Provide clinical support for inpatient and outpatients requiring intravenous or other vascular access needs.Serve as expert resource to identify optimal access devices for patients based on history and anticipated short and long term therapy.Peripheral IV, midline and PICC placements using ultrasound and 3CG technology.Implanted port access/deaccess, care and maintenance of all types of central lines with emphasis on prevention of catheter related infections.Provide education to nursing staff, patients and families regarding vascular access devices.

Staff RN in an Emergency Center with 68 patient care areas seeing ~ 64,000 patients each year and designated as a Level III Trauma Center, Level I Stroke Center and Level I Cardiac Center.Assumed RN Lead and Charge responsibilities to ensure patient safety and effective flow.Served as EPIC master user.Precepted student nurses and new graduate/new staff hires.

Provided leadership and management to a 19 bed rural Emergency Department with ~ 30,000 annual patient visits and designations as Level III Trauma Center, Level II Stroke Center and Level II Cardiac Center with reporting to the CNO. Duties included budgetary and regulatory compliance, oversight of patient care including accountability for nursing quality and service, personnel staffing and mentorship. Due to position vacancy during this time, retained the duties assigned to the Clinical and Program Manager.

Clinical Manager:Responsible in conjunction with the Emergency Department Director for daily department operations.Served as liaison between pre-hospital EMS services and department including requested outcome follow-ups for continuing education and performance improvement.Programs Manager:Level III Trauma, Level II Stroke and Level II Cardiac program CoordinatorEnsured collection of trauma, stroke and STEMI patient data; reporting of data to required entities; supervised efforts of two health unit coordinators who served as data abstractors.Ensured successful redesignation for all programs during renewal cycle. ED Continuing Care CoordinatorIdentified heavy utilizers of ER services with chart review and referral to a multidisciplinary team for development of care plans and ensured entry of developed plans into the Emergency Department Information Exchange (EDIE).Educated staff and medical providers on care plan guidelines and utilization.Met with identified patients during department visits to assess patient needs, assisted with referrals to social work or community resources as appropriate.

Maintained ED Trauma, Stroke, Cardiac and Continuing Care programs during Clinical and Programs Manager position vacancy and recruitment search.

Following completion of EMR implementation, returned to duties as Staff RN.

ED Project Lead for Meditech Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Emergency Department Module (EDM) implementation.Responsible for collaboration with contracted consultants, coding of EDM nursing documentation screensProvided weekly progress reports to CNO, IT and ED directors. Developed training plan and educated all ED department staff in use of new electronic charting system through classes and printed documentation.Following the completion of six month primary build and implementation, reported to IT department for two months to provide continuing support for EDM and other projects.

Staff RN in a 19 bed Emergency Department certified as a Level III Trauma, Level II Stroke and Level II Cardiac Center.Served as Meditech Master User during system updates

Independent sales and service representative of computerized rotary and laser engraving systems manufactured by Xenetech USA and Universal Laser Systems.Recruited and managed three independent sales representatives to handle various markets within the sales territory of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana and Alaska.

Assigned to USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) from 1991-1994, forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan from August 1992 until November 1994.Operated online cryptologic communication equipment and automated information systems.Created and documented standard operating procedures for Ship’s Signals Exploitation Spaces, PC to PC message traffic and EMCON procedures.Responsible for rapid dissemination of derived intelligence.Maintained security for classified information and encryption devices.As an E-3, assigned duties of Division Training Petty Officer, a job normally assigned to an E-5, and developed systems to track and document personnel training accomplishments.Received multiple Letters of Commendation during enlistment including Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet (CTF76) for rapid reporting and recovery following communications system failure during hostilities against a US Navy vessel.Honorably discharged from active duty following enlistment.