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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
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TRACY ROBBINS

Auburn

Summary

Experienced with team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Track record of fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager, Oncology Supportive Care Services

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
  • Manage Oncology Nurse Navigation, Oncology Social Work and Oncology Nutrition for the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network
  • Oversee operations for integration of these services into the Oncology Department, ensuring patients receive needed ancillary services to enhance their cancer care
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary Providers to optimize high-quality and comprehensive cancer care
  • Conducted performance evaluations to identify areas for employee growth.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Oncology Nurse Navigator/Supervisor

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
05.2014 - 06.2022
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing emotional support, education, and resources throughout the cancer treatment process.
  • Conducted ongoing assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, social, financial needs throughout their cancer journey.
  • Increased patient adherence to treatment plans by building strong rapport and trust with patients and their families.
  • Educated patients on side effect management strategies, empowering them to take control of their health during treatment.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans that addressed each patient''s unique needs.
  • Advocated for the needs and preferences of patients during interdisciplinary team meetings to optimize treatment outcomes.

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator/Team Leader

MaineHealth - Maine Medical Center
03.2004 - 04.2014
  • Optimized study timelines through proactive management of competing priorities and diligent follow-up on outstanding tasks.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory guidelines through rigorous maintenance of essential documents and timely submissions to regulatory authorities.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive study protocols, ensuring alignment with research objectives.
  • Mentored junior staff members, fostering professional growth and contributing to a positive team environment.

Registered Nurse

MaineHealth - Maine Medical Center
07.2000 - 02.2004
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Performed emergency response procedures, including CPR and airway management, to stabilize patients.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Operated infusion pumps to deliver intravenous therapies, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.

Office Manager

David T. Rideout, M.D.
01.1997 - 01.2000
  • Accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance and patient billing, insurance pre-certification, staff supervision, payroll, transcription, month-end reports and analysis, devise patient surveys with statistical analysis and report, development and implementation of transcription program and database, development of informational brochures for patients, delegate tasks to staff and billing service, provide back up to secretary

Administrative Associate

Children's Hospital
01.1995 - 01.1997
  • Administrative support to four Principal Investigators in the Surgical Research Department
  • Included grant and manuscript preparation, scheduling meetings, slide preparation, transcription, management and set up of weekly Work In Progress meetings, assisted PI's in organizing annual Angiogenesis Conference, literature searches, maintained EndNote database of all references, assisted Laboratory Manager with Visa applications for foreign research colleagues, maintained and updated biosketches for entire research personnel

Education

Master of Science - Pharmacy, Clinical Research Regulation & Ethics

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
01.2010

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Saint Joseph's College
Standish, ME
01.2000

A.S. - Medical Secretarial Sciences

Casco Bay College
Portland, ME
01.1989

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Customer service
  • Staff management
  • Cross-functional teamwork

Certification

  • Oncology Certified Nurse, ONS 2013,2016,2019,2023
  • Certified Clinical Research Professional, SOCRA,2006,2009,2012,2015
  • Sister Mary Consuela White Award, 2002
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, 2000
  • Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society, 2000
  • Valor Student Award, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1999

Publications

  • Devlin J, Marquis F, Riker RR, Robbins T, Garpestad E, Fong J, Didomenico D, Skrobik Y. Combined Didactic and Scenario-Based Education Improves the Ability of ICU Staff to Recognize Delirium at the Bedside. Crit Care2008;12:R19.
  • Robinson P, Robbins T, Conner-Kane J, Gibbs A, Threlkeld K. Developing and Evaluating a Scoring Rubric for Determining the Acuity of a Clinical Research Protocol: The Protocol Acuity Scoring Tool (PAST). ACRP Monitor, June2012.
  • Riker RR, Robbins T, Bruce H, Fraser GL, Addor H. ICU Delirium Assessment Tools Often Disagree. Crit Care Med2006;34: A7.
  • Devlin J, Marquis F, Riker R, Bruce H, Robbins, T, Fong J, Garpestad E, Didomenico, D, Yasuda C, Skrobik Y. Challenges in recognizing delirium: impact of scenario-based education. Crit Care Med2007;34:A121.
  • Riker RR, Fraser GL, Wojtal E, Robbins T, Libby L. Comparison of the delirium screening checklist and CAM-ICU to patient recall in the ICU. Crit Care Med2007;35:A185.
  • Seder D, Riker R, Fraser G, Bruce H, and Robbins, T. Bispectral index and suppression ratio are very early predictors of neurological outcome during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Crit Care2007;11(2):S135.
  • Riker RR, Seder, DB, Fraser GL, Robbins T, Libby L. Validation of the bispectral index and suppression ratio as early predictors of outcome with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest Neurocrit Care2008;9:S144.
  • 07Seder, DB, Nolin TD, Frye RF, Robbins T, Libby L, Bagely A, Poloyac S, Riker RR. Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia on the Pharmacokinetics of Fexofenadine in Cardiac Arrest Survivors. Crit Care Med2009;36(12 Supple):A174.
  • Riker RR, Robbins T, Fraser G, Keene A, Bruce H. Does level of sedation confound the assessment of delirium in the ICU? Crit Care Med2009.
  • Helpful Hints for Screening and Enrollment – “A Site’s Perspective”. Investigator Meeting for Protocol2001-001/ PRECEDEX Continuous Sedation Study. New Orleans, LA, May,2005.
  • BIS Monitoring: Effective Use in Monitoring Therapeutic Hypothermia Patients. Training for Cardiac Intensive Care Unit nurses. Maine Medical Center, August,2005.
  • Monitoring During Hypothermia with the BIS. Fundamentals of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Survivors of Cardiac Arrest, Maine Medical Center Outreach Program, April,2007.
  • Lord, C, Robbins, T. Therapeutic Hypothermia: Improving the Process at Maine Medical Center, Maine Medical Center Performance Improvement Fair, October,2007.
  • Lord, C, Robbins, T. A Collaborative Effort to Improve the Initiation of Therapeutic Hypothermia. Abstract Presentation at Horizons, April,2008.
  • Hansen, M, Kungel, T, Robbins, T. Co-presenter “Making it Happen–Shared and Informed Decision Making in Practice: The MMC Prostate Cancer Program”. Maine Quality Counts, P3 Pilot Learning Session, September2014.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative – Human Subjects Protection Training, University of Miami,2004,2007,2010,2013,2016,2019,2023
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative – Health Information Privacy & Security Training, University of Miami,2010
  • National Institutes of Health Human Subject Protection Training,2010
  • BLS/ACLS,2002,2005,2007,2009,2011,2013,2015,2017,2019,2021,2023

Timeline

Manager, Oncology Supportive Care Services

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
01.2022 - Current

Oncology Nurse Navigator/Supervisor

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
05.2014 - 06.2022

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator/Team Leader

MaineHealth - Maine Medical Center
03.2004 - 04.2014

Registered Nurse

MaineHealth - Maine Medical Center
07.2000 - 02.2004

Office Manager

David T. Rideout, M.D.
01.1997 - 01.2000

Administrative Associate

Children's Hospital
01.1995 - 01.1997

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Saint Joseph's College

A.S. - Medical Secretarial Sciences

Casco Bay College

Master of Science - Pharmacy, Clinical Research Regulation & Ethics

University of Florida
TRACY ROBBINS