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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , RN, CNS, CNRN-CMCStreet Address Selkirk Dr.North Tonawanda, New York Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLENative Language -EnglishPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:EBSCO Contract Writer-Dynamic Health Leadership Collection August 2022-current HealthStream Inc. Subject Matter Expert (SME)- Writer/Editor April 2022- current RN Immunizer/Educator- Rite Aid Pharmacy February-2022-current AACN- Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC): CMC Test Item Writer, CMC Test Item Reviewer, CMC Virtual Pool Review Committee April 2021- April 2022 AANN-ABNN- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and The American Board of Neuroscience Nursing- Mentorship Program (Acting mentor of current members) March 2022- CurrentNiagara Falls Memorial Medical Center August 2020- August 2021 Clinical Nurse Specialist Critical and Acute Care Nursing Policy, Procedure and Guidelines development along with reviews and revisions of existing policies, procedures and guidelines according to best practice and EBP. Develop Patient Experience practices and education including presentations to Nursing Leadership and Nurse Educators. Developing patient rounding practices at the bedside engaging Nurse Managers and staff. Develop Stroke Education programs and lectures to staff, designed for application process for a Certified Primary Stroke Center. Community stroke education provided. Multidisciplinary Transition of Care Team. Hospital Supervisor (as needed).Mercy Hospital of BuffaloNurse Manager Acute Medical Rehabilitation Unit- MRU May 2018 Dec 2019Managed MRU floor staff, budget, productivity, and efficiency.Review all patients for progress, plans, goals, barriers, educational opportunities, and needs for their safe disposition back into the community.2Interdisciplinary Team Conferences led by MRU Physiatrist, team includes PT, OT, ST, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Worker. Required by CMS regulatory bodies for Rehab continuation as well as reimbursement.Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Medical/Surgical and Critical Care May 2006 May 2018Involved with many concurrent hospital-wide initiatives. As sole CNS, responsible for oversight of several organizational interdisciplinary leadership programs and projects. o Acted as stroke coordinator to develop and direct NYSDOH Primary Designated Stroke Center. Responsible for the development of stroke education curriculum for all specialty RNs and ancillary clinical staff.o Core Joint Commission Stroke Team member for successful JC Accreditation of a Comprehensive Stroke Center at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. o Collaborated in the development of a cardiac/ventilator/telemetry Progressive Care Unit which included facilitating implementation of clinical skills, education, nursing research, and evidence based best practices for nursing staff. o Developed directed the Early Mobility Program (ABCDEF)- Critical Care ventilated patients.o Developed and implemented system-wide Pain Management Program, interdepartmental and intra-disciplinary. Participated in Daily Pain Rounding in collaboration with pharmacy to improve patient outcomes and increase metrics. o Developed and implemented Med/Surg and led Critical Care competency education programs.o Member of the Patient Experience/Satisfaction Leadership, Nursing Research Council Chair, Early Mobility Program Chair, Nursing Professional Practice Council Chairperson, Joint Commission Task Force; author and reviewer of Nursing Policies and Procedures according to current evidenced based literature and research. o Acted as Interim Nurse Manager for Telemetry/Medical-Surgical Unit with 88 direct reports.Mount Saint Marys Hospital1994-2006AACVPR certified Outpatient Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center- Nurse Instructor/EducatorWorking with post-cardiac event/cardiac surgery patientsIncluded pulmonary rehabilitation pre and post- lung reduction and transplant patients Cardiac Clinical Interventional NurseDirecting stress lab staff in administration of cardiac stress testing with cardiologists 3Assisted with all pharmacologic procedures/transesophageal echocardiogram proceduresModerate sedation, PACU and recovery. Worked PD as needed.Ambulatory CareCritical Care ICU/CCU- Staff Nurse: included Charge Nurse Role. 1986-1994Niagara County Community College: Clinical Nursing Instructor 1985-1986OTHER EXPERIENCE:Niagara Power Authority- Community Health Education 2004-2005 PESI Healthcare Inc.2003-2008National Speaker Cardiac Education SeminarsNationwide presentations of ANCC approved course in Cardiac continuing education for Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Educators, Critical Care staff RNs, and Allied Health Care Professionals. NDNQI ResearchParticipation and lead investigator for Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, National Study titled:Research Study on Nursing Workarounds.Site Coordinator and RN Satisfaction Survey CoordinatorParticipation and lead investigator for Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, National Pain Study titled:Dissemination and Implementation of Evidenced-Based Methods to Measure and Improve Pain. Expert Legal Consult ExperienceTestified in Court- Boston, MA.Deposition- Minneapolis, MN.EDUCATION:DYouville College: MSN Clinical Nurse SpecialistNiagara University: BSN NursingCERTIFICATIONS:1988-Present Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) AHA 1997-2013 Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse- Board Certified- (ANCC) 42005-Present Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC) (AACN/ANCC)(First in N.Y. State to achieve and among first forty in nation) 2010-Present Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN)MEMBERSHIPS:AACN- American Association of Critical