC Corporation and Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. I assisted Dr. Robert Ball in IRB development and getting approval of the study and subject consent forms. I was over the marketing development and recruitment of subjects, overseeing costs, submissions for payment and receiving of payments from Columbia for all IHC sites. I was also responsible for all study data entry and ensuring data was kept clean. I managed, trained and supervised assistants, six ultra-sonographers and two secretaries regarding study policy, procedures and scheduling. I had to oversee the testing to ensure quality and correctness of application and technique by all those involved in the study. Reporting to the IRB committee regarding study recruitment, numbers of subjects involved and any other requests was another responsibility. I also drew blood from subjects and obtained tissue samples from miscarriages or abortions. I had to ensure all samples were properly prepared for shipping to the appropriate lab. I was also responsible for communicating and coordinating all aspects of the study respectively with Women and Infants Hospital in Rhode Island (the lab contracted for the study), DM Stat in Boston Massachusetts (the statistical vendor for the study) and the principal investigators (and their assistants) Drs. Fergal Malone and Mary Dalton at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, Boston Massachusetts.  Intermountain Health Caresites out-performed all other sites in the nation including the principal site at Columbia-Presbyterian. Because of this study, Utah became a well-known and respected leader in the nation for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research. I am very proud of the part of I played in this study.

Aug 2000-July 2001: Clinical Coordinator for Perinatology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine at LDS Hospital. Perinatology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine was the only high-risk obstetrical clinic for Intermountain Health Care Corporation (IHC) at that time. It employed five full-time perinatologists and several part time. It was also the infertility specialty clinic for IHC. Our physicians also taught at the University of Utah and therefore our center accommodated medical students, interns and residents in their medical training. Along with caring for high-risk OB patients, high-risk ultrasounds for OB patients in the intermountain region were also performed in the center. My duties included managing the day-to-day operation of the clinic, it’s personnel and the Pre-Natal testing center. I also served as the OB nurse for the clinic and was responsible for answering patient phone calls, reviewing labs etc. 

April. 1998-Sept 1999: Adjunct faculty member at Salt Lake Community College teaching the Certified Nursing Assistants program and Medical Terminology. I also served as an examiner for the State of Utah. I would test and pass (or reject) the skills of applicants by their skills demonstration to receive licensing as a CNA.

Oct. 1994-Jan 2002: RN Labor and Delivery LDS Hospital. Served as a charge nurse. In 1999 I researched information by chart review for the Dystocia-Cesarian Section study for IHC Corporation. This was a retrospective study involving 2000 chart reviews. I also served on the education committee for our unit and served as chair for the employee recognition team. I authored policy and procedure including all training for labor and delivery nurses in the IHC Urban Central Region regarding educating, instructing and demonstrating patients to breast-feed immediately after delivery. I organized all labor and delivery rooms so laboring supplies were easily accessible and uniform in every room. I also taught Third Trimester childbirth education classes to expecting mothers and their partners.

Jun. 1995-May 1996: RN TOKOS Clinical Services (a high-risk perinatal home health service. I served as Clinical Support Representative/Case Manager and perinatal nurse for home health services. My responsibilities included marketing home health services and fetal fibronectin (a pre-term labor laboratory test) to Utah physicians. I coordinated, collaborated and communicated perinatal care for high-risk patients with the physicians, health plans, and pharmacy for home health needs. I provided and performed home health services to high-risk perinatal patients.

Sep. 1991-April. 1992: RN Short Stay Surgery and PACU at CWH. I cared for patients before and after short stay surgery.

June 1990-Sep. 1991: RN - Labor and Delivery and Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit LDSH. I served as quality assurance coordinator for the cardiovascular thoracic unit. EKG and Telemetry certified. I also taught cardiovascular discharge classes to patients and their families.

Jun. 1989-Jun. 1990: LPN Cardiovascular Thoracic unit and PRN pool at LDSH.