Brandy Benedict, Dnp, Mn, Rn Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

*Perform comprehensive health assessments of incarcerated individuals*Provide risk reduction and health promotion education and community resources*Coordinate multidisciplinary management of incarcerated clients, including promotion of client self-health management and engagement in the healthcare system*Provide direct and indirect care

Portland, Oregon Area

• Accountable for supervising day-to-day operations of a multidisciplinary team; combined operational and clinical strategies to support care coordination across health systems for complex dual-eligible (Medicare & Medicaid) CareOregon members transitioning between care settings• Contributed to programmatic development, process and quality improvement, integration, and multidisciplinary collaboration within Population Health Partnerships and with other CareOregon programs and… Show more • Accountable for supervising day-to-day operations of a multidisciplinary team; combined operational and clinical strategies to support care coordination across health systems for complex dual-eligible (Medicare & Medicaid) CareOregon members transitioning between care settings• Contributed to programmatic development, process and quality improvement, integration, and multidisciplinary collaboration within Population Health Partnerships and with other CareOregon programs and departments• Established relationships with community partners and promoted collaboration; participated in the Portland-area Transitions of Care Collaborative• Hired and on-boarded 6 program staff; developed and implemented program orientation and mentoring Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

Provided direct and indirect patient care to incarcerated persons through use of the nursing process. Coordinated multidisciplinary management of a group of clients, with emphasis on promoting client self-care responsibility and managing their own health care needs.

Vancouver, Washington

Provided nursing supervision, learning facilitation, and practice evaluation of 5th quarter nursing students on adult medical-surgical acute care units.

Responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through implementation of the Professional Practice Model, reflective practice, evidence-based standards of care, and case debriefs. Functioned as a clinical resource, conducted and facilitated patient care consultation in conjunction with direct care nurses, and provided resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes.

Emergency Department RN 8 years totalONA-Providence Communication Liaison January - November 2009

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

*Temporary position, returned to ER position*• Managed competing interests of multi-stakeholder initiatives, including nurses and leadership at St. Vincent Medical Center, ONA labor staff, and the employer; participate in labor-management work groups to address operational concerns including patient care delivery, professional development, and the work environment• Directly responsible to over 500 bargaining unit members for practice, contract, and workplace questions and concerns;… Show more *Temporary position, returned to ER position*• Managed competing interests of multi-stakeholder initiatives, including nurses and leadership at St. Vincent Medical Center, ONA labor staff, and the employer; participate in labor-management work groups to address operational concerns including patient care delivery, professional development, and the work environment• Directly responsible to over 500 bargaining unit members for practice, contract, and workplace questions and concerns; represented bargaining unit members in investigatory and disciplinary meetings; researched practice and workplace issues • Recruited, developed, and mentored twenty nurses to serve as unit representatives and resources for their colleagues; planned and implemented quarterly trainings for 50 unit representatives; recipient of ONA Internal Organizing Award Show less

Acute Care Float Pool

Post-Masters Doctor Of Nursing Practice (Dnp), Winner: Outstanding Dnp Student Award, Wsu College Of Nursing

Activities and Societies: 3.97 GPA *Not a nurse practitioner* Focuses on the health of populations, with a background in health policy.

Hatfield School Of Government: Graduate Studies In Public Administration, Budgeting & Policy

Master Of Nursing (Mn), Community-Based/Population-Focused Nursing, 3.96 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Social Sciences

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)