Lindsay Barnett
Trinidad,CO
Summary
Highly motivated and compassionate healthcare professional with extensive experience in diverse healthcare settings. Skilled in delivering patient-centered care, advocating for patients, and empowering them to take control of their health. Proven ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to diverse populations. Committed to utilizing evidence-based practices and metrics to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Care Manager
VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
10.2022 - Current
- Provided ambulatory care services to veteran population
- Managed chronic diseases such as DM, CHF, HTN
- Obtained vital signs and asked appropriate screening questions prior to veteran's visit with provider
- Performed phlebotomy and completed lab tasks in accordance with VA policies and procedures
- Assessed various needs of veterans and coordinated care as appropriate with outside providers or other VA associate departments
- Provided individualized education to patients with diabetes and their families, and offered recommendations to provider for on-going care
- Communicated effectively with fellow staff, ancillary services, patients and families to provide highest quality of care possible
- Became safe patient handling champion and offered expertise to peers
- Created and managed spreadsheets to track metric data on patients with hypertension and diabetes, using eQM and SAIL as guides
- Served on the HEDIS committee and HTN workgroup
- Acted as charge when clinic director absent, demonstrating leadership and collaboration skills
Registered Nurse
Nuclear Care Partners
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided home care services, including assessments, medication management, and other nursing-specific tasks, to patients who were former atomic workers and/or uranium miners
- Worked with a collaborative team to provide the best possible care to patients
- Participated in continuing education through Nuclear Care Partners
Nursing Faculty
Trinidad State College
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Taught medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, nursing fundamentals, pharmacology, nutrition, and medical terminology to ADN students
- Completed lesson plans, following predetermined curriculum, while striving to engage students by implementing case studies, peer-led discussions, and other flipped-classroom activities
- Maintained open communication with all students, which ranged from 12-40
- Acted as clinical instructor for fundamentals, medical-surgical, and mental health nursing clinical rotations, supervising student experiences and guiding their practice
- Organized career fairs for graduating students, acting as liaison to vendors, and maintaining open communication with college maintenance staff as well as other nursing faculty
- Participated in marketing and community events (open houses, health fairs), representing the college of nursing
- Served on Equity Committee and Faculty Council Committee, and attended all faculty meetings to cultivate teamwork and collaboration
- Attended nursing education conference and subscribed to nursing education journals to maintain and learn new skills to apply to the academic setting
Adjunct Faculty
Trinidad State College
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Assisted professors with didactic, skills labs, and clinical portions of Fundamentals of Nursing course, involving 35 students
- Conducted pre- and post-conferences at clinical sites, engaging students with case studies and critical thinking questions related to patients seen that day
- Maintained open communication and good rapport with staff nurses to ensure students and staff had positive clinical experience
- Acted as mentor to a pre-licensure student through the CCNE program for minority nurses. Provided student with resources and support to complete the BSN program
- Acted as nurse coach/mentor for 10 ADN to BSN students
Director of National Accounts/Care Manager/Interim DON
BrightStar Care
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Managed care of up to 30 clients receiving at-home infusions and injections (IgG, Humira, Sandostatin, Ilaris, etc.); clients ranged from pediatric to older adult
- Supervised RNs assisting with infusions/injections, and coordinated their schedules with contracted agencies
- Worked with contracted agencies to perform short-term assignment tasks; skilled assessments for insurance companies, flu vaccine clinics, bone marrow donor injections (ex. Neupogen), and clinical trials
- Functioned as DON to cover maternity leave (from March-June of 2020); wrote policies and procedures for handling COVID, including proper use of PPE and call-in procedure for suspected illness. Created and maintained spreadsheet to track client and employee illness related to COVID, and communicated with team members and all employees of the organization (up to 90) to update on new procedures
- Completed RN evaluations
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team
- Cared for patients with complex needs and diagnoses such as ASD, PTSD, CVA, TBI
- Conducted new-employee orientation as needed, for RNs and CNAs
- Acted as care manager to 4 high acuity clients, performing scheduled visits and assessments, managing medications, and supervising associated staff
- Filled in for field nurses as needed, working with acute care clients for 10-12 hour shifts. Direct patient care and assessments completed for patients with tracheostomies, seizure precautions, and medication management.
