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Tonia Evans
Sevierville,TN
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Summary
Versatile Clinical and Didactic Nursing Instructor with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice and four years providing hands-on training to students. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Experienced in teaching clinical and didactic courses.
Overview
30
years of professional experience
Work History
East Tennessee State UniversitySevierville, TN
Adjunct Instructor/Lab Coordinator
01.2019 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Encourage and support students in learning to provide nursing care while using evidence-based practice
- Created patient assignments every week for each student
- Lead post conference huddles
- Monitor progress of each student and provide formal evaluation upon completion of clinical
- Provide guidance and feedback in clinical setting
- Assured that students were aware of and carried out hospital procedures and policy
- Evaluate skills, performance, and written work of students
- Provide instruction in lab setting utilizing hands-on teaching and practice of skills, simulation with mannequins, discussion, case studies, video instruction, etc.
LeConte Medical CenterSevierville, TN
RN, Emergency Department and Operating Room
01.2017 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Nursing care for pediatric and adult patients undergoing surgical, endoscopy, and bronchoscopy procedures, including intra-operative, intra-procedural, and post anesthesia care unit
- Primary specialties included general surgery, orthopedic, gynecological, endoscopy, and pediatric ENT
- Nursing care for adult and pediatric patients in emergency department including mental health, trauma, obstetric, and medical patients
- Preceptor/mentor for new nursing staff and nursing students
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
East Tennessee State UniversitySevierville, TN
Nursing Instructor/Lecturer
01.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate educational needs, activities and requirements of students pursuing baccalaureate degree in nursing
- Encourage and support students in learning to provide nursing care while using evidence-based practice
- Created patient assignments every week for each student
- Lead post conference huddles
- Monitor progress of each student and provide formal evaluation upon completion of clinical
- Provide guidance and feedback in clinical setting
- Assured that students were aware of and carried out hospital procedures and policy
- Evaluate effectiveness of curricula through analyses of clinical performance in medical-surgical and pediatric nursing
- Teach and demonstrate professional behaviors and ethics
- Provide leadership and promote individual and collaborative patient care delivery from students
- Evaluate skills, performance, and written work of students
- Provide instruction in lab setting utilizing hands-on teaching and practice of skills, simulation with mannequins, discussion, case studies, video instruction, etc.
- Train students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of course objectives
Southeast Eye Surgery CenterKnoxville, TN
Clinical Coordinator (Manager)
05.2018 - 02.2019
Job overview
- Left this position to pursue teaching position at ETSU
- Oversaw daily operations of ambulatory surgery center
- Coordinated and provided staff education; maintain education records
- Materials management; order supplies, instruments, coordinate with vendors
- Management of financials in coordination with accounts payable
- Building maintenance—troubleshoot issues and coordinate service
- Personnel management—hiring, evaluations, coaching/mentoring, conflict resolution, education, discipline, scheduling, maintain records
- Performed AAAHC survey readiness
- Maintained life safety records, conduct emergency drills, insure all requirements are met
- Established surgery center board meetings—financials, patient satisfaction, surgeon peer reviews, etc
- Risk manager, including infection control, follow-up on incident reports.
Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Coordinator
11.2015 - 09.2016
Job overview
- Left position due to move to Tennessee
- Developed and implemented educational programs for education of staff, patients, and community
- Educated staff and physicians on on-going basis, both formally and informally in classroom and clinical settings
- Developed and implemented new bariatric surgery program
- Involved research and completion of data collection related to Center of Excellence designation
- Worked with IT department staff to develop bariatric surgery program components of inpatient and outpatient electronic medical record (Epic)
- Worked with marketing department regarding program materials and advertising
- Met with providers in community and surrounding areas to promote program
- Worked closely with other departments to insure meeting needs of patients, i.e
- Radiology, post-surgical nursing unit, architects/materials, and lab.
Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
RN, Operating Room
01.2005 - 09.2015
Job overview
- RN in operating room at level one trauma center, caring for patients undergoing surgical procedures
- Primary specialties were trauma, open heart, vascular, gynecological, and general surgery; worked in other specialties as needed including orthopedic, plastics, and ENT
- Precepted new staff, OR tech students, and nursing students, as well as third year medical students
- Mentored newer staff nurses
- EMR (Epic) super user—assisted others new to Epic and others with troubleshooting issues
- Chair of physician satisfaction committee
- Developed physician surveys, presented results, recommendations, and updates to staff, implemented necessary changes in practice, including updating of surgeon preference cards
- Represented OR on house-wide violence prevention committee
- Completed Lean training and implemented Lean projects, such as supply management in trauma room
- Included pm shift charge nurse duty.
VNA; A Division Of Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
RN, Home Care
01.2003 - 01.2005
Job overview
- Provided in-home care to homebound patients, including education, assessment, and interventions such as IV therapy and wound care
- Cared for adult and pediatric patients
- Developed admissions team, assessed patients, admitted to system, and coordinated services including nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and social services
- Case manager for patients requiring ongoing home care services
- Precepted new RNs and student nurses
Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
Cardiology Clinical Practice Specialist
09.2001 - 01.2003
Job overview
- Recruited by manager into this temporary position for cardiology program development; primarily included congestive heart failure, cholesterol management, and anticoagulation clinics
- Involved research and development, followed by implementation of programs
- Completed in-depth cholesterol management course
- Upon implementation of programs, educated patients and staff on management of congestive heart failure, cholesterol, and anti-coagulation therapies
- Served as acting manager PRN
- Case manager for CHF patients
Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
RN, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
04.1996 - 09.2001
Job overview
- Cared for patients undergoing cath lab procedures
- Included diagnostic, interventional, and electrophysiological cardiac patients, as well as those undergoing procedures in interventional radiology
- Precepted new staff and nursing students
- Served as charge nurse, making staff assignments and ensuring efficient flow of cases
- Represented unit on house-wide nursing practice counsel
- On-call duties included care of patients in emergent situations.
Rockford Health SystemRockford, IL
RN, Adult Critical Care Step-down Unit
06.1993 - 04.1996
Job overview
- Cared for patients in critical care step-down unit, including post-surgical, ventilated patients, and other critically ill patients
- Promoted to full-time day shift charge nurse; worked closely with staff, physicians, nursing instructors, and outside departments
- Chaired unit nursing practice committee and represented unit on house-wide practice counsel.
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
Education
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City
Master of Science from Nursing
02.2017
Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
08.2009
Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
05.1993
University Overview
- Elected to President for Nursing Class in 1991
- Student nurse tutor
- Student teacher for remedial English students
Skills
- Clinical Rotation Supervision
- Supervising Students
- Clinical Agency Relationships
- Clinical Instruction
- Teaching Material Preparation
- Pediatric Nursing
- Performance Measurement
- Didactic Instruction
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Timeline
Nursing Instructor/Lecturer
East Tennessee State University
01.2020 - Current
Adjunct Instructor/Lab Coordinator
East Tennessee State University
01.2019 - 01.2020
Clinical Coordinator (Manager)
Southeast Eye Surgery Center
05.2018 - 02.2019
RN, Emergency Department and Operating Room
LeConte Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2020
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Coordinator
Rockford Health System
11.2015 - 09.2016
RN, Operating Room
Rockford Health System
01.2005 - 09.2015
RN, Home Care
VNA; A Division Of Rockford Health System
01.2003 - 01.2005
Cardiology Clinical Practice Specialist
Rockford Health System
09.2001 - 01.2003
RN, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Rockford Health System
04.1996 - 09.2001
RN, Adult Critical Care Step-down Unit
Rockford Health System
06.1993 - 04.1996
Western Governors University
Master of Science from Nursing
Olivet Nazarene University
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
Rock Valley College
Associate of Applied Science from Nursing
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