Martha P. Smith
Professional Experience:
Health, Sciences, and Human Services faculty. Responsible for majority of Medical Assistant clinical and administrative skills courses. Responsible for prerequisite and corequisite nursing classes including Intro to Healthcare, Medical Terminology, and Drug Calculations. Implemented new program of dual enrollment for Certified Nursing Assistant class at Ringgold High School and Lakeview/Ft. Ogelthorpe High School. Set up labs and staff for College and Career Fairs. Member of Advisory Committee for department.
Family-centered charge nurse responsible for all areas of the mother/baby unit, including direct patient care, bed management, staffing and quality assurance. Training and administrative duties included chart audits, JCAH coordination, personnel management, discharge teaching and new employee orientation. Assisted the Clinical Nurse Specialist in recertification skills lab, created and maintained unit protocols. Software skills include MS Word and Excel. Qualified End User Instructor on Columbia/HCA Health System’s Medical Information System.
Assisted in private ObGyn practice. Duties included patient workup, phone triage, exams and procedures, lab tracking and results management, surgery scheduling and precertification and clinical logistics. Proficiency in various specialized skills, including antepartum management and teaching, non-stress monitoring, colposcopy and Leep procedures. Extensive experience with procedural and ICD9 diagnostic codes.
Long term assignment to Northern Virginia Doctor’s Hospital, Arlington, VA. Provided direct patient care in cardiac step down with periodic floating to CCU. Responsible for patient teaching regarding special procedures, discharge plans, with emphasis on cardiac rehabilitation. New employee preceptor. Initiated care plan updates.
Office nurse Performed full spectrum of patient care. Employment concurrent with Nurses Incorporated position listed above.
Responsible for direct patient care using the primary nursing approach in fast paced, high acuity cardiac step down unit. (Some floating to CCU and MICU) Plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans for all primary patients. Responsible for monitoring cardiac rhythms, including recognition and treatment of arrhythmias. Responsible for patient teaching of special procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, permanent pacemaker implantation, and how to care for pacemakers after discharge. Supervise nursing students and new employees on orientation.
Licensure & Certification:
Jefferson State Nursing School, Birmingham, AL Sep 81-May 83
University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Sep 79-Aug 80
Gadsden State Junior College, Gadsden, AL Sep 78 – May 79