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Key Competencies:
- Critical Care Nursing experience for 16 years
- Nursing Supervisory and Management experience for 7 years.
- Experience with development, implementation and evaluation of clinical pathways, standards of care, order sets and clinical procedures/policies/protocols.
- ACLS/BLS trained
- Instrumental in developing, implementing and monitoring clinical indicators for continued stroke certification.
- Certification in Critical Care (CCRN)
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certified (NIHSS)
- Experience writing continuing education courses
- Continuing education lecturing experience
Education:
1990 – RN ADN from Chapman College, Orange Ca.
2003 – BSN from California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson Ca.
2006 – MSN from California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson Ca.
Work Experience:
1990 to 1994 – Critical Care RN at South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Bch. Ca.
Job Duties – Care and management of the critical care patient following the standards of care set for the department.
1993 to present – Critical Care RN, Clinical Nurse Supervisor and Nurse Manager at UCI Medical Center, Orange Ca.
Job Duties – Feb. 1993 to January 1999: I was a clinical nurse in the SICU caring for the high acuity trauma and surgical patient. Experienced with the care and management of the kidney/liver transplant patient, open heart patient and a variety of surgical patients.
January 1999 to December 2002: I was the Clinical Nurse Supervisor for the SICU and was responsible for hiring, orienting and evaluating the nursing staff. As a clinical resource it was my responsibility to assure that the quality of care and patient satisfaction was of high standards. Other job duties included scheduling, payroll, license and competency tracking.
January 2003 to present: I am the Nurse Manager of the Neuroscience Department. This department is comprised of a 7 bed Neuro ICU and 16 bed Neuro Stepdown Unit. I am accountable for the quality, customer satisfaction and financial aspects of the department. I also manage 75 FTE’s and am responsible for the recruitment, retention, turnover, vacancy rates and employee satisfaction in the department. In this role I have also developed and implemented many clinical pathways, protocols and new procedures.
Awards:
2003 ARISE award for “respect” at UCI Medical Center
Personal Attributes:
- Intelligent
- Organized
- Fair
- Hardworking
- Personable
- Sense of Humor
- Strong Leader
- Goal Oriented
- Supportive/Empowering and Encouraging
Membership:
Member of American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Member of the American Asssociation of Neurological Nurses (AANN) | 
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