Experience

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  Taylorville memorial hospital

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2008

  Registered nurse

  Staff Nurse (1995-January 2008)Managed patient health care needs for home care and hospice patients from birth to the geriatric stage, partnering with physicians and area health care provider. Maintained Coordination over the Wee-Care patient program from 1999-2005 (maternal child well baby program).

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  Taylorville memorial hospital

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2009

  Emergency department nurse manager

  Emergency Department/Specialty Clinic Manager (February 2008 – July 2009)Oversaw operations of the Emergency Department and Specialty Clinic. Supervised all aspects of the departments related to patient care, staffing, development and communication of policy and standards, which are appropriate for the community served. Participated in fiscal planning decisions that affected nursing services within each department.

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  St. john’s college of nursing

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Assistant professor

  Assistant Professor (August 2009 – May 2013)Theory and Clinical faculty for senior level medical/surgical courses and co-chair of Complex Medical-Surgical Nursing CourseFaculty and Developer of online course work for RN-BSN programInterprofessional collaboration experiences and simulation development Academic advisorActive participant in committee work

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  Memorial health system (il)

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2021

  Nursing outcomes improvement facilitator
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  Springfield clinic

  Mar 2022 - now

  Operations manager rn