Nurse Medical

CHRISTINE BIGGERS, RN BN CEN

***** ******* ****** ****, *******, TX 77044 252-***-**** confettidogs4@yahoo

BACKGROUND

I have been in the Healthcare field since Spring of 1988. My career started when I joined the USAF as a Flight Medic working on fixed wing aircraft as well in Mobile Area Staging Facilities (August 1987 until July 1996). I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from The College of St. Catherine in May of 1996. After receiving my Bachelor’s degree, I accepted a Commission as an Officer in the USAF and became a Flight Nurse. My initial nursing position was on a 36 bed Cardiac Stepdown Unit. After 1 year of experience, I transferred to the Surgical ICU where I also had the opportunity to float to the CV ICU, Medical ICU and Neuro ICU. Other ICU experience in my background consists of time on a Burn Unit and Shock/Trauma ICU. At this time I took a sabbatical from Nursing for approximately 18 months. When I returned to patient care, I started in Orthopedic MedSurg - I truly had fun and enjoyed this time. This brings my career up to May of 2003 when I entered the Emergency Medicine field of Nursing; this is where I have been ever since. In July of 2016 I became the Sepsis Coordinator for my Facility, I was in this role until January 2018. During my time in the Leadership role I continued direct patient care by working in the Emergency Department on weekends; in the Cardiac Cath Lab as needed. Also gained experience assisting the Trauma Department by auditing charts and entering charts into the National Trauma Base Registry.

In regards to my Leadership experience, I have been working in a Leadership role as the Sepsis Coordinator for East Houston Regional Medical Center and I was an interim ED Night Manager for 3 months. I had multiple Leadership opportunities and roles during my eleven (11) years in the military. When I moved back to Houston in 2008, I was hired specifically as a Charge Nurse for the ED and remained in this position until I moved into the management until July 2016.

I am seen by my coworkers as being fair, hardworking, having high standards and a strong work ethic. I do not show favoritism. I believe in leading by example. I expect the same high standards from everyone that I expect from myself. I believe in teamwork, good strong communication, honesty and making sure my staff knows they can trust coming to me in confidence. Plus, they know I will do what I can to support them and help them. I am a proponent of Continuing Education to stay current with Best Practices and Standards of Care as identified by Evidence Based Practices.

Thank You for your consideration,

Christine M Biggers, RN BN CEN

1.SYNCHRONICITY HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

NurseDash May 2018 - Present

This is a Nurse agency position with opportunities working in Emergency Departments/FSED’s, Cardiac Cath labs and Pre-OP/OR/PACU – Surgery Centers.

2.FOCUSPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Going Home Medical May 2018 – Present

Flight nurse patient care domestically plus patient care and repatriation of patients internationally; whether trauma or medical patients.

3.HCA, INC. CAREER MAY 2003- JANUARY 2018

a.East Houston Regional Medical Center July 2010 – October 29th,2017

Title: Sepsis Coordinator *November, 2017 – January, 2018 @ Tomball Hospital

As the Sepsis Coordinator for EHRMC, my role was to oversee the Sepsis Program for the facility. My responsibilities included Education of the Sepsis Nurse Champions as well as collaborating with the Education department regarding new hire Sepsis Education and the annual competency training for nurses. Held monthly Sepsis Committee Meetings in conjunction with our sister hospital; participated in the ED Department Meetings, Critical Care/ICU Committee Meetings; attended Patient Safety Meetings as needed regarding Sepsis patient fallouts. Worked with Nursing Leadership on Process Improvements to the program. Responsible for performing concurrent chart reviews, abstracting data from various areas of the EMR and data analysis to identify root causes for non-compliance and to make recommendations for improvement. Aspects reviewed were guided by the CMS SEP1 Early Goal Directed Therapy guidelines. Also reviewed trends in mortality related to Severe Sepsis/Sepsis Shock to identify opportunities for improvement. Responsible for reviewing Physician documentation and coding to aide in educational opportunities for Physicians. Recommend cases for peer review per Medical Staff/Quality policies and guidelines. Provided weekly feedback on concurrent case reviews to the ED Physician Medical Director, ED Nursing Director, Coding, Lab Director, Pharmacy Director, Physician Sepsis Champion & Hospitalist Group Director. Provided monthly reports to the CMO, CNO and CEO. Assisted Quality department with CMS SEP1 fallouts as needed. Attended Code Sepsis alerts within the facility to assist staff with the Sepsis process. * November and December of 2017 I assisted a new HCA acquisition in their Quality Department.

b.East Houston Regional Medical Center October 2010 – September 2017

Titles: ED Charge Nurse/TriageRN,Interim Night Manager (3 months only)

EHRMC was a 29 Bed, Level 4 Trauma Center, Chest Pain and Stroke Certified. Duties ranged from working Triage, bedside nursing, and a Charge Nurse position. Participated in various committees and projects throughout my time - last committee was the ED Throughput Improvement Committee. Other responsibilities included being a Super User for ED specific equipment; verifying Annual Competency of nurse skills and help with ED specific Education to meet standards set by the ED Director regarding patient care in an Emergency Department setting. Other responsibilities included counseling and employee recognition; scheduling based on FTE/productivity, patient acuity levels, ED census and safety. Other miscellaneous duties as a Charge Nurse and as an ED Leader involved monitoring ED metrics, auditing charts.

c.Bayshore Medical Center July 2008 – October 2010

Title: Emergency Department Charge Nurse

When I was hired on at Bayshore Medical Center the Emergency Department was a 21 bed plus a fast track area; Level 3 Trauma Center; Chest Pain and Stroke Certified. I was hired to fill a Charge Nurse position. Some of my duties included being responsible for daily Staffing/FTE monitoring; Daily flow of the ED; annual performance evaluations and counseling; supporting staff with patient care; educating staff and ensuring the standards, set by the ED Director and the facility, were met. I headed the change from Physician paper orders to computer orders/order sets(CPOE program)

d.Spring Branch Medical Center May 2003 – October 2005

Positions Held: ED Staff Nurse; ED Charge Nurse; House Supervisor

This facility was my first ER Nursing position. We were Stroke Certified and had an Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab; no Trauma designation though. I became a primary Charge Nurse and then was offered the chance to work as a House Supervisor in conjunction with my ED leadership role.

