Tiffany Brooks
Smyrna,GA
Summary
Dedicated Oncology Nurse proudly offering more than 16 years' expertise in the healthcare field. A buoyant personality coupled with excellent skills helping to promote positive patient outcomes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Oncology Nurse
Northside Hospital Atlanta
03.2017 - Current
- Responsibilities as Admission Nurse include admission and discharge of oncology patients, focusing on mandatory paperwork, computer-based health histories, and medication reconciliations a 36-bed Medical Oncology/Hematology unit.
- Collaborate with Clinical Development Specialist and Clinicians to complete tracers, audits, environment of care rounds, and follow-up education with staff as needed.
- Assist in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
- Relief Charge Nurse
Oncology Nurse
Emory University Midtown
01.2011 - 04.2018
- Responsibilities included providing patient and family-centered care as a charge nurse on a 26-bed Medical Oncology/Hematology unit.
- Completed patient and family education and identified cancer and hematology-related problems.
- Conducted research to improve treatments given to oncology and sickle cell patients.
- Day-to-day duties included accessing ports and administering various oral, intravenous, and parental medication, including chemotherapeutic agents and blood administration
- Unit Superuser and assisted in Go-Live with electronic health record Cerner.
- Served as a preceptor and trained nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Enhanced quality of care through close collaboration with interdisciplinary medical teams.
Utilization Review Nurse
United Healthcare Group
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Responsibilities included Making outbound calls and taking inbound calls to assess members' health status
- Identifying gaps or barriers in treatment plans
- Day-to-day duties included researching chemotherapy treatment for approval/denial based on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Providing patient education to assist with self-management and coordinating care for members
- Educating members on disease processes
- Worked within care access and monitoring team to offer clerical and data entry support for members requiring hospitalization and utilization review for healthcare services.
- Conducted utilization review to verify medically necessary care is received in correct setting.
- Interfaced with third-party payers, insurance companies and providers for utilization review activities and submitted timely reports to clients and providers.
Oncology Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
05.2008 - 12.2010
- Responsibilities included Providing patient and family-centered care as a charge nurse on a 40-bed Medical Oncology/Hematology unit
- Assessed patient's health statuses and developed individualized plans of care based on this information
- Provided education and teaching to patients and family members about cancer treatments
- Day-to-day duties included accessing ports and administering various oral, intravenous, and parental medication, including chemotherapeutic agents and blood.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Precepted and mentored new nursing staff members, fostering teamwork and improving unit efficiency.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Informatics & Nursing Leadership
Troy University
Troy, AL05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baptist Health Sciences University
Memphis, TN05.2007
Certification
- 2010, Registered Nurse, Georgia License
- 2008, Registered Nurse, Tennessee License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Hospital And Unit Activities
- 2019, 2023: Unit Council Vice President- A unit-based committee that works toward improving standards of care on the unit, employee satisfaction, and patient safety.
- 2019: Journal Club- A unit-based committee that presents quality evidence-based research articles about oncology/hematology patients to clinicians and then presents them to unit-based staff.
- 2019, 2024: Policy and Procedure Champion- Unit-based committee that educates clinical staff on Northside Hospital's current policies and procedures.
- 2018, 2019: Self-care for Healthcare Unit Champion- Hospital-based initiative to improve overall professional and personal work-life balance.
- 2018-Present: Preceptor- Provide education and training to new staff and serve as a role model for safe patient care practices on the unit.
- 2017- Present: Super-User- Worked with staff on the initial rollout of the EHR and beyond. Assisted in backloading projects for the rollout of Cerner. Serve as a resource to clinical staff with charting and informing them of any updates to the computer system. Collected and provided education with tracer rounding.
Evidence Based /Quality Improvement Projects
- 2021- Present: Fall Risk Assessment Tool, Researching, monitoring, and collecting data for a new fall risk tool
- 2023- Present: Acute Care Documentation Council, Review the Cerner retention task list and provide feedback to the informatics team, where we work as a group to implement improvements to Cerner.
Professional Society/ Organization Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Alabama League for Nursing
- Oncology Nursing Society
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society- Georgia Chapter
Awards And Professional Honors
- 2018: March of Dimes Nurse of the Year finalist
- 2018: Featured in the 1st Northside Blog post “A Cancer Fighting Career”
- 2019: March of Dimes Nurse of the Year finalist
- 2021: 2021 RN Clinical Excellence Award Winner- Oncology Cluster
- 2022: Christa Krause Scholarship Recipient -Northside Hospital Atlanta Auxiliary Scholarship
- 2023: Christa Krause Scholarship Recipient -Northside Hospital Atlanta Auxiliary Scholarship
Timeline
Oncology Nurse
Northside Hospital Atlanta
03.2017 - Current
Utilization Review Nurse
United Healthcare Group
01.2015 - 02.2017
Oncology Nurse
Emory University Midtown
01.2011 - 04.2018
Oncology Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
05.2008 - 12.2010
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Informatics & Nursing Leadership
Troy University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baptist Health Sciences University