Professional Experience

 

Job Position: Clinical Nurse Educator-Pediatric Intenstive Care Unit

Employer: Children’s Hospital

                  8200 Dodge St

                  Omaha, NE 68114

March 2015-present

 

Responsibilities:

• Assumed primary responsibility for creating and implementing a new orientation program assigned for staff in the unit with unit specific skills as a primary focus utilizes multiple teaching methods

• Evaluates nursing care given to the critical care pediatric population and provides guidance to management, staff, and physicians.

• Provides coaching and mentoring to staff and serves as a resource and clinical expert regarding patient care education

• Identifies needs, plans, and implements educational programs within specialty areas for staff, patients, and/or community

• Serves in a consultative role within the hospital and community

• Utilizes critical inquiry/research to contribute to nursing’s body of knowledge and improvement of nursing practice

• Serves as a leader in the development and attainment of area and organizational goals

• Demonstrates professional development to define, refine, and refocus the CNE role.

• Coordinates orientation process for staff

 

Job Position: Nebraska Methodist College Adjunct Faculty

Employer: Nebraska Methodist College

January 2016-present

 

Responsibilities:

• Serve as an educator of normal and abnormal health assessment of clients across the life span

• Serve as a mentor for the pediatric clinical practicum experiences.

• Encourage the development of interview, inspection, palpation, and auscultation skills

• Facilitate hands on experience, application, and integration of theory content and critical thinking skills in lap practicum experiences.

• Utilize multiple instructional methods to promote active student centered learning

•  Demonstrate appropriate communication techniques in the provision of professional nursing with clients across the lifespan.

• Incorporate growth and development into a framework of nursing care across the life span

 

 

Job Position: Nebraska Methodist College PALS instructor

Employer: Nebraska Methodist College

March 2016-present

•  Provides guidance, support, and structure to the learning process of Basic Life Support

     (BLS/Advanced Life Support (ALS).

• Maintains educational standards set by the American Heart Association and outline policies and procedures of the Community and Technical Colleges (CTC) and those set forth by Nebraska Methodist College (NMC).

• Demonstrates appropriate and professional role modeling to facilitate learning in the

  classroom setting by demonstrating professional behavior at all times.

• Communicates effectively with participants, peers and supervisor utilizing effective

  communication, conflict resolution and problem solving skills that promotes an

  environment of cooperation.

• Assists and mentors Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Life Support (ALS) Instructors

  to allow for continued professional growth. 

 

Job Position: Nebraska Methodist College Undergraduate Nursing Student Tutor

Employer: Nebraska Methodist College

August 2014-present

 

Responsibilities:

• Actively and attentively listen to the students to better understand the nature of their difficulties with course material

• Explore, encourage, and respect the individuality of my student’s unique learning styles

• Ask questions to help students clarify and focus their thoughts, understand the material, and identify and understand errors in their work or thinking

• Suggest, demonstrate, or model techniques students can use to use in their own work

• Discuss course content and work problems or questions as examples

 

 

Job Position: Emergency Department/Trauma RN

Employer: Children’s Hospital

                  8200 Dodge St

                  Omaha, NE 68114 

June 2010-March 2015

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Achievements:

• Relief Supervising Charge Nurse

• Primary Precepting nurse to new employees and students

• Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN)

• ENPC and TNCC certified

• PALS and BLS certified

 

      Responsibilities:

• Patient and family education of prevention and treatment of illnesses and injuries

• Apply nursing theory and principles to holistically care for patients

• Conduct age specific assessments, create individualized care plans, and record medical history for specific patients.

• Perform various tasks/skills (IV's, phlebotomy, Foley catheterization, NG placement, medication administration, sedation monitoring)

• Thorough primary and secondary assessments of trauma patients

• Provide emotional support and strive to be an advocate

• Strong communication and delegation skills

• Promote patient safety and ensure confidentiality

 

Job Position: RN at Children’s Home Healthcare

Employer: Children’s Home Healthcare

                 7815 Farnam Dr.

                 Omaha, NE 68114

May 2010-September 2010

 

Achievements/Responsibilities:

• Acquired a knowledge of developmental milestones for children

• Learned how to work as a team with other healthcare professionals

• Developed a passion for being an advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves

• Serve as a patient advocate and as a support system for families

• Apply nursing theory and principles to holistically care for patients

• Conduct age specific assessments and create individualized care plans and goals for children with complex medical needs.