CASSANDRA MORELOS PHD MSN
Cell: 757-***-****
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Ambitious Advanced Practice Nurse who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key clinical initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by developing and motivating skilled professionals, offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross-cultural team management skills.
High-energy, results-oriented, accomplished leader with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results.
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Project management Leadership/communication skills Employee relations
Self-motivated
Project Management:
Research and analysis Change implementation Team player
Problem resolution
CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Initiated the Pathway to Excellence journey as Pathway Program Coordinator; performed gap analysis, provided education, implemented initiatives and wrote and submitted to ANCC a 1447 page document about the practice of nurses at our facility
Staff Development:
Launched well-received program of professional development in-services for all staff Created a new method of Grand Rounds to better accomodate staff schedules
Mentored and coached employees resulting in a 500% increase in participation in the Professional Nurse Advancement Program in 18 months
Operations Management:
Consult with colleagues regarding facility-wide clinical transformation initiatives and participate in Bon Secours Hampton Roads Clinical Transformation Implementation and Accountability Committee for the purpose of developing innovative solutions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER BON SECOURS HAMPTON ROADS
Norfolk, VA
Advanced Practice Nurse
11/2013 to 08/2015
Developed and direct weekly staff education rounds by continually analyzing and identifying existing practice gaps for the purpose of increasing staff knowledge and skills proficiency founded in evidence-based research so that patients may experience improved outcomes
Spearheaded the development of facility-wide shared governance practice council infra-structure and continue to direct initiatives and progress among councils
Developed and continue to write the DePaul Medical Center Annual Nursing Report
Supervise competency development based on needs assessment for facility-wide annual skills fairs and direct skills fairs
Developed and maintain two online nursing sites for delivery of educational material and sharing of current research and staff documents
Directed and facilitated development team for Nurses' Week Assisted in development of and participated in instructing students in the Nurse Internship Program
INTREPID USA
Charleston, SC
Account Executive
01/2013 to 11/2013
Accountable for education and evaluation of patients to provide home health care services for them for the purpose of health promotion and health maintenance.
Provided education and in-services for case managers and physician practices regarding home health care
Graduate Teaching Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Charlottesville, VA
07/2008 to 07/2010
Taught undergraduate nursing students: (1) NUIP 3410 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice (2) NURS 4007 Ethics in Nursing Practice (3) NUCO 2330 Client Assessment Clinical and (4) NUIP 2240 Life Span Development in online formatted classes through Collab.
ODYSSEY HOSPICE
Charleston, SC
Clinical Liaison
07/2011 to 01/2013
Accountable for education and evaluation of patients for the purpose of providing hospice and palliative care services for them and their families.
Provided education and in-services for physicians and their staffs regarding hospice indicators and service available
Per Diem and Travel RN
SUPPLEMENTAL NURSING AGENCY
Red Rock, UT
01/2008 to 01/2012
Provided care for patients in units including MSICU, Pulmonary ICU, Neuro ICU, ICU, Telemetry and Neuro Step-down in Staff RN, Management and Supervisor roles.
PROGRESSIVE NURSING AGENCY
Springfield, VA
Per Diem and Travel RN
01/1999 to 01/2012
Worked as Supervisor, Manager and Staff RN, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including Med-Surg/Oncology, PCU, Stepdown, Telemetry, Post Cardiac Cath, Post Cardiac Surgery, Neuro and Cardiac ICU
Study Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Charlottesville, VA
01/2010 to 12/2010
Accountable for the development of evaluation instruments
Planned for, implemented and maintained study data collection Recruited, consented and randomized participants
Managed research staff
Staff RN
MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL
Newport News, VA
06/1998 to 08/2000
Worked as Charge Nurse and Staff RN, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including Labor and Delivery, Post-partum, Nursery, NICU, and OR as Circulating RN for C/S
SENTARA HAMPTON HOSPITAL
Hampton, VA
Staff RN
07/1997 to 06/1998
Worked as Staff RN in ICU Internship, accountable for provision of care for patients in units including ICU, CCU and Telemetry
EDUCATION
PH.D: NURSING
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
2013
Focus: Biomedical Research Ethics Summa cum Laude
MASTER OF SCIENCE: NURSING
2010
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Focus: Health Systems Management
Magna cum Laude
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: NURSING
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA
Summa cum Laude
Alpha Chi National Honor Society 1995
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society 1996
SKILLS
1997
Research
Gap Analysis/Needs Assessment Educational Content Development
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat XI Pro