Valorie Dukat

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Casa Grande, AZ 85122

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Recently retired with Twenty-eight years as a Registered Nurse that includes Research Coordinator, direct patient care in acute care settings, long term acute care hospitals, and outpatient clinics. Experienced with patients on ventilators, cardiac medications/drips, telemetry, stroke, burn care and wound care, as an example of this patient population.

Six years professional experience in Research Coordination of Investigational Drugs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation knowledge and Operational Communications at The University Of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska.

Co-Author in Research Publications

Local and National Technical Information Presentations

Customer Relations Management

Oral and Written Communications-Employee Education and Public Speaker

Six years of professional/certified experience in the delivery of wound, ostomy and continence care. Knowledgeable in the variety of dressings utilized, including the use and application of the negative pressure therapies.

Coordinated wound care applications to patients in long term acute care (LTAC) facility and acute care hospital, overseeing staff compliance of institutional and regulatory requirements. Successfully developed product testing/evaluation procedures and maintained technical and analytical reports. Presented new pharmaceutical product information on a local and national level. Detail-oriented, result oriented with proven problem solving, organizational, teambuilding and leadership skills.

Selected Business Contribution

Education received as a Rapid Response Member to respond to patient situations as patient status changed. A Rapid Response Member is a resource to the staff nurse in mentoring and educating staff of potential life-threatening status changes before they actually occur.

Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team to conduct successful wound care therapy. Established wound care department roles and working parameters. Educated medical and nursing staff on operational instructions, procedures and training tools. Identified functional and performance challenges by implementing specialty departments and successfully improving Registered Nurse (RN) workload.

Maintained detailed and accurate records as part of the medical record. Identified potential errors in providing accurate and complete documentation on the delivery of wound care, addressed the discrepancies and implemented corrective actions. Timely audits of wound care processes and effectiveness. Reviewed financial outcomes of wound care provided in the LTACH setting. Provided feedback for overall improvement of care. Made national and local presentations on product design, testing and introduction.

Professional Experience

Amazon, Phoenix, AZ

Warehouse Associate. 01/2022 to 04/2022

Unloading incoming freight from the boxes, sorting the items to send to departments for processing.

AdvisaCare Home Health, Phoenix, AZ

Registered Nurse, 07/20 to 01/2021

Direct patient care, in home, to assist client in maintaining high quality health by providing wound care, medication education, as only a couple of examples.

EXP Realty, Phoenix, AZ

Real Estate Agent (Self- employed Realtor), 07/26/2019 to present

Listing agent and buyer agent for residential properties. Knowledge of Arizona Real Estate contract laws and regulations.

Keller Williams Realty East Valley, Tempe, AZ

Real Estate Agent, 02/13/2019 to 07/26/2019

Listing agent and buyer’s agent for residential properties. Knowledge of Arizona contract laws and regulations.

United Healthcare Insurance Company – Optum, Phoenix, AZ

Triage RN for Nurseline, 10/2016 to 02/2019

Telephone triage to United Healthcare members with medical conditions. Knowledge of critical thinking and problem solving in all situations. Computer documentation for triage provided. Telecommuter setting allowing autonomy and continuance of education in policies and procedures.

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, Casa Grande, AZ

ICU RN Manager, 5/2015 to 4/2016

Intensive Care Unit for varied acuity patients. Overseeing 15 direct employees including nurses and ancillary staff. Staff scheduling, Quality Improvement audits, time management of unit priorities and staff needs are included in this position. Contributing to the multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality patient cares.

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, Casa Grande, AZ

ICU Staff Nurse-Travel RN, 11/2014 to 5/2015

Intensive Care Unit for varied acuity patients. Direct patient/bedside cares include adult patients on ventilator, cardiac drips, post-surgical cares as well as trauma patients.

The Right Solutions, Inc., Tonitown, AR

Travel RN, 10/2013 to 11/2014

Espanola Hospital, Espanola, NM

Intensive Care Unit for varied acuity patients. Cares include adult patients on ventilator, cardiac drips, post- surgical cares as well as trauma patients.

The Right Solutions, Inc., Tonitown, AR

Travel RN, 12/2012 to 10/2013

San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, CA

Burn Intensive Care Unit for varied acuity patients. The acuity would include Medical/Surgical, Adults and Pediatrics, Telemetry, Step Down and Intensive Care patients with burn wounds. Varied degrees of burns, varied percentage of total body surface area (TBSA).

