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Katrina Coggins, RN, MSN, CEN, SANE

*** ****** ***** ****; Sylva, NC 28779 abn38t@r.postjobfree.com

828-***-**** mobile

Professional Experience

Registered Nurse – MedWest Health System, Sylva, NC January, 2013 - present

Patient care in ED

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Teach classes including ACLS, PALS, and BLS for system as needed

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Participate in performance improvement activities

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Director – Emergency Services & Critical Care

MedWest Health System, Sylva, NC October, 2009 – January, 2013

Responsibility for departmental operations

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Responsibility for approximately 30 FTE with an ED volume of 20,000 visits per year

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Facilitate performance improvement projects in each area

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Implemented bedside triage and bedside charting

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Implemented peer interviewing for department

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Facilitated new role of Administrative Nursing Supervisors in facility Feb 2011that was subject to

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reduction in force March 2012.

Resource to MedWest-Swain ED from October 2009, with full oversight beginning June 2012. Swain

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has approximately 12 FTE and 10,000 visits annually.

Patient satisfaction scores have increased from 32% to 68% excellent with implementation of Studer

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Principles. Expect further increase with hardwiring of implemented principles and roll out of new

principles.

LWBS decreased from 5% to less than 2% from June 2011 to April 2012.

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Successful implementation of T-System in two emergency departments during November 2011 and

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April 2012.

Successful restructuring of administrative nursing supervisor role and emergency department

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leadership to increase productivity and optimize positions within the ED.

Instructor for BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and ENPC for approximately 5-7 years.

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Mountain Area Trauma Regional Advisory Committee member and secretary.

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Facilitate ongoing unit specific competencies and education based on needs of the unit at any given

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time.

Member of Emergency and Cardiology Strategic Planning Teams 2012.

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Implemented process improvements to increase the number of patients discharged in 180 minutes or

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less. To-date the increase has been 65% to 80%.

Gained oversight of critical care services October 2012. Oversight of approximately 15 FTE in critical

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care.

SANE since 2003.

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Registered Nurse – WestCare Health System, Sylva, NC Dec., 2008 – October, 2009

Floating staff position to provide coverage in PACU and ASU

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Provide education and classes including ACLS, PALS, and BLS

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Participate in performance improvement projects in each area

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Provide back-up assistance for computer education and timekeeping

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Assist OR educator with department educational needs

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Clinical Specialist – Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC May, 2008 – December, 2008

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Clinical Nurse Specialist for pediatric areas of Mission Hospital.

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Served on hospital-wide committees to represent pediatrics including research, practice, policy and

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procedure, and education council.

Provide evidence based practice, research, collaboration, and education to all

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staff of Mission Hospital and the region in the area of pediatrics.

Reviewed policies and procedures as needed for revision.

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Served as a resource to staff for policy and procedure questions, practice questions, and global

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questions related to hospital operations.

Registered Nurse – WestCare Health System, Sylva, NC July, 2001 – December, 2008

STAFF NURSE in Post Anesthesia Care Unit on PRN basis May, 2008 – Dec., 2008

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Participated in call schedule for PACU

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Provided back-up timekeeper coverage

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STAFF NURSE on a full time basis in PACU and Ambulatory Surgery Unit from October 2007 – May, 2008

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Float position to provide coverage in PACU and ASU

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Provided ACLS, PALS, and BLS classes for hospital system

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CLINICAL COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT MANAGER in Emergency Department March 2006 – September 2007

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Daily operations, including staffing, scheduling, performance appraisals, action

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plans, and attending committee meetings to represent the ED

Collaborated with ED physicians to improve patient outcomes including initial set-up

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of standard protocols/standing orders

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STAFF NURSE in Emergency Department July 2001 - March 2006

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Rotate charge nurse role with all nurses in emergency department until appointment as emergency

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department clinical coordinator

Timekeeper and scheduler for emergency department through September 2007

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Preceptor for new employees and nursing/paramedic students

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Education

Doctorate in Nursing Practice/Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program

University of South Alabama - Online, Mobile, AL Currently enrolled

Master of Science in Nursing and Business Administration Health Care Management

University of Phoenix – Online, Phoenix, AZ 2003 – 31 Aug 2006

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 1998 – 30 May 2001

General Education Credits (no degree earned/transfer credits only)

Southwestern Community College 1996 – 1997

General Education

Smoky Mountain High School 1994 – 1998

Affiliations

Emergency Nurses’ Association 2004 – Present

Additional Training

Life Threatening Complications: Predict, Prepare, Prevent, July 23-24, 2012.

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Burn Care for the Experienced Provider, January 24, 2012.

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Advanced Stroke Life Support, January 18, 2012.

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Leadership Development Institutes quarterly 2009-2011.

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ENA Scientific Assembly 2008.

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Incident Command in the Real World, March 14, 2007.

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SMAT II initial training, January, 2007.

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First Receiver Decontamination Course, July 24-26, 2006.

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Rural Trauma Team Development Course, December 6, 2005.

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Nuts and Bolts of Service and Operational Excellence in the Emergency Department, presented by the

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Studer Group October 3-4, 2005.

Certificate in Clinical Leadership sponsored by UNC-CH, September 22-26, 2003 and January 21-22,

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2004 (project completion).

SANE training March 2003.

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