APRIL HOWARD

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Scottsdale, AZ 85252

OBJECTIVE

Exploring new opportunities in nursing leadership, patient care and nursing

Education.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Compassionate, willing and dedicated Registered Nurse with over Seventeen

Years of clinical nursing experience gained in acute and outpatient care settings.

Instrumental skills obtained through practice including clinical assessments,

appropriate professionalism and critical thinking provided. Advanced clinical

experience gained through building effective interpersonal relationships with

culturally diverse patient environments. Partnerships forged throughout varying

populations along with building a quiet rapport with patients, families, co workers

and providers.

EXPERIENCE

April 2008 Registered Nurse and Associate Clinical Research Coordinator

To Present Mayo Clinic Hospital and Outpatient Clinics

5777 East Mayo Blvd

Phoenix, AZ 85054

Offered extensive patient care to patients pre and post solid organ transplant

Participated as a co-author of independent research evaluating the early mobilization post-transplant to decrease length of hospitalization

2017 Interim Post Stem Cell Transplant Patient Coordinator

Current Associate Clinical Research Coordinator overseeing recruitment, follow up and direction of research subjects through selected transplant studies.

Sept 2018 Home Healhcare RN

to Feb 2019 Valley of the Sun Home Healthcare

2432 West Peoria Ave #1343

Phoenix, AZ 85029

Facilitated home healthcare admissions, discharges and follow up assessments ensuring home safety and decreased risk for injury.

May 2005 to

March 2008 Travel Registered Nurse

American Mobile Travel Nursing Agency

12400 High Bluff Drive

San Diego, CA 93130

Delivered direct patient care in a wide variety of acute care settings

Ranging from ICU stepdown, ER, Telemetry, Med Surg, and rehabilitation. Travels encompassed 7 facilities across the United

States.

Feb 2001 to Registered Nurse

May 2005 Saint Marys Hospital/ Josph 3B

1516 2nd Street SW

Rochester, MN 55902

Intricate Member of Vascular Medicine Unit, Night Shift Charge Nurse,

Member of the Diversity Council and chair of unit-based education committee.

EDUCATION

Dec 22, 2001 Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Ongoing Pursuit of Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix

STATES OF NURSING LICENSURE

Active nursing licensure in the State of Arizona

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION

(BLS) Basic Cardiac Life Support

Member of the National Black Nurses Association Greater Phoenix Area 77

Member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society Omicron Delta Chapter of Phoenix and Tucson Arizona

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