FACULTY, CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, CLINICAL COORDINATOR Summary Doctorate-prepared registered nurse medical author extensive clinical experience, excellent physical assessment skills, proven strength teaching, passion health education. Specialized training pediatric primary care, chronic disease management, sports medicine, nutrition, pediatric cardiology, mental wellness. Excels presenting health medical education, program management. Professional Highlights Implemented sustainable quality improvement program within Orland Park School District 135's Physical Education curriculum, impacting 4800 students grades K-8 Revised Rush University graduate nursing course curriculum improving online discussion critical thinking techniques accordance national Quality Matters Standards Competencies Nursing Education Designed course curriculum, including exam design evaluation, within university graduate level nursing programs Currently establishing Medical Advisory Board within Orland Park Township, coordinating University Chicago local community stakeholders provide health services education programs district students athletes Played major role medical liaison medical sales venues educating MDs, surgeons, APNs, RNs, surgical staff maintaining business benchmarks quotas Successful author editor preparing medical manuscripts, proposals, policies publication submission Effective presenter ability convey complex concepts variety audiences identification training needs Managed several projects budget limitations, well securing funding Experienced research, data analysis, documentation health conditions treatment topics, public health issues, student safety Supported school district staff community education physical, cultural, socioeconomic diversity student population Experience Company Name City State Faculty, Clinical Instructor, Clinical Coordinator 05/2016 Current Responsible course lecture, leadership clinical instructors within Master's Entry Nursing Program (MENP) Designed provided evidence-based information achieving course objectives required university program protocol national guidelines competencies registered nurses Partnered Clinical Simulation Manager develop, implement, evaluate clinical scenarios within simulation laboratory environment optimize student learning outcomes Coordinated directly Medical Education Department personnel augment clinical rotation experience hands-on observation opportunities students ​​ ​ Company Name City State School Nurse 08/2011 Current Demonstrates advance skills nursing process physical assessment, implementation, evaluation students staff Attention cultural diversity within health care setting effect care delivery treatment management Serves strategic partner providing school wide proactive direction training health emergency action plans Provides management, recommendation, consulting services administrative leadership team individual student medical status needs according state federal regulations ensure academic success Excellent skills finalizing disseminating medical review data Administers vision hearing screenings addresses results referral resources contracted district partnerships Illinois Department Public Health Successfully initiates manages projects involving teen student volunteers community service learning accordance high school department policies Assures strict adherence Illinois standards Professional School Nurse Practice Act, Illinois School District 135 Board Education policies, protocol, procedures regarding student-patient care, safety, data collection, confidentiality ​​ Company Name City State Clinical Specialist 09/2009 09/2011 Provided contractual clinical services global medical device company specializing design, development, commercializing complex spine minimally invasive spine technologies operative techniques. Demonstrated product knowledge expertise, timely troubleshooting, direct product evaluations spinal implants, instrumentation, biologic products involving motion preservation, annular repair, nucleus replacement. Educated MDs, APNs, RNs, surgical staff proper use maintenance products, requiring 90% time spent within operation room environments ​​ Company Name City State Nurse Clinician II (RN) 05/1994 02/2010 Specialized Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Surgical Heart Unit. Responsible complete nursing process critically ill injured patients Level I Trauma Unit pre post-surgical patients Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit. Extensively trained deliver sophisticated level treatment surgical expertise Trauma, Complex Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Neonatal, General Pediatrics. Successfully performed extensive RN role within cardiology specialty, exhibiting expertise clinical anatomy physiology, thorough understanding surgical interventions corrective procedures, encompassing professional compassionate patient care ​​ Education Doctorate Nursing Practice Pediatric Primary Care 2016 Rush University City State Associate Applied Science Nursing Richard J. Daley College City State Bachelor Science Nutrition Northern Illinois University City State Minor Journalism Licensure Certification Registered Nurse (1994) Nationally Certified School Nurse, National Board Certification School Nurses (2017) Designation Individualized Education Program (IEP) privileges, Illinois State Board Education (2017) Professional Presentations Evaluation School District Implementation Knee Injury Prevention Program, Rush University Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Adolescent Females, Rush University Medical Center Female Athlete Triad, Sports Medicine Conference, Illinois School District 230 Quality Matters Concepts Online Higher Education Course Delivery, Rush University Fostering Debate Online Courses, Rush University Scholarship Wrist Pain Gymnasts: A Review Common Overuse Wrist Pathology Gymnastics Athlete, Current Sports Medicine Reports (2016), official journal American College Sports Medicine Evaluation School District Implementation Knee Injury Prevention Program, submitted Sports Health (2016) “Nurses making 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 School Nurses, member American Diabetes Association, Teen Adventure Camp, Illinois Chicago Marathon Medical Staff Special Olympics Medical Staff Society Children's Book Writers Illustrators