Fitness Nurse/Life, Wellness and Fitness Coach
Resume:
Beverly Benson
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
Skills • Registered Nurse (TX License)
• Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse
• Certified Personal Trainer
• Certified Master Fitness Specialist
• Certified Group Exercise Instructor
• Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist
• Life Coach (currently Enrolled for Life Strategies Coaching and Design Psychology Coaching Courses)
• Additional Goals:
o Animal Assisted Therapy certification program
o Equine Assisted Learning and Therapy program Certifications
Education California University of Pennsylvania
Aug 2010
• Master of Science in Health Promotion/Exercise Science
Mesa State College
May 1995
• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
Mesa State College
Dec 1993
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience
Health Educator
Army Public Health Nursing
Ft Sam Houston TX
Feb 2012 – Present
Develop and teach community based health education courses for base population to include Active Duty, Dependents, Retirees and Civilian Employees. Coordinate weight management program/education, fitness classes, stress management and healthy thinking programs, yoga, and walking programs/groups.
Track and report data to command for effectiveness of classes, attendance, productivity, etc. Develop and market presentations for various health/prevention/healthy lifestyle topics.
Train/mentor staff in personal training as needed.
Psychiatric Nurse
United States Air Force
August 2008– Dec 2011
Inpatient psychiatric nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX and moved to Brooke Army Medical Center in August 2011. Charge nurse for 18 bed psychiatric unit serving the mental health needs of active duty, reserve, retired military and dependent family members of the United States Armed Forces. Providing safe and therapeutic milieu and educational activities to assist in improving the coping skills and overall mental health of the inpatient population.
Supervise up to three other RN/LPNs and up to 10 Mental Health Technicians. Provide oversight and direction to the Inpatient Process Improvement program and the Nurse infomatics (Electronic Medical Records) tasks. Ensure all paper documents transferred and entered into electronic charting program, ensure flow between documents of important data, and uphold standards of AF, Army and The Joint Commission. Specialized in working with patients with PTSD, Anxiety and Stress related issues.
Health and Wellness Director
United States Air Force
June 2006-July 2008
Provide base wide health education to a population of 27,000 active duty Air Force and Army Personnel, dependent family members and Department of Defense Civilian employees. Taught classes on tobacco cessation, weight management, fitness education, cholesterol and blood pressure control, stress management, and healthy thinking. Provided weekly radio health tips to a population reaching over 200,000 and co-hosted a monthly radio show with health and fitness education. Supervised a staff of 1 exercise physiologist, 1 diet tech, 1 dietician, 2 medical technicians.
Psychiatric Nurse
United States Air Force
July 2004-June 2006
Single nurse at a busy outpatient Mental Health clinic serving a base populace of 27,000. Provided medication education, supplemented 2 physician’s workloads with refilling medications, per protocol, patient callbacks, booking appointments, teaching education classes. Provided assistance to 2 psychiatrists, 2 psychologists and 1 social worker through chart review and termination of records, telecom triage, and patient education. Best Practice program co-creator for combat stress pre and post deployment briefings.
Family Practice Nurse
United States Air Force
Mar 2002-July 2004
One of 8 nurses in busy family practice clinic serving a population of 60,000 active duty, retiree and dependents in Northern California. Provided patient education, telephone triage, appointment booking and medication management for patient’s impaneled to assigned team.
• Further experience information available on request.
• Nursing license is current, but still in previous married name of Thomas
Future Education Plan:
• Certifications as stated above
• Rosetta Stone Spanish
• Willing to obtain others as needed
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