Andrea B.

Chassen, MA, MS, RN

Longwood, RL 32750 305-968-4087 abchassen@att.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/andreachassen An Adult Health Nurse Educator with graduate degrees in Nursing and Adult Education, with experience in staff development, post-secondary education, and as a Clinical Nurse Specialist Redesigned nursing lab to insure student and faculty safety. Gained AANC certification as Adult Health Clinical Specialist and in Staff Development.

Experience
Keiser University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Professor, Associate Degree Program Developed lesson plans and constructed tests to meet curriculum. Taught nursing care skills and theory to a multicultural population of adult students. Interacted with clinical instructors regarding student progress. Supervised and evaluated students in acute care settings. 4/12 10/12

Atlantic Technical Center, Coconut Creek, FL 9/04 - 3/11 Adult Heath Instructor, Practical Nursing Program Developed lesson plans and constructed tests to meet curriculum. Taught nursing care skills and theory to a multicultural population of adult students. Interacted with clinical instructors regarding student progress. Supervised and evaluated students in acute and long term care settings. Chair of Joint Faculty Committee to meet National League of Nursing's 'Outcomes Standard,' for continuing NLN accreditation of Broward County Public Schools' Nursing Program. Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Miami, FL 2/99 - 9/04 Training Coordinator Created, provided and evaluated educational programs and continuing education offerings for facility staff to meet state, federal and regulatory body requirements. Basic Life Support instructor. Administered Nursing School Affiliation and tuition reimbursement processes. . Served as contact person to retain Continuing Education Provider status for the Florida State Boards of Nursing. Maintained records in accordance with regulations. Active membership on facility-wide Ethics and Quality Management Committees. Successfully obtained Provisional License from Florida Board of Education, Commission of Independent Education establishing the May Learning Center, a vocational education school. Continucare Corporation, Miami, FL 7/95 2/99 Director of Safety, Education and Compliance Authored policies to comply with established standards, on topics including Bloodborne Pathogens, Tuberculosis, Handling Biomedical Waste, and Handling and Disposal of Anti-neoplastic Drugs. Planned, implemented, and evaluated educational activities including orientation for medical office staffs. Evaluated and directed compliance activities to meet standards set by state and regulatory agencies, and company policy. Administered school affiliation process. Attained Florida State Board of Nursing Continuing Education Provider status.

Cedars Medical Center, Miami, FL 6/92 - 7/95 Staff Development Instructor Planned clinical and non-clinical educational programs for the hospital staff. Administered school affiliation process. Member of Patient Education, Nursing Standards and Policy Committees, and hospital-wide Patient Education Task Force. Contact person for maintaining Florida State Board of Nursing Continuing Education Provider. Achieved American Nurse Credentialing Center certification in Staff Development. Club Mediterranee, New York, NY 5/90 - 4/91 G.O. Nurse Provided emergency and maintenance health care for 650 guests and 250 employees in resort infirmaries in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Networked with host country physicians to provide care continuity outside the resort. Maintained working inventory of medications and supplies. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 5/85 - 5/90 Clinical Nurse Specialist Trained and supervised nursing staff members for 35-bed Cardiopulmonary Medical-Surgical unit to insure high quality nursing care. Coordinated unit orientation program. Evaluated staff performance. Joint appointment to Thomas Jefferson University College of Allied Health Professionals, Department of Nursing, Undergraduate Studies. Authored patient education materials on diagnostic cardiac procedures, including Cardiac Catheterization booklet. Mentored graduate nursing students from the University of Pennsylvania. Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to plan and facilitate discharges for patients with complex needs. Member of hospital-wide Nursing Standards Committee. Co-authored Cardiopulmonary Nursing Standards. Achieved American Nurse Credentialing Center certification as Adult Clinical Specialist. Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 9/83 - 4/85 Staff Development Instructor Planned and implemented staff education for renal, oncology, and medical nursing units. Collaborated with Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist in creating Chemotherapy Administration and Advanced Oncology Nursing Care offering. and obtained ANA continuing education course accreditation. Staff / Private / Staff Relief / Agency Nurse 5/91 - 5/92 & 8/79 - 8/83 Provided care to adult patient populations: gynecological oncology, general surgery, general medicine, postopen heart surgery intensive care in hospitals located in New York, Philadelphia, and St. Petersburg.

Education MS, major: Adult Education. Florida International University, 1999. MA, major: Nursing Service Administration. New York University, 1981. BS, major: Nursing. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977.