EXPERIENCE

Clinical Nurse II / Wound Ostomy Nurse

Holy Cross Hospital July 2021 – May 2022

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) July 2021 - Present

• Provide care for neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patients and serve as a consultant and educator for patients with diseases related to skin, bowel, and bladder

• Educate pre/post-operative patients regarding surgical diversions

• Participate in hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) reduction taskforce council, MedStar WOC Nurse council

• Precept new nurses and nursing students

• 2022-2023 ‘Georgetown Nurse of the Year’, December 2022 Associate of the Month

Clinical Nurse II / Nurse Educator

Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital (SMH)

Nursing Professional Development and Education May 2020 - May 2021

• Provided specialized care to patients at SMH and The Renaissance with wounds/ostomies and served as a clinician, coordinator, educator, and consultant for patients with diseases related to skin, bowel, and bladder

• Piloted two medical surgical floors to go diaper-free to promote skin integrity and reduce moisture-associated skin damage

• Co-led skin integrity committee responsible for monthly prevalence study; Nurse Professional Development Council member

• Collaborated with nurse educators to orient incoming nurses and educate nursing staff on evidence-based practice guidelines in skin care and HAPI reduction

• Recipient of Daisy Team Award 2021 for service during COVID-19

Clinical Nurse II

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) Center for Wound Healing June 2018 - April 2020

• Elected by peers to be 2018-2019 ‘Georgetown Nurse of the Year’ for embodying Georgetown’s mission of ‘cura personalis’

• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary limb salvage team to care for patients suffering from variety of wounds; triaged patient calls on nurse line for wound management recommendations

• Precepted nurses and nurse practitioners

Clinical Nurse II

University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)

Cardiac Progressive Care Unit and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit August 2016 - March 2018

• Provided quality nursing care to adult populations suffering from congenital, acute, or chronic cardiac diseases who required telemetry monitoring; educated patients about diagnosis, medication, and treatments

• Worked on the Pulmonary Hypertension committee and educated coworkers on standard of care for PH patients

• Precepted nursing students

EDUCATION

Emory University - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program February 2020 University of Washington - Wound Management Education Program April 2018 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Bachelor of Science in Nursing August 2012 - May 2016

• Levine Scholar and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) graduate with international experiences in Costa Rica, Argentina and Tanzania

SKILLS/LICENSES

Licensed RN in Washington, DC and Maryland WOCNB Certified Wound and Ostomy Care Nurse

Completed Healogics Nursing Care of the Hyperbaric Patient March 2019

American Heart Association BLS Certified

Conversational Spanish