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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Serves as a consultant in Women's Health Clinical Management Team (WHCMT), assisting in functions to standardize models of clinical care and reduce unwarranted variation and waste while embedding continuous process improvements. Assist in WHCMT guidance and oversight of implementation of policy and standardization of clinical improvement initiatives for care of beneficiaries who have women's health and obstetric care needs. Identifies and disseminates information pertaining to best practices of high reliability organizations, clinical quality improvement, and obstetric/women's health care and outcomes for MHS beneficiaries. Formulates plans for women's health initiatives, by direction of the Women's Health Clinical Management Team Lead and in collaboration with the Women and Infant Clinical Community. Provides clinical and managerial input into evolving software systems relevant to the medical management of patients with obstetric/women's health conditions. Develops benchmarks and demonstrates the team-building and leadership skills needed to create consensus in developing improvements in medical management and clinical outcomes for patients with women's health/obstetric health needs in the MHS.

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Coordinate all care associated with study visits including scheduling radiological scans, cardiograms, laboratory testing, drug administration and all other required study procedures.Perform ECGs, research lab draws, processing and shipment of samples. Carries out all activities related to study implementation; screening, consenting and enrollment of participants, data collection and abstraction, follow up maintenance, through study close out.Ability to work directly with sponsors and their representatives to ensure that study guidelines are followed, data and source properly collected and recorded in the multiple electronic data capture platforms. Works directly with Principal Investigator, patients and clinical team within the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. Knowledge of coordinating Phase I through IV clinical trials in a high-enrolling environment on multiple studies with various levels of complexity.Assist researchers with protocol development and assuring all pertinent research documentation is complete and compliant with local and federal regulations.

Kanagawa, Japan

Shinjuku, Japan

Facilitates scenarios that help Japanese nurses learn English for the hospital or clinical environment.

Northern California

Antioch, CA - Nurse Manager of Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Level II Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) Units •Supervise 114 personnel including 5 Assistant Nurse Managers, 90 Nurses and 19 Allied Health Personnel •Responsible for strategic operations of the perinatal unit including staffing, finance, educational priorities, human resources actions, compliance and discipline•Develop Initiatives on the unit to promote a culture of safety and to manage budget expenditures:•Implemented a comprehensive unit safety plan covering all three perinatal units incorporating measurable goals and auditing systems to ensure sustainability•Created a tracking mechanism for per diem nurse usage and utilization to decrease overall overtime expenditures •Interface with physicians, midwives and pharmacists on a daily basis to troubleshoot issues, strategize regarding process improvement plans and apply evidence-based decision-making to the provision of patient care Oakland, CA -- Assistant Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery•Supervised 12-15 staff members per shift including unit assistants and obstetrical surgical technicians •Partnered with human resources personnel in the management of hiring and transferring of staff including conducting interviews and completing performance evaluations•Monitored financial performance of the unit through recording of productivity scores and actively managed the costs on the unit through staff flexing or reassignment to training or another unit

Sierra Vista, Arizona

Instructed 8-10 students in clinical practice in medical-surgical, telemetry, progressive care, and intensive care unit environments. Conducted both didactic and hands-on demonstrations of nursing skills for the generalist nurse for 25-30 students. Proficient in use of Microsoft PowerPoint for educational presentations. Facilitated nursing patient simulation scenarios with 8-12 students utilizing both Laerdal and Gaumard realistic patient simulators for complex medical-surgical, pre-/post-operative, and obstetric cases.

West Los Angeles, Ca

Staff Registered Nurse in Labor and DeliveryStaff Nurse for a 150 delivery per month hospital. Directly provided care for low and high-risk deliveries including applying advanced fetal monitoring principles and intervening per AWHONN standards; circulated in cesarean sections and monitored post-operative recoveries.

Honolulu, Hi

Staff Registered Nurse in Labor and DeliveryServed as clinical staff nurse of a level three, 15 bed Labor & Delivery unit in a 231 bed Department of Defense Regional Medical Center. Average monthly census was 215 deliveries and 850 outpatient visits. Provided professional care in accordance with scope of practice, professional Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) standards. As team leader/charge nurse supervised 7-8 registered nurses and support staff. Collaborated with physicians and ancillary services to provide interdisciplinary approach to provision of care. Worked with physician in charge of residency program on simulation of obstetrical emergencies for OB/GYN interns. Member of process improvement and research committees. Taught classes on obstetrical topics for the Army Nurse Corps obstetrics and gynecology training course.

Baghdad, Iraq

Research Nurse and Protocol Development Advisor (PDA) with the Deployed Combat Casualty Research Team (DC2RT), a theater asset charged with overseeing all human subjects research conducted at level II/III medical facilities. Maintained and ensured accurate data collection and follow-up on 7 of 11 active protocols, with an average of 74 data points each. Assisted Principal Investigators (PI) in clarifying research questions, determining study methodology, and ensuring completeness of PI protocol packet for Institutional Review Board review. Managed required PI training and protocol documents and interfaces with the Institute of Surgical Research to ensure all training is updated regularly. Provides education to clinical staff regarding the mission and vision of the DC2RT, and served as a resource for developing research ideas and conducting research in theater. Worked one scheduled shift per week in the intensive care unit, and in the emergency room, and operating room as needed during mass casualty situations.

Staff Registered Nurse in Labor and DeliveryStaff Nurse for a 150 delivery per month hospital. Directly provided care for low and high-risk deliveries including applying advanced fetal monitoring principles and intervening per AWHONN standards; circulated in cesarean sections and monitored post-operative recoveries. Assisted with staff training regarding communication during obstetric emergencies.

Staff Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery Staff nurse for a 450 delivery per month urban hospital with a level three NICU, providing care to low and high-risk obstetric patients. Ensured high quality care and interventions per AWHONN standards; circulated in cesarean sections and monitored post-operative recoveries, independent in triage of patients in both English and Spanish including speculum exams for fetal fibronectin collection, cultures, and limited obstetric ultrasound.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Nursing Science, 3.9

Master Of Science (M.S.), Nursing Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Human Development