Experience

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  Us army

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2010

  Black hawk helicopter crew chief

  Completed over 250 combat missions and logged over 700 combat flight hours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom without accident of incident Conducted extensive safety inspections and developed the first company safety program.Transported and communicated with a variety of individuals in various departments including C.I.A, F.B.I, Politicians, and Commanding Generals Team leader and fiscally responsible for 3 UH-60 Blackhawks totaling 18 million dollars

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  Wesley medical center

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  Guest services volunteer

  Provided various services such as customer service through way finding, gift shop delivery, and patient transportation.

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  Robert j dole va medical center

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

  Student nurse tech

  Worked under the supervision of an RN providing bedside care, treatment and clinical documentation on the medical-surgical floor. Proficient in placement of Foleys, IVs, Nasogastric tubes, blood draws, and all other aspects of nursing care. Facilitated admissions, discharges and transfers; prepared chart notes and other documentations; and participated on interdisciplinary team

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  Via christi health

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Registered nurse

  Assured that effective, quality, outcome-focused nursing care was delivered Developed individualized plans of care in collaboration with the resident/responsible party and interdisciplinary care team Implemented the plan of care consistently, effectively and cost efficiently with focus on resident-centered outcomesWork in collaboration with physician and/or other health care professionals by sharing information relevant to changing plan of care

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  Robert j dole va medical center

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2016

  Registered nurse

  Assumed responsibility in assigning tasks, preparing schedules, and managing admissions and discharges as rotating charge nurse Obtained training within different departments encompassing Medical-Surgical, Step-down Unit, and Emergency Room departments Delivered exceptional care to a wide variety of patient populations and acuity such as cardiac, endocrine, respiratory, behavior health, and surgical patients

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  Wesley medical center

  Jul 2016 - Apr 2019

  Fulfill key responsibilities including payroll management, schedule balancing, and patient experience Demonstrate leadership skills in supervising 70-80 direct reports on a 36-bed unit Coordinate with nursing director and senior management in driving mission values and strategic planningCareer Highlights: Earned the Unit of Distinction award in 2017 and 2018 for ranking in the top 10% of acute care units in 178 hospitals nationwide Led efforts in implementing optimizing daily documentation and prevention of CAUTIs across the hospital by developing a process called Tube Time, subsequently boosting documentation from 50% to 99% and resulted in 0 CAUTI to date on unit Significantly increased overall employee satisfaction to 88% and decreased total first year RN turnover from 45.2% to 0% Established a leadership structure in unit, consequently enabling improvement in quality and support for frontline nurses Served as driving force in the creation of tele-tracking process which saved cost by decreasing misplaced tele-monitor packs throughout the hospital (seven units in service line) Streamlined electronic on-call signups for staff by partnering with the central market manager in improving Wesley Medical Center’s process Received the first annual Great Catch award for suggesting an improvement process that was implemented to remove foleys before leaving the intensive care unit (ICU) Show less

  • Nurse Manager

    Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Interim Manager

    Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Assistant Nurse Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
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  Hca healthcare

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2017

  Hurricane harvey volunteer

  Volunteered to deploy with healthcare group to provide relief for staff affected by the Harvey. Spent two weeks in Tomball, Texas providing nursing support and leadership relief.

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  Healthtrust workforce solutions

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  Traveling interim leader
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  Emerald health services

  Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

  Traveling interim nurse leader icu

  Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. Supervises a single unit (12 hours) of approximately 20 - 30+ employees.Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. Show less

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  Amn healthcare leadership

  Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  Traveling interim nurse leader cvicu

  Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. Supervises a single unit (12 hours) of approximately 20 - 30+ employees.Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. Show less

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  U.s. department of veterans affairs

  Oct 2023 - now

  Nursing officer of the day

  exercises professional judgment in all situations relating to patients and personnel, during their tour of duty. The NOD participates in the implementation and evaluation of medical center goals and standards of care. He/she is accountable for adhering to established policies, standards of care and standards of practice; demonstrating leadership in improving nursing care; and the administration, management, supervision and evaluation of both nursing care and nursing personnel on his/her designated unit and as assigned for the medical center on the off tours, weekends, and holidays. He/she demonstrates, promotes, creates and ensures a culturally diverse workforce in which the values and needs of all individuals are respected. He/she provides an environment that fosters employees to perform to their full individual potential. The NOD participates in the interviewing process for staff selection, fact finding, counseling staff and evaluating staff performance. The NOD responsibilities include bed management, staffing management, and leadership support to all of nursing, demonstration of knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate and maintain care appropriate to the age-related needs of patients served. This includes understanding changes associated with aging and principles of growth and development relevant to adult and geriatric population. Show less