Rev Vianna I Witcher-Jones

Experience

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  Officer Indoctrination School, Newport, RI

  Jan 1974 - Feb 1974

  Student
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  National Naval Medical Center

  Feb 1974 - Jun 1976

  Staff Navy Nurse

  Staff Nurse on a multi-service ward

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  Naval Hospital, Rota, Spain

  Jun 1976 - Jul 1978

  Staff Nurse

  Staff Nurse on a multi-service ward

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  Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune

  Aug 1978 - Aug 1982

  Charge Nurse
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  Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA

  Aug 1982 - Aug 1986

  Charge Nurse
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  Naval Hospital, Cherry Point

  Sept 1986 - Sept 1992

  Head, Outpatient Clinics Nursing
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  Fleet Hospital 5

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  CDR at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  In support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

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  DUINS-Medical College of Virginia

  Jan 1993 - Aug 1994

  Graduate Student

  Sigma Theta Tau

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  Naval Hospital, Guam

  Sept 1994 - Sept 1996

  PI Coordinator

  Supervision of PI/RM/TQL, Infection Control, UM, Credentials and Customer Relations Catalytic agent responsible for the command going from a Joint Commission grid score of 79-98Associate Professor at the University of Guam

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  The Joint Commission

  Oct 1996 - Sept 1998

  Navy Fellow

  Third Nurse Corps Officer and First African American to be selected for this prestigious position.

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  Healthcare Support Office

  Oct 1998 - Nov 2000

  Head, Nursing Division/Consultant
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  Coastal Carolina Community College

  Jan 2001 - May 2001

  Clinical Instructor for Nursing Students
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  Camp Lejeune, NC

  May 2001 - Apr 2004

  Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune

  Special Assistant to the Commanding Officer and Executive OfficerPlanned, developed and executed the Command Performance Improvement, Risk Management and Patient Safety Program, which encompassed both inpatient and outpatient medical care.Conducted and prepared internal investigations on potential compensable and adverse/sentinel events.Instrumental in assisting Executive Leadership with the implementation of a Healthcare

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  Naval Hospital, Cherry Point

  May 2004 - Dec 2008

  PI Coordinator

  Special Assistant to the Commanding Officer and Executive OfficerPrinciple advisor to the Military Treatment Facility on all matters pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of an effective quality management program.Directly supervised and managed: Command Management Control, Performance Improvement/Risk Management, Command Inspector General Hotline, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Customer Relations and Professional AffairsConduct internal investigations on potential compensable events, adverse/sentinel events and Inspector General Hotline complaints or concerns and resolved customer concerns.Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for the Command, responsible for coordinating and facilitating improvement initiatives and activities.Instrumental in assisting Executive Leadership with the downsizing of the Naval Hospital to a free-standing outpatient clinic.Planned, developed and executed the Command Performance Improvement, Risk Management and Patient Safety Program, which encompassed both inpatient and outpatient medical care. Show less

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  Fayetteville VA Medical Center

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Staff Nurse at CBOC

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Staff Nurse

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
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  Fayetteville VA Hospital

  Jan 2009 - now

  RN

  Nurse Manager for an active outpatient clinic from 2013-2015

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  FVAMC Jacksonville NC Out patient Clinic

  Jul 2013 - now

  Nurse Manager

  • Supervision and management of three outlying VA clinics.• Oversight of nursing staff, patient intake, documentation, point of care testing and health screening.• Lean Six Sigma process is utilized when planning and coordinating care or processes throughout the healthcare spectrum• Actively mentors, coaches, teaches, and assists patients and staff in all aspects of healthcare, quality, risk management and administration.• Oversight of nursing staff, patient intake, documentation, point of care testing and health screening.• Lean Six Sigma process is utilized when planning and coordinating care or processes throughout the healthcare spectrum.• Conducts clinical tracers in preparation for Joint Commission or IG inspections. Actively mentors, coaches, teaches, and assists patients and staff in all aspects of healthcare, quality, risk management and administration. Show less