Manager Nurse
Resume:
Elizabeth,NJ ********@*****.***
07208
Gabriela Kaplan, RN, MSN, AOCN
Experience 7/11 – 3/13
Education Specialist, NBIMC, Newark, NJ
- Nursing orientation coordinator
- NJSNA Providorship Primary Nurse Planner
- Liaison to schools of nursing faculty and “special” programs
- Initiator of the “Topic of the Month” club
11/09 – 6/2011
Clinical Educator and NP, Care Alternatives Hospice, Cranford, NJ
- Reorganization of the nursing orientation program
- Introduction of the SBAR communication tool
- Conducted F2F visits in eight counties in northern New Jersy, with
occasional forays (by request) to other counties
5/08 – 6/09
CNS, Oncology, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ
- Implementation of new role at local community hospital
- Responsible for staff and patient/family education
- Coordination of care to facilitate discharge planning, utilizing all
available resources
7/06 – 4/08
Manager, Outpatient Oncology Services, Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, NJ
- Successful completion of ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy course
for all outpatient oncology nurses (inc. Infusion and Radiation) and
inpatient RNs
- Responsible for all programmatic elements of the Infusion Center and
Radiation Oncology departments.
- Accountable for staffing, orientation, and education for the outpatient
oncology staff.
- Coordinated services for genetic testing, complimentary therapies
(Reiki), and support groups
7/03 – 6/06
Oncology Education Specialist, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey,
New Brunswick, NJ
- Provide education to the Partner and Affiliate Institutions on a variety of
topics. Respond to ongoing and current educational needs at these
affiliates
- Participate (lecture) in the core courses at CINJ: ONS Chemotherapy
and Biotherapy Course, OCN Review Course, Genetic Basis of Cancer
Course, and others as assigned
- Provide coverage and education in the Resource and Learning Center
- Provide coverage for the Nurse Help Line
2/02 – 6/03
APN, Research, Gyn-Oncology, NJMS, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ
- Assessment of Gyn-oncology patients in the ambulatory setting
- Successful re-organization of patient flow in the ambulatory setting
- Assessment and Treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy on the
Gyn-Oncology service
- Protocol enrollment and eligibility assessments of the Gyn-Oncology
patient
- Grant and IRB submissions
11/00-11/01
APN, Oncology Services, Bayonne Hospital, Bayonne, NJ
- Revision of Chemotherapy Policies and Procedures
- Implementation of an in-patient Hospice Program
- Successful ACOS accreditation
- Successful completion of Chemotherapy Certification for staff RNs
- Re-design of the nursing station to conform to ergonomic standards
- Introduction and acceptance of the Caring Model for delivery of nursing
care
2/99-11/2000
Nurse Manager, Saint Vincents Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY, NY
- Successful staff preparation for JCAHO visit, earning the Cancer Center
a commendation
- Design and implementation of a Treatment Area Visit Form
- Planned and Implemented the move to the “Permanent Center”, including
a successful State Health Department Inspection
Introduced a 12 hour schedule-increasing staff satisfaction
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Revision of Policies and Procedures re “free standing ambulatory center”
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Development of a “tracking” sheet to identify patient location
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2/89-2/99
Nurse Manager/Clinical Nurse Specialist/Oncology, Muhlenberg Regional
Medical Center, Plainfield, NJ
- Originated and implemented the combined NM/CNS Role
- Chair of the Pain Management Task Force
- Partnered with the Blood Center of New Jersey to create an apheresis donor
center at MRMC
- Partnered in the development of the Breast Health Center at MRMC
- Implemented a Community Service Program for the staff with the Community
Educator
- Responsible for ongoing continuous patient/family education: support groups, “I
Can Cope”, speaker’s bureau participation, etc.
3/2003: “Genetics Short Course” – ONS invited participant, Pittsburgh, PA
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Education 1/2003: DMH Student at Drew University enrolled
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5/1999: Certificate in Bioethics and Public Health, UMDNJ/Rutgers University
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06/1982: MSN, Hunter College/Bellevue School of Nursing, NYC
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06/1982: BSN, Regent’s External Degree Program/, Excelsior College,
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Albany,NY
01/1975: AAS, RN: Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY
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Additional Adjunct faculty at Trinitas School of Nursing and Union County College
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Professional - Ethics SIG coordinator for ONS – term ending May, 2013
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Activities - Poster accepted at 2 National Nursing Ethics Conference, March 2013:
“Both Sides”
Now: Educational Ethics at the Bedside”
Session Speaker at ONS Congress 2011: Moral Courage
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Poster accepted for ONS Congress 2010: SBAR to the Rescue; Utilization
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of
SBAR Principles in a Hospice Setting
Session coordinator and speaker at ONS Congress 2009: Patient Centered
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Care in the
Smart, Green environment
Poster presenter at ONS Congress 2009: Bridging the Continental Divide;
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Improving Communication Between In-Patient and Out-Patient Services
Past adjunct faculty at William Paterson University School of Nursing
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Podium presenter at ONS Congress 2008: Child’s Play: Two
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Innovative Survivor’s Day Programs
Tumor Lysis Syndrome – presented at INS National conference in May,
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2008
LDI Fellow: October 2007
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Presented Ethics 101: Code Grey at IOL in Nashville, November, 2004
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Coordinated presentation at ONS Congress, May 2004, Anaheim, CA.
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Topic: Unusual Blood Dyscrasias
Telling Our Story – presentation to local LEARN chapter (NLN), May
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2004
The Hope Continuum: Nursing care of the cancer patient to be
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presented 4/03 for LEARN, Scotch Plains, NJ
Women’s Cancer’s: A Potpourri, presented 3/03 for LEARN, Scotch
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Plains, NJ
Needless Deaths. Cervical Cancer in Essex County and the State.
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Poster presented at the SGNO in New Orleans, January 2003
Minority Health in New Jersey presented to a graduate Urban
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Anthropology class, Montclair State College, June 2002
Guest Speaker at local ONS chapter; topic: Ethics, An Endangered
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Value
Key Note speaker, Second Annual Donor Recognition Dinner, The Blood
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Center of New Jersey
Active member of the Union County Division of the ACS
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Coordinated and chaired the Annual Women’s Health Event at MRMC (4
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years). Average attendance 100 community members
Coordinated and chaired Nursing Education Program on Pain Management
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at MRMC
Annual speaker for local high school seniors on BSE
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Pain Management lecture to local AACN chapter (Central New Jersey)
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Past Editor of the NCNJ ONS Chapter newsletter, “The Chapter
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Connection”
Presentations on the following topics at in-service programs: Nursing Care
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of the Dying Patient, Neurological Assessment, Chemotherapy
Administration, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Nursing Care of the Patient
Receiving High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support
Community Events speaker: Breast Health, BSE, The Importance of
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Cancer Related Check-ups, Women’s Health
Moderator of Poster Session at ONS, 2001: Innovations in Nursing
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Practice
Past Coordinator: Ethics SIG (Special Interest Group) of ONS – four year
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commitment
Experience Prior -Instructor, Clara Maas School of Nursing, Belleville,
NJ: 12/86-1/89
to 1989
-Clinical Nurse Specialist/Medical Service, Maimonides
Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY: 1/85-11/86
-Gyn-Oncology Clinician, Maimonides Medical Center,
Brooklyn, NY: 9/83-1/85
-Charge Nurse, Plaza Nursing Home, Elizabeth, NJ: 1978-
1981
-Staff RN, Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center, NY,
NY: 1975-1978 (also worked per diem while in Graduate
School)
Publications - Core Curriculum Study Guide: Ethics questions
- Available on request
References
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