Experience

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  Missouri baptist medical center

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  Critical care registered nurse, rn

  Work in a multi-disciplinary department as scrub nurse, circulator, monitor, prep and recovery room for procedures including elective and interventional cardiac catheterizations, VAD, balloon pumps, ECMO, TAVR, CTO, TEE and electrophysiology studies. Chair of Joint Practice Council, member of Nursing Practice Council, Patient Satisfaction Committee and Education Committee. Implement and manage AMI data registry. Prepare and present statistical reports for program improvement. Preceptor/educator for professional staff including nursing, radiology techs and first responders. Chair of Joint Practice Council, member of Nursing Practice Council, Patient Satisfaction Committee and Education Committee. Show less

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  Ssm health saint louis university hospital

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Performance improvement - cardiology

  Design, produce and evaluate cardiac program for cardiac accreditation. Execute Lean projects, root cause analysis and action plans to improve quality, clinical outcomes and optimize service line efficiency. Restructured cardiac rehabilitation order set and protocol resulting in 40% increase in patient referrals. Redesigned telemetry monitoring process to improve throughput and increase bed availability. Reduce excess heparin usage by analyzing workflow and evaluating evidence based practice, resulting in meeting national benchmarks, improving point of care and enhancing patient outcomes. Principal investigator of published case study. Guest speaker at annual St. Louis University Hospital Trauma Symposium. Show less

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  Bjc healthcare

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  Oversee client care for acute coronary syndrome that is provided by a number of different disciplines and provided in different settings throughout the continuum of care. Advocate for professional and interdisciplinary teams by leading monthly multidisciplinary performance improvement meeting. Educator – organize and provide community and provider based educational in-services, events, web-based modules and educational materials for ongoing acquisition of evidence based knowledge. Organize and execute annual regional Heart symposium. Key speaker at St. Louis Regional AACN conference. Show less

  • Clinical Programs Manager

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Cardiac Program Coordinator/Educator

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Covenant health

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Quality manager

  Direct and manage quality teams, infection prevention, medical staff office/credentialing, risk management and regulatory compliance. Optimize quality of care across all departments through data driven analysis and clinical performance reviews.

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  Roane state community college

  Aug 2021 - now

  Assistant professor of nursing