Professional Summary
Dedicated and compassionate registered nurse with almost 30 years of nursing experience. A strong nursing base in rural nursing and extensive emergency care experience. Proven ability to not only lead nurses in a busy emergency department, but also mentoring and encouraging the development of new nurses. Involved in various levels of practice and policy change using evidence-based research.
Professional Experience
2008-Present Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX
Clinical Nurse Manager-Emergency Department (2016-present)
Work as a member on the leadership team in the Emergency Department
Duties include managing daily operations in the department, staffing, hiring, corrective actions for employee performance, quality management audits, quality improvement metrics, and engagement in multiple department and hospital committees, radiology discrepancy resolution and service recovery
Level 3 Trauma
45+ bed ED + PIT
Works with leadership team managing 58 RN FTEs/90 FTEs total staff
Approximately 63,000 annual ED visits/180-250 daily visits
LWBS <1%
Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department
Currently leading Stroke Care Improvement Committee
Staff Nurse-Emergency Department (2008-2016)
Responsible for direct patient care, team leader, making patient assignments, monitoring department flow, precepting and mentoring new nurses and student nurses
1998-2008 Lacombe Regional Hospital Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Staff Nurse
Responsible for working multiple departments in rural hospital
Direct patient care and charge nurse in medical/surgical area, emergency department, recovery room and palliative care
Education
2020 Texas Tech Health Science University Lubbock, TX
Master of Science in Nursing-Administration
2014 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Presidents List)
1992 University of Alberta Hospital School of Nursing Alberta, Canada
Diploma of Nursing
License / National Board Certifications
State of Texas Registered Nursing License
Cardiovascular Registered Nurse
American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2025
Certified Emergency Nurse
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, 2026
Current Certifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified
Target Temperature Management (TTM) Certified
N.I.H.S.S. Certified
S.T.A.B.L.E. Certified
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Care (ENPC) Certified
S.T.A.B.L.E. Cardiac Certified
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Certified
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certified
Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) Certified
Active Professional Memberships
American Nurses Association 2012-present
Emergency Nurses Association 2014-present
Texas Nurses Association 2015-present
Texas Organization of Nurse Executives 2016-present
American Organization of Nurse Leaders 2021-present
Volunteer Activities / Community Service
Midland Community Response Vaccines/Covid Testing 2020-2022
Helping Hands of Midland 2017-present
Numana: Feeding the Hungry 2015-2018
Habit for Humanity 2008, 2011, 2015
Professional Development
American Organization of Nurse Leaders (Nurse Manager Fellowship) 2022
FEMA- Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents 2019
Nursing Transformational Leadership Award 2017
Presentations and Special Projects
Poster Presentation at the 2017 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Annual Conference
“Improving Communication and Staff Satisfaction through Integration of Social Media”
Poster Presentation at the 2021 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Annual Conference
“Education In The Emergency Department: #TikTokLearning”
Trauma Nursing Core Course Instructor
Nursing Professional Development Ladder Co-chair