Nursing career continued…

a.ED Travel Nurse for PSC September 2007 – July 2008

When I worked as a Travel Nurse for this company I worked in ER’s that ranged from 20 bed non Trauma rating to an 88 bed Level 1 Trauma Center. Mostly in North Carolina but also in Easton, Maryland which serviced 7 counties south of the DC area. My last contract with this company was a t Bayshore Medical Center from April 2008 – July 2008, where they asked me to come on fulltime as a Charge Nurse.

b.ER Staff Nurse, Albemarle Health November 2006 – September 2007

Primary responsibility in this 21 bed ER was bedside Nursing care of Medical and Trauma patients. This facility serviced a 5 county area. At the time I was employed at this facility they were actively recruiting for an ER Director and an ER Manager. The staff took on some of the responsibilities to assist the CNO in the interim. I participated on the team responsible for staff scheduling.

c.Spring Branch Medical Center (see HCA section) May 2003 – October 2005

d.Orthopedic Nurse, CarolinaEast Medical Center April 2001 - April 2003

I worked as an Orthopedic Nurse on this 16 bed unit. I also floated to the Rehab Department gain experience and to follow the Orthopedic patient’s recovery status postoperatively. The majority of our patients were total hips and knee replacements. We did have some trauma related injury patients. I became a Charge nurse on this unit during the 2 years that I was employed by CarolinaEast Medical Center.

e.Memorial Hermann Burn Unit/ Shock Trauma ICU August 1999 – November 1999

I started in the Burn unit and then transferred to the Shock Trauma unit when a day shift position became available. In the short time I was working on the Burn unit I held a few inservices – example of topics included Continuous Dialysis, performing wedge pressures. I left within the first 90 days to take a sabbatical.

f.Pediatric Home Health, PSI November 1998 – June 1999

I gained experience providing care to infants up to pre-adolescent children with trachs and vented to neurological deficits related to trauma. This experience was a temporary/interim position until my husband retired from the Air Force and the subsequent relocation to Houston, Texas.

g.Cape Fear Valley Hospital September 1997 – November 1998

As my first nursing position outside of the USAF, I started in the Cardiac Stepdown Unit and then transferred to the Surgical ICU. While on the Cardiac Stepdown Unit, I experienced my first opportunity to be a charge Nurse. The majority of the patients cared for on this unit were post non-interventional cardiac cath patients. As part of working in the Surgical ICU, I was given the chance to float to the other ICU’s – mainly the Neuro ICU and the CV ICU.

USAF/ANG July 1987 – June 1998

I started in the USAF/ANG as a Flight Medic. There were two parts to this position. The primary role was the care and transport of injured patients from outlying areas to Medical Facilities, via fixed wing aircraft, for further medical treatment. The second part of our training was to care for patients injured in the field at Mobile Area Staging Facilities. As part of our training and maintaining our skills we worked in critical care areas of hospitals – the Emergency Department, Burn Units, ICU’s.

Once I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, I accepted an Officer Commission and advanced to a Flight Nurse position within the same Tactical Airlift unit I had been serving while I was enlisted.

EDUCATION/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Bachelor of Nursing: The College of St. Catherine’s, May 1996

TNCC,ENPC,ACLS,PALS, CEN Certification

NCOIC of the Quarter, October – December 1996; Croatia IFOR

Flight Nurse Honor Graduate, Class May 1997 - USAF

Flight Nurse Honor Graduate of the Year 1997 – USAF

REFERENCES:

1.Jackie Arena, RN - Director of Patient Safety Known 5 years 713-***-****

2.Alexis Moon, MSN – ED Director/Colleagues Known 8 years 936-***-****

3.Dr. Nicole Andrews, M. D. – Emergency Physician Known 5 years 713-***-****

4.Stephen Jenkins – Cardiac Cath Lab Manager Known 1.5 years 281-***-****

5.Andrea Ammons, NP – ED Charge Nurse Known 7 years 832-***-****

6.Denise Ryan, NP – ED Charge Nurse Known 7 years 281-***-****

7.Nancy Montey, RN – Cath Lab Nurse Known 1.5 years 713-***-****

8.Ron Adolph, RN – House Supervisor Known 13 years 832-***-****

9.Denise Brown, RN – ED/ICU Colleagues Known 7 years 661-***-****

10.Peggy Parten-Jabr – Friend/Real Estate Agent Known 13 years 281-***-****

11.Kent Sandefer – Trauma Registrar/EMT Known 6 years 281-***-****

12.Ron Pereznegron, RN/EMT – ED Colleagues Known 7 years 713-***-****

13.Dorothy Elrod-Joplin, RN – ED Colleagues Known 10+ years 832-***-****

14.Hilary Herasimchuk, ENP – ED Colleagues Known 5 years 281-***-****

15.Tanya Green, NP – ED Colleagues Known 3 years 240-***-****

16.Robin Babcock, RN – ED Colleagues Known 5 years 989-***-****

17.Bill Stults, RN – Triage Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse Known 7 years 713-***-****

18.Whitney Gregory, RN – ED Colleagues Known 5 years 832-***-****

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