PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Med Flight                                                                                                                                   March 2018 – Present

I function as an emergency medical helicopter nurse.  I am cross-trained with paramedic skills and work off protocols for the treatment and care of patients.  I am a member of a three-person team with a paramedic and a pilot.  I can see the full spectrum of emergency medical patients both prehospital and hospital, which requires a wide range of skills and continued training.

 

Care Link                                                                                                                                    October 2015 – March 2018

As a Critical Care Transport Nurse, I cared for patients of all ages and acuity levels.  I functioned as a charge nurse, preceptor, and competency skills evaluator.  As co-chair of our Shared Governance Committee, I was part of a group working on policy revision and new policy implementation.

 

Community Care of Southern Piedmont                                                        July 2014 – October 2015

As a Nurse Care Manager, I worked with three primary care practices.  I followed up with their patients after a hospital admission or emergency department visit to make sure they understood their discharge instructions and had the resources they needed.

 

Wake Forest Baptist Health – High Point                                                         August 2010 – July 2014

Working as a Critical Care Transport Nurse gave me transport experience with trauma, pediatric, cardiac, neuro, and obstetric patients.  I worked as a preceptor, evaluated patient care related to the RACE/STEMI program, and assisted with the Chest Pain accreditation process.  I worked as a nurse resource in the Emergency Department and continued to develop my skills as an Emergency Department nurse.

 

Novant Health – Rowan                                                                                                  April 2009 – April 2011

As an Intensive Care Nurse, I worked with patients that required mechanical ventilation, invasive monitoring, hypothermic therapy, and a variety of IV medications and treatments.

 

Wake Forest Baptist Health – High Point                                                            May 2006 – April 2009

I started out as an Emergency Department Nurse before being recruited onto the Critical Care Transport Team.

 

Atrium Health – Stanly                                                                                            February 2005 – May 2006

I worked as an Emergency Department Nurse caring for a variety of different age groups and acuity levels.

 

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Charlotte                                 RN-BSN – Magna cum Laude, 2016

Greenville Technical College                                                               Associate Degree of Nursing, 2005

University of North Carolina at Greensboro                                 BS in Interior Architecture, 1996

 

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Flight Registered Nurse  (CFRN)

Basic Life Support  (BLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support  (PALS)

Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course  (TPATC)

Certified Emergency Nurse  (CEN)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support  (ACLS)

Neonatal Resuscitation Provider  (NRP)