Antonio Alfonso

I am an RN with training program administration experience and am looking for opportunities to branch into other professional roles with a healthcare industry focus. 

My nursing experiences include 20+ years in civilian and military hospitals, including Med-Surg, Observation, ER, Urgent Care, Inpatient, deployed war zone bedside, and preparation for air medical evacuation. My training management experiences include 10+ years of oversight with onsite classroom teaching and E-Learning program oversight for Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS)/Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification training and related program and instructor management, managing current and the creation of new Training Affiliation Agreements (TAAs) for civilian and military member medical training and Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) for American Red Cross volunteer management in the military hospital and local high school student military medical career immersion experiences.

My Learning Management Systems (LMS) skills include 10 years’ experience in translating and updating written training policies to LMS configurations for auto-assignment of healthcare related computer-based training (CBTs), governance over student and reviewer roles, creating tools/processes to facilitate training compliance tracking, and regularly creating staff training compliance reports for department head, and C-level consumption, including annual department reports.

I am comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite products such as PowerPoint and Word. And have extensively used Excel formulas, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, etc., to analyze, prioritize, forecast, and manage staff or resources. I've also used those tools to author local LMS management instructions and report creation methods.

Other experiences include overseeing the monthly Medical Group Newcomer Orientation, user on/offboarding (within five LMSs), managing medical simulation labs for the DoD and a civilian college, managing maintenance contracts for high-fidelity medical simulators, authoring medical scenarios within the following medical simulator platforms: CAE, Laerdal, and Gaumard, and managing three staff members and up to seventy life support instructors.

DATABASES & LEARNINGMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & EXPERIENCES

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Staff Nurse                                                                                                                                          Feb 2024 - Present

Ascension Sacred Heart, 7800 US-98, Miramar Beach, FL 32550

• RN delivering bedside care for all age groups. Their level of illness can range from simple observation to guarded. An additional duty is being a member of the RN Peer Review Committee, assessing RN clinical documentation on the Cerner PowerChart (Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR)), for critical care and emergency transfers. And follow up with staff when improvement opportunities are identified.

Hospice Nurse Case Manager                                                                                                     Aug 2023 – Feb 2024

Emerald Coast Hospice, 550 W Redstone Ave #310, Crestview, FL 32536                          

• Responsible for managing patients with terminal diseases in their homes or at a nursing home facility.

• Assure that proper care is being rendered by family or paid caregivers. Also responsible for assuring that the family has adequate medical supplies, including medications as ordered by the medical provider.

• Coordinate with the expertise of social workers, chaplains, and medical provider support to ensure excellent patient care.

Moodle LMS Specialist                                                                                                               Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

Macro Solutions, 800 Maryland Ave NE, Washington DC 20002 (Fully Remote in Florida  

• LMS Administration team member, evaluating the Moodle LMS for Navy-wide implementation.

• Point of contact for Navy personnel using the platform to house classified training.

• Participated in Agile Environment with daily SCRUM meetings, supporting testing in bi-weekly sprints.

• Utilize the Jira Kanban Board to provide timely feedback and deliverables to the Navy client. 

• Provided On-Site Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Support in a classified environment. 

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the Navy Moodle LMS Transformation.

• Assisted in UAT Script Maintenance Support.

Simulation Program Manager                                                                                                    Sept 2020 – Jan 2022

Western Dakota Technical (WDT) College, 800 Mickelson Drive, Rapid City, South Dakota 57703

• Led a three-member team in the budgeting and overseeing a $2M Department of Labor grant to facilitate day-to-day operations, and maintenance of 14 infidelity simulators, six labs, six conference rooms, A-V Tech, and LearningSpace.

• Responsible for allocation and set-up of simulation center resources, simulation operators, training labs/equipment, debriefing rooms, and simulator moulage for WDT and South Dakota State University instructors/students and community clients. Also responsible for market research, promotion, business development, and coordination with community stakeholders to increase simulation lab usage, assessing the simulation program based on school and professional requirements, and keeping compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

• Can operate high-fidelity Laerdal, Gaumard, CAE medical simulators and scenario programming. Have run pre-programmed or ad-hoc simulations, using medical simulators, that emulated physical response to illness and/or injury based on initial presentation and the effects of normal human physiological response to care and interventions received over time. I am also experienced with the physical maintenance and warranty management of high-fidelity simulators, AV tech, and the LearningSpace platform.

Medical Group Education & Training Program Manager                                                         Oct 2017 – Nov 2020

The 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota 57706                                           

• Servicing approximately 250 medical group personnel. 

