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Regina M. Cassidy, BSN, MHA, RN 1850 Cotillion Drive, Apartment 3424 Atlanta, GA 30338 203.948.7051 [email protected] Compassionate, dedicated, experienced, nursing professional, former Navy Nurse C orps Officer with six years of nursing management experience. Desires to inspire teamwork designed to transform patient care through internal and external custo mer satisfaction. Visionary nursing leader with a strong emphasis on customer s ervice and a focus on improving customer satisfaction through quality performanc e improvement designed to achieve superior patient care and successful patient o utcomes. Experience SRA International Inc., Contractor | Atlanta, GA | Oct. 2009- Mar. 2011 Clinical Research Nurse Contracted to support The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) contrac t. VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting informatio n about adverse events that occur after the administration of vaccines. Participated in monitoring adverse events of H1N1 flu vaccinations given to chil dren. This information ultimately led to a recommendation that the influenza va ccination be added to routine childhood immunizations for children 6-23 months. Performed medical coding of reviewed medical records Conducted quality Control review of medical coding Aerotek Staffing, Contractor | Atlanta, GA | Oct. 2008- Oct. 2009 Drug Safety Scientist, US Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, UCB Pharmaceuticals Collected pertinent information on adverse drug experiences, medical history Tri aged and processed US and Canadian adverse event reports through the work flow t o ensure timely reporting to the FDA and Health Canada Responsible for reporting of world wide cases to the FDA and Health Canada Processed post-marketing and clinical trials adverse events Made a significant contribution to the Keppra Aggregate Report SRA International Inc., Contractor | Atlanta, GA | 2007-Sept. 2008 Project Manager/ Contractor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Countermeasure Inventory Tracking Program Contract Managed the relationship between pharmaceutical company executives and the proje ct sponsor Responsible for telephone, teleconference and in-person presentations of the pro gram and objectives to "C" Level executives at pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies Authored collateral marketing materials used for the recruitment of data sources New Milford Hospital | New Milford, CT | 2005-2006 Nurse Manager, Family Birthing Center Effectively managed the 24/7 operations of a small town birthing center averagin g 500 births a year Responsible for the scheduling, supervision, evaluation, training, hiring, payro ll, counseling and discipline of 14 FTE's and 25 direct report employees Functioned in a clinical capacity in all areas: L&D, Level II Nursery and Mothe r Baby for both healthy and high risk patients approximately 50% of the time Performed multi-disciplinary case management Managed 3 cost centers with a $4.5 M operating budget Directed quality assurance and performance improvement plans Handled capital and non-capital equipment purchases Spearheaded public relations and marketing activities instrumental in growing th e catchment area Submitted monthly reports in a timely fashion Coordinated and documented monthly mock code drills for obstetrical and neonatal

emergencies Coordinated quarterly hospital-wide infant abduction drills Researched, wrote or updated all unit Policies and Procedures Wrote, gained physician and Policy and Procedure Committee approval for patient discharge instructions Developed tools for / and implemented competency based evaluations for RN's, a nd Nursing Assistants Maintained the highest patient satisfaction ratings for the facility, consistent ly ranking in the 95th percentile on the Press Ganey Survey Inspected, March, 2006, by the American College of Osteopathic Physicians resul ting in a 100% score for the Birthing Center Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Center | Westport, CT | 2004-2005 Nursing Supervisor, night shift Administrator, and clinical psychiatric nurse Participated in multi-disciplinary case management Worked as staff nurse and charge nurse on all units and all shifts Served client populations: Children 5 years to geriatric with all psychiatric an d substance abuse diagnoses Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |Ridgefield, CT | 2000-2001 Medical Research Associate Prepared and submitted supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA for a pproval of the first drug preventing maternal to child transmission of HIV/AIDS Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Rockville, MD | 1998-2000 Specialty Sales Representative, Cardiovascular Division Highly Successful experience developing consultative relationships with vascular and general surgeons President's Club award for achieving 242% of goal United States Navy | Newport, RI | 1995-1998 Lieutenant and Division Officer, Women's Health Clinic Managed 2 FTE's and 1 volunteer Delivered comprehensive OB/GYN nursing care to the patients of 12 family practic e physicians averaging 300 patient visits per month Provided education, counseling, case management, invasive birth control, home ca re, prenatal care and women's health Updated all policies and procedures and exp anded services offered in the clinic Served as weekend charge nurse in the Emerg ency Department Awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for sustained superior achievement United States Navy | Rota, Spain | 1993-1995 Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG), and Staff Nurse 2 years experience as a staff nurse on an inpatient Labor & Delivery, Post-partu m and Level II Nursery Developed a comprehensive Labor / Delivery and Postpartum Care Map designed to c ondense documentation and enhance patient care contact time Served on the NASA Space Shuttle Emergency Medical Team Served as Educational Officer, Organizing over 24 continuing education credits p er year for nursing and physician staff Education Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) | The Catholic University of Ameri ca, Washington, DC | Bachelors of Science in Nursing | Graduated 1993 GPA 3.45/4 .0 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT | Master of Healthcare Adminis tration |GPA 4.0/4.0 | Graduated 2003 License GA RN184502