VICTORIA PARRAY BSN, RN, CVRN-BC
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy and a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals, with strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Risk Management Specialist
Tampa General Hospital
06.2024 - Current
- Assist with minimizing risk exposure by reviewing claim validity and viability against coverage standards
- Develop short-term goals and long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation
- Promote enterprise-level risk management practices and help instill strong culture focused on protective policies and procedures
- Reduce company risk exposure by identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential threats to the organization
- Lead incident response efforts during crisis situations, coordinating resources effectively to minimize losses and protect the company's reputation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent application of risk management frameworks and standards across the organization
- Contribute to regulatory compliance efforts by working closely with legal teams to interpret complex regulatory requirements related to risk management practices
- Support executive decision-making with accurate risk assessments, advice on effective mitigation strategies, and regular reports on emerging risks
- Work closely with senior leadership to establish a strong risk culture within the organization, fostering an environment where employees feel empowered to raise concerns and contribute ideas for mitigating potential threats
Clinical Research Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Provide professional clinical nursing care under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator and institutional policies to study participants as required per assigned research protocols
- Follow established policies and procedures in planning, implementing, documenting, and reporting study requirements
- Function as research coordinator in the clinical research unit and hospital
- Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital
- Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies
- Explain course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
Clinical Research Nurse
USF Health, University of South Florida
08.2021 - 01.2023
- Coordinate, conduct, and evaluate research related activity for clinical research projects as assigned
- Oversee screening, enrollment and retention of study participants to coordinate study visits, ensure quality of data collected throughout research studies and implement procedures and activities of assigned study protocols under the direction of the Principal Investigator
- Educate patients, families and staff regarding clinical research activity
- Compile and maintain regulatory files for assigned protocols
- Coordinate, prepare for, and participate in monitoring visits, audits and inspections
- Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies
- Orient new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on institutional policies, federal regulations, and sponsor-specific guidelines when conducting research activity
Staff Nurse
Global Emerging Diseases Institute, Tampa General Hospital
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care
- Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
- Orient new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices
- Specialize in epidemic/pandemic related emergencies and infectious diseases; the unit initially opened in response to COVID-19
- Transitioned from acute-care to critical-care nurse
Shift Leader (Charge Nurse)
University of Tennessee Medical Center
02.2019 - 01.2021
- Preceptor- train new graduate nurses, student nurses and newly hired experienced nurses
- Unit Council Member – implement various unit-specific policies and procedures to facilitate communication between nurses during shift change, increase patient safety and satisfaction, decrease nurse burnout and increase morale
- This is a ‘progressive care’ or ‘step-down’ unit that specializes in major surgeries such as TEVAR, CEA, TCAR, AAA repair, various arterial and venous bypasses, thrombectomies, AV fistula placement and repair, various angioplasties and stents, IVC filter placement, ablation, and living and deceased donor renal transplants
- The patient population on this unit requires extremely close monitoring for changes in vital status that often require management with titratable vasoactive drips, frequent MEND assessments to evaluate neurologic function and risk for stroke post-op, strict I&Os, post-operative pain management, surgical site care, and monitoring for signs and symptoms of rejection in transplanted patients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University- Caylor School of Nursing
Knoxville, TN12.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-Nursing
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TNSkills
- Self-Motivated
- Dependable and Responsible
- Excellent Communication
- Organization and Time Management
- Decision-Making
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Training and Development
- Microsoft Office
- Patient Record Database Management
- Operational Standards and Procedures
Certification
- CVRN-BC, Board Certified Cardiovascular Nurse, American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
- CRA-USF/Advanced, Advanced Clinical Research Associate, University of South Florida
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP), CITI
- BLS, American Heart Association
Affiliations
ANA Member (American Nurses Association)
FNA Member (Florida Nurses Association)
Timeline
Risk Management Specialist
Tampa General Hospital
06.2024 - Current
Clinical Research Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2024
Clinical Research Nurse
USF Health, University of South Florida
08.2021 - 01.2023
Staff Nurse
Global Emerging Diseases Institute, Tampa General Hospital
11.2020 - 05.2021
Shift Leader (Charge Nurse)
University of Tennessee Medical Center
02.2019 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University- Caylor School of Nursing
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-Nursing
East Tennessee State University
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