Project Management Instructional Design
Resume:
Summary
Seeking a meaningful growth opportunity focused on enhancing professional practice, transforming healthcare delivery, and scientific inquiry. Self-directed leader and team member with extensive experience in administration, change management, regulatory standards, education design, scholarship, and nurse planning. Evidence of successful change implementation, team development, and fiscal performance.
Skills Summary
Change Strategist
Nurse Planner for CNPD
Presenter & Author
LMS Management/Oversight
Peer Reviewer
Simulation
Education Design
Instructional Design
Leadership
Policy & Procedure
Evidence-based Practice/Research
Peer Supporter
CITI Training
Microsoft 365 Office Suite
Mindfulness & EI
AHA BLS instructor
Professional Experience
CLINICAL PROFESSOR – TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Lead instructor for the assessment course for an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
Instructor for Evidence-Based Professional Nursing, Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice, and Leadership courses
Campus Competency-Based Education Champion
Pharmacy Course Curriculum Development
Faculty Advisor for the Mentor Program
Active member of faculty committees
Co-Chair of the Admissions, Progression, and Retention Committee
Chair of EBP for Medication Administration Sub-Committee
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER – HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK
Learning Facilitator
oDesign professional development activities to facilitate learning through engagement
oUse of education design software for learner engagement and integration of learning
oNeeds assessments and environmental scanning regarding changing practice standards
Scholarly Inquiry
oPast Committee Chair and mentor for Evidence-Base Practice and Research Committee
oAnalyze research to create and drive change processes in hospital/system
oOversaw policy and procedure processes for inclusion of evidence-based practice
oPublished author and national/international presenter of research and evidence-based practice
oServe as a peer reviewer
Leader
oServe as a professional role model guiding activities to maintain a Magnet® culture
oPast Chair of the System Clinical Leadership and Policy and Procedure Council
oActive membership on interprofessional councils and committees
oCo-led the development of a Peer Support Program to promote mental and behavioral health
Change Agent
oScan the environment to anticipate needed change and take action to drive change
oCollaborate with the interprofessional team to support change
oExample: Led initiatives during COVID-19 to manage high volumes of patients (example – tent outside of Emergency Department to facilitate throughput)
Mentor
oMentor clinical nurses and leaders in scholarly inquiry
oServe as the HMWB resource for implementation of the SuccessFactors LMS
oCo-led development of Mentorship Program
Advocate for NPD Specialty
oMaintain NPD Certification
oCollaborate with nurse planners to maintain ANCC-COA Accredited Provider Unit
DIRECTOR – EDUCATION – HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK
Progressive career development escalating to the director role
Direct the day-to-day activities of the Center for Professional Excellence
Oversee diabetes and inpatient wound/ostomy/continence programs
Oversee the design, coordination, and implementation of orientation processes and competencies, professional development system, hospital policies and procedures, and special projects
oOversee the implementation of education regarding practice standards
ADJUNCT NURSING FACULTY – TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON, TX
oServe as clinical faculty for a nursing assessment course
oInstruction, demonstration, and validation of head-to-assessment skills
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/PATIENT CARE FACILITATOR FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES – SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL, SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK
oOversight of the day-to-day operations of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, including recruitment, staffing, and budgetary development and adherence
oCollaborated with the Director of Rehabilitation Services for the leadership of all service units
oDeveloped and implemented a leadership course for first-time managers
oIncreased the yearly patient visits in Cardiac Rehabilitation tenfold
oIntegral in the development of a Joint Replacement Center
oTrained, supervised, and evaluated staff
oCommitted to onboarding new employees through feedback and 30-60-90 day follow-up sessions
oProvided education to the community on wellness and arthritis
oCertified by the ANCC as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse and by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health Fitness Instructor
oAHA BLS Instructor
ADJUNCT FACULTY – RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK
oInstructor for a health and wellness course to baccalaureate and associate degree students
oDeveloped course syllabus and content
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF NURSE – LEVEL IV – VALLEY HOSPITAL, RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
oResponsible for triage and comprehensive care of emergency patients
oChairperson of the ED Quality Improvement Program
oServed as Relief Charge Nurse
oCertified Emergency Nurse
PACU STAFF NURSE – MERITER MADISON GENERAL, MADISON, WISCONSIN
oComprehensive care of post-anesthesia patients, including hemodynamic monitoring
oVoluntarily completed the staff schedule
oPreceptor
POST-TRAUMA STAFF NURSE – LEVEL II – THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
oComprehensive care of post-trauma and medical/surgical patients
oVoluntarily completed the staff schedule
STAFF NURSE – UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY
oMedical/Surgical and Critical Care Staff Nurse
oCompleted Critical Care Course
Employment History
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY – HOUSTON, TX
Clinical Professor – 2022 – Present
METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL – HOUSTON, TX.
