ROMANITCHIKO SAMILEY

**** ***** ***, *** *******, CA 90066

H: 310-***-**** C: 310-***-**** E-mail: ad1iee@r.postjobfree.com HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATION

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** ***** ** *xperience in nursing

15 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner

3 years of experience in health education

2 yrs experience in clinical research

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

December 2012-Present Diabetes Program Manager/Diabetes Nurse Practitioner (NP), Veteran Affairs, Los Angeles, CA- Diabetes Program

Provide oversight and management for diabetes education programs in GLA. Program development and improvements for diabetes education classes, in-patient and outpatient nursing education. Serve as resource on diabetes management and diabetes education services for residents and providers. Patient care and management for patient with diabetes. Integral involvement with QI initiatives to improve diabetes care and performance measures throughout GLA.

Aug 2004-2012 Nurse Practitioner (NP), Veteran Affairs, Los Angeles, CA- Mental Health Primary Care

Provided primary care for patients in the Mental Health Primary Care Clinic for patients who had mental illness, substance abuse, and/or housing problems. Examined patients; prescribed treatments, tests and medications. Reviewed tests and lab results and educated and counseled patients and family members . 2006 Clinical Nurse Instructor, Preferred College of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA

(part-time) Conducting pre/post clinical seminars for student nurses. Observing nursing students during clinical rotations. Providing the students with printed information. Demonstrating nursing procedures in clinical setting. Assessing and Grading students based upon their regular performances. 2006 NCLEX Review Instructor, Kaplan, Los Angeles, CA

(part-time) Trained and taught proven curriculum to help students achieve highest possible test score for nursing licensure exam.

2002-2005 Nurse Practioner, Optimal Healthcare Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, CA Provided primary care for patients in private family-practice clinic. Examined clients; prescribed treatments, tests and medications. Reviewed tests and lab results and educated and counseled patients and family members .

July-Oct 2002 Nurse Practioner, East Los Angeles Task Force, Los Angeles, CA Provided primary care for patients in a community/public clinic who were mostly Spanish-speaking. Examined clients; prescribed treatments, tests and medications. Reviewed tests and lab results and educated and counseled patients and family members . July 2002 Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Michael Robinson, Inc., Inglewood, CA Patient care and management for patient with diabetes. 1999-2002 Staff Nurse, Santa Marta Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Provided nursing care to surgical patients, completing pre-operative and post-operative procedures; performed physical assessments, administered medications/IV fluids and monitored recovery progress. Tracked lab values and test results, updating physicians when appropriate. Operated and inserted Foley catheters and nasogastric feeding tubes; monitored intake and outpatient. Effectively prioritized assignments

2001-2002 Emergency Room Nurse, Daniel Freeman, Los Angeles, CA Provided nursing care to emergency room patients. Performed physical assessments, administered medications/IV fluids and monitored patients.. Tracked lab values and test results, updating physicians when appropriate. Operated and inserted Foley catheters and nasogastric feeding tubes; monitored intake and outpatient. Effectively prioritized assignments 1998-1999 Medical Affairs Associate/Clinical Research Associate Quintiles, Inc. South San Francisco, CA

Managed, coordinated, and monitored clinical trials with more than 30 sites nationwide enrolling approximately 20 to 30 patients. Led a team of 12 Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) to monitor each site and an in house team of CRAS to maintain regulatory documents. 1998-1998 Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, Allergy Research Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

(Jan- Jul) Coordinate clinical research projects relating to asthma and allergy studies, patient recruitment, study- related procedures, data collection, and maintenance of study documents. 1996-1997 Communicable Diseases Specialist

County of Riverside Health Services Agency Department of Public Health Riverside CA

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, laboratories, medical institutions within Riverside County to identify new and previously unreported AIDS cases for reporting. Review medical records and collect confidential data pertaining to AIDS case reporting. Maintain and update database of cases in Paradox and HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS). Complete reports of eligible cases to State. Assign, review, and monitor work of Communicable Disease Specialists and Office Assistant. Interviewed and assisted in the selection of Communicable Disease Specialist. 1994-1996 Health Education Assistant

County of Riverside Health Services Agency Department of Public Health Riverside CA

Conduct presentations on HIV Education and Prevention. Evaluate the HIV/AIDS knowledge of patients living with HIV/AIDS and develop a plan to fill in the gaps in knowledge. Conducted presentations on health and social skill issues to adolescents in high school and juvenile hall. Initiated and published first bi- monthly newsletter for the HIV Program. Volunteered on the planning committee for the HIV/AIDS statewide annual conference and facilitated the the health education breakout session to discuss health education programs at each facility.

1993-1994 Health Facilitator

Contra Costa County Health Services Department

Martinez, CA

Led school based health education team of 3 Health Facilitators and 4 Cross-peer Educators, ensuring class presentations and health education activities were being planned and implemented. Worked collaboratively with Health Education Team in all areas of development and implementation of a program training cross peer educators, including advertisement, recruitment, interviewing, and selection of workers. 1987-1993 Civil Affairs Specialist (concurrent with full time education) United States Army Reserve

Oakland, CA

EDUCATION

PhD Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, June 2016 MS Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, June 2002 BS Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, December 2000 A.D. Nursing, Mount Saint Mary’s College, August 1997; Licensed California RN BA Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, May 1993 CERTIFICATIONS

Family Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified

Certified Diabetes Educator

AWARDS RECEIVED

UCLA School of Nursing Faculty Award, 2001

Who’s Who In American Universities, 2000

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