Theresa M.

Kern,
RN___________________________________________________
21 Hilltop Avenue, Oakwood, Ohio 45419
Email: tmkern@woh.rr.com
Electronic Portfolio: http://tmkern.weebly.com/about.html

937-477-1658

Objective
My objective is to seek employment as an Adult-Gerontologic Clinical Nurse Specialist
(AG-CNS) with Prescriptive Authority. I have completed the AG-CNS program and am
awaiting invitation to sit for board certification through the American Nurses
Credentialing Center.
My clinical education experience environments consisted of acute care, long-term care
and primary care settings with adult, geriatric, neurologic and oncology populations.
Academic Background
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Adult-Gerontologic Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Masters of Science, May 2015
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Suma Cum Laude, 2004
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
Associate Degree Nursing, 1994
Professional Experience
Innovative Care Solutions
Registered Nurse, Palliative Care
December 2014 present
Consult to patients and families in acute care facilities throughout the Premier
Health and Kettering Health Networks. Provide support and assistance for end of
life care, advance care planning, symptom management and withdrawal of life
sustaining treatment.
Providing palliative care services within a physician care model, incorporating
Advance Practice Nurse services.
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Registered Nurse, Palliative Care
March 2012 December 2014
Consult to patients and families needing support for end of life care, including
goals of care, advanced care planning, symptom management and withdrawal of

life sustaining treatment. Working within an interdisciplinary approach to provide

comprehensive care to the palliative patient population.
Facilitating discussion and completion of Advanced Directives
Participating in resident and nursing orientation, as well as ongoing nursing
education hospital-wide to educate staff regarding palliative care practice and
initiatives.

Care Coordinator, Integrative Care Management Department

August 2008 March 2012 (also January 2001 to December 2003)

Responsible for individualized patient care coordination; promoting optimal

outcomes for appropriate length of stay, effective use of resources and established
guidelines of care.
Facilitated interdisciplinary team collaboration, liaison between patients,
physicians, payer, and family in regard to coordination of care and discharge
planning.
Implementing expertise in acute care nursing, healthcare reimbursement
requirements, discharge planning, resource allocation, team management and
communication skills.

Associate Nurse Manager/Clinical Nurse Educator Bariatric Nursing Unit

August 2007 August 2008

Responsibility for daily educational development of clinical and non-clinical staff.

Performing daily administrative functions for staff of 40-bed unit, as directed by
Nurse Manager.

Nursing Clinical Educator, Ambulatory Treatment Area

December 2001 August 2007

Responsible for assessing, developing, conducting and evaluating orientation and

continuing educational activities for clinical and non-clinical staff in the
Ambulatory Treatment Department, which averages greater than 500 patient visits
per month.
Perform administrative functions as member of Leadership Group; including
managerial responsibilities for the Nurse Manager during her absence.
Functioning as Clinical Nurse at bedside twenty-four hours per week. Duties
include preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery of patients
undergoing invasive diagnostic procedures. Additional responsibilities include
coordination of preadmission testing for Bariatric Surgery candidates,
administration of blood products, chemotherapy agents and other intravenous
medications and therapies for a multitude of patient types.

Miami Valley Cardiology, Dayton Ohio

Medical Affiliate/Registered Nurse
August 1998 to January 2001

Medical Affiliate within Miami Valley Hospital: responsible for coordination of

patient admission and discharge, patient assessment, testing and procedure
evaluation.
Attending patient rounds with cardiology physicians, coordinating patient care
with hospital staff.
Development and management of patient medication assistance program for the
cardiology office patient population.
Responsible for scheduling nursing department staff.

Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

Registered Nurse Telemetry-Coronary Intensive Care Step-Down unit.
August 1994 to January 1999
Professional Activities, Awards and Memberships

National Association Clinical Nurse Specialists

Registered Nurse Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
2013: Daisy Award for nursing excellence
2011: Selected for Wall of Excellence in Spirit Category
2011: Honorable Mention for Excellence in Nursing: Education Category

Special Projects

Development of EPIC/Cadence Scheduling Template for the Ambulatory

Treatment Area; utilized to manage the complex and unique scheduling, arrival
and discharge process for Ambulatory patients.
Principal clinical resource for implementation of EPIC computerized
documentation system within the Health Service Departments.
Core team member for conception and development of new Express Admission
Unit. Responsibilities include defining job descriptions for clinical and nonclinical staff, participation in interviewing and hiring process, staff training and
development, purchasing of capital-expense equipment and coordination of
ancillary department involvement.