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Clinical Coordinator: Liaison between Medical Education and Training Campus and six majorDoD/civilian clinical facilities to allow 4200 U.S. Navy Corpsman students annually to receiveclinical training. Division Officer for team of 8 instructors. Subject matter expert for clinicals curriculum. Health and Wellness Promotion Officer. Strategic Goal Committee team lead. Command Evaluation Program team lead.

Registered Nurse, ICU: Responsible for 2-3 intensive care adult and pediatric patients; Rapid Response Team CoordinatorRegistered Nurse, Post-Partum: Charge nurse responsible for 16 bed postpartum unit, 3 RN’s, 4 HM’s. Staff nurse responsible for care of up to 6 couplets. Safety officer and Joint Commission Officer for unit.

Registered Nurse, Complex Limb and Wound Salvage Center: Treated chronic and acute traumatic wounds using advanced wound care interventions. Developed and implemented evidence-based nursing protocols. Led Skin and Wound Assessment Team. Developed multiple nursing educational tools. Worked with DoD joint working group to create and disseminate Operational Wound Care Formulary. Instructor for Nursing Orientation, Nursing Internship Program, and ward in-services.Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse, Medical-Surgical Ward, Bastion Role 3 Hospital, Helmand Province, Afghanistan: Charge nurse responsible for 32 bed unit, 5 nurses and 2 healthcare assistants. Staff nurse responsible for 5-6 post-surgical/medical patients. Pain management officer for ward.Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse, Inpatient Hematology/Oncology Ward: Charge nurse of 12 bed inpatient hematology/oncology unit. Staff nurse responsible for management of 4 oncology and post-surgical patients. Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider. Developed SBAR tool for nurse-to-nurse change of shift turnover. Patient Safety/Joint Commission Officer. Preceptor for new nurses, student nurses, and corpsmen.