Rita R. Callahan Round Bank Street Houston, Texas (Cell):

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1 Rita R. Callahan 8114 Round Bank Street Houston, Texas (Cell): EDUCATION May, 2008 May, 1999 May, 1987 Ph.D. in Nursing, University of San Diego Dissertation: Intergenerational communication: Its effect on early screening activities in African American adult daughters of mothers with breast cancer M.A. Master s in Arts Organizational Management Degree, University of Phoenix, San Diego, CA BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Public Health Nurse Credential/Certification, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA EXPERIENCE Houston Community College Coleman Campus, 1900 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 11/16/2012 present Full Time Faculty, teaching in the Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) program Theory (Medical-Surgical II) and clinical teaching aspects; counseling and advising students; performing student evaluations, committee participation Laura W. Bush Institute for Women s Health/Access for Breast Care for West Texas 6/18/ /14/2012 Nurse Navigator in San Angelo, TX This position was funded by a CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) grant, in affiliation with the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women s Health (LWBIWH), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University. Coordinated referrals from physicians and health care facilities for patients; provided a significant level of patient education related to their illness and prepared treatment; provided cancer care education and emotional support for patients with cancer diagnoses in a holistic manner and in partnership with other healthcare professionals; coordinated patient triage with community health workers; assisted in training community health workers 1

2 Abroad Teaching/Associate Professor/Faculty 9/3/2011 5/14/2012 St. George s University School of Nursing Program, University Centre, Grenada, West Indies Classroom preparation and instruction of Nurse Research and Health Care Delivery Systems; re-development of student handbook, policy/procedure development/updates, online course development, syllabi updates, community nursing home/nursing program course development Online Education 11/18/2010 4/8/2011 Education Supporter/Author - American Mobile Nursing (AMN) Healthcare Inc., Education Services, San Diego, CA Performed course authoring, editing, and updated online nursing content courses for RN.com Online Teaching 6/2/2012 5/30/2013 Thomas Edison State College New Jersey Online teaching undergraduate nursing students NUR 340 Nursing Informatics Basics 12 students; responding to student s Questions (mentoring); grading papers and assignments, discussion forum questions Adjunct Clinical/Lecture Faculty 8/17/ /15/2011 Southwestern Community College, San Diego, CA Classroom instruction and clinical instruction/supervision; Other responsibilities include class preparation, student counseling, assessment and evaluation of students for the Acute Care CNA nursing program and the Licensed Vocational Nursing Program (clinical adjunct instructor); clinical experience/patient care on medical-surgical and oncology hospital units throughout student clinical rotations Associate Professor/Instructor 8/18/06 8/31/2010 Point Loma Nazarene University Full-time faculty San Diego, CA Graduate Professor RN-MSN Nursing Graduate Program GNSG 501 Teaching Writing and Research for Nursing teaching and assisting students with scholarly writing skills, research inquiry techniques, and Statistical Methods; Project/Thesis guidance Bachelor of Science Nursing Program; sophomore level, both classroom and clinical instruction/supervision; team taught with supportive faculty members; clinical experience/patient care on medical-surgical and oncology hospital units throughout student clinical rotations; Assisted students with test-taking techniques; remediation; ATI testing/review (present BSN pass rate at 98%); Prepared classroom lectures and demonstrated appropriate learned nursing skills and 2

