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Professional Experience
December 2005 to Present
PHI AirMedical – Phoenix, Arizona
October 2014 to present, Manager Occupational Health Department and Infection Control
- Manage creation and maintenance of Occupational Health Department for PHI Air Medical
- Infection Control Officer for PHI Air Medical
- Designated Employee Representative for DOT drug and alcohol program
- Responsible for education of Administration, Management, and staff members regarding current practices relating to Occupational Health and Infection Control
- Manage Injury and Exposure cases for employees of PHI Air Medical
- Initiate and facilitate Fitness for Duty Evaluations
- Liaison between Occupational Health Medical Director and employees
May 2010 to October 2014 Clinical Manager for Arizona and New Mexico
- Responsible for collaboration with Regional Director and National Director of Clinical Standards in managing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program for Arizona and New Mexico
- Project Manager for CAMTS Preparation
- Interact with State Agencies to expand Flight Crew Scope of Practice
- Assist with Clinical Educator Duties when needed
- Coordinate CQI projects with Operations Mangers, Aviation Managers, and Maintenance Managers
- Participate in Local and National Conferences and interact with customers and potential customers
October 2009 to May 2010, Clinical Education Coordinator
- Responsible for coordinating and delivering initial and recurrent air medical group education for Paramedics and Nurses
- Working closely with Medical Directors, Program Director, and Operations Mangers to ensure required education is completed in a timely and fiscally responsible manner
- Coordinate closely with outreach education team to provide education to external customers
- Assist with operation of METI human patient simulators for internal and external education programs
- Instructor for BCCTPC approved FP-C/CFRN Board Exam Review Course
December 2005 to October 2009, Flight Nurse
- Manage adult and pediatric patients of varying acuity.
- Facilitated new air medical provider orientation and life support courses as assistant educator and preceptor.
- Functioned as IABP team educator and member of the IABP team.
June 2000-December 2005
LifeNet Arizona – Phoenix, Arizona
January 2001 to August 2004, Chief Flight Nurse
- Directly supervise day-today operations and heavy involvement in CQI process. Function as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump team coordinator.
June 2000 to December 2005, - Flight Nurse
- Manage adult and pediatric patients in concert with flight paramedic of via rotorcraft. Preceptor for new air medical crew.
2003 to 2010- Wizard Education- Educator for all classes offered
February 1994 to April 2002-Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center- ICU Staff RN
May 1993 to February 1994- Flagstaff Medical Center- Critical Care Staff RN
Education
- May 1993 YavapaiCollege, Associate Degree in Nursing
- May 2002 University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Harvard Management Training
Professional Accomplishments
- Presenter at 2011 Air-Medical Transport Conference
- Hemodynamic/IABP instructor for CCEMT-P classes
- Test Item writer and Associate Board member of the BCCTP-C
- Presenter at 2013 Arizona ENA conference
Current Licensure and Certifications
- Certified Medical Transport Executive
- Registered Nurse – State of Arizona
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
- Certified Flight Registered Nurse
- American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and PALS Instructor
- ITLS® Affiliate Faculty
- NRPProvider
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare