EDNA C. DANIELS
402 Fay Drive • Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911 • (719) 392-2566
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Community Partnership for Child Development Board of Director
Colorado Springs Assets for Youth Board of Director
Founder and Chairman of the Yolanda C. Daniels' Memorial Scholarship
Served on El Paso County Parent Opportunity Board of Directors
Facilitate the yearly Youth Leadership Conferences at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Facilitate many leadership, educational, care manager, policy and procedure committees
Professional experience as Care Manager, Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse, Newborn Nursery Nurse in Mother-Baby Dept,
Home Healthcare, Nursing Home Charge Nurse, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator Instructor
Experience with Nursing Education and monitoring competencies and skills
Working knowledge of Quality Management and Performance Improvement
Ability to manage, leads, and supervise personnel
Strong orientation towards customer service and outcomes' and evidenced based practices
Detail oriented, goal-orientated, self-motivated, and dedicated to quality performance and improvement
Effective and proficient communication skills
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
• Certificate of Leadership Development Leadership Plenty Training from El Pomar Foundation in 2005
Certificate of Leadership from Leadership Pikes Peak in 2004
Certificate of Achievement for RN/RT/MD Automatic External Defibrillator, Memorial Hospital, Colo. Springs, CO in 2002
Certificate in Quality Management from Learning Tree University Ext, Denver, CO in 2002
Certificate of Perioperative Nursing, Beth-El College of Nursing, Colorado Springs, CO in 1988
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Phoenix, Colorado Springs, CO in 1988
Nursing Diploma, Beth-El School of Nursing, Colorado Springs, CO in 1983
Registered Nurse, State of Colorado since 1983
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Excellence Award for Leadership Action Team and Leadership Summit in 2003
Community Service Award from Colorado Black Women for Political Action in 2003
Colorado State Nightingale Award for Nursing Excellence in 2002
Proclamation for the Colorado State Nightingale Award from the Mayor of Colorado Springs in 2002
Citizen of the Year Award for Community Service from African American Voice Organization in 2000
El Paso County Award for Excellence in Nursing from El Paso Medical Society in 1995
Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nursing from Beth El College of Nursing, 1991
Outstanding Nurse Award from Memorial Hospital Maternity Unit in 1990
Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution in Public Awareness Award from E.M. Branson Sickle Cell
Association
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 1996 MATERNAL/CHILD CARE MANAGER
To MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Feb.1p,2006 . Developed coiiaborative and efficient care system producing high quality patient care
(retired) and h jg n pa^nt satisfaction scores
Co-author of twelve Clinical Pathways which are registered with the Library of Congress Office
of Copyrights
Responsible for quality assurance and process improvement plans and chart reviews tracking
the results
Coordinated care with physicians and staff for both the Maternity and Newborn Nursery
Departments
Supervised staff and functioned as resource for staff, physicians, and other departments
Provided direct patient care for Maternity and Newborn patients
Provided Clinical Management expertise in the absence and interim replacement of the Clinical
Manager
October 1984 Charge and Staff RN
to MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
September 1996 . Worked in Maternity, Antepartum, Newborn, and Admission Newborn Nurseries providing direct patient care for high risk patients
• Acted as a resource for physicians and staff
FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST