LaTonya Ivy

Experience

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  Accredo Healthcare - a Medco Company

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Patient Representative
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  Johns Hopkins Hospital

  Jul 2005 - Nov 2008

  Surgical Transplant Nurse

  ▶I provided leadership as NCIIM and charge nurse, performing patient care in a surgical transplant and vascular/trauma unit. ▶I managed IMC level kidney and liver transplants solo and worked with multidisciplinary teams to provide care. ▶I developed a transplant patient education tool used during weekly patient conferences. ▶I precepted new graduate nurses and nursing students in our unit.

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  Johns Hopkins University

  Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

  Research RN, Diabetes Nurse Educator

  ▶I supported research activities, developed and delivered diabetes management education, and oversaw the creation of inpatient diabetes management protocols. ▶I developed curriculum and communication tools for Diabetes Nurse Superuser “train-the-trainer” program. ▶I acted as clinical facilitator on Education Subcommittee of the Johns Hopkins Glucose Control Committee.

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  Stevenson University

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Clinical Supervisor
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  Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center

  Nov 2010 - May 2018

  RN Diabetes Education Coordinator

  ▶I developed, implemented, and oversaw delivery of diabetes-related education via group and individual Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) classes▶I grew participation at our annual conference 258% within 12 months and secured full grant funding to hold it for 3 consecutive years. ▶I planned, designed, and implemented clinical policies, and also maintained accreditation by American Diabetes Association (ADA) Program Recognition Standards. ▶I led the implementation of data-sharing technology that streamlined our patient intake process and communications. Show less

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  Le Bonheur Children's Foundation Research Institute

  May 2018 - Nov 2019

  Clinical Research Coordinator

  ▶I coordinated research activities for various studies, with primary tasks including management of clinical trials, data collection, and participant communication.

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  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  Aug 2018 - now

  Graduate Student Research Assistant
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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Dec 2019 - now

  Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program Manager

  ▶I plan, develop, and implement new HDPD program initiatives, while also monitoring and evaluating the HPDP program as a whole according to regional and national metrics. ▶I collaborate with multidisciplinary clinician and delivery teams to integrate health promotion and disease prevention within facility programs and clinical care. ▶More recently, I've been serving as project lead for COVID-19 clinics at Portland and Vancouver campuses and coordinating the 2020-2021 Influenza Prevention Campaign, implementing drive-through flu clinics at main campus and outpatient clinics. These two initiatives have served thousands of patients. Show less