Nurse Manager
Resume:
Resume
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Rebecca (Becky) J. Richards, RN, BSN, MSN
Park City, UT 84098
435-***-**** cell
*********@*****.***
Objective
To obtain full-time work related to the medical industry/nursing in the
areas of management, education, marketing, public relations, or government
relations.
Career Accomplishments
. Earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees with a focus
on nursing administration, research, and education
. Experience in clinical, triage, and public health nursing
. Served as government relations specialist and lobbyist with success in
national and state level influence over law makers toward positive
change for health care and the nursing profession
. Candidate for Utah House of Representatives and two-term delegate for
the state of Utah to the national association that influences federal
laws.
. Proficient in making presentations at conferences, teaching, writing,
guest appearances and conducting radio and television interviews
. Served as campaign manager for candidate who won a national
association board position
. Marketed and served as sales representative for a private nation-wide
university undergraduate and graduate programs and was promoted to
chair the programs due to my leadership and ability exceed student
recruitment numbers
. Served as Director of Education and developed and implemented an
associate degree in nursing program for a private college including
curriculum development and design of a fully simulated clinical
laboratory for Utah and Minnesota campus locations.
. Developed, designed and implemented an online graduate MSN and RN-BSN
programs for a national non-profit university using psychometrics as
the primary curriculum approach to competency based learning.
. Served as a Clinical Liaison for a long-term acute care hospital with
experience in marketing and patient-family-hospital communications and
an emphasis on clinical knowledge.
Employment History
2008 - Present Utah Valley Specialty Hospital
Position: Clinical Liaison
306 West River Bend Lane
Provo, UT 84604
Reference: Brad Miner, Director of
Business and Marketing
2006 - 2008 Western Governors University
Position: Nursing Program Coordinator
4001 South 700 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Reference: Sandra Wise, Director
2003 - 2006 Utah Career College
Position: Director of Education and Corporate Director
1902 West 7800
South West Jordan, UT 84099
Reference: Nate Herrmann, Campus Director
*********@***************.***
1995- 2003 Utah Nurses Association
Position: Government Relations Specialist/Lobbyist
4505 South Wasatch Blvd., Suite 290
Salt Lake City, Utah 84124
Reference: DaNece Fickett, RN 801-773-
3339
1993 - 1999 University of Phoenix
Position: Marketing and Nursing Admissions Representative
Department Chair: graduate and
undergraduate nursing programs
5373 South Green Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Reference: Darris Howe 801-***-****
Education
1985 Westminster College of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
2003 University of Phoenix
Salt Lake City, Utah
Master of Science in Nursing: Management and Education
Boards
2000 - 2003 League of Women Voters
State board member
Position: Director of Health
1996 - 1999 Sigma Theta Tau
Omicron Delta Chapter
Position: Vice Chair and Steering Committee Member
1993 - 1995 Planned Parenthood
Park City Clinic
Position: Advisory Board Member
Committees
Patient Safety Task Force, Utah Hospital and Medical Associations
Workforce Task Force, Utah Hospital Association
State Medical Education Council
American Nurses Association, Constituent Member
Utah Nurses Association, Government Relations Committee
Utah Nursing Leadership Forum Memberships and Leadership
Sigma Theta International, Nursing Leadership and Research Honor Society
State Vice President (1997 - 98)
Utah Nurses Association, Membership Chair (1994 - 97)
Utah Nurses Association, State Convention Planning Committee (1997)
Utah State Women's Council, Health and Education member (1996 -98)
University of Phoenix, Nursing Faculty Consortium Chair (1996 - 98)
Utah Nurses Foundation, Fundraising Chair (1996 - 98)
Wasatch Front Clinical Consortium member (2004 - Present)
Utah Organization of Nurse Leaders member (1996 - Present)
Utah Nurses Association, Government Relations Committee member (1995 -
present)
Americans for United Nations Population Fund (2005-present)
Awards
Utah Diabetes Association Leadership Award 2000
University of Utah "Dare to Care" recognition award 2004
Utah Career College, first cohort "Giving us Wings" award 2006
Elected Office
Utah State Delegate, American Nurses Association (ANA), two, two-year terms
(1994 - 1998)
Campaigns
Candidate, Utah State House of Representatives, district #53, November 2000
Campaign Manager, American Nurses Association Board of Directors, 1998-2000
Published Work
Legislative Wrap-Up, Utah Nurse Magazine, March 1998
Legislative Wrap-Up, Utah Nurse Magazine, April 1999
Legislative Wrap-Up, Utah Nurse Magazine, April 2000
Legislative Commentary, Utah Nurse Magazine, March 2001
Legislative Commentary, Utah Nurse Magazine, March 2002
Legislative Commentary, Utah Nurse Magazine, March 2003
Government Relations and related articles, events, and reports, Utah Nurse
Magazine and utahnurses.org web page-ongoing submissions
University of Phoenix Omicron Delta Publications
Obstetric Fistula: African Tour of Awareness, Utah Nurse Magazine, November
2005
Media
Radio talk shows related to health care, politics, and campaigns
KSL Television, Our Town guest appearances for Nursing Events and
Activities
Training
Ongoing internal and external education and nurse training: conferences and
continuing education certificates are available upon request.
Professional Scholarship
Western Governors University, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for MS in Health
Education and Master in Nursing Program 2006
Foundation for Global Leadership, Humanitarian
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Fundraiser-women's health
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