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Tyler Allen Simmons

MSN, RN, CPHON, CPN
Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Registered Nurse with eleven(11) years of experience in providing individualized patient care, primarily, in the setting of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/SCT. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective nursing practices. Proven leadership abilities working in team lead positions focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction by streamlining education and safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Seeking admission into a Family Nurse Practitioner Program to further the knowledge, skillset, and ability to care for this patient population and bridge gaps across the lifespan.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications

Work History

Registered Nurse

Cook Children's Medical Center
03.2024 - Current
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/SCT
  • Night Shift Council
  • Unit Practice Council
  • Zero Harm Advisory Council
  • Patient Family Advisory Council
  • Evidence Based Practice Council
  • Resident Guide
  • Supplemental Teaching Support for Department Education Team: Chemotherapy Class, H/O Foundations Class, SCT Prep Class
  • Epic
  • 1:2-3 Ratio

Travel Nurse

Agency
2 2023 - 12.2023
  • Seattle Children's/Phoenix Children's/Wake Forest Baptist Brenner Children's Hospital
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/SCT
  • 1:3-5 Ratio
  • Epic

Pediatric Acute Care Educator - Team Lead

Dell Children's Medical Center
01.2022 - 02.2023
  • Primary Educator: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology & Pediatric Surgical/Trauma Departments.
  • Team Lead over Acute Care Educators (4 Team members spanning 7 departments and over 400 staff)
  • Created Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Lecture Series to come out monthly and provide staff with ongoing continuing education
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation
  • Facilitated creating curriculum for multimodal education programs
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground
  • Kept detailed records of daily progress to identify and correct areas needing improvement
  • Evidence Based Practice Council
  • Unit Practice Council
  • Medication Safety Council
  • Nurse-to-Provider Relations Council
  • Implemented MSN Practicum Project: Enhanced knowledge and skills for central line care and decreased overall institution CLABSI rates

Assistant Lead Program Officer

ModMD
06.2020 - 08.2021
  • Assistant Lead COVID Compliance Officer
  • Creating/Writing Policies & Guidelines
  • COVID Test/Result Managing
  • On set compliance monitoring
  • Contact tracing and management of positive cases
  • Managed effective action plans to respond to audit discoveries and compliance violations.
  • Played key role in development and launch of Atlanta Program, providing research and development of training requirements and securing approval for implementation.
  • Oversaw proper maintenance and dissemination of filing documentation as well as records and reports for review by various departments.
  • Gathered, organized and evaluated data to make accurate assessments of current operations.
  • Drove system improvement efforts from concept to completion while strategically managing outside vendors.
  • Prepared training programs to improve compliance at all levels.
  • Wrote and presented reports outlining findings and recommendations from compliance audits.

Travel Nurse

Agency
06.2019 - 04.2020
  • Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter/Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/SCT
  • Pediatric Float Pool
  • Cerner/Epic
  • Traveler of the Year 2019 (CHKD)
  • 1:3/4 Ratio

Registered Nurse

Texas Children's Hospital
09.2016 - 05.2019
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/SCT
  • Inpatient & Outpatient
  • Super User: Beacon, MIBG, Voalte
  • Preceptor/Charge/Central Line Nurse/Resident Guide
  • Employee Retention Committee
  • Unit Practice Council
  • 36 Bed Unit
  • 1:4 Ratio
  • Epic

Registered Nurse

HCA Kingwood Medical Center
08.2015 - 09.2016
  • Adult Cardiac Stepdown
  • Telemetry
  • Unit Practice Council
  • 12 Bed Unit
  • 1:6 Ratio
  • MediTech

Registered Nurse

Good Shepherd Medical Center
06.2013 - 08.2015
  • Adult Hematology/Oncology
  • Unit Practice Council
  • Central Line Team
  • 30 Bed Unit
  • 1:6 Ratio
  • MediTech
  • Preceptor

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Administration

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
12.2020 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2016 - 05.2016

Associate of Science - Nursing

Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
08.2010 - 05.2013

Skills

Educating/Precepting

Chemotherapy Administration

Vascular Access Care

MIBG Therapy

CPHON Examination Question Writer - 2020

CPN Examination Question Writer - 2021

CPHON Examination Question Writer - 2022

APHON Chemo/Bio Course Instructor

Curriculum Construction/Implementation

Leadership

Certification

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Licenses

Registered Nurse: Texas Board of Nursing - 845050

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Cook Children's Medical Center
03.2024 - Current

Pediatric Acute Care Educator - Team Lead

Dell Children's Medical Center
01.2022 - 02.2023

Master of Science - Nursing Administration

Capella University
12.2020 - 12.2022

Assistant Lead Program Officer

ModMD
06.2020 - 08.2021

Travel Nurse

Agency
06.2019 - 04.2020

Registered Nurse

Texas Children's Hospital
09.2016 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University
01.2016 - 05.2016

Registered Nurse

HCA Kingwood Medical Center
08.2015 - 09.2016

Registered Nurse

Good Shepherd Medical Center
06.2013 - 08.2015

Associate of Science - Nursing

Kilgore College
08.2010 - 05.2013

Travel Nurse

Agency
2 2023 - 12.2023

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