Nicole Waguespack

Experience

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  Touro Infirmary

  Nov 1997 - Dec 1998

  Registered Nurse

  Provided nursing care, education, support & comfort to patients as staff RN. Patients included head injury, stroke, paraplegic, mobility impaired and hematology/oncology.

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  Children's Hospital New Orleans

  Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

  Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse

  Transport Coordinator and charge nurse for 23-bed PICU. Provided care & treatment for critically ill children while performing multiple simultaneous tests in a high stress environment. Primary expertise was post-operative cardiac patients. Provided education and support to patient family.

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  Cross Country Medical Staffing Network

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2000

  Registered Nurse

  Staff RN provided care & treatment to hospitalized children, adjusting to unfamiliar routines & new environment with minimal orientation. Provided parents and family with education and support. Specialized in family tracheotomy education program. Also floated to NICU. Full-time job offer at end of travel contract.

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  Children's Hospital New Orleans

  Sept 2000 - Apr 2002

  Critical Care Registered Nurse

  Provided care & treatment for critically ill children while performing multiple simultaneous tests in a high stress environment. Primary expertise was post-operative cardiac patients. Provided education and support to patient family.

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  Chamberlin Edmonds

  Apr 2002 - Aug 2002

  Disability Specialist

  Assisted patients in applying for Social Security Disability, while recovering un-paid medical bills for Baton Rouge General Hospital. Worked closely with Social Workers, Case Managers & Physicians in determining patients needing assistance as well as discharge assistance. Recovered over $2,700,000.00 in approved accounts in 9 months. Maintained and followed-up on a client list of over 140 patients, totaling over 225 hospital accounts. Disciplined to work unsupervised, with direct manager in Georgia Show less

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  GSK

  Aug 2002 - Aug 2004

  Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

  Promoted Coreg, Avandia and launched Avandamet to Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Endocrinologists & Cardiologists. Established, built and maintained great relationships with physicians and co-workers through teamwork. Exhibited excellent analytical & organizational skills in developing a territory. Annual performance ratings met and exceeded each year. 2003 Absolute Team Player Spirit Award (GlaxoSmithKline) 2003 Q2 MVP All-Star Team Mid-South Region (GlaxoSmithKline)

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  Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

  Jan 2005 - May 2005

  Pediatric Registered Nurse

  Collaborated with Pediatricians, Intensivist and Pediatric Residents to provide specialized medical care of pediatric patients. Mentored student nurses on rotation and educated parents, especially those with Asthma. Participated in 3-person unit review committee to determine issues and find solutions.

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  PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA

  Dec 2005 - Jul 2006

  Registered Nurse

  Provided nursing care for medically and physically challenged children in the home environment. Provided education to patients, parents, teachers, and therapists in order for patient to receive the proper care at home.

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  GSK

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2006

  Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

  Contract sales force representative for Metairie, Louisiana. Promoted Advair, Requip, and Avodart to Family Practice and Internal medicine physicians. Met expectations in training, achieving 98% or above on the science exam and all three product exams.

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  CardioDynamics

  Dec 2006 - Dec 2007

  Clinical Application Specialist

  Provided BioZ education to Family Practice, Cardiologist, Intensivist and nurses. Met and exceeded sales goals each quarter.

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  Martin Ecosystems

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2023

  President

  Award winning start up company manufacturing environmental water treatment and coastal products. Integrator and manager of day to day business operations. Manager of special projects, legal/patents, marketing and product research.

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  Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  Sept 2023 - now

  Clinical Research Specialist II