Vascular Access/ PICC Nurse
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Shane A. Pennington, BSN
Information
Residence Address: 1716 Drakestone Ave
Nichols Hills, Oklahoma 73120
Home: 405-***-****
Cell: 405-***-****
Email: ***************@*****.***
Date of Birth: 6/11/1970,
Place of Birth: Oklahoma City Oklahoma
RN Licensure: Oklahoma
1997-Present
Website: www.linkedin.com/pub/shane-pennington/55/4a6/b47/
Education
May 2011 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma
December 1996 Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
October 1989 Phlebotomy Certificate
Choctaw Vo-Tech
Choctaw, Oklahoma
September 1989 Monitor Technician Certificate
Mercy Healthcare Corporation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June- November 1989 Hospital Corpsman Basic Certificate
United States Navy
Hospital Corpsman School, Great Lakes, Illinois
Experience
June 2013- Present
PICC/ Vascular Access Team
Midwest City Regional Hospital
Duties Include: Provided IV and PICC line needs hospital wide. Routinely assessed patients with difficult
access for potential PICC line placement. Assisted in coordinating care delivery for patients receiving
infusion therapy. Promoted delivery of safe patient care through development of clinical staff. Maintained
positive relationships with other departments and disciplines. Maintained accountability for personal and
professional growth and development.
October 2010-June 2013
ED/ICU Staff RN
Midwest City Regional Hospital
Duties Include: Perform initial assessment and care of ER patients with life threatening injuries. Provide
direct nursing care to ER patient with a variety of clinical problems. Assess patient and rendered necessary
triage. Determine the medical needs of ER patients with injuries either independently or in consultation with
physicians. Continually look for opportunities for professional development and improvement.
August 2008-March 2010
Organ Procurement Coordinator
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties include: management of all aspects of organ donation including: approaching families about the
option of organ and tissue donation, management of organ donors, organ placement, and O.R. procurement.
Call duties that include referrals, organ import offers, and fly-outs when an organ is accepted by local
transplant centers. Compliance with all applicable AOPO, OPTN, OSHA and CMS standards & regulations.
Training, mentoring & supervising of newly hired procurement coordinators. Keeping abreast of evidence-
based procurement via transplant-related medical meeting attendance and interactions with Medical
Directors. Other duties include public education to schools, colleges and local hospitals and data entry for
UNOS.
June 2006- August 2008
Director of Solid Organ Procurement
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties include: responsibility for the day-by-day management of the Organ Procurement Department which
includes but is not limited to: recruitment, development, and retention of Organ Procurement Coordinators.
Regular interaction with other LifeShare departments to facilitate integration with procurement efforts.
Provision of vision and direction to assist in the development of programs to enhance and promote donation.
Creation and implementation of organizational & departmental policies and procedures. Conducting new
employee orientation and coaching and mentoring procurement staff. Initiating conflict resolution processes
which includes employee counseling as needed. Takes administrative call and clinical call and assisting the
staff with problem solving and administrative questions related to recovery efforts. Assuring compliance with
AOPO, OPTN, OSHA and other standards and regulations. Also is a visible representative of the organization
in professional and community activities.
June 2002- 2006
Organ Procurement Coordinator
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties include: management of all aspects of organ donation including: approaching families about the
option of organ and tissue donation, management of organ donors, organ placement, and O.R. procurement.
Call duties that include referrals, organ import offers, and fly-outs when an organ is accepted by local
transplant centers. Compliance with all applicable AOPO, OPTN, OSHA and CMS standards & regulations.
Training, mentoring & supervising of newly hired procurement coordinators. Keeping abreast of evidence-
based procurement via transplant-related medical meeting attendance and interactions with Medical
Directors. Other duties include public education to schools, colleges and local hospitals and data entry for
UNOS.
June 1997- 2002
Abdominal Transplant Coordinator/Case Manager
Nazih Zudhi Transplantation Institute
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties included: Lifetime care and follow-up of more than 500 adult and pediatric liver transplant patients
with various preoperative diagnosis; participation in outpatient postoperative liver transplant clinic bi-weekly;
following and managing immunosuppression in postoperative patients; care of inpatient immediate
postoperative liver transplant patients including discharge education; coordinating and facilitating follow-up
care including home health, intravenous infusions, rehabilitation, laboratory and obtaining prescription
medications with various insurance and managed care companies; attendance and participation at various
meetings including candidate committee, pathology, patient care conference and morbidity & mortality
meetings; coordination on a regular basis with liver transplant medicine (preoperative liver transplant
patients); working closely with liver transplant surgeons as well as other hepatologists and sub specialist
physicians; on-call responsibilities including set-up of liver transplant surgeries; close working relationship
with LifeShare Transplant.
June 1997-2002
PICC
Nazih Zudhi Transplantation Institute
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties include: PICC line placement on Post Operative Liver Transplant patients in preparation for discharge
on IV medication Therapy.
June 1997-2002
Staff Nurse (PRN)
701 Transplant ICU
Duties included: Intensive nursing care for various transplant patients including but not limited to pre/post-
operative Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney and Pancreas transplant patients. Extensive use of ventilators, CVVHD
and other various critical care equipment. Patient care and care of families including pre/post-operative
teaching and discharge planning.
January 1997 to June 1997
Staff Nurse
801 Thoracic Intensive Care Unit
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties included: Intensive nursing care for various patient populations including but not limited
to postoperative open heart and thoracic surgery patients including invasive hemodynamic monitoring as well
as discharge planning. Member of the code blue team.
January 1989 to December 1996
Patient Care Associate
701 Transplant Intensive Care Unit
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Duties included: basic patient care including vital signs and input/output measurement for both preoperative
and postoperative heart, lung, liver and kidney transplant recipients as well as other patients in the intensive
care unit; assisting physicians with various minor procedures.
June 1988 to June 1995
Hospital Corpsman
United States Navy Reserves
Duties included: provision of basic nursing care/performance of basic nursing procedures at
Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on drill weekends; Veterans
Administration Balboa Hospital, San Diego, California; and Bremerton Naval Hospital,
Bremerton, Washington: And Naval hospital, Pensacola, Florida.
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) Expires October 2014
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Expires October 2014
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Expires October 2014
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Expires August 2015
Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) Expires December 2012
Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Used 1997-2002 & Present
NIH Stroke Certification June 2012
Honors/Awards
Fall 1995 Vice Presidents Honor Roll Rose State College
December 1991 Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal Department of the Navy
March 1991 Top Gun Award Baptist Medical Center
July 1990 Top Gun Award Baptist Medical Center
June 2008 Recognition for Outstanding Service UNOS
Community Service
Crossings Community Church India Medical Mission Trip – April 2011
Crossings Community Church Honduras Medical Mission Trip- October 2008
Crossings Community Clinic Volunteer
Crossings Christian School Parent Teacher Organization Volunteer
Oklahoma Medical Response Corp Volunteer
Appointments
OPTN/UNOS Organ Availability Committee – Region 4 Representative 2006-2008
LifeShare Employee Committee- Procurement Representative 2009-2010
LifeShare Quality Improvement Committee- Procurement Representative 2010
LifeShare Journal Club and M&M- Procurement Representative- 2007-2010
Shared Governance Committee- MWC Regional 2013-Present
CLABSI Task Force- MWC Regional 2013-Present
Publications
B Baker, MPH, S Pennington, P Lindsey, MD, C Harvey, DO, Oklahoma State Dept. of Health Tuberculosis
Division. Transplantation-Transmitted Tuberculosis- Oklahoma and Texas, 2007. Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report. 2008; 4 (4 ) : Vol.57 : No. 13
Carlson J, Potter L, Pennington S, Nour B, Sebastian A, Paris W. Liver
transplantation in a patient at psychosocial risk. Progress in Transplantation
2000; 10(4) :209-14.
Sebastian A, Carlson J, Smith C, Pennington S, Emmett C, McMillon G, Lancaster M, Sigle 0, Duffy J,
Wright H, Gurakar A, Jazzar A, Nour B, McFadden R, Guillory N, Paris W. Liver transplant candidate self-
report vs. toxicology to con firm abstinence front alcohol or illicit drugs (abstract). Liver Transplantation
2000;6:C1.
Paris D, Smith C, Carlson J, Aussi W, Bak K, Emmett C, Kwan T, Pennington S, Lancaster M, Paris W. A
comparison of role expectations and communication styles between transplant coordinators and transplant
staff nurses. Journal of Transplant Coordination
1998;8:119-24.
Karasu Z, Gurakar A, Carlson J, Pennington S, Kerwin B, Wright H, Nour B,
Sebastian A. Acute tacrolimus overdose and treatment with phenytoin in liver transplant recipients. J Okla
State Med Assoc. 2001 Apr;94(4):121-3. PubMed PMID:11392178.
Conference Abstracts
Carlson J, Smith C, Pennington S, Emmett C, McMillon G, Lancaster M, Sigle G,
Duffy J, Kessinger S, Tripp J, Wood J, French L, Paris W. Transplant candidate self-
report vs. toxicology to confirm abstinence from alcohol or illicit drugs. Ninth Annual
International Transplant Nurses Society Symposium and General Assembly, September
2000.
Sebastian A, Yi H, Carlson J, Pennington S, Sigle G, Li S, Guraizar A, Wright H, Nour B. Aggressive
complete steroid withdrawal in liver transplant recipients for autoimmune liver disease. Experience with over
six years of tacrolimus. Annual American Association for the Study 0f Liver Diseases Meeting, September
2000.
