WILLIAM T. SMITH
KEESLER AFB
Summary
Dynamic Air Force active-duty nurse with over 18 years of nursing experience and 23 years of service time, including 12 years as a Reserve enlisted. Seeking the role of Course Director to leverage strong leadership skills in team leadership and operation strategy, fostering a high-performing environment and ensuring mission success. Proven track record in delivering exceptional patient care and managing complex medical operations. Dedicated to providing top-quality training and guidance to future healthcare professionals. Committed to continuous improvement, eager to contribute expertise and drive to the success of your organization.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Element Chief/Clinical Nurse – 10 Beds ICU/IMCU
Keesler AFB Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
- Mentored new nursing staff members, fostering teamwork and improving unit efficiency.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends in nursing practice to enhance effectiveness in delivering quality care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
Service Chief, Critical Care – 26 Beds Cardiac Telemetry Unit
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Led 45 joint personnel, oversee supply budget of $758K, handled $2.7M Unit budget, and managed daily 26 bed operations
- Collaborates with 60 plus providers/10 multi-disciplinary teams to optimized care for 3 K Patients
Charge Nurse/Code Blue Nurse/Clinical Nurse, Medical ICU – 12 Beds
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
09.2017 - 09.2020
- Led as Charge Nurse, responded and oversaw Code Blue calls for entire hospital
- Proficient in hemodynamic monitoring (Swan-Ganz PA Catheter), titrating vasoactive infusions, and ventilator management
Critical Care Nurse Fellow, Neuro/Trauma ICU – 48 Beds
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Attended in-depth critical care education course, Level One Trauma & Stroke Center
- Direct management/care of trauma, neurology, cardiovascular, and medically critical patients
- Proficient in hemodynamic monitoring (FloTrac/Virgilio), CRRT (NxStage), titrating vasoactive infusions, ventilator management, and post-pyloric NG tube placement (CORTRAK)
Clinical RN/Shift Lead, – 13 Beds Emergency Room
96 MDG
08.2012 - 08.2016
- Led 16 staff as shift lead for over 3K ER patients
- Duties included triage and management of patient flow during peak periods for a goal of under 5 minutes patient door to provider time for urgent cases
- Collaborated with various other ER professionals to ensure effective patient care
Clinical RN, 10 East Rhodes – Trauma/Neuro Step-down Inpatient Unit – 36 Beds
The Ohio State University Medical Center
07.2007 - 08.2012
- Direct management/care for post trauma and neurological compromise patients
- Cared for post ventilator patients, external fixators, Halos and EVD drains
Education
MMOAS -
Air University
01.2023
Air Command and Staff College -
02.2023
Squadron Officer School -
04.2019
BSN -
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH01.2010
ADN -
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH01.2007
Skills
- Patient management
- Compassionate care
- Health promotion
- Care plan implementation
- Critical care nursing
- Nursing staff leadership
- Unit administration
Date Prepared
02/14/25
Deployment Experience
- 11/21/21 - 05/22, Ground Surgical Team Deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Sole Critical Care RN supporting local operations, participated in joint Ops training with host nation medical forces.
- 03/20/20 - 10/20, Ground Surgical Team Deployed to Al Auidid/Al Taji/Al Asad Iraq. Critical Care Nurse in a six-person team. Forwarded to Al Asad and Al Taji as the only surgical asset in the region.
- 09/20 - 08/22, Ground Surgical Team, RN Team Chief, 316 MDG, JB Andrews, MD. Working with Leadership and UDMs to increase team to 100% capability. Helping with recruitment and supporting new members.
Pme
- 02/23, Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
- 04/19, Squadron Officer School, correspondence
Job Related Education Training
- 11/22, Basic Leadership Airman Skill Training (BLAST), Blended Zoom
- 09/21, Impella 2.5 & Impella CP Patient Management, Online
- 09/21, Intra-aortic Balloon Counter pulsation Therapy, Online
- 09/23, Ground Surgical Team Training Phase II, San Antonio, TX
- 08/23, Ground Surgical Team Training Phase 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- 02/18, Critical Care Air Transport Initial, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- 08/17, Emergency Trauma/Critical Care Nurse Fellowship, Luke AFB/Scottsdale, AZ
- 03/14, Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO), Online
Current National Certification
- 07/17 - Present, Certified Emergency Nurse, 07/28
- 07/18 - Present, Trauma Certified Registered Nurse, 07/2026
- 08/17 - Present, Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), 07/2026
- 10/24 - Present, Trauma Nursing Core Course, 10/2028
- 03/08 - Present, Advanced Life Support Instructor, 05/2025
- 08/09 - Present, Pediatric Advance Life Support, 07/2025
- 07/06 - Present, Basic Life Support, 10/2024
Current Membership Participation In Professional Organizations
- 05/19 - Present, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 07/2025
- 08/17 - Present, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), 08/2023, 12773179
Afscs Held Or Qualified For
- 2017, M46N3E, Critical Care Clinical Nurse, Certified (CCRN)
- 2014, M46N3, Clinical Nurse, Certified Med-Surg Registered Nurse
- 2012, 46N3, Qualified Clinical Nurse
Rank
MAJ
Unit
81 IPTS/SGIC
Personal Information
Branch: USAF
Timeline
Element Chief/Clinical Nurse – 10 Beds ICU/IMCU
Keesler AFB Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
Service Chief, Critical Care – 26 Beds Cardiac Telemetry Unit
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
11.2020 - 08.2022
Charge Nurse/Code Blue Nurse/Clinical Nurse, Medical ICU – 12 Beds
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
09.2017 - 09.2020
Critical Care Nurse Fellow, Neuro/Trauma ICU – 48 Beds
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
08.2016 - 08.2017
Clinical RN/Shift Lead, – 13 Beds Emergency Room
96 MDG
08.2012 - 08.2016
Clinical RN, 10 East Rhodes – Trauma/Neuro Step-down Inpatient Unit – 36 Beds
The Ohio State University Medical Center
07.2007 - 08.2012
Air Command and Staff College -
Squadron Officer School -
BSN -
The Ohio State University
ADN -
Central Ohio Technical College
MMOAS -
Air University
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