RN Care Manager
BrightStar Care
11.2017 - 07.2019
- Managed care for up to 30 home care clients
- Coordinated care with RNs, CNAs, MDs, and family members
- Managed chronic diseases such as DM, CHF, HTN
- Cared for patients with complex needs and diagnoses such as ASD, PTSD, CVA, TBI
- Maintained open communication
- Documented accurately and followed up as per state requirements
- Supervised RN and CNA care provided to clients
- Filled in for field nurses as needed, working with acute care clients for 10-12 hour shifts. Direct patient care and assessments completed for patients with tracheostomies, seizure precautions, and medication management.
- Conducted new-employee orientation (for RNs and CNAs) as needed
Field RN
BrightStar Care
06.2017 - 11.2017
- Provided safe and effective home health care to adult and geriatric population
- Administered infusions/injections to clients in their homes
- Completed skilled assessments on clients
- Communicated with team members effectively and coordinated care
- Supervised CNAs working with clients
Travel RN
Veterans Administration (VA) Travel Nurse Corps
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Worked in multiple settings including medical-surgical, telemetry, rehabilitation, transitional care, long term care, and primary care
- Acted as charge nurse when needed
- Learned quickly to adapt and flourish in new surroundings
- Created a VA Pulse site for the travel nurse program where employees could network, ask questions, share stories and photos, and provide feedback on travel assignments
Registered Nurse
Mountain Home VA Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Provided high-quality care to patients on a medical-surgical unit
- Collaborated with LPNs and CNAs, as team approach to patient care was used
- Acted as charge nurse when needed
- Served on Evidence Based Practice Committee
Registered Nurse
Johnson City Medical Center
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Provided care for patients on an overflow unit; care for medical-surgical orthopedic, and neurology patients
- Worked on certified stroke unit as a certified stroke RN
- Acted as charge nurse when needed
Education
Post-Master's Certificate - AGPCNP
Regis College
Weston, MA08-2026
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO07-2021
Master of Public Health - Health Services Administration
East TN State University
Johnson City05-2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
Newark, DE05-2006
Skills
- Ambulatory care
- Care management
- Diabetes education
- Telephone triage
- Infusions/injections
- Phlebotomy
- Urinary catheter care
- Wound care
- NSIs and HEDIS measures
- Process and quality improvement
- Mentoring/Precepting
Certification
- Registered Nurse, #1648006
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau
- American Nurses Association
- American Diabetes Association
- American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses (AAACN)
- AAACN VA Special Interest Group
- AAACN Research Special Interest Group/Committee
- Graduate Nursing Student Academy
Special Achievements Projects
- Improved hypertension metric at the Raton CBOC by tracking patients with elevated readings, providing them with education, and monitoring their BPs more closely; numbers increased from 68% to 88% in less than a year: on-going project
- Completed a Lean Yellow Belt project outlining the clinic flow in the Raton CBOC and how to streamline patient movement throughout the clinic to improve patient satisfaction, increase time allowed for PCP visit, and attain optimal patient outcomes: 2023-2024
- Learning with RATS: Team Readiness Assessment Tool (TRAT); a poster presentation for QSEN conference: 2022
- Provided an interview regarding the Trinidad State College's nursing department expansion, including an updated skills lab, to a local newspaper. This helped raise community awareness of expanding nursing program: 2021
- Special recognition award from VA Travel Nurse Corps: 2013
Research
- Research assistant for the Research Committee of AAACN. Assisted Research Committee lead investigators in completing a scoping review
- Research assistant at Mountain Home VA Medical Center. Assisted Dr. Mona Baharestani with data collection on a research project related to pressure ulcer prevention, Administered survey and completed assessment of patients using special bed to prevent pressure ulcers
- Research assistant at the University of Delaware. Administered, proctored, and collected surveys given to middle school-aged children to determine their engagement in risky behaviors, Delivered surveys back to headquarters to be counted and interpreted by researchers
E-portfolio
lamorebarnett.wixsite.com/eportfolio
Timeline
RN Care Manager
VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
10.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Nuclear Care Partners
03.2022 - 10.2022
Nursing Faculty
Trinidad State College
01.2021 - 08.2022
Adjunct Faculty
Trinidad State College
08.2020 - 01.2021
Director of National Accounts/Care Manager/Interim DON
BrightStar Care
07.2019 - 09.2020
RN Care Manager
BrightStar Care
11.2017 - 07.2019
Field RN
BrightStar Care
06.2017 - 11.2017
Travel RN
Veterans Administration (VA) Travel Nurse Corps
01.2012 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse
Mountain Home VA Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse
Johnson City Medical Center
01.2006 - 01.2007
Post-Master's Certificate - AGPCNP
Regis College
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Colorado Technical University
Master of Public Health - Health Services Administration
East TN State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
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