City University of New York (CUNY), CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York   

Dates: Aug 2018 – Present

Program: RN-BSN, MS Full-Time

Position: Associate Professor of Nursing Informatics

Experiences:

• Nursing Program Assessment Coordinator (BS and MS)
• MS Nursing Informatics Program Coordinator
• Online instruction of RN-BS Completion & MS students
• Courses Taught: Nursing Research, Nursing Informatics, Advanced Statistics, Nursing Informatics Application, Nursing Informatics Practicum, AI clinical applications.
• Courses Lead: Nursing Informatics, Statistics & AI clinical applications.
• Courses Developed: Nursing Informatics Applications (NUR 618) and Nursing Informatics Practicum (NUR 619). Courses revised Nursing Informatics (NUR 313) and Advanced Statistics (NUR 625), Emerging Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (NUR 650)
• Established Clinical Placements for Nursing Informatics Graduate Students
• Overseeing Graduate Informatics Scholarly Projects: Implementing Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Learning Management Systems, Telehealth Initiatives, Standardizing Roles of Nurse Informaticist, Comparison of Virtual Vs. In-person EMR Training, innovation in nursing, Assessment of Go-Live Readiness, Performance Improvement in compliance with EMR documentation in home-health settings, revision of after-visit summary in EPIC, Clinical Decision Support for decreasing re-admissions, project proposals related to customization of digital nutritional assessment, utilization of incident reporting systems and impact of handheld mobile device on nursing workflows and medication administration compliance, Algorithmic detection of Narcotic Diversion, AI remote monitoring systems, virtual nursing.
• CCNE Self-study Reviewer, Standard III dev on curriculum
• Expedited Reviewer CUNY IRB
• Admission Review of MS Informatics Graduate Applicants
• Advisement of MS Informatics Students (N=80 plus)
• Served as a peer mentor for new faculty members
• Analyzing and Reporting Nursing Program assessment surveys
• Served on the student appeals committee
• Served on the faculty search committee
• Serving in the School Personnel and budget committee
• E-portfolio assessment rubric development and conducting assessments
• Conducting CUNY SPS Nursing Information sessions
• Conducting peer observations for online and clinical classes.
• Member of CUNY SPS Strategic Planning “Cultivating Innovation” Committee.

 

Glen Cove Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Cove, New York

Position: Nurse Scientist (Per Diem)

Dates: April 2022- Present

Experiences:

• Guiding Nurses in developing scientific protocols for IRB approval on inter-disciplinary studies.
• Assisting in developing scholarly abstracts for regional, national and international conference posters and podium presentations for dissemination of Quality, Evidenced-Based Practice, and Research Projects.
• Primary Investigator (IRB Approved): “Understanding the impact of the mobile hand-held device on bar-code medication administration overrides”.
• Co-Investigator: Measuring nurses’ perceptions of their authentic nurse leaders.
• Primary Investigator: Measuring impact of mobile devices on medication errors and near misses.
• Member of Northwell Health Research and EBP Committee.
• Member of Glen Cove Nursing Research Council.

 

Mather Hospital Northwell Health, Port Jefferson, New York 

Position: Nurse Scientist/Researcher/Statistician- Data Analytics ( Per Diem)

Dates: July 2015- December 2022

Experiences:

• Guiding nurses in conducting data analysis related to clinical research studies and evidence-based practice projects
• Conducting statistical analysis using SPSS and MS Excel programs and writing interpretations
• Conducting qualitative content analysis using Atlas ti.
• Member of the Nursing Research and Informatics & Technology Council
• Mentoring nurses in writing abstracts and manuscripts for scholarly presentations and publications.
• Co-PI (IRB Approved Studies): “Effects of Animal Assisted Activity on Mood States and Feelings in a Psychiatric setting”; Fall risk assessment in adult psychiatry setting”, “Coping and adaptation among nurses during COVID-19 surge”, “Nursing perceptions on substance use disorder post educational intervention”.
• Projects: Educational Program for Librarians to address Stigmatic Perceptions related to mental illness and Substance Use; Narcan Education Program to impact perceptions related to care of patients with substance use disorders; Improving Confidence Level of Nurses in responding to Rapid Response; Assessing practice readiness of new graduate nurses during practice transition nurse residency program”.

 

City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center, New York

Program: Ph.D. Nursing

Position: Associate Professor ( Adjunct)

Dates: Aug 2019- May 2021

• Classroom and online instruction of Ph.D. nursing students.
• Courses: Advance Statistical applications

 

City University of New York (CUNY) York College, CUNY, New York

Program: BSN and RN-BSN

Position: Assistant Professor of Nursing

Aug 2011 – Aug 2018

Experiences:

• Classroom Instruction: Fundamentals of Nursing, Dosage Calculations, Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Low-Fidelity Simulation Lab Instruction: Fundamentals of Nursing, Health Assessment, and Medical Surgical Nursing
• High-Fidelity Simulation Labs: Conducting Simulation Cases related to fundamentals of nursing and medical-surgical nursing
• Online Education: Courses related to nursing ethics and dosage calculation
• Clinical Instruction: Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Academic Advisement of Current & New Students
• Committee Chair: Technology & Outcomes Tracking, data analysis of surveys (student, faculty, graduates, and employers)
• Student advisor to the Nursing Student Club
• Member of Faculty Search Committee, 2012, 2013 & 2015.
• Undergraduate Research Study mentoring students.

 

St. Paul’s School of Nursing, Queens, New York 

(Former Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center

School of Nursing)

Program: Associate Degree Nursing (RN)

Position: Instructor/Simulation Lab Coordinator

Dates: January 2008 to Aug 2011

Experiences:

• Classroom Instruction: Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, & Nutrition
• Clinical Instruction- Fundamental of Nursing, & Medical-Surgical Clinical Rotations
• Skills Laboratory- Fundamental & Medical–Surgical Nursing Skills
• Simulation Lab- Set up and conducted simulation in all nursing courses using iStan, Metiman, Birthing Noelle and Vital Sim.
• Analysis of Simulation evaluation surveys.
• Academic Advisement – Advisement & Counseling of 24 students actively enrolled in the program
• Class Advisor- Offering advisement to the entire class, involving students in extracurricular activities like fundraising
• Research Mentoring- Offering mentoring to senior nursing students enrolled in a research course
• Committee Membership: Student Advisory, NLN-AC, National Simulation & graduation committee
• Course Coordination: Nutrition (1 credit) and Medical-Surgical (8 credit) course.
• Others: Writing test items, proctoring exams, item analysis, and scoring.

 

Vocational Education & Extension Board of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY 

Program: Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)

Position: Part-time Clinical Instructor

October 2004 to Jan 2011

Experiences:

• Clinical Instruction: Clinical areas include Medical-Surgical Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Obstetrics Nursing, and Psychiatric Nursing
• Skills Laboratory Instruction: Fundamental and advanced nursing skills

 

Cochran School of Nursing, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, New York

Program: Associate Degree Nursing (RN)

Position: Adjunct Clinical & Skill Laboratory Instruction

Dates: September 2004 to December 2007

Experiences:

• Skills Laboratory: Teaching Fundamental & Medical-Surgical nursing skills
• Clinical Instruction: Geriatric Nursing & Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Simulation: Using Simman to teach nursing skills

 

City University of New York (CUNY), Queensborough Community College, Queens, New York

Program: Associate Degree Nursing (RN)

Position: Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Dates: September 2005 to December 2007

Experiences:

• Skills Lab: Teaching fundamental & Medical Surgical nursing skills
• Clinical Instruction: Geriatric Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing & Pediatric Nursing
• Simulation Lab: Conducting simulated laboratory experiences with Simman, and pediatric simulator

 

City University of New York (CUNY), Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York

Program: Continuing Education

Position: Instructor

Summer 2004

Instruction on recording and interpretation of EKG tracing to cont. ed students.

 

Saint Francis Heart & Hospital Center, Roslyn, New York

Position: Senior Clinical Nurse

Dates: January 2003 to January 2006

Experiences:

• Care of Patients in Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, PACU & Critical Care Units & ER
• Assumed the role of charge nurse in the Telemetry Unit.
• Preceptoring and mentoring new graduates in assuming the role of staff nurse.

 

Elmhurst Care Center & Rehabilitation, Elmhurst, New York

Position: Sub-Acute Unit Manager

Dates: September 2002 to September 2003

Responsibilities:

• Provided care to patients in a sub-acute rehabilitation unit
• Supervision and management of the unit
• Staffing the unit adequately
• In service of nursing staff
• Conducted Care plan meetings with patients & family members

 

Smt. V.C Training College of India, Bhatia General Hospital, Mumbai, INDIA

Position: Nursing Instructor

Dates: May 1999 to June 2001

Experiences:

• Classroom Instruction: Courses taught include Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Hygiene, Nutrition, and Environmental Health
• Clinical Instruction: Medical Surgical Nursing & Psychiatry

 

Cumballa Hill Hospital & Heart Institute, Mumbai, INDIA

Position: Staff Nurse

Dates: July 1997 to May 1999

Experiences:

• Nursing Care of patients in the Medical-Surgical, and Intensive Care Units