3 procedures; attended committee meetings weekly; taught in the LVN-to-RN transition program Health Assessment; Met with students one-on-one for clinical evaluation and as needed; provided learning opportunities by teaching outside of regular schedule class; for example, Math Review, test-taking strategies, critical thinking skills; Advised nursing students: prenursing level to senior level Skills lab coordinator: maintained lab operations; ordered supplies; coordinated senior leadership students who assisted sophomore students with skills; simulation assistance/performance; participated in school of nursing accreditation processes: CCNE, BRN, NLNAC in both nursing programs: committee member functions: policies/procedures relating to curriculum/evaluation; recruitment, admissions (selection committee); performance standards; monitoring student progress/academic performance/advise at-risk students; student retention Adjunct Faculty 6/1/2006 9/15/2006 University of San Diego, San Diego, CA Taught in the Master Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) Lectured and provided clinical practicum supervision; evaluation; other responsibilities included class preparation, assessment skills, and educational guidance in the skills laboratory; clinical experience/patient care on Medical-Surgical and oncology hospital units throughout student clinical rotations Full-Time Tenured Faculty 8/01 5/06 Southwestern College/Nursing, San Diego, CA Teaching in the Vocational and Associated Degree Nursing; Programs consisted of both classroom instruction and clinical instruction/supervision; clinical experience/patient care on medical-surgical and oncology hospital units throughout student clinical rotations; other responsibilities included maintaining office hours, class preparation, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation of students, attended faculty and committee meetings; Taught and coordinated the Summer Practicum ADN Program for 5 years, as well as taught/coordinated the LVN-to-RN Step-up Program in the summer for 2 years. Adjunct Faculty 8/00 8/01 Southwestern College/Nursing-, San Diego, CA Clinical and nursing laboratory instructor. Performed practical hospital nursing instructions and educational guidance to nursing ADN, LVN, and CNA students; clinical experience/patient care 3

4 on medical-surgical and oncology hospital units throughout student clinical rotations Adjunct Faculty 7/99 12/99 Southwestern College and San Diego State University, San Diego Clinical nursing instructor and facilitator to first and third year nursing students. Performed practical hospital hands-on teaching on medical-surgical and oncology hospital units; Performed student counseling and evaluation Nurse Educator 6/96 3/99 Scripps-Mercy Home Health Care Services, San Diego, CA Experienced in the healthcare arena operations including hospital and home care business; Developed a standardized home care orientation process and improved new-hire orientation by 100%; Responsible for the supervision of 250 agency field staff. Involvement in developing policies and procedures, standards/guidelines relating to governmental regulations; Served on numerous committees focused on safety, competency, infection control standards; Developed a nurse case management model and process that resulted in publication; Responsible for maintaining home care nurses RN s/cna s immunization/cpr updates; Managed yearly safety in-services and competency skill performances Cancer Care Coordinator 8/97 3/98 Scripps-Mercy Home Health Care and Scripps Hospital, San Diego, CA A shared role with Nurse Educator role in home health and Steven s Cancer Center: Coordinated patient care support services for oncology patients at Mercy Hospital; Visited physician s offices; assessed patient s support needs when hospitalized, performed follow-up calls to patients once discharged home; assisted out-patient/ambulatory patients and provided respite care assistance; co-facilitated bereavement support groups Assistant Director of Nursing California Special Care Center, San Diego, CA Supervised licensed nurses and nursing assistants in a Long- Term Care facility; Coordinated daily resident care relating to skills and available staff on duty. Assisted, monitored and made recommendations to the Director of Nursing related to: monthly financial budget activities/reports (productivity, supplies, costcontainment); Promoted policy and procedure adherence; 4

5 Provided resident and/or family and staff teaching; Participated in staff orientation and in-service programs Home Health Case Management 5/99 7/99 San Diego Palliative Home Healthcare, San Diego, CA Provided pain, symptom management, and life transitional support to patients and families living with advanced disease, including home infusion therapy Oncology Team Coordinator 3/94 6/96 Mercy Home Health Care Services, San Diego, CA Coordinated a team of eight specialized oncology nurses; Successfully increased patient census and skilled productivity from a low 50% to a high 90%. Performed team conferences, patient-care scheduling, managed team communication including physicians. Performed practical clinical troubleshooting; Patient care satisfaction surveys increased to a 100%, and oncology physician referrals increased from 0-2 to 20 per month. Home Care Oncology Nurse/Hospital Liaison 6/93 5/94 Mercy Home Health Care Services and Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA Unique position utilizing marketing, customer service and clinical oncology experience to coordinate and case manage oncology patients in their continuum of quality care from hospital to home. Acting Oncology Team Coordinator 10/92 6/93 Mercy Home Health Care Services, San Diego, CA Managed overall team day-to-day program functions. Performed patient scheduling and clinical troubleshooting; Conducted team conferences and managed team communications Med-Surgical/Oncology Specialty Nurse /92 Mercy Home Health Care Services, San Diego, CA Provided case management and intermittent home visits, including chemotherapy administration to oncology patients Hospital Registered Nurse Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, San Diego, CA Responsible for the direct care of 6-8 adult patients on a large oncology/medical floor; Administered chemotherapy, blood transfusions, numerous antibiotics, and other necessary medications in caring and managing acutely ill patients 5

6 Pharmacy Technician Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, San Diego, CA Responsible for reconstitution of IV medications, prepared hyperalimentation, assessed and filled in-house physician orders checked by a registered pharmacist, prepared chemotherapy under a laminar flow hood, and encoded patient orders into designated computer ASSOCIATIONS -Oncology Nursing Society, Local and National Chapters, since Chapter Board Secretary: Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. -Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Inc. 3/05 present -Chair of STTI Zeta Mu Chapter-at-Large Awards and Scholarship Committee Counselor for PLNU COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT -American Cancer Society Community Volunteer -Community Church Guest Lecturer/Parish Nursing -Middle and High School Career Day Participant -Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Inc. of San Diego - Welcome Home Ministries, Inc Chair - 1/ /2008 Chaired meetings of the Board after developing the monthly agenda and reviewed with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Encouraged/Established necessary board educational workshops in strategic planning; Monitored organization s monthly financial planning and financial reports; including, suggested annually professional organizational audit; Reviewed comprehensive analysis reports showing comparison between expenses and budgets using QuickBooks, ensuring that data included into databases were accurate; Provided strong leadership to the Board of Directors; Managed non-profit organizational fundraisers and developed/arranged 2006 fundraiser; Developed and implemented strategies for recruitment of new members; Reviewed policies/procedures and made recommendations to Board of Directors -Human Factor Leadership Academy (HFLA) staff nurse and nurse curriculum developer of a nursing program in Ghana West Africa town of Akatsi. Member of the planning/development since August 2006: attended summer May June 2008 and recently, summer May June Human Factor Leadership 6

7 Academy is committed to producing the type of leaders to help change the future for the continent of Africa. Our plans are to develop a campus that will educate and provide health care to grades K-College. Website: -County of San Diego/Department of Probation: San Diego, CA 92193; in association with Welcome Home Ministries Volunteer in Probation Facility for young teenage girls; May, 2010 September, 2011 CERTIFICATES Online Teaching Training Program CDE Certification Series, CDE 510 and CDE 520 January 10, 2012 May 27, Certificate received from Thomas Edison State College Online Course Building with St. George s University, Grenada, WI. Eight Week Series Certificate received PUBLICATIONS Callahan, R. (2011). Nursing School Entrance Exams, (Ed 4 th ), Barron s Educational Series, Inc., (Ed.). New York, NY: Barron s. Callahan, R. (2008). Intergenerational communication: Its effect on early screening activities in African American adult daughters of mothers with breast Cancer. Dissertation, USD. Callahan, R. (2005). Holistic home hospice: Caring for a dying father-a family hermeneutic exemplar. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 17(5), Callahan, R. (2004). Pain. In B. Kozier (Ed. 7 th ), Fundamentals in Nursing: Concepts and procedures. Prentice Hall: Addison-Wesley. Issue Editor/Writer for Home Health Care Management and Practice Journal, Callahan, R. (1999a). A gift of hope and love at the bedside: Home health traveling chaplain, Sister Cecile Ley, RSM. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 11(3), 1-8. Callahan, R. (1999b). Patient care coordination of adult Oncology patients in home health. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 11(3), Callahan, R., & Rhein, T. (1999c). Psychiatric homehealth: Patient advocacy in the home setting. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 11(3), Callahan, R. (1995). Oklahoma s ache. In Poems and Prayers from the Hearts of the Heartland, 7

8 (p. 205) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Callahan, R. (1992a). Charles. In Touched by a Nurse: Special Moments That Transform Lives, (p. 13). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. Callahan, R. (1992b). Chief. In Touched by a Nurse: Special Moments That Transform Lives, (p. 78). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. Callahan, R. (1992). Oncology cancer care. In Mercy Cancer Center Home Help Book. Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California. 8