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NURSING CAREER SUMMARY

 

• Masters- prepared Nurse Educator
• Provided Epic education, support and triage as a Clinical Nurse Educator-CIS at Swedish Medical Center
• Taught nursing theory and clinical skills in a community college environment
• Responsible for curriculum and instruction in behavioral health, addiction and recovery, medical surgical, maternal child and fundamentals of nursing
• Instructor of clinical nursing skills in all of the above areas. Teaching sites include: Swedish, Veterans Administration Hospital (VA), Overlake Hospital and Harborview Medical Center
• Supported the use of Electronic Medical Records with nursing students including Epic at Swedish and CPRS at the VA
• Developed and implemented programs in parenting and health for pregnant and parenting women offenders
• Developed and facilitated programs in yoga and wellness for the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Wisconsin Branch. Present in MS support groups and statewide conferences.

 

• Leadership & Management
• Provided supervision of student nurses in a clinical setting
• Taught nursing leadership and management and supervised student

leadership projects, in the community

• Served in charge and preceptor roles in a variety of clinical nursing positions

 

• Clinical Experience
• Twenty Two years experience as an RN in a variety of clinical and educational settings
• Eight years experience in behavioral health nursing including addiction and recovery
• Eight years experience in public health nursing working with high risk and at risk pregnant women and developing families
• Other areas of practice include: Per Diem positions in long term care, medical surgical nursing and prison nursing

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PROFESSIONAL NURSING EMPLOYMENT

 

December 2007_Present, Swedish Medical Center, Per Diem RN in behavioral health, CIS Clinical Nurse Educator

 

January 2006-April 2008, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

Nursing Instructor

Position includes: Maternal Child and Psychiatric instructor in an associate degree RN program.

 

January 2003-June 2005, Highline Community College, 2400 S. 240^th St., Des Moines, WA. 981985873800

Nursing Instructor

Position includes: Classroom and clinical instructor in an associate degree RN program.

 

May 2004 to December 2004: Stafford Health Care, 2800 S. 224th St., Des Moines, WA 98198

Charge and Staff

Position Includes: Charge and staff nurse on a sub-acute unit in a long-term care facility.

 

April 2003 to August 2003: West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital, 2600 SW Holden, Seattle, WA. 98126.

Psychiatric Nurse

Position includes: Charge and Staff nurse on an involuntary psychiatric unit.

 

August 1996 to May 2002: Dane County Public Health Department, 1202 Northport Drive, Madison, WI. 53704

Public Health Nurse

Position includes: Prenatal and postpartum education and case management, epidemiology & immunization

 

February1996 to August 1996: Watertown Department of Public Health, 515 1^st Street, S, WI. 53094.

Public Health Nurse

Position includes: Prenatal care coordination, postpartum visits, school safety and health education programs, epidemiology, mental health, immunizations and well child exams.

 

August 1994 to February 1996: Arc Maternal and Infant Program, Monona Drive Madison, WI. 53714.

Parenting/Health Educator

Position includes: Development and facilitation of a parenting and health program for pregnant and parenting women offenders and their children.

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EDUCATION

 

Clarkson College, Omaha, NE., MSN in Nursing Education, April 2001.

 

Boston University School of Nursing, Boston, MA. BSN, May 1986

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS

 

September 1994 to Present: Teaching hatha yoga classes, for relaxation and stress management.

 

December 1996 to Present: Development and presentation of yoga based wellness program. Classes and presentations of yoga, meditation and relaxation adapted for the needs of people with chronic physical and mental illness, programs that brought the How to Play System to full fruition.

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS