Category: ADVOCATE

         FACULTY, CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, & CLINICAL COORDINATOR         Summary    Doctorate-prepared registered nurse and medical author with extensive clinical experience, excellent physical assessment skills, proven strength in teaching, and a passion for health education.  Specialized training in pediatric primary care, chronic disease management, sports medicine, nutrition, pediatric cardiology, and mental wellness.  Excels at presenting health & medical education, and program management.      Professional Highlights          Implemented a sustainable quality improvement program within Orland Park School District 135's Physical Education curriculum, impacting over 4800 students grades K-8    Revised a Rush University graduate nursing course curriculum improving online discussion & critical thinking techniques in accordance with national Quality Matters Standards  & Competencies for Nursing Education    Designed course curriculum, including exam design and evaluation, within university graduate level nursing programs   Currently establishing Medical Advisory Board within Orland Park Township, coordinating with University of Chicago and local community stakeholders to provide health services and education programs to district students and athletes      Played a major role as medical liaison in medical sales venues educating MDs, surgeons, APNs, RNs, and surgical staff while maintaining business benchmarks and quotas   Successful author & editor in preparing medical manuscripts, proposals, and policies for publication submission  Effective presenter with ability to convey complex concepts to a variety of audiences and identification of training needs  Managed several projects with budget limitations, as well as securing funding   Experienced in research, data analysis, and  documentation of health conditions & treatment topics, public health issues, & student safety  Supported school district staff & community education on physical, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of student population            Experience      Company Name    City  ,   State    Faculty, Clinical Instructor, & Clinical Coordinator   05/2016   to   Current       Responsible for course lecture, and leadership of clinical instructors within the Master's Entry Nursing Program (MENP)  Designed and provided evidence-based information achieving  course objectives as required through university program protocol and the national guidelines of competencies for registered nurses  Partnered with Clinical Simulation Manager to develop, implement, and evaluate clinical scenarios within the simulation laboratory environment to optimize student learning outcomes  Coordinated directly with Medical Education Department personnel to augment the clinical rotation experience with hands-on and observation opportunities for students   ​​  ​         Company Name    City  ,   State    School Nurse   08/2011   to   Current       Demonstrates advance skills in the nursing process of physical assessment, implementation, and evaluation with students and staff  Attention to cultural diversity within the health care setting and its effect on care delivery & treatment management  Serves as a strategic partner providing school wide proactive direction & training for health and emergency action plans  Provides management, recommendation, and consulting services to administrative leadership team on individual student medical status and needs according to state and federal regulations to ensure academic success  Excellent skills in finalizing and disseminating medical review data    Administers vision and hearing screenings and addresses results with referral resources as contracted with district partnerships and the Illinois Department of Public Health  Successfully initiates and manages projects involving teen student volunteers for community service learning in accordance with high school department policies   Assures strict adherence to Illinois standards of the Professional School Nurse Practice Act, Illinois School District 135 Board of Education policies, protocol, and procedures regarding student-patient care, safety, data collection, and confidentiality   ​​         Company Name    City  ,   State    Clinical Specialist   09/2009   to   09/2011       Provided contractual clinical services to a global medical device company specializing in design, development, and commercializing complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and operative techniques.  Demonstrated product knowledge expertise, timely troubleshooting, and direct product evaluations of  spinal implants, instrumentation, and biologic products involving motion preservation, annular repair, and nucleus replacement.  Educated MDs, APNs, RNs, and surgical staff on proper use and maintenance of products, requiring 90% of time spent within operation room environments   ​​         Company Name    City  ,   State    Nurse Clinician II (RN)   05/1994   to   02/2010       Specialized in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Pediatric Surgical Heart Unit.  Responsible for the complete nursing process of critically ill or injured patients in a Level I Trauma Unit and pre and post-surgical patients in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit.  Extensively trained to deliver the most sophisticated level of treatment and surgical expertise in Trauma, Complex Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Neonatal, and General Pediatrics.  Successfully performed extensive RN role within cardiology specialty, exhibiting expertise in clinical anatomy and physiology, thorough understanding of surgical interventions and corrective procedures, while encompassing professional and compassionate patient care   ​​         Education      Doctorate in Nursing Practice  :  Pediatric Primary Care   2016     Rush University  ,   City  ,   State              Associate of Applied Science  :  Nursing    Richard J. Daley College  ,   City  ,   State              Bachelor of Science  :  Nutrition    Northern Illinois University  ,   City  ,   State        Minor in  Journalism            Licensure & Certification      Registered Nurse (1994)    Nationally Certified School Nurse, National
     Board for Certification of School Nurses (2017)  Designation for Individualized Education
Program (IEP) privileges, Illinois State Board of Education (2017)        Professional Presentations      Evaluation of School District Implementation
of the Knee Injury Prevention Program, Rush University

    Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome in Adolescent Females, Rush University Medical Center
    Female Athlete
Triad, Sports Medicine Conference, Illinois School District 230    Quality Matters Concepts
in Online Higher Education Course Delivery, Rush University     Fostering Debate in
Online Courses, Rush University         Scholarship      Wrist Pain in Gymnasts: A Review of Common Overuse Wrist
Pathology in the Gymnastics Athlete, Current Sports Medicine Reports (2016), official journal of the
American College of Sports Medicine     Evaluation of School District Implementation
of the Knee Injury Prevention Program, submitted to Sports Health (2016)    

“Nurses making an impact: Reducing school
athlete injuries.”  Chicago Tribune (2016) http://www.chicagotribune.com/brandpublishing/nursing-in-action/ct-nurses-making-an-impact-reducing-school-athlete-injuries-20160720-story.html        Affiliations      Illinois High School Association  Illinois Association of School Nurses, member  American Diabetes Association, Teen Adventure Camp, Illinois  Chicago Marathon Medical Staff  Special Olympics Medical Staff  Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators