Chris Martin Phd, Rn Email & Phone Number

Lieutenant Junior Grade in the USPHS Commissioned Corps Ready Reserve. In the service of health, responding to healthcare events in America and abroad.

Auburn University, Alabama

Developing the next generation of nursing professionals though classroom and clinical instruction.- Course leader and lecturer for the undergraduate pharmacy course, NURS 3210 Clinicalpharmacology- In-hospital Clinical instructor for NURS 3231 Acute Care Across the Lifespan Clinical(Medical/Surgical Nursing) and NURS 4921 Transitions to Professional Practice Clinical- Contributing lecturer in NURS 3630 Professional Nursing Leadership at the Microsystemslevel- Contributing lecturer in NURS 4920 Transitions to Professional Practice- Member of AUSON Admission, Progression, and Graduation committee- Chair of AUSON Committee on Diversity & Inclusion- Faculty senator for College of Nursing- Social media contributor for AUSON and the AUSON Nurse Narrative podcast- Faculty representative on the AUSON Alumni Advisory Board- Member of Auburn University Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Diversity Leaders Roundtable- 2020 Tiger Giving Day Faculty Champion

Birmingham, Alabama Area

- Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL- Plans and directs all nursing personnel - Develops and implements nursing policies, objectives, and initiatives - Reviews nursing department operations to ensure compliance with established standards. --- Ensures that all patients receive the highest quality care - Utilizes extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals - Performs a variety of tasks within the realms of staff development and patient satisfaction. - Provides consultation on complex projects- Collaborates with hospital administration to promote organization-wide educational and training initiatives- Advanced Learning Center administrator- DAISY program coordinator Plans and directs all nursing personnel- Advocates for best practices across the continuum of care Selected as 2018 Non-Clinical Manager of the Year- Serves as staff recruiter, visiting health professions education programs and career fairs- Designed and implemented recruitment strategy that developed relationships with an additional 12 nursing schools, and increased student recruitment interactions by over 200%- Serves as the facility liaison to all area nursing schools- Oversaw the expansion of Alabama Board of Nursing continuing education offerings by 23 courses- Oversees the Staff Lunch and Learn Program - scheduling physician lecturers and applicable vendor sponsors

Birmingham, Alabama Area

- Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, AL- Act as clinical resource, facilitator of learning, and researcher - Monitor the clinical care of cardiac patients - Provides clinical support to improve patient care and patient outcomes- Provides leadership to define and integrate best practice models for designated patient populations- Advocate for best practices across the continuum of care- Serves as a consultant at the departmental, institutional, and system level- Contributes to the multidisciplinary team utilizing clinical expertise and knowledge of care processes- Responsible for maintaining Chest Pain Center accreditation through data collection, process/quality improvement, and staff education - Coordinator of therapeutic hypothermia protocol and data collection of clinical outcomes- Successfully initiated the Impella device program on the Cardiac Intensive Care unit- Supports the expansion of the cardiac service-line by facilitating staff training on new medical devices and procedures- Collaborates with cardiology physician groups to promote best practices

- Responsible for the day to day operations of Hospitalist Services of Alabama (HSA), proudly providing hospitalist coverage to Brookwood Medical Center- Weekly face-to-face with directors/managers of nursing units housing hospitalist patients- Monthly review of expected billings and charge capture reconciliation- Maintenance of daily and monthly patient census databases- Construction and maintenance of database for primary care physician discharge communications- Coordination of bi-monthly hospitalist practice improvement initiatives - Reconciliation of discharged patient charts with hospital medical records department - Ensure patients are properly admitted to the hospitalist service in the electronic medical record- On-boarding of any medical or support staff new to the practice- Engagement with primary care physicians admitting to the hospitalist service- Facilitation of introductions between hospitalists and referring physicians- Manage monthly scheduling of physicians - Communicate call schedule to hospital staff and appropriate answering services- Manage changes in the physician call schedule - Assist with patient hand-off information when necessary- Act as clinical liaison between physicians and non-clinical personnel - Implementation of a daily communication system that allowed both physicians and hospital staff to monitor patient locations and assignments - Responsible for scheduling meetings with various representatives (pharmaceutical, home health / hospice, medical supply, etc.)- Oversaw the conversion of practice billings from ICD-9 to ICD-10

- Provision of patient care in both the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) through focused assessment, intervention, and evaluation- Participated in the multidisciplinary care team in developing effective plans of care for patients with cardiac and circulatory abnormalities - Responsible for implementing the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation in direct patient care- Co-chair of the Brookwood Nursing Quality council. Duties included: furthering shared governance throughout the organization, evaluation of current nursing metrics and best practices, and quality improvement- Cared for patients with cardiac and circulatory issues including but not limited to: cardiac arrest, respiratory distress/failure, STEMI, and post-cardiac catheterization. - Provided care to the post-anesthesia patient in both the Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery settings - Documented patient care via Cerner based electronic health record- Active participant in yearly compliance training- Participant in the Advancing Clinical Excellence (ACE) program- New nurse preceptor- Co-chair of the Brookwood Nursing Quality Council- Co-chair of the Brookwood Post Anesthesia Care Unit Council

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Nursing Education And Administration

Master Of Science (Ms), Nursing Administration

Concentration in Health Systems Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Nursing

Activities and Societies: Camp War Eagle counselor, Student Recruiter, Auburn University Marching Band, Kappa Kappa Psi, Student Nurses.