Registered Nurse

ANN O. AMAEFULE, M.S.N., RN

********@*****.*** **1 East Oltorf Street, Austin, Texas 78704 • 630-***-**** Detailed and results-oriented healthcare professional, possessing a solid career of performance in leadership, operations, education, clinical skills and patient-centered care. Strategic thinker with excellent analytical, interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills.

Professional Experience Includes:

● Leadership and Operations Management

● Clinical Nursing (Obstetrics, Long-Term Care: Adult and Geriatrics, Home Health)

● Teaching in Nursing Education

● Board Member- State of IL Board of Nursing (April 2, 2016-December 4, 2018)

● Illinois RN Single State License exp. 5/31/2026

● Texas RN Multistate License exp. 5/31/2026

● ACLS - Current

● BLS - Current

● NRP - Current

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER, Austin, Texas 3/2023-CURRENT LABOR & DELIVERY STAFF RN

● Provides initial and ongoing assessment of maternal patients and newborns

● Performs patient care to triage, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients, including newborns

●Assists with versions, vaginal deliveries, vacuum extraction deliveries and circulate for cesarean sections

●Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse

● Teach patients and families to understand conditions and medications, as well as care during pregnancy, and postpartum and newborn care

● Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care

● Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patient conditions as appropriate.

● Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

● Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

● Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. CEDAR PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Cedar Park, Texas 6/2022-1/2023 LABOR & DELIVERY STAFF RN

● Provides initial and ongoing assessment of maternal patients and newborns

● Performs patient care to triage, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients, including newborns

●Assists with versions, vaginal deliveries, vacuum extraction deliveries and circulate for cesarean sections

●Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse

● Teach patients and families to understand conditions and medications, as well as care during pregnancy, and postpartum and newborn care

● Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING Austin, Texas 12/2018-2/3/2020 NURSING CONSULTANT FOR EDUCATION

● Conduct school site visits to nursing programs.

● Analyze and evaluate proposals for new programs and program changes.

● Interpret the Nursing Practice Act, Board rules, regulations, policies and educational standards to individuals and groups using telephone, computer, and written correspondence and in public forums and workshops.

● Respond to phone calls and written correspondence concerning nursing education and practice issues.

● Prepare reports and present them to the Board.

● Participate in staff discussion, planning, development and implementation of overall agency objectives. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Bridgeview, Illinois 03/2017-09/2018 DEAN OF NURSING

● Responsible for the daily operations of the Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program

● Hire, train, mentor, and supervise/evaluate nursing faculty and support staff

● Review, update and develop program policies and procedures

● Accountable for maintaining state approval (IDFPR)

● Responsible for preparing course/lab/clinical schedules

● Provided oversight of all clinical affiliation contracts, including site selection and obtaining new affiliation agreements

● Maintained regular communication with clinical and educational partners

● Assisted with program marketing, student recruitment, academic advisement

● Counseled prospective and nursing students as appropriate ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Elgin, Illinois 05/2013-11/2016 DIRECTOR OF NURSING PROGRAM

● Responsible for the daily operations of the Associate Degree Nursing (RN) Program and Basic Nurse Assistant (CNA) Program consisting of approximately 300 students and 29 nursing faculty members throughout the year

● Hire, train, mentor and supervise/evaluate nursing faculty

● Review, update and assists in developing policies and procedures for the Nursing and Basic Nurse Assistant programs

● Accountable for maintaining state approval (IDFPR, IDPH) and national (ACEN) program accreditation

● Responsible for preparing course/lab/clinical schedules

● Provide oversight of all clinical affiliation contracts for the Nursing and CNA programs, including site selection and obtaining new affiliation agreements

● Maintain regular communication with clinical and educational partners, including state approval bodies and national accrediting agency.

● Assist with program marketing, student recruitment, and academic advisement

● Assist in developing, preparing, and administering the Nursing and Basic Nurse Assistant program budgets for operational and capital expenditures

● Collaborate with various BSN schools to provide completion program opportunities for nursing graduates CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO Chicago, Illinois 06/2011 to 03/2012 RICHARD J. DALEY COLLEGE

DIRECTOR OF NURSING PROGRAM

● Responsible for the daily operations of the Associate Degree Nursing Program which consists of approximately 250 nursing students and 42 faculty members and support staff for the 2011-2012 academic year

● Employed teaching and support staff; trained, mentored and evaluated nursing faculty and support staff

●Prepared course/clinical schedules

● Accountable for maintaining program accreditation locally and nationally

● Participated in academic advisement for prospective and current nursing students

● Collaborated and maintained clinical partnerships to ensure educational and clinical requirements were met

● Dialogued with universities regarding articulation agreements for the CCC Nursing Program LOYOLA UNIVERSITY Chicago, Illinois 01/2009 o 12/2010 ADJUNCT NURSE FACULTY

● Provided clinical instruction and supervision to nursing students within the undergraduate BSN program

(four semesters).

● Monitored and evaluated students within the clinical setting based on student learning outcomes

● Planned and executed student conferences; performed clinical demonstrations, and observed return demonstrations from students

● Assisted nursing students in application of research-based theory into practice NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Chicago, Illinois 02/2005 to 06/2011 PRENTICE WOMEN’S HOSPITAL

REGISTERED NURSE

● Provided antepartum, postpartum, and neonatal care through assessment, planning, implementation, medication administration, and evaluation of patient care, leading to improved outcomes

● Monitored high-risk maternal and fetal well-being, ensuring quality of care

● Provide health education regarding prenatal, postpartum, and newborn care to mothers and family members

● Assisted in emergency situations, including resuscitation to neonates

● Collaborated with nursing staff and multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective patient care DIRECT MED STAFF NURSING INC. Chicago, Illinois 12/2000- 01/2004 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

● Provide healthcare services to a broad range of adult and geriatric patients with co-morbidities in nursing homes throughout the ChicagoLand area

● Supervised certified nursing assistants

● Performed wound care to geriatric patients

EDUCATION:

North Park University, Chicago, Illinois Conferred in 2008; Masters of Science, Nursing Leadership and Management

Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan Conferred in 2004; Bachelors of Science, Nursing Chicago Public Schools Practical Nursing Program, Chicago, Illinois Conferred in 2000; Practical Nursing

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Deans and Directors, Nursing (2013-November 2016) COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT: State of IL Board of Nursing- Member since April 2016 (Education Committee)

Advocate Health Care, Illinois: New Graduate Residency Advisory Committee- Member (February 2016-May 2016)

Northern Illinois University School of Nursing Advisory Board- Member (2015-November 2016)

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