- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of nursing, and ancillary staff- Maintain communication between ED, hospital administration, medical staff, and department heads- Attend department manager meetings and coordinating interdepartmental functions- Work with ED Medical Director to assist with on-boarding on new ED Physicians- Develop and review ED policies and procedures- Develop, implement, and monitor performance improvement projects- Directed the ED through successful Joint Commission and State surveys- Work with Studer Group / Huron to provide staff education to improve our patient's experience

- Assume full nursing responsibility for the delivery of care to all patients in the Emergency Department- Evaluate staff performance and makes necessary changes to increase productivity and quality of care delivered- Support the policies/procedures and goals/objectives of Acadian Medical Center in an attempt to provide quality patient care in a cost-effective manner

- On site management of Medical Surgical Unit, ICU, Labor and Delivery Unit, Surgery and Emergency Department - Management of staff, patient ratios

- Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Acadian Medical Center - Eunice, LA

- Involved in patient care management and direct patient care as a registered nurse- Create and maintain care plans for all patients assigned to my care- Communicate with physicians regarding pt status, medications and orders

- Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department of Opelousas General Hospital

- Assisted information technology staff with hardware, software, and user support- Worked as the Coordinator of Instructional Technology during the summer semester in 2008

- Responsible for computer, and network hardware, and software planning, installation, and maintenance- Provide second level helpdesk support for network users- Responsible for systems security, including anti-virus and intrusion detection software- Install and configure Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers- Implemented a Microsoft Software Update Server to provide automated patch maintenance for our Microsoft client computers

- Highly involved in administrative planning and implementing of campus information and network technology- Install, configure, and maintain Windows NT, and Windows 2000 server computers- Involved in planning and implementing our Windows 2000 Active Directory structure- Designed and currently maintain a web page for student lab assistants to use to solve and report computer, printer, and network problems in campus computer labs- Install and maintain computers in eight computer labs, all connected to our local area network and the Internet- Prepare and lead training sessions for faculty and staff on how to use the technology resources available on campus- Directly assist non-technical personnel with computer hardware and software problems, including problems and questions concerning Microsoft Office- Lead continuing education classes: Basic Computer Skills, and Introduction to the Internet- Served as a member of the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunities committee- Served as a member of the Budget Review committee- Served as Chairman of the Staff Senate