EDUCATION:
May 2022
Doctor of Nursing Practice (Psychiatry)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA
May 2013
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, CARE Program
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA
May 2004
Bachelor of Arts, History, Architectural Studies minor
Tulane University, Newcomb College New Orleans, LA
WORK EXPERIENCE:
June 2020 - August 2022
Staff RN
Nurses Registry Home Health, New Orleans, LA
September 2016 - June 2020
Staff RN
Children's Hospital Behavioral Health Unit, New Orleans, LA
June 2015 - September 2016
Infection Preventionist RN
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
July 2014 - January 2016
Private-duty nursing, New Orleans, LA
Medication administration, assistance with
physical therapy activities and ADLs, transportation
June 2013 - July 2014
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Cardiothoracic Surgery Stepdown Unit
Staff Nurse
Duties Include: caring for post-surgical patients and those with Ventricular Assist Devices, full-body assessments, placement of IVs, taking vitals signs including doppler blood pressures, administering oral, IM, SQ and IV
medications and blood products, patient teaching, sterile dressing changes, delegation of tasks to the Patient Care Technician, charting and collaborating with physicians on patient care for optimal outcomes
July 2007 – July 2011
Dr. Gary Glynn, APMC
Flex Administrative Assistant
Duties included: Answering multi-line phone, taking messages, scheduling appointments, making and maintaining patient files, assisting patients and accepting co-pays
February 2006 – July 2007
Touro Infirmary, Rehab Unit
Department Secretary, Speech Pathology
Duties included: Entering billing charges for therapies, answering multi-line phone, maintaining payroll hours, assisting the Director of Rehab, assembling patient files and informational packets
CREDENTIALS:
Registered Nurse, Louisiana State Board of Nursing License # RN141696
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
VOLUNTEER WORK:
6/2017 - Present, President, Louisiana State University School of Nursing Alumni Association
6/2016 - 6/2017, Treasurer, Louisiana State University School of Nursing Alumni Association
2015 - 6/2016, Historian and Parliamentarian, Louisiana State University School of Nursing Alumni Association
2015 - Present, New Orleans Medical Reserve Corps, Training Committee Member
August 2011 – May 2013, Various activities with the Student Nurses’ Association, including the Epilepsy Walk, Fight for Air Walk, Louisiana Children’s Museum Birthday Bash, and the Emergency Nurses’ National Convention
2008, Volunteer ER Technician, Touro Infirmary
2006 – 2008, WRBH Reading Radio for the Blind On-air reader, topics in healthcare and psychology
MEMBERSHIPS:
2019 - Present, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
2015 - 2016, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
2015 - 2016, Young Leadership Council New Orleans
AWARDS:
2011 – 2013, Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust Scholarship
2009, Outstanding Student Volunteer, Touro Infirmary For work done in the ER and PACU
TRAINING:
2015, The Fundamentals of Infection Surveillance, Prevention and Control (EPI 101), The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
PUBLICATIONS:
J. St. John, D. Burke, K. Baumgarten, D. Schmucker, E. Rucker, J. Chapman, A. Smith, B. Bailey, C. Pennington, T. Neal. "Reducing CAUTI & Indwelling Urinary Catheter Utilization through Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Foley Removal Protocol." Ochsner's Thirteenth Annual Research Day. May 2016. New Orleans, LA.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request