Position:
EMS Educator at PROMPT, EMS Educator at Benton County EMS, EMS Educator at Keener Ambulance Service, EMS Educator at Carroll County EMS, EMS Educator at IU Health Arnett EMS Education, Emergency Nurse Symposium Presenter at Indiana Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Lafayette Emergency Physicians, Inc., Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department at Witham Health Services, EMS Educator at Keeney Ambulance & Transport Service, Trauma Task Force at Indiana State Department of Health, Point of Care Informatics Lecturer at Various, Evaluator for PDA & Smartphone Medical Applications at Various Medical Software Companies, Emergency Nurse Association Program Instructor at Indiana Emergency Nurses Association
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana Area
Industry:
Hospital & Health Care
Work:
PROMPT
since Apr 2013
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EMS Educator
Benton County EMS
since Jan 2013
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EMS Educator
Keener Ambulance Service
- DeMotte, IN since Sep 2012
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EMS Educator
Carroll County EMS
- Delphi, Indiana since May 2012
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EMS Educator
IU Health Arnett EMS Education
- Lafayette, Indiana Area since Jan 2012
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EMS Educator
Indiana Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Indianapolis, Indiana Area since Jun 2010
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Emergency Nurse Symposium Presenter
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital
- Lafayette, Indiana Area since Oct 2009
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department
Lafayette Emergency Physicians, Inc.
- IU Health Arnett Hospital - Emergency Department since Oct 2009
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Witham Health Services
- Lebanon, IN since Oct 2007
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department
Keeney Ambulance & Transport Service
- Lafayette, Indiana Area since Nov 2006
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EMS Educator
Indiana State Department of Health
since 2005
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Trauma Task Force
Various
since Sep 2002
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Point of Care Informatics Lecturer
Various Medical Software Companies
since 1999
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Evaluator for PDA & Smartphone Medical Applications
Indiana Emergency Nurses Association
since Mar 1993
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Emergency Nurse Association Program Instructor
SCRUBS Magazine
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
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Contributing Author
Clarian Arnett Hospital
Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
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Resuscitation Response Team
American Heart Association
Apr 1987 - Dec 2008
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Resuscitation Program Instructor
PHI Aeromedical / Dove Flight / STAT Flight
Aug 2005 - Jun 2008
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EMS Educator
Monticello Fire Department EMS Division
Mar 2003 - Mar 2008
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EMS Educator
National Registry EMT
Apr 1996 - Feb 2008
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Paramedic Practical Exam Evaluator
Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service
Aug 1986 - Sep 2007
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EMS Educator
Home Hospital
Nov 1982 - Nov 2006
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Registered Nurse / Paramedic
Methodist Hospital Emergency Medicine & Trauma Center
Jul 2005 - Jul 2005
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Emergency Care Educator
Lafayette Home Hospital
- Lafayette, Indiana Area Aug 1994 - May 1999
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Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Apollo Hospital Systems - Hyderabad, India
Aug 1998 - Aug 1998
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Resuscitation Program Instructor
Methodist Hospital of Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana Area Aug 1989 - May 1990
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Student Nurse Extern/Paramedic in Emergency Medicine & Trauma Center
St. Joseph Hospital - Kokomo, Indiana
- Kokomo, Indiana Area Aug 1988 - Aug 1989
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Paramedic
Indianapolis Pan American Games 1987
- Indianapolis, Indiana Area Jul 1987 - Aug 1987
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Paramedic-Mass Gathering Event
Education:
University of Southern Indiana 2004 - 2007
MSN, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Purdue University 1986 - 1991
BSN, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering
Home Hospital School of Paramedicine 1983 - 1984
Paramedic Certificate, Paramedic Prehospital Care
Home Hospital EMS Education 1982 - 1982
EMT Certificate, Prehospital Care
Skills:
Endotracheal Intubation, Glidescope Intubation, Needle & Surgical Cricothyrotomy, Retrograde Intubation, King Airway, Bougie Catheter Intubation, Pericardiocentesis (Resuscitative), Intraosseous Needle Placement (Manual Resuscitative), EZ-IO Needle Placement (Adult & Pediatric), Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vein Catheter Placement, Ultrasound Guided PICC Placement, Rapid Infusion Exchange Catheter Placement, Subclavian Vein Catheter Placement -Infraclavicular & Supraclavicular, Internal Jugular Vein Catheter Placement, Femoral Vein Catheter Placement, Radial Artery Catheter Placement, Femoral Artery Catheter Placement, Needle Thoracentesis, Percutaneous Chest Tube Placement, Catheter Thoracentesis, Critical Care, PALS, Cardiac, ACLS, BLS, Nursing, Emergency Medicine, Acute Care, Public Speaking, EMS, Nurse Practitioners, PowerPoint, Emergency Services, Documentation, Healthcare, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Intubation, Freelance Writing
Interests:
Emergency Cardiac Care
Trauma Care
Toxicology
Point of Care Information
Honor & Awards:
Emergency Nurses Association "Advanced Practice Scholarship". July, 2006
"Excellence in Leadership Award" - Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Omicron Chapter. September 12, 1993.
Inducted Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society-September 23, 1990
Purdue University, Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab, “Teaching Assistant of the Year” award. December 1987
Awards:
Excellence in Leadership Award
Sigma Theta Tau - Delta Omicron Chapter
Advanced Practice Scholarship
Emergency Nurses Association
Awarded scholarship to pursue master's degree for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Teaching Assistant of the Year
Purdue University
Teaching Assistant of the Year for Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab.
Certifications:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (ACNP-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Certified (ACNPC), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), American Burn Association (ABA)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association (AHA)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Experienced Provider (ACLS-EP), American Heart Association (AHA)
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)
Basic Trauma Life Support/International Trauma Life Support (BTLS/ITLS), ITLS
Cardiac Medicine Certification (CMC), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), American Heart Association (AHA)
Cardiovascular Registered Nurse - Level I (CVRN-I-BC), American Board of Cardiovascular Nurse Credentialing
Course of Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMTP), National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Paramedic (EMT-P), Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association (AHA)
Pediatric Prehospital Care (PPC), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
S.T.A.B.L.E. Neonatal Program, S.T.A.B.L.E.
Transport Nurse Advanced Trauma Course (TNATC), Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA)
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Illinois Department of Public Health