The Right Solutions, Inc., Tonitown, AR

Travel RN, 4/2012 to 11/2012

John C Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

Progressive Cardiac Care Unit for high acuity patients. Post Cardiovascular Bypass Graft (CABG) patients, cardiac drips, stroke patients, anticoagulation drips, trauma patients, cardiac patients, telemetry patients, and tracheostomy patients.

Trustaff Travel Nurses, Cincinnati, OH

Travel RN, 9/2011 to 3/2012

Roy L. Schneider Medical Center, St Thomas, Virgin Islands 12/2011 to 3/2012

ICU direct patient care for high acuity patients. Ventilator experience, cardiac drips, stroke patients, anticoagulation drips, trauma patients, surgical patients, medical patients, and telemetry patients.

Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 9/2011 to 12/2011

Centerpointe Medical Center, Independence, MO 9/2011 to 12/2011

Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 9/2011 to 12/2011

ICU RN float between three facilities completing direct patient care for high acuity patients. Ventilator experience, cardiac drips, stroke patients, surgical patients, medical patients, and telemetry patients.

The Right Solutions, Tonitown, AR

Travel RN, 4/2010 to 9/2011

Mountainview Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM 7/2011 to 10/2011

Direct patient care on Progressive Telemetry Unit, Intermediate Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Unit.

Espanola Hospital, Espanola, NM 10/2010 to 7/2011

Direct patient care in Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, Medical/Surgical Unit, Telemetry Unit.

Scott County Hospital, Scott City, KS 7/2010 to 10/2010

Direct patient care on Medical/Surgical unit, telemetry and Emergency Room

Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, AZ 4/2010 to 7/2010

Direct patient care in medical surgical unit, orthopedic unity, telemetry unit, ICU

Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, KS

Registered Nurse as Wound Care Coordinator as a Certified Wound Continence Nurse (CWCN), 7/2009 to 4/2010

Coordinate wound care and the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of wound care. Complete timely audits of wound care, monthly reports of PUSH scores. Coordinate cares and prevent Hospital Acquired Nosocomial Pressure Ulcers (HAPU). Educate RN, LPN, CNA staff to maintain high quality wound care. Directly oversaw two LPN staff in the wound care department in assuring wound care administered as ordered on a daily basis. Maintained minimal HAPU with November 2009 having only one HAPU.

Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS

Resource Pool RN, 1/2009 to 8/2009

Direct patient care in SICU, NICU, MICU, Cardiac, Med/Surg, Oncology units

Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, KS

Charge RN, Staff RN, Wound Care Coordinator, 7/2007 to 1/2009 then staying PRN thru 7/2009

Direct patient care. Coordinated and provided wound care to LTACH patients, presented wound care guidelines/education to staff RN, LOPN and CNA.

Robert J Dole Veterans Administration Hospital, Wichita, KS

RN Coordinator/House Supervisor, 11/2005 to 7/2007

Supervisor of nursing staff on all units throughout the facility, patient education, completion of regulatory audits, provide wound care to patients, provide staff education on wound care applications. Worked PRN in ICU unit, ER department and Med/Surg units.

Select Specialty Hospital, Wichita, KS

Wound Care Coordinator, Charge RN, Staff RN, 1/2004 to 1/2006

Coordinate wound care to LTACH patients, presented wound care guidelines/education to nursing staff. Supervised nursing staff on LTACH unit as Charge Nurse.

Wichita Clinic, PA, Wichita, KS

Clinical Research Supervisor, 2002 to 2003

Supervisor in conduction of clinical trials, selections of clinical trials, budgets, data quality, time management.

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Clinical Research Coordinator, 1996 to 2002

Conduction/coordination of clinical trials, data collection, auditing, regulatory paperwork.

Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE

Registered Nurse/Data Manager, 1993 to 2002

Direct patient care to Medical/Surgical Unit, Rehabilitation, Orthopedic, ICU. Unit supervisor for Medical/Surgical Unit. Quality assurance of data collection, auditing medical records, generated analytical reports.

Education and Training

Licensed for State of Arizona as a Real Estate Agent

90 hours of Real Estate Education through Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing, Omaha, NE

Registered Nurse Licensure: Copy of licensure upon request

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