Sebastian A, Li 5, Chapman K, Carlson J, Sigle G, Pennington S, Yi H, Gurakar A, Wright H, Nour B. Is it
safe to withhold Prograf for more than 5 weeks using basiliximab induction post liver transplant? Annual
American Association for -the Study 0f Liver Diseases Meeting, September 2000.
Carlson J, Smith C, Pennington S, Sigle G, Dully J, Wright H, Gurakar A, Jazzar A, Sebastian A, Nour B,
Paris W. Transplant candidate self-report vs. toxicology to confirm abstinence from alcohol or illicit drugs.
Twenty-fifth annual North American Transplant Coordinator’s Organization Meeting, July 2000.
Sebastian A, Carlson J, Smith C, Pennington S, Emmett C, McMillon G, Lancaster
M, Sigle G, Duffy J, Wright H, Gurakar A, Jazzar A, Nour B, McFadden R, Guillory N,
Paris W. Liver transplant candidate self-report vs. toxicology to confirm abstinence from
alcohol or illicit drugs. Sixth International Liver Transplant Society Congress, June 2000.
Paris W, Carlson J, Pennington S, Stinson L, Lancaster M, Dunham S, Madison K, Krywicki J, Trevino K,
Sebastian A, Nour B. Medication noncompliance and its relation to financial restrictions. First International
Symposium on Transplant Recipient Compliance, April 1998.
Paris D, Smith C, Carlson J, Assi W, Bak K, Emmett C, Schmidt T, Pennington S,
Lancaster M, Paris W. An assessment of transplant coordinator administrative skills.
Twenty-second annual North American Transplant Coordinator’s Organization Meeting,
July 1997.
Abstracts Submitted
French L, Carlson J, Pennington S, Nour B, Sebastian A, Nelson D, Vanhooser D,
Paris W. Left ventricular assist device placement and liver transplantation in patients with a
borderline personality disorder. Twenty-sixth annual North American Transplant
Coordinator’s Organization Meeting, July 2001.
Sigle G, Nour B, Fulzunisbi I, Kita Y, Suzuki S, Sebastian A, Pennington S, Smith
D, Paris W. A comparison of recipients’ quality of life for cadaveric liver transplant in the
United States and living-related liver transplant in Japan: a sociocultural consideration.
Twenty-sixth annual North American Transplant Coordinator’s Organization Meeting,
July 2001.
Conferences
July 2000 NATCO Annual Meeting Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 2006 Leadership Summit OKC, OK
October 2006 Region 4 Clinical Forum Dallas, TX
June 2008 AOPO Annual Meeting Phoenix, AZ
Lectures/ Presentations
November 18, 2003: Lecture at youth leadership exchange 45 people: 1 hour
November 19, 2003: Omniplex exhibit: 2 hours
December 3, 2003: Lecture at school for math and science 150 people: 1 hour
April 21, 2004: Omniplex exhibit: 2 hours
September 22, 2004: Lecture at metro tech (nursing students): 1 hour.
October 18, 2004: HLA lecture at O.U. medical center (HLA Staff): 1 hour
November 5, 2004: Lecture at N.W. Classen High School: 1 hour
November 8, 2004: Lecture for H.O.P.E. @ Baptist: 1 hour
November 16, 2004: Lecture at Youth leadership exchange- OSSM: 1 hour
November 2005: Lecture Rose State College Respiratory Students: 1 hour
January 27, 2006: Lecture Rose State College Respiratory Students: 1 hour
January 9, 2007: Lecture at Baptist Chaplin’s staff meeting: 1 hour
March 15, 2007: Lecture at Metrotech- Nursing Students: 1 hour
Feb. `5th 2008: Lecture at Baptist Apnea talk Resp. students: 1 hour
References
Bakr M. Nour, M.D. Steve Turner
Professor, Cornell University, Qatar Director of Crossings Community Clinic
Cell: 405-***-**** Work: 405-***-****
Email: *******@*****-***.*******.*** Cell: 405-***-****
E-Mail: *******@************.***
Anthony Sebastian, MD
Director Adult Abdominal Transplant Wade Taggart, RN, BSN
OU Medical Center Integris Baptist Medical Center IT Dept.
Cell: 405-***-**** Office 405-***-****
Cell 405-***-****
Ronald Squires, MD
OU Medical Center Jeff Carlson, RN
PO Box 26901, WP 2140 Emergency Department
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 74190 Integris Baptist Medical Center
Work: 405-***-**** Work: 405-***-****
Cell: 405-***-****
Chad Muse, R.N.
Dani Porter, RN, MS Director: Solid Organ Transplant
Administrator LifeShare Transplant Donor Services
Heart Care at Home, LLC Work: 405-***-****
3160 West Britton Road, Ste D. Cell: 405-***-****
Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Email: *****@***********.***
Work: 405-***-****
Fax: 405-***-****
Johnny Griggs, MD
Pediatric Intensive Care Specialist
Integris Baptist Medical Center
Work: 405-***-****
Ahmet Gurakar, MD
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Work: 410-***-****
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