Care Nurses-National AACN- Local Chapter WNYAACN- Cardiac Medicine Certification-Test Item Reviewer- April 2021 AACN- Cardiac Medicine Certification- Test Item Writer- August 2021. AACN- Cardiac Medicine Test Review Committee- February 2022. HANYS- Opioid Abuse Prevention and Pain Management Advisory Group Continuing Education Review Panel (AACN)CE Pilot Review Panel (AACN)Critical Care Nurse (CCN) - Contributing Editor -June 2014 -June 2018 5Biographic InformationAmerican Association of Neurologic Nursing (AANN)-Abstract reviewer 2021- 2022, AANN Annual Conference 2022.AACN- Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC)- Item Writing Team. April 2021 for 2022. AACN- Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC)-Test Review Item Team. July 2021 for 2022. Cooney, Mary Ann Quinlan-Colwell. Assessment and Multimodal Management of Pain: An Integrative Approach. Elsevier Inc. 2021. Chapter Reviewer.What is a Nursing Professional Portfolio? Vital Signs RN- (Fall/Winter-2019) Professional Nurses Association of WNY.Is There a Correlation with the Provision of Enhanced Stroke Education for Emergency Medical Services Personnel and The Volume Of Stroke Pre- Notifications to Hospitals? International Stroke Nursing Conference- Poster Presentation, Honolulu, HI. 2019Development of an Academic and Workplace Collaboration to Facilitate Onboarding and Retention of BSN Critical Care Nurses Poster presentation, AONE International Conference Inspiring Nurse Leaders, San Diego, CA.2019.Development of an Academic and Workplace Collaboration to Facilitate Onboarding and Retention of BSN Critical Care Nurses NYS AONE 2019 - First PlaceDoes the Implementation of The Pause Have an Effect of Purpose for the Healthcare Team and Prospective Staff Stress? Professional Nurse Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Nursing Research Council(Chairperson). April 2019.What are Nurses Perceptions of Experiencing Bullying in the Workplace and Their Self- Awareness and Self-Assessments of Bullying Behaviors? Professional Nurse Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Nursing Research Council, (Chairperson). April 2018. The Healthcare Association of New York State: Pinnacle Award (HANYS) Submission. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Sustaining Improved Pain Management Patient Satisfaction Amid the Expanding Escalation of the Opioid Epidemic Through Daily Patient Pain Rounds by an Interdisciplinary Pain Team Comprised of Nursing and Pharmacy.) March 2018.AACN National Teaching Institute -NTI- 2017, 2018 Evidence-Based Poster Abstract Reviewer.6Stone, Lisa: ELSEVIER Mosby Certification & Core Review for High Acuity, Progressive, And Critical Care Nursing, 7e! (October 2017). Certification Test Reviewer: Chapter One.Hartjes, T. (Ed), AACN: The Core Curriculum for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care Nursing 7th ed. St. Louis, MI: Elsevier (AACN). Pain Management in Critical Care (October 2017.) Chapter 11, Reviewer.Effective Pain Management and Improvements in Patients' Outcomes and Satisfaction. American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), Poster Presentation; First Place Award (April 4, 2017).How Can Nursing Practice Reduce the Frequency of Peripheral IV Restarts/Punctures for the Patient? Professional Nurses Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo NursingResearch Council, (Chairperson). April 25, 2017.Effective Pain Management and Improvements in Patients' Outcomes and Satisfaction. Professional Nurses Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference, April 19, 2016.A Dedicated Admission Nurse Impacts a Safe Continuum of Care. Professional Nurses Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Nursing Research Council, (Chairperson). April 2016. The Healthcare Association of New York State: Pinnacle Award (HANYS) Submission. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Sustained Improvements in Pain Management and Patient Satisfaction with the Implementation of Daily Patient Pain Rounds by Means of an Interdisciplinary Pain Team Comprised of Nursing and Pharmacy. March 2016 edition.Effective Pain Management and Improvements in Patients' Outcomes and Satisfaction". Poster presenter at American Nurses Association (ANA) 2016 National Conference, March 9-11, 2016. Buena Vista, Fla.Pain Management in the 21st Century. Annals of Nursing and Practice 2(4): 1033. Sci-MedCentral-Access Journal. September 2015.Effective Pain Management and Improvements in Patients Outcomes and Satisfaction. Critical Care Nurse. 35(3); June 2015.Why Are Patients Still Falling? Professional Nurses Association WNY. Poster Presentation Research Conference. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Nursing Research Council, (Chairperson). April 2015. 7Improved Patient Satisfaction with Effective Pain Management. Professional Nurses Association of WNY Research Conference Poster Presentation, April 2014.Improvement of Pain Management With Interdisciplinary Implementation of Hospital Wide Daily Pain Rounding with Nursing and Pharmacy. Poster presentation of research, October 2012, Hollywood Florida, National Convention of American Association of Pharmacists (NCAAP).Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine and Depression. Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library, Oct. 2011.Cardiac Diagnostics and Interventions Course Manual: CAD, Arrhythmias, and Heart Failure. (Author). PESI Healthcare (National) 2004, 2006 (Eau Claire, Wisconsin).Taking the Critical out of Critical Cardiac Care: What does the Future Hold for Cardiac Care Units? Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing (DCCN). Published January/February 2004.Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine and Depression. Presenter at Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: 37th Biennial Convention; November 1-5, 2003, Toronto Ontario, Canada. Authored Research/Thesis. |
