Joyce Frederick Email & Phone Number

Durham, Nc

Surveillance: Use of Access database and electronic medical record to conduct surveillance for community and hospital-associated infections and syndromic surveillance. Applied standardized definitions, perform analysis, graphing, trending and presentation of data to various stakeholders and administration. Reported communicable diseases to local health departments in accordance with applicable laws. Education: Developed and presented education programs for employees, volunteers, patients and visitors using PowerPoint, Outlook, posters, games, fairs, hands on demonstrations, self-study modules and small group discussion as needed to meet objectives. Consultant: Review construction plans, conduct local environment of care (EOC) rounds, conduct EOC evaluation visits to other VA facilities identifying strong practices and areas for improvement. Review facility guidelines for compliance with nationally published standards/regulations. Research: Conduct outbreak investigations, participated in CDC Epi-Aid response to increased community acquired C. difficile infections, co-chaired Nursing Service Research Committee project leading to article publication and was principle investigator at DVAMC for CDC Dialysis Surveillance project.

Administered standardized placement exam for Critical Care, developed individualized orientation objectives based on results, managed computer assisted instruction, self-study, didactic content and precepted practice to meet the staff member's objectives. Evaluated staff Nursing Instructor/Staff Development for MICU/CCU/ER/Dialysis/Medicine and Ambulatory Care members' progress toward goals and developed remedial content as necessary. Instructor for American Heart Association Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPRS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses. Taught didactic and hands on content to national standards. Maintained equipment for courses and administered evaluation/tests per requirements.

Provided direct nursing to a panel of long term chronically ill patients in their homes with emphasis on medication and disease management education and monitoring with the goal of preventing frequent ER visits and acute care admissions

Managed an eight bed Medical Intensive Care unit with 20.6 RN staff. Responsible for staff scheduling, development and evaluation. Collected, collated and evaluated data on patient acuity, staff leave and overtime usage. Elicited support and cooperation from other services for the smooth functioning of the unit. Relocated unit during construction renovations. Implemented living wills and Do Not Resuscitate protocols in unit. Provided direct patient care.

Msn, Nursing

Bs, Biology