2022-2025                  University of Arkansas; Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2001-2003                  Lamar State College Orange; Vocational Nursing Certificate

2022-current

Lamar State College Orange, Texas

Medical Assisting Program Director

Responsible for overall leadership and quality of program. Curriculum development, student success and faculty leadership. Maintain program policies, procedures and handbooks. Maintain yearly budget and semester workloads.

2017-2022

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Nursing Retention Mentor

Assist students throughout the semesters with content review, study and time

management skills, clinical assistance, test anxiety interventions and more.

  2015-present

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Dual Credit Basic Nursing Instructor

Instructor duties to include Instruct Nurse Aide fundamentals and skills to local high

school Seniors in classroom, lab and clinical setting. Upon successful completion of this

course, students may take a skills/written exam to become a Certified Nurse Aide.

2009-present

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Adjunct Instructor-Vocational Nursing/Basic Nursing

Instructor duties to include Instruct 10 students per semester for Basic Nursing

Certification, as well as instructing 10 vocational nursing students in the lab setting,

preparing them for clinical events which take place in long term care facilities and hospitals.

N/A

Experience working in home health, psychiatric care, long term care and education.

2022-current

Lamar State College Orange, Texas

Medical Assisting Program Director

Responsible for overall leadership and quality of program. Curriculum development, student success and faculty leadership. Maintain program policies, procedures and handbooks. Maintain yearly budget and semester workloads.

2017-2022

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Nursing Retention Mentor

Assist students throughout the semesters with content review, study and time

management skills, clinical assistance, test anxiety interventions and more.

2015-present

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Dual Credit Basic Nursing Instructor

Instructor duties to include Instruct Nurse Aide fundamentals and skills to local high

school Seniors in classroom, lab and clinical setting. Upon successful completion of this

course, students may take a skills/written exam to become a Certified Nurse Aide.

2009-present

Lamar State College-Orange, Texas

Adjunct Instructor-Vocational Nursing/Basic Nursing

Instructor duties to include Instruct 10 students per semester for Basic Nursing

Certification, as well as instructing 10 vocational nursing students in the lab setting,

preparing them for clinical events which take place in long term care facilities and hospitals.

2007-present

Prescribed Home Health-Orange, Texas

Field Nurse

Duties to include Perform physical assessments on patients a daily basis and when their

health status changes. Monitoring medication changes, blood glucose levels, vital signs,

performing wound care and venipunctures per doctor orders. Inserting, removing and

maintenance of catheters.

2006-2007

The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation-Orange, Texas

Admissions Nurse

Duties to include Performing assessments on potential patients throughout the Golden

Triangle for possible admission into the nursing facility. Assessments were performed

either in a current nursing facility, hospital, or in their own home.

2003-2006

Oakwood Manor Nursing Home-Vidor, Texas

Floor Nurse

Duties to include Responsible for charting, following doctor orders, administering

medications, insulin, wound care and catheter insertion and maintenance to patients on a

daily basis.

Licensures and Certifications

2026                                                   Texas Board of Nursing: Registered Nurse

2004                                                   Texas Board of Nursing: Vocational Nurse

Association Memberships

Healthcare Provider CPR Certified

Member of Texas Nurses Association

ACUE

2020 NISOD Award