Ashley McCauley
Smyrna
Summary
To secure a position as a nurse utilizing my experience and skills in service to the students, faculty, and staff of St. Benedict’s middle school.
Healthcare professional with extensive experience in school-based health services. Known for providing excellent care that enhances student well-being and academic performance. Effective collaborator and adaptable problem-solver, ensuring supportive and responsive health environment.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Health and Wellness
Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA
09.2014 - 03.2023
- Managed nursing team including 3 other nurses via daily communication, collaboration, and administration.
- Oversaw hiring substitute nurses as needed. Coordinated clinic coverage as needed.
- In addition to administrative role, served as primary Middle School nurse, also serving in the US and LS as needed. Saw up to 60 students a day, averaging 30-40 daily. Minor illness and injuries, medication admin, diabetic care, anxiety, and stress related illnesses. Communicated and consulted with counselors, grade chairs and teachers as needed. Provided on-call emergency care for food allergies, injuries, asthma, CPR/AED, 911/EMS, etc.
- Oversaw the construction and outfitting of a brand-new Middle School clinic. Procured multiple AEDs for each building on campus and oversaw their installation and instruction as to use.
- Weekly concussion team meetings with assistant head of MS and athletic trainer. Coordinated concussion care with student, parents, and athletic trainer (if related to athletic event). Oversaw IMPACT testing. Daily check-ins with student and advancement along concussion protocol as tolerated. Referral to concussions specialist as needed.
- Weekly Care Team meetings to discuss student concerns with counselors, deans, learning specialists, and other administration.
- Planned and organized Health Day during Faculty Forum. CPR/Choking/AED awareness, epi-pen training, Magnus Health (EMR) training.
- Partnered with FLIK food services to compile lists with pictures of food allergens and food-related health concerns for all faculty and staff in the division. Specific and more in-depth training with fac/staff regarding students with diabetes, on insulin pumps, and other health concerns.
- During summer, processed new enrollees into Electronic Medical Records platform, reviewing all pertinent medical information, as well as processing new forms for current students.
- Oversaw vaccination requirement communication to parents, monitored progress, submitted audit to state Health Department.
- Planned, staffed, and implemented Annual Health Fair for 500 employees - including flu shots, dermatology screenings, lab health screenings, vision/hearing screenings, chair massages, etc. Partnered with HR to include vendors pertaining to insurance, benefits, and retirement plans. Retired faculty and staff, and their spouses were invited as well.
- Planned and implemented action plan related to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Served as member of COVID Support Team, attending daily meetings, testing 2500 students, faculty, and staff weekly. Along with the other nurses, participated in parent phone calls, contact tracing, COVID vaccination clinics on campus, etc.
- Provided basic care to fac/staff and referral to HR if needed to file workman's compensation claims.
- Attended appropriate Continuing Education and coordinated logistics so other nurses could attend as well. Assure CEUs met to maintain all nursing licenses. Maintaining CPR, Choking, AED certification.
- Communicated and collaborate with other private school nurses.
RN-AFLAC Cancer & Blood Disorder Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
07.2011 - 07.2015
- Responsible for admission and discharge of patients.
- Responsible for coordination and prioritization of care for up to 4 patients daily. Responsible for assessment, evaluation, documentation, and report of patient status. Responsible for administering medications including chemotherapy and Antibody therapy.
- Responsible for position of charge/resource nurse and associated responsibilities.
- Member of the palliative care committee.
RN-Pediatrics
Memorial Hospital System
South Bend, IN
02.2010 - 05.2011
- Responsible for admission and discharge of patients.
- Responsible for coordination and prioritization of care for up to 4-5 patients daily. Responsible for assessment, evaluation, documentation, and report of patient status. Responsible for administering medications.
RN-Float Resource Team: Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic and Mother/Baby
Memorial Hospital System
South Bend, IN
01.2009 - 02.2010
- Responsible for admission and discharge of patients.
- Responsible for coordination and prioritization of care for up to 4-5 patients daily. Responsible for assessment, evaluation, documentation, and report of patient status. Responsible for administering medications.
RN - General Pediatrics/Adolescents
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC
02.2005 - 06.2008
- Responsible for admission and discharge of patients.
- Responsible for coordination and prioritization of care for up to 8 patients daily. Responsible for assessment, evaluation, documentation, and report of patient status. Responsible for administering medications.
- Responsible for position of charge nurse and associated responsibilities.
Education
BSN Nursing -
Medical College of Georgia
Athens, GA05-2004
Pre-Nursing -
Augusta State University
Augusta, GA05-2002
Pre-Nursing -
Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA05-2001
Skills
- 10 years of School Nurse Experience
- RN experience greater than 20 years
- Experience with Pediatrics and Adults
- BLS and AED training
- Emergency Planning and Preparedness
- Health promotion
- Employee engagement
- Mental Health and Wellness support
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Teamwork and collaboration
Accomplishments
- Supervision - Oversaw and led onboarding process for new school nursing staff.
- Supervised team of 3 nursing staff members and multiple substitute nurses.
- Planned and coordinated successful opening of a new Middle School Infirmary in 2017.
- Collaborated with team of 10+ members of the Middle School Care Team during weekly meetings, focusing on meeting the physical, mental, and academic needs of students.
- Collaborated with team of 3+ members of the Middle School Concussion Team during weekly meetings, including cross-departmental liaising with athletics.
- Collaborated with HR regarding Worker's Compensation claims and faculty/staff injuries.
- Planned and executed an annual Faculty/Staff Health Fair.
- Collaborated with team of 8+ others of the Covid Support Team during daily meetings from June 2020 - May 2022.
Certification
- Registered Nurse Georgia License #RN215249
- BLS
Timeline
Director of Health and Wellness
Westminster Schools
09.2014 - 03.2023
RN-AFLAC Cancer & Blood Disorder Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
07.2011 - 07.2015
RN-Pediatrics
Memorial Hospital System
02.2010 - 05.2011
RN-Float Resource Team: Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic and Mother/Baby
Memorial Hospital System
01.2009 - 02.2010
RN - General Pediatrics/Adolescents
Greenville Hospital System
02.2005 - 06.2008
BSN Nursing -
Medical College of Georgia
Pre-Nursing -
Augusta State University
Pre-Nursing -
Covenant College
PRESENTATIONS
- Food-Allergy Preparedness Workshop, Buckhead Preparatory School, 2013, Atlanta, GA. Designed and presented a workshop for nearly 30 primary school teachers regarding the Food-Allergy Action Plan at their school. Instructed the attendees regarding recognizing the signs of anaphylaxis, administering Epi-Pen and Auvi-Q medications, as well as best practices regarding increasing awareness school-wide of life-threatening food allergies among primary school aged children.
- Annual instructional presentations during Faculty Forum to faculty and staff demonstrating the use of school-wide faculty and staff healthcare emergency application, Magnus Mobile. This allowed faculty to access health information for students in an emergency situation. Epi-Pen training was also presented annually.