Allison Romain-Dika, BSN, RN

Experience

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  ISU Controllers Department

  Nov 2001 - Jan 2006

  Office Assistant

  Data Entry; Opening and distributing mail; Verifying vouchers and documents; Proofing invoices; Training new student employees

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  Rosedale Youth Shelter

  Feb 2003 - Feb 2004

  Relief Worker

  Supervising activities and daily living for children ages 10-17; Leading communication and life skill building activities; Documenting daily occurrences; Performing daily medication counts; Preparing meals

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  Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2009

  AmeriCorps VISTA/Program Developer

  Community outreach; Program facilitation: Parenting classes, Family Nights, After-school Activities, Computer Lab; Collecting and analyzing surveys and assessments; Effectively communicating with staff to coordinate deadlines

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  YMCA of Greater Seattle

  Sept 2007 - May 2008

  Assistant Program Supervisor

  Organize and supervise school-age children in after school activities at the YMCA. Includes teaching Spanish, swim lessons, and other educational and physical activities.

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  Kelly Services at Microsoft

  May 2008 - Sept 2010

  Administrative Coordinator

  Support General managers and team of 100+ employees to ensure deadlines, meetings and project goals of all team members were met.

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  Calero Family

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2011

  Nanny

  Supervising children during the day and evening hours; Providing meals; Bathing and clothing; Homework help; Driving to activities

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  Husky Home Care, LLC

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2012

  Home Care Aide

  ● In-home care. ● Assist client with activities of daily living, light housekeeping, meal preparation ● General transportation ● Daily logging

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  The Caroline Kline Galland Home

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

  Registered Nurse

  ● Provide care of patients in 2 Rehabilitation units and 3 Long Term Care units● Rotate assigned location as needed● Supervise 5-6 NAC staff● Ensure proper use of PPE and hand hygiene at the bedside● Provide treatments, procedures, education, and medications to patients. ● Communicate with other healthcare disciplines including Physician/ARNP, PT/OT, Dietitian, Social Work, and Hospice to ensure holistic and safe patient care● Communicate with Director of Nursing regarding safety and quality assurance Show less

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  Kindred Healthcare

  Apr 2013 - May 2015

  ● Implement a surveillance system for detecting and monitoring hospital acquired and community infections● Ensure compliance to regulatory requirements as stated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, The Joint Commission, Department of Health, OSHA, etc.● Investigate outbreaks or clusters of infections. Monitor, analyze, and interpret microbiology reports and infection statistics, recommend appropriate control measures to prevent dissemination of resistant microorganisms and pathogens● Collaborate with Seattle & King County Public Health and Washington State Department of Health in the prevention, control, and appropriate reporting of communicable diseases● Participate in Infection Control Committee to report relevant and meaningful internal data, to inform key stakeholders on our progress in prevention of all infections, and to collaboratively develop realistic solutions as needed● Report internal data to National Healthcare Safety Network monthly● Consult with physicians, managers, and staff for the management of infectious and/or immunosuppressed patients● Provide physicians and staff with updates on infection prevention policy changes● Participate in ongoing infection prevention educational programs for employees to ensure that current evidence-based practice standards are implemented● Direct all functions of the Employee Health program including Worker’s Compensation. ● Ensure the protection of all staff from communicable disease by implementation of annual TB testing, influenza vaccination, blood borne pathogen education, and provision of relevant immunizations and titers Show less

  • Infection Preventionist & Employee Health Nurse

    Dec 2013 - May 2015

  • Registered Nurse

    Apr 2013 - Dec 2013
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  Virginia Mason Medical Center

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2018

  Infection Preventionist

  • Lead projects surrounding infection prevention practices as needed• Proven success in leading a project which reduced and prevented Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) hospital-wide• Design and provide staff education to all roles regularly and as needed• Review and approve all facility construction projects and emergent, high risk unplanned work• Assure that all regulatory requirements surrounding infection prevention practices are met within assigned areas• Respond to Patient Safety Alerts to provide education and aid in corrective actions• Participate in regular System Wide Action Team (SWAT) rounds in assigned areas• Meet regularly with department leaders to discuss concerns and review department operations regarding infection prevention• Implement an effective surveillance system to detect all hospital acquired infections, including but not limited to CAUTI, CLABSI, VAE, SSI, and LabID• Assure daily implementation of and compliance with isolation precautions• Monitor and track infection prevention compliance with hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, equipment cleaning, and environmental cleanliness• Notify Public Health in a timely manner of all reportable diseases Show less

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  Seattle Children's

  Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

  Program Manager Medication Safety

  • Work with multidisciplinary leadership to develop, implement, and support hospital strategic initiatives to continually improve medication safety practices• Regularly attend and present as needed at Medication Safety Committee and Subcommittees• Teach medication safety principles at monthly Patient Safety Orientation • Create digital and printed materials, Power Point presentations, and other documents to educate and inform healthcare professionals• Daily review of medication-related efeedback events with investigation and escalation of those which were high risk or a concerning trend• Collaborate with patient safety on medication-related safety events and process-improvement efforts• Communicate and collaborate with leadership of various departments to ensure follow up of efeedback events and other system-wide concerning trends• Participate in root cause analysis, apparent cause analysis, FMEA, and A3 development• Co-develop and implement a medication-related simulation scenario to assess current practice and trial new processes with paralytics in the ICUs• Assess and collaborate to bring safer medication-related products and practices in-house per the ISMP Targeted Best Practices, i.e. EnFit connectors, paralytic medication labels, vincristine administration IV bags• Visit departments weekly to assess medication safety practices and the physical environment to gain knowledge and assist in improvements where needed Show less