Professional Development Leader – 2020 - Present
Director of Education – 2014-2020
Manager of Education – 2012-2014
Program Leader in Education – 2010-2012
Education Coordinator – 2004-2010
TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY – HOUSTON, TX
Adjunct Faculty – Nursing 2021 – 2022
SOUTHAMPTON HOSPTIAL – SOUTHAMPTON, NY
Patient Care Facilitator – 2001-2004
Assistant Director of Rehabilitation Services – 1996-2001
Supervisor of Cardiac Rehabilitation – 1993-1996
RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RIVERHEAD, NY
Adjunct Faculty – Health and Wellness – 1993
VALLEY HOSPITAL – RIDGEWOOD, NJ
Clinical Nurse IV, Emergency Department – 1990-1993
MERITER MADISON GENERAL HOSPITAL – MADISON, WI
Staff Nurse, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit – 1987-1989
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – PHILADELPHIA, PA
Staff Nurse, Post-Trauma Unit – 1985-1987
UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – WOODBURY, NJ
Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical and Critical Care – 1983-1985
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-TYLER, COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES, TYLER, TX DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE-LEADERSHIP, 2021
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF NURSING, NORTHWEST HOUSTON, TX MASTER OF SCIENCE - NURSING EDUCATION, 2015
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH – MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
MASTER OF SCIENCE – HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, 1994
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY – UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, GRADUATION WITH DISTINCTION, 1983
Awards & Accomplishments
Manuscript publications
Beautifully broken: Implementing a peer support program to help healthcare professionals heal. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 13(6), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.530/jnep.v13n6p49. March 2023.
The impact of mindfulness on stress and burnout of new graduate nurses as a component of a nurse residency program. Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(4), 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001137 April 2022
Creating a model for mindfulness in nursing professional development. Journal for Nurses in Nursing Professional Development, 37(4), 200-205. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000725 July 2021
Impact of mindfulness training on stress, burnout, and mindfulness. DNP Scholarly Project ScholarWorks – April 2021
Research
Implementing Moral Distress Huddles in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – In progress. IRB approval received December 13, 2022.
Employer’s Perceptions of New Graduate Nurses’ Readiness for Practice Post-COVID – completed January 2022
The Evaluation of the Online 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction completed February 2021
What are the Perceptions of Employers Regarding New Graduate Nurse Preparedness for Practice? Completed January 2021
Presentations
Webinar – American Hospital Association. “Mindful Attention Training: A Tool to Develop Situational Awareness” – December 14, 2022
Podcast – Association for Nurses in Professional Development. “NPD Forecast: Animal-assisted Therapy and RN Stress Levels” – November 14, 2022
Poster Presentation – 2022 QSEN International Forum. “Establishing a Peer Support Program” -- June 2022
Podium presentation – American Hospital Association’s Advancing Care Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – March 2022
Podium presentations – Sigma Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” and “Impact of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Registered Nurse Stress” – March 2022
Live presentation at internal Quality & Patient Safety Symposium - “Employer’s Perception of New Graduate Nurses’ Readiness for Practice Post-COVID-19” – March 2022
Poster Presentations at Quality & Patient Safety Symposium - “Employers Perception of New Graduate Nurse Readiness for Practice – Part Two” and “Impact of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Registered Nurse Stress” – March 2022
Live presentation – Nursing World Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – October 2021
Live presentation at 2021 Virtual Regional Magnet Interprofessional Fair: “New Employer Perception of New Graduate Readiness for Practice” – December 2021
Live presentation at internal Quality & Patient Safety Symposium - “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – May 2021
Poster presentations at internal Quality and Patient Safety Symposium - “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction” and “Using Lean Six Sigma Principles to Enhance the Massive Transfusion Protocol” – May 2021
Live presentation at Health Service Performance Improvement national conference. Presented findings from the research – “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction” – February 2021
Virtual poster presentation at Back to Science Symposium, Houston - “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – February 2021
Poster abstracts accepted at the IHI Congress and American Hospital Association National Conference, which were canceled related to COVID for “The Impact of Creating Awareness and Desire for Mindfulness” - 2020
Podium Presentation at Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-Based Practice & Research: Nursing Leading the Way, Houston - “The Impact of Creating Awareness and Desire for Mindfulness” – 2019, awarded Best EBP Podium Presentation
Houston Regional Shared Governance Conference – “The Impact of Creating Awareness and Desire for Mindfulness” – 2019
Poster presentations at the 2016 QSEN & ANPD and 2017 AACN-NTI National conferences – “Improving Critical Thinking with Case Study Debate.”
Guest lecturer on emotional intelligence at Sam Houston State University and Houston Baptist University – 2018-2020
Presenter at the North Houston Chapter of the AACN – Emotional Intelligence
Presenter at the Houston Area Chapter of Philippine Nurses Association
Presenter at the North Houston Chapter of the ENA
Awards
Selected as the recipient of the ANA Foundation of Nursing Practice Award presented June 2022
Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Education Silver Medalist – 2021
Executive Quality Award – June 2021
Houston Methodist Nursing Excellence – Researcher Award – May 2021
Houston Methodist System Quality and Patient Safety Award – Mindfulness Ambassador – November 2020
Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Administration and Leadership Bronze Medalist – 2015
Finalist for HM Outstanding Nursing Leadership Award - 2015
Finalist for The Elsevier Super Hero of Nursing Educator - 2014
Finalist for HM Nursing Innovation award – 2010, 2012 & 2014
Nursing Excellence Award
Contributor to the TNA Practice Tip of the Week – 2021 to present
Alternate Delegate for TNA District 9 – 2021
Selected to serve on the TNA Nursing Professional Development Committee – 2019 to present
Co-Secretary for the TCGANSDO – 2011
TNA/ANCC Approved Provider Unit Applications Accepted with commendation
Licensures & Certifications
RN Licensure for the State of Texas – current
Basic Life Support Instructor – current
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - current
Board Certification – Nurse Executive - current
Board Certification Nursing Professional Development - current
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor – 2004 - 2022
ACSM Certified Health Fitness Instructor – 1996-2004
Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse – 2000-2004
Certified Emergency Nurse – 1992-1994
Professional Organization Memberships
Association for Nursing Professional Development
American Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Texas Organization for Nurse Leaders
Texas Nurses Association
Association for Nursing Professional Development – Houston Affiliate
References
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