VIRGINIA S. SMITH
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Faculty of HCI College October 2018 – August 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida
Nursing Instructor of Theory and Clinical Skills
Subjects: Fundamentals, Medical-Surgical Nursing
Faculty of Jersey College School of Nursing March 2015 – September 2018
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Instructor of RN and LPN Students
Subjects: Fundamentals, Geriatrics, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mental Health, Pharmacology
Critiqued and helped implement changes to the nursing curriculum
Tutored students on academic and personal matters
Practiced basic care and safety skills with students in lab and clinical sites
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Coordinator of the Adult Sickle Cell Program December 1996 – June 2014 Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Richmond, Virginia
Coordinated care of adult patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Provided preventative, episodic, and routine health care to patients
Assisted with the development of a critical pathway for the Sickle Cell Patients, served as a founding Board Member, Program Committee Chairman, Building Committee Chairman of a non-profit organization for Sickle Cell Disease
Decreased average length of hospital stay by 45%, Emergency Department visits by 30%, Admissions rates by 30%, and increased out-patient visits by 25%
Manager of Occupational Health August 1994 – November 1996
Witco Corporation Greenwich, Connecticut
Successfully established in-house Medical Surveillance and Occupational Health Program, incorporating employees at 65 domestic and
international specialty plants
Ensured compliance with all applicable OSHA regulations and corporate guidelines
Assessed hospitals, clinics, and physicians for competency and incorporation into the program
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Family Nurse Practitioner
Florida
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and Multi-State RN License
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EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Nursing
Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pleasantville, New York
Bachelor of Arts
Major in Psychology
King College, Bristol, Tennessee
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Christian Medical and Dental Association Associate Lifetime Member
PUBLICATION:
“Medical Issues,” Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2016).
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Florence Nightingale Lady with the Lamp Award
Employee of the Month Award
Director of Nursing Duck Award