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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

• Exemplified flexibility and competence in high-quality patient care in various trauma centers and critical access emergency departments around the country. • Well-versed in numerous charting systems to ensure high quality documentation of care received by patients, including EPIC, Cerner, and AHLTA. • Integrated RN support into hospital systems across multiple emergency departments, catering to diverse needs and sizes within the hospitals. • Supported local hospital policies while providing insight and critiques to enhance in-place systems using diversified experiences. • Bolstered emergency department capabilities with array of trauma nurse certifications, competencies, and high-acuity experience.

• Managed a dynamic team RNs and ER technicians, orchestrating patient flow and care in high-stress emergency situations, while decreasing patient wait-times. • Triaged, assessed, and provided treatment for critical care patients in both adult and pediatric populations in a fast-paced 32-bed ER setting. • Coordinated patient flow within emergency room, allocating resources to triage-specific, fast track, psychiatric, and critical patients during pandemic situations. • Utilized knowledge of ER protocols and clinical expertise to streamline patient movement to maximize patient utilization in city heavily impacted by pandemic.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Provided high-quality patient care within acute-care inpatient medical-surgical oncology floor for 36-bed unit. • Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties in support of nursing staff to maximize patient care. • Commended for chart accuracy, effective team collaboration, patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care.

Offutt Afb

• Designed in-house training plan for substance abuse counselors & PM's; ensured documentation complied with current federal government requirements. • Performed CADC duties, including providing therapy, ordering & interpreting lab tests, monitoring vitals, maintaining tx records, & consulting with physicians. • Developed & standardized substance abuse counseling services as supervisor within 42-staff clinic. Provided ethics training & therapy techniques. • Organized & taught various resiliency & coping skills classes to 17000+ American troops & foreign allies, efforts awarded clinic with "Superior Performer" recognition during Health Services Inspection.

Hanscom Afb, Ma

• Worked as a provider extender, conducted administrative/clinical support and engaged in patient care by conducting triages and mental health intakes, obtaining vitals, administering psychological inventories, consulted with providers, and overseeing clinic flow. • Engaged in outreach and prevention to build resiliency and coping skills for active duty members, families, and allies. • Provided outpatient services to 650+ patients in the New England area. Coordinated emergency transport/residential care. • Conducted 7000+ hours clinical care, 500+ hours direct patient care. Directed clinic procedures, assessments, & testing. • Established clinic as primary tele-psychiatric point of contact for 15000+ beneficiaries in Northeast United States. • Oversaw clinic transition to electronic health records. Converted 600+ records to electronic database.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician, 4.0

Earned CCAF Associates degree while working full time as a mental health technician.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, 3.0

Completed educational requirements to obtain Bachelor's of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology. During this time, I worked.