Occupational Health Nurse
DuPont
Total years of experience :44 years, 8 Months
Work as Registered Nurse Occupational Medicine/Heavy Industrial responsible for on site emergency medical care for 200 employees. Manage medical clinic responsible for daily sick call, emergency medicine, employee physicals and health/wellness training in accordance with OSHA and Dupont regulations. Also manage company drug/alcohol awareness and testing program responsible for sampling, counseling and monitoring of site employees. Member of on site Haz Mat/Emergency Response Team for chemical emergencies.
Serve as HSE Coordinator in classified location, Afghanistan, Integrate all aspects of Civilian Employee safety on Military Installation. Key responsibilities include preventive medicine duties which monitor and document employee health for Employees from all countries of origin. Responsible for patient manifest/travel coordination for all out of theater patients. Work as Advanced Practice Nurse role assessment/triage/treatment of Patients in Sick Call/Acute Care Clinic with average daily census of 70 Patient’s. Malaria Control Officer for Afghanistan responsible for monitoring, training/education and disease prevention in endemic areas. Perform assessment of military firebases and coordinate with vector control strategies for disease eradication. Manage 3 Employees and responsible for 8000 Civilian Employees in Theater.
Function as Champion OSHA Voluntary Protection Program for Travis Air Force Base overseeing 16, 400 personnel including Team Travis Airmen, Civilians, Contractors and Dependants. Travis AFB is Air Mobility Commands largest AFB.
OSHA’s VPP enhances employee’s safety awareness to help minimize industrial accidents and illness. Duties include safety and occupational health education, VPP education, building inspections. Created Wingmen concept for VPP where
“Wingmen take care of Wingmen 24/7” and adopted concept to include dependants.
Lead in creating VPP for Travis Installation which is Air Mobility Command test bed for OSHA Voluntary Protection Program.
Critical Care RN on 26 Bed Open Heart CSICU, recover CABG patients on very dynamic ICU.
Perform Nursing in 36 Bed Emergency Room covering vast diversity of critical care and emergency medicine needs.
Critical care RN (GS-12) on 6 Bed Cardio/Thoracic ICU. Recovered CAGB patients and cared for critical cardiac patients, with Med/Surg ICU overflow. Functioned as shift leader and fellowship mentor. Qualified to care for CRRT, IABP, and BiVAD patients.
Serve as Patrolman responsible for general patrol duties and Motor Vehicle Traffic enforcement
throughout City, average 16-24 hours/week.
USAFR Flight Nurse/ Flight Nurse Instructor - 1990 - 2005
Major, United States Air Force Reserve (Retired)
914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Chief Flight Nurse, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES). Responsible for all aspects of emergency transportation of sick and injured personnel in a wartime environment. Qualified on several air frames. Service includes multiple deployments to areas of operation. Additional duties: Continuing Education OIC and Wing Anti-Terrorist Force Protection OIC, Squadron Chief of Safety.
Highlights:
- Registered Nurse 35 years military/civilian critical care experience
- Credentialed Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
- Diverse experience in most nursing specialties both United States and Abroad
-Retired Military Officer Aero Medical Squadron Commander with 16 Combat Tours of Duty.
-7500 Hours of in flight Aero Medical Emergency Medical Care/Transport.
-5000 Hours as Medical Crew Director on Multiple Aircraft Platforms Military/Civilian.
-Served on several Nurse Practice Act Standards/Review Committee’s
-Former Law Enforcement Officer familiar with Court Proceedings/litigation process
-Former U S Naval Special Warfare Corpsman and EMT Paramedic
-Lead in creating VPP for Travis Air Force Base Installation which was Air Mobility Command test
Bed for OSHA Voluntary Protection Program.
Certified Registered Nurse Intravenous, Inserted and maintained critical IV and PICC access for homebound patients. Instructor/Certifier PICC Insertion. Administered intravenous medications including chemotherapeutics. Performed all central line care, access and teaching to patients/family members. Trainer most homebound/hospital infusion therapy pumps/devices.
Part-time employment as Occupational RN for client automotive factories. Provided emergent and clinic services. Experienced in care of repetitive motion injuries. Responsible for employee OSHA health compliance program
Emergency Room RN. Provided care for critically ill and injured patients. Performed assessments, stabilizations and emergent care. ICU Float nurse as needed. Charge Nurse.
Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse on 36 bed surgical ward. Trained and worked as ICU float nurse.
Suburban Patrolman carrying out various traffic and patrol related functions. Supervised up to 8 Officers at a given time.
Delivered Emergency care for Hospital based Ambulance Company at Deaconess, Buffalo General and Mercy Hospital.
BSN in Occupational Safety and Health GPA 3.6