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Walnut Creek, California, United States

Coordinates the Infection Prevention program activities by providing surveillance, education and expert consultative services relative to the prevention, detection, identification and control of infectious/communicable diseases and healthcare associated infections for acute care hospitals and ambulatory clinics.

Walnut Creek, Ca

1. Assists with clinical oversight for day to day operations to all staff in the ambulatory clinics including Pediatric, Adult Primary, Internal Medicine, Multi-Specialty and Urgent Care Clinics.2. Assists with staff recruitment, hiring, training, e-Learning development, competency and performance assessments.3. Assists in developing, implementing and supporting QI measures.4. Develops, implements and manages clinical programs, projects, policies, procedures and protocols. Management experience includes practice management, oversight of operational initiatives, clinical data auditing, supporting change management, and clinical consultant to practice operations management.5. Coordinates and collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to proactively identify and mitigate quality and safety programs as part of HRO initiatives in the ambulatory clinics.6. Assists with IT development of documentation and workflows. Experience with EPIC, MedTech, and Cerner EMRs.7. Assists with development of risk programs.8. Development of point-of-care waived and moderate complexity testing and QC procedures, training and monitoring of clinical staff.9. Collaborates with Physician leads, Infection Prevention and Employee Health practitioners. Manages the operational components of ambulatory staff training, OSHA compliance and patient care including exposure reporting and monitoring. 10. Responsible for researching, development and implementation of of new services partnering with materials management with clinical equipment, supplies and products.11. Assists with management of medication and vaccine handling, storage, VFC programs, immunization registries, education, staff support and training.12. Assists with development and training of Primary Care Nurse Model. Development of Primary Care and Urgent Care RN programs and care models.13. During Regional Management, responsible for 50 + employees.

San Ramon, Ca

- Expertise in program management, curriculum development, implementation, facilitation and management of educational programs such as General Hospital and Nursing Orientation, Student Orientation, New Grad and Versant programs, Preceptor Program, International Nurse Program, CE Courses, Inservices, mandatory regulatory education, Led QI initiatives, EMR (Cerner) training and Educ. programs for all clinical/non-clinical staff. Accomplished in providing classroom education as well as development of web-based Educ. Programs.- Develops and manages multiple projects, policies, protocols, and Risk/QI tools throughout the Medical Center.- Demonstrates leadership by chairing several hospital committees as well as participating in outside organizations such as CCPS and Hospital Council-East Bay, LEAN Six Sigma leadership group as well as volunteers in community events.- Manages and facilitates education of staff from outside vendors or services such as AHA certification providers to other industry leaders/representatives.- Assists in the development, implementation and validation of all clinical and non-clinical competencies throughout the Medical Center. - Manages 12 nursing clinical/college Affiliation Agreements and oversees students on site.- Assists Education Director and other health system leadership in human resource initiatives, departmental operations. And other initiates LEAN, PI and QM and IC initiatives.- Recipient of Medical Center’s Annual Florence Nightingale and Pillar of Excellence awards. - As staff RN, implemented high quality nursing care in a 12 bed combined ICU/CCU and provided support to team members and others as preceptor, mentor and resource.- As Charge Nurse, demonstrated leadership ability with team building, PI, management of patient care and unit activities.- Developed and taught critical care standards of care, policies and procedures, and protocols.- worked in OR, PACU, Tele, cardiology, cardiac Rehab, ED, ICU/CCU, House Sup.

Berkeley, Ca

- Staff RN in a combined 30 bed ICU/CCU which includes specialties such as cardiovascular, renal transplants, neurological, hematological, and obstetrical care.- As relief charge nurse, coordinated triage and placement of new admissions, transfers and recovery patients. Consistently prepared fair and equitable nursing assignments; taking into consideration patient acuity and staff skill level.- Precepted and mentored BSN students and prepared and delivered in-services to staff.- Staff RN in a 49-bed unit primarily focused on the care of surgical patients, representing a variety of specialties such as orthopedics, neurology, nephrology, urology, vascular, and general surgery.- As Nurse Manager, coordinated care and placement of patients, staffing, employee reviews

Tucson, Arizona

Charge/manager RN & Staff RN in a 37 bed critical care and medical-surgical units specializing in the care of urological and respiratory disorders. Experience included assisting physicians with Bronchoscopies, Thoracentesis, chest tube placement, and management of TURP patients. An essential element was team-leading LVN’s/ CNA’s.

Denver, Co

Staff RN in an academic 40 bed unit specializing in a wide variety of medical/surgical/PCCU areas; including Level I trauma with a specialization in trauma, burn, plastic / reconstructive surgeries, limb reattachment and burn care, including postoperative care of cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, ortho surgeries. Rapid promotions to Charge Nurse, Preceptor, PCCU Manager.

Greeley, Colorado

Worked in a large, regional health system in both inpatient and outpatient areas for 5 years. Some areas of interest were outpatient: Public Health with emphasis on Communicable Disease Research, Women's Health, Geriatric Care with emphasis on Dementia/Alzheimer's care, Home Health with care to Quad/Paraplegic, CP patients. Inpatient experience included Telemetry, Med-Surg, Women's health: GYN & Post-partum and OR Scrub and Circulating.

Bachelor'S Of Science In Health Science, Bachelor’S Of Science In Nursing, Phn, Double Major - Registered Nurse And Public Health

Business Minor Psychology Minor

Clinical Nurse Specialist