Taylor Townsend, MSN, RN, CPN

Experience

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  Centura Health

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Provided nursing care in a Level III NICU, including family-centered education, preparation for discharge, communicating with the care team and coordinating of collaborative care • Provided nursing care in a Level III NICU, including family-centered education, preparation for discharge, communicating with the care team and coordinating collaborative care • Provided nursing care in a Level II trauma center for adult patients with an array of conditions across the adult population spectrum, including education, coordination of care • Efficiently transported patients throughout the hospital for tests and procedures, coordinated the patient fall response team, and coordinated with nursing to provide patient care

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse (PRN)

    Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse

    Jul 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Registered Nurse - Medical Cardiac

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Certified Nursing Assistant - Transport

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
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  Children's Hospital Colorado

  Feb 2019 - now

  ● Works with the Trauma Medical Director and oversees multiple team members to continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve the hospital’s Level II Trauma Program● Maintains the hospital’s trauma registry, trauma policies and practices, oversees and is responsible for the Trauma Program and delivery of trauma-related care to patients at a designated trauma center ● Assists in developing, implementing, and evaluating departmental, divisional, and organizational goals through participation in quality improvement and research activities● Manages the injury prevention program, performs community-based education regarding trauma care and injury prevention, and coordinates patient care management cross the trauma continuum of care Show less • Sedation Committee co-chair; oversee our procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) service from a regulatory and nursing perspective, maintain our PSA database, lead process improvement projects to improve the quality and safety of patient care, conduct research including leading a large secondary data analysis project to better understand this patient population, perform system-wide education, and update and maintain PSA policies and educational modules • Implement, maintain, and oversee the use of metrics for monitoring, measuring, and coordinating activities system-wide with a specialty in sedation compliance• Develop data collection plans; conduct measurement system analysis and analyzing, interpreting and summarizing data sets to support root cause analysis and to demonstrate improvement.• Establish appropriate control plans based on assessments; analyze existing policies, procedures, metrics and practices and collaboratively explore alternatives or solutions• Lead and coordinate survey preparation and readiness assessments, data collection of compliance with standards and regulations, and provide project management as needed through compliance processes • Lead creation and updating of Tableau dashboards to transparently track documentation compliance Show less

  • Trauma Program Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance Specialist

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Registered Nurse - Pre/Post/PACU

    Feb 2019 - Sept 2021
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  UCHealth

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  Graduate Healthcare Informatics Intern

  • Identified a process improvement need for refining the Nursing Acuity Score (NAS) tool• Developed the project proposal, formally presented this to stakeholders and presented EBP and end-user feedback to support this project• Independently performed gap analyses, data collection and analytics, compiled and communicated reports for upper-level informatics professionals• Established a focus group, collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, conducted EHR testing and validation, communicated continuously with end-users and analysts, and completed educational materials for end-users regarding the updated NAS tool Show less