Nurse Educator

Clinical Nurse Educator — St. Jude Medical Center

Chicago, IL | August 2023 – Present

• Designed and executed 14 high-fidelity simulation scenarios for 180+ nursing students and staff using Laerdal SimMan, resulting in a 28% improvement in emergency response competency scores.
• Developed a redesigned clinical orientation program for 120+ newly hired registered nurses, reducing transition-to-practice time by 18 days and lowering first-year turnover rate by 12%.
• Led a hospital-wide education campaign on sepsis management guidelines for 450+ clinicians, contributing to a 15% reduction in sepsis-related mortality rate over a 12-month period.
• Coordinated clinical placement and preceptorship programs for 65 nursing students annually, maintaining a 97% satisfaction score from students and host clinical units.

Registered Nurse (RN) / Clinical Instructor — Mercy Health Systems

Chicago, IL | June 2021 – July 2023

• Supervised and evaluated clinical skills for 40+ undergraduate nursing students during rotations, achieving a 100% pass rate on initial medication administration competency assessments.
• Facilitated 8 clinical instruction modules on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and patient care protocols, training 90+ staff nurses to ensure compliance with quality regulations.
• Participated in the hospital clinical education committee to update 5 nursing practice policies, reducing medication documentation discrepancies by 22% using Epic EMR audits.
• Delivered bedside clinical instruction and mentoring to 15 nurse preceptees in a high-acuity medical-surgical unit, decreasing average patient-readmission rates by 14%.

Curriculum development, Clinical simulation instruction, High-fidelity mannequins, Competency assessment, Epic EMR, Course development (Canvas LMS), Nursing pedagogy, Staff professional development, Patient safety education, Clinical rotations coordination, Sepsis protocol training, Basic Life Support (BLS) training

Simulation Lab Expansion & Upgrade

Role: Clinical Education Project Coordinator

Tools: Laerdal SimMan, Epic Play Playground, Canvas LMS

Secured a $45,000 grant to procure 2 high-fidelity pediatric mannequins, expanding training capacity by 35% and reducing simulator downtime to under 5%.

Onboarding Redesign Initiative

Role: Curriculum Lead

Tools: Canvas LMS, MS Teams, Smartsheet

Redesigned the new hire nursing curriculum, resulting in a 24% reduction in orientation duration and increasing clinical readiness survey scores by 18%.

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) (2023)
• Registered Nurse (RN) License (2021)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Instructor (2022)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Swedish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Community health education instructor at local clinic (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice