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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
DePaul University Chicago, IL 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
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Orland School District 135 Orland Park, IL 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
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Chudzik Medical, Inc Chicago, IL 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
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Advocate Christ Hospital, Hope Children's Hospital Oak Lawn, IL 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
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Education
Doctorate in Nursing Practice: Pediatric Primary Care 2016 Rush University, Chicago, IL
Associate of Applied Science: Nursing Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science: Nutrition Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

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
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • DePaul University
  • Orland School District 135
  • Chudzik Medical, Inc
  • Advocate Christ Hospital, Hope Children's Hospital

School Attended

  • Rush University
  • Richard J. Daley College
  • Northern Illinois University

Job Titles Held:

  • Faculty, Clinical Instructor, & Clinical Coordinator
  • School Nurse
  • Clinical Specialist
  • Nurse Clinician II (RN)

Degrees

  • Doctorate in Nursing Practice : Pediatric Primary Care 2016
    Associate of Applied Science : Nursing
    Bachelor of Science : Nutrition

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