CASSANDRA MORELOS PHD MSN

Cell: 757-***-****

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Ambitious Advanced Practice Nurse who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key clinical initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by developing and motivating skilled professionals, offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills.

High-energy, results-oriented, accomplished leader with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results.

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

Project management Leadership/communication skills Employee relations

Self-motivated

Project Management:

Research and analysis Change implementation Team player

Problem resolution

CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Initiated the Pathway to Excellence journey as Pathway Program Coordinator; performed gap analysis, provided education, implemented initiatives and wrote and submitted to ANCC a 1447 page document about the practice of nurses at our facility

Staff Development:

Launched well-received program of professional development in-services for all staff Created a new method of Grand Rounds to better accomodate staff schedules

Mentored and coached employees resulting in a 500% increase in participation in the Professional Nurse Advancement Program in 18 months

Operations Management:

Consult with colleagues regarding facility-wide clinical transformation initiatives and participate in Bon Secours Hampton Roads Clinical Transformation Implementation and Accountability Committee for the purpose of developing innovative solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER BON SECOURS HAMPTON ROADS

Norfolk, VA

Advanced Practice Nurse

11/2013 to 08/2015

Developed and direct weekly staff education rounds by continually analyzing and identifying existing practice gaps for the purpose of increasing staff knowledge and skills proficiency founded in evidence-based research so that patients may experience improved outcomes

Spearheaded the development of facility-wide shared governance practice council infra-structure and continue to direct initiatives and progress among councils

Developed and continue to write the DePaul Medical Center Annual Nursing Report

Supervise competency development based on needs assessment for facility-wide annual skills fairs and direct skills fairs

Developed and maintain two online nursing sites for delivery of educational material and sharing of current research and staff documents

Directed and facilitated development team for Nurses' Week Assisted in development of and participated in instructing students in the Nurse Internship Program

INTREPID USA

Charleston, SC

Account Executive

01/2013 to 11/2013

Accountable for education and evaluation of patients to provide home health care services for them for the purpose of health promotion and health maintenance.

Provided education and in-services for case managers and physician practices regarding home health care

Graduate Teaching Assistant

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Charlottesville, VA

07/2008 to 07/2010

Taught undergraduate nursing students: (1) NUIP 3410 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice (2) NURS 4007 Ethics in Nursing Practice (3) NUCO 2330 Client Assessment Clinical and (4) NUIP 2240 Life Span Development in online formatted classes through Collab.

ODYSSEY HOSPICE

Charleston, SC

Clinical Liaison

07/2011 to 01/2013

Accountable for education and evaluation of patients for the purpose of providing hospice and palliative care services for them and their families.

Provided education and in-services for physicians and their staffs regarding hospice indicators and service available

Per Diem and Travel RN

SUPPLEMENTAL NURSING AGENCY

Red Rock, UT

01/2008 to 01/2012

Provided care for patients in units including MSICU, Pulmonary ICU, Neuro ICU, ICU, Telemetry and Neuro Step-down in Staff RN, Management and Supervisor roles.

PROGRESSIVE NURSING AGENCY

Springfield, VA

Per Diem and Travel RN

01/1999 to 01/2012

Worked as Supervisor, Manager and Staff RN, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including Med-Surg/Oncology, PCU, Stepdown, Telemetry, Post Cardiac Cath, Post Cardiac Surgery, Neuro and Cardiac ICU

Study Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Charlottesville, VA

01/2010 to 12/2010

Accountable for the development of evaluation instruments

Planned for, implemented and maintained study data collection Recruited, consented and randomized participants

Managed research staff

Staff RN

MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL

Newport News, VA

06/1998 to 08/2000

Worked as Charge Nurse and Staff RN, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including Labor and Delivery, Post-partum, Nursery, NICU, and OR as Circulating RN for C/S

SENTARA HAMPTON HOSPITAL

Hampton, VA

Staff RN

07/1997 to 06/1998

Worked as Staff RN in ICU Internship, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including ICU, CCU and Telemetry

EDUCATION

PH.D: NURSING

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

2013

Focus: Biomedical Research Ethics Summa cum Laude

MASTER OF SCIENCE: NURSING

2010

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Focus: Health Systems Management

Magna cum Laude

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: NURSING

Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA

Summa cum Laude

Alpha Chi National Honor Society 1995

Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society 1996

SKILLS

1997

Research

Gap Analysis/Needs Assessment Educational Content Development

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat XI Pro

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