Matthew Hodges, Dnp, Rn, Cen Email & Phone Number

Clearlake, Ca, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Nursing leadership in a VA/DoD Outpatient Clinic. Oversight of over 30 nursing personnel, daily workloads, monthly productivity & clinical metrics, and adherence to regulatory agency compliance.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Professional Development Nurse Educator for ED-related clinical staff. - Facilitate and implement classes for nursing development including EKG Recognition, trauma and medical education, and simulation activities. - Assist with hospital-wide clinical nursing education initiatives to meet regulatory requirements. - Work in a collaborative environment and be flexible to adapt to healthcare environment needs.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Serve as Simulation Professional Development Nurse Educator for all clinical personnel within the facility. - Facilitate and implement sections of nursing orientation including Sepsis, trauma and medical simulation education, and Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation proficiencies. - Perform weekly EOC rounds as the nursing representative with the leadership team. - Assist with hospital-wide clinical nursing education initiatives as needed. - Work in a team environment, demonstrate creativity in work, and open to an ever-changing healthcare environment. - Serve in a clinical staff nurse role, as needed, to cover staffing deficiencies.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Plan, coordinate, and collaborate with other health care team members, regarding the activities required to meet the patient’s physical emotional, social and spiritual needs. - Implement nursing care based on desired patient outcomes, customer satisfaction and evidence-based practice. - Participate in and evaluates the results of customer service, data quality, patient safety and performance improvement activities. - Collaborate with other management staff on resource utilization and stewardship and applies sound principles of resource management: manpower, budget, and logistics. - Serve as mentor to health care team members within Cardiology clinic and Cardiac Cath Lab.- Provide nursing care within the Cardiology clinic for multiple tests and procedures.- Cardiac nurse in diagnostic and interventional procedures with adult patient populations.- Provide moderate sedation for all clinical patient procedures maintaining patient sedation and hemodynamic stability.- Maintain all certifications necessary to provide safe and effective patient care.- Actively involved with departmental and organizational PI Committee; provide strong contributions quality improvement while complying with Joint Commission Standards.- Exhibit self-motivation and commitment to all patients, Providers, and professional peers.- Involvement in local and national chapters of American Association of Critical Care Nurses and Emergency Nurses Association.

Washington, Dc, Us

Didactic and Clinical Educator for Practical Nursing program.• Senior level didactic and clinical Instructor.• Serve as Senior Coordinator providing oversight of all academic and clinical needs of all senior level students.• Overall supervision for the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of various comprehensive, didactic modules. • Academic/Clinical instructor.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Performed diagnostic care, including assessments of patients while giving various medical, surgical, and/or trauma nursing care.• Served as a clinical educator/preceptor for new employee orientation to staff. Provided periodic educational classes to all clinical/nursing staff.

Washington, Dc, Us

Performed diagnostic care, including assessments of patients while giving various medical, surgical, and/or trauma nursing care.• Served as relief Charge Nurse, responsible for 22 bed unit and patient care services.• Provided ongoing communication between physicians, staff and patients while managing department patient flow and through-put.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

- Relief staff nurse in various Emergency Departments for the Centura Health System Regional float Pool throughout Colorado. - Beginning 10/01/09, served as permanent staff in a local Centura Emergency Department at St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, CO.- Perform diagnostic care, including assessments of patients while giving various medical, surgical, and/or trauma nursing care.- Served as a preceptor for employee orientation to new staff.- Actively involved in Penrose-St. Francis Nursing Practice Council and Emergency Services Clinical Practice Committees.- Served as Charge Nurse, responsible for 22 bed unit and patient care services.- Provided communication between physicians, staff and patients while managing department patient flow and through-put.

Aurora, Co, Us

- Ensured quality nursing care to various patient populations in the Emergency Department.- Diagnostic care and assessments of patients while giving various medical, surgical, and/or trauma nursing care.- Developed protocols for transport of critical patients to Memorial Central or other appropriate facility and served as primary educator for other transport nurse personnel.- Clinical Coordinator in Medical/Cardiac Department handling daily floor operations and multiple tasks including quarterly PI project data review direct reports with staff, and assisting Director with unit management.- Education to staff nurses, including 12 lead EKG, cardiac medication knowledge and patient care & patient safety.

- Provided air transport of various critical care, medical, surgical and trauma patient populations; served in Chinle, AZ and Alamosa, CO bases.- Provided critical care nursing care following medical protocol to maintain stable patient care while working in air ambulance/patient transportation environment.- Maintained and tracked the required certifications/license; safety training and aviation safety.- Maintained all devices, high tech equipment and supplies used by flight personnel.- Acted as a liaison between flight medical professional and customers.

Dnp, Nursing Executive Leadership

Master'S Of Science In Nursing, Nursing Education

Bachelor Of Science In Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse