Expert Details
Clinical Nursing-Adult Health
ID: 735638
Idaho, USA
Expert is currently the Chief Nurse for Specialties; She has oversight of nursing operational processes for OR/PACU/POHA/Cath Lab/Endoscopy as well as specialty clinics including Surgery clinics, RN Pre-Op clinics, Medical Specialty clinics (cardiac, neuro, pulmonary, renal, infectious disease, wound, podiatry, endocrine).
Expert is a certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and has a Masters degree in Nursing Education as well as a post graduate degree.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2013 | Degree: Post Master's Certificate | Subject: Clinical Nurse Specialist-Adult Health | Institution: Idaho State University |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: Masters Degree | Subject: Nursing Education | Institution: Idaho State University |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: Bachelor's of Science | Subject: Nursing | Institution: Boise State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chief Nurse-Specialties | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Oversight and operation of Nursing personnel in Specialties areas including outpatient specialty clinics (urology, ortho, ortho spine, general surgery, vascular surgery, minors, ENT), operating room, ambulatory surgery, post anesthesia care unit, cath lab and cath lab observation unit, endoscopy, and a variety of medical clinics including oncology, cardiac, endocrine, neurology, rheumatology, renal, infectious disease, pulmonary, wound care, and podiatry. Responsibilities included quality improvement/hospital accreditation activities, personnel management, staff orientation and competencies, budget management, service strategic planning, data management, and collaboration with Specialty Service lines. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2015 | Employer: Boise VA Medical Center | Title: Associate Chief Nurse-Education | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Management of clinical education for over 400 nursing employeesCollaborative management of clinical education for 1200 hospital employees. Nursing director of the Simulation lab including construction and accreditation of lab as well as development of simulation curriculum. Program director for both the American Heart Association Programs as well as Training Center Faculty and instructor for both programs. Nursing Service and unit orientations for all nursing personnel Competency development and execution for over 400 nursing employees. Coordinated nursing placements for community universities and colleges as well as affiliation agreements Scholarship program director for facility for local and national scholarships Budget management Grant submissions |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2009 | Employer: Boise VA Medical Center | Title: Staff Nurse-ICU-Telemetry-Med/Surg | Department: Nursing |
Responsibilities:Coordinated patient care nursing team in a variety of settings including Med/Surg, Telemetry, and in ICU. Responsibilities included working as charge nurse, supervision of CNA's, completion of a variety of patient assessments in various patient care settings, administration of unit appropriate medications, use of "smart pump" technology, blood sampling, lab interpretation, administration of blood products, use of advanced critical care thinking, cardiac monitoring and interventions, post operative care, code blue team support, and extensive patient education. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1996 | Employer: Boise VA Medical Center | Title: Ward Clerk | Department: MAS |
Responsibilities:Transcription of patient medication, lab and xray ordersTelephone and computer work Customer service Data entry Processing of patient requests for reports Reception |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| RN license-Idaho-1996-2021 Clinical Nurse Specialist license-Idaho-2013-2021 Certification-Clinical Nurse Specialist-2013-2023 Certification-Nurse Executive-2018-2013 ACLS Certified exp 2021 BLS Certified exp 2021 |