• Regular duties included:

1. Newcomer Orientation and LMS onboarding, transfers/separation offboarding for all staff.

2. Day-to-day management of 5 LMS systems; maintaining user/role-based permissions, creating/editing assignment groups, editing system settings as required to allow for auto-assignment of computer-based training (CBT), validation of population accuracy across all systems, and creation of scheduled/ad hoc reports of compliance metrics.

3. Development, uploading, and assigning local training courses, using PowerPoint

4. Providing troubleshooting assistance for learner issues.

5. Training Affiliation Agreements (TAAs) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) processed from draft to signed agreements between the Air Force and academic institutions.

6. Tracking RN Licensures, Certifications, and Continuing Education (CE) via CCQAS.

7. Basic Life Support (BLS) Program Management 

a. Course scheduling/instructor coverage, teaching provider/instructor classes, and e-learning oversight.

b. Recruiting and training new instructors. Also, tracking instructor compliance with updated training.

c. Maintaining the program in accordance with the Military Training Network (MTN) policies and issuing course completion certification documentation to students and instructors.

d. Ensure compliance with monthly/daily crash carts or AED Safety check documentation.

• Led 50 BLS instructors through the Department of Defense (DoD) transition from the American Heart Association (AHA) to the American Red Cross (ARC) training while also serving over 3K base members requiring or desiring BLS certification.

• Oversight of the MDG Shadow Program, allowing military/community members to assess DoD healthcare career options.

Medical Group Education & Training Program Manager                                                         Sep 2015 – Oct 2017

The 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan                                                    

• Servicing approximately 400 personnel. 

• Regular duties were the same as items 1-7 listed in the Ellsworth AFB section. I also managed the advanced cardiac (ACLS) and pediatric (PALS) life support training programs.

• Led LMS management improvements that auto-assigned CBTs and garnered Honorable Mention in the 9th Annual AFCEA Washington, DC Military IT Leadership Awards, a DoD-wide competition of improvements affecting the “War Fighter.” Authored local instructions for the management of department LMS and database systems.

• Increased Simulation Lab utilization after mirroring available space to the MDG Urgent Care department. Recruited volunteers who assisted as simulation operators and in role-play.

• Supervised three staff members and managed quality training for 70 BLS instructors and 20 Advanced Life Support Instructors (ACLS & PALS), serving over 14K base members requiring or desiring certification.

Medical Group Education & Training Program Manager                                                     Aug 2013 – Sep 2015

The 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Pyeongtaek City, South Korea                        

• Servicing approximately 350 personnel. 

• Regular duties were the same as items 1-7 listed in the Ellsworth AFB section. I also managed advanced cardiac (ACLS) and pediatric (PALS) life support training programs.

• Developed a rapid staff crosscheck process, updating the staff populations in two or more systems. This method led to an overhaul of office practices affecting system updates.

• Supervised three staff members and managed training for 60 BLS instructors and 20 Advanced Life Support Instructors, serving over 8K base members requiring or desiring certification.

Medical Group Education & Training Program Staff Development Officer                        Sep 2010 – Aug 2013

The 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 32542                                           

• Authored Excel-based tool for Competency Assessment Folder (CAF) reviews of 13 TJC and OSHA required items, such as Orientation and License verification. The tool included auto-generated member, department, and facility scoring. The process improvement enabled a 100% review of CAFs and captured 95% compliance for tracked items.

• Managed life support training data migration from HealthStream LMS to MRDSS. Project completion brought the MDG into compliance with a congressional requirement of centralized monitoring for life support training data.

Medical Group Education & Training Program Manager                                                        Aug 2008 – Sep 2010

The 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Pyeongtaek City, South Korea                          

• Handpicked as ER RN supervisor for an international base located in South Korea. Led staff development to achieve 100% RN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification. 

• Created Excel-based Nurse/Medical Technician tool that captured the total “human hours” required for mission accomplishment and contributed to a congressional decision to retain Osan AFB’s Emergency Room instead of downgrading it to an Urgent Care Department.

• Managed 4 RNs & 17 Medical Technicians

Student Health Clinic RN                                                                                                       Oct 2004 – Feb 2008

The 82nd Medical Group, Sheppard AFB, TX

• Initially started work as an Urgent Care Nurse but was later transferred to the Student Health Clinic. 

• Job responsibilities included direct care to the active-duty Air Force schoolhouse student population, mostly suffering from various non-emergent illnesses. However, some students presented themselves with trauma or the initial stages of a chronic disease that eventually led to military separation. 

• Additionally, functioned as the facility's Infection Control Officer (ICO) and was deployed to Iraq twice. Cared for and prepared the wounded for air transport to Germany or the USA.

Emergency Room Nurse                                                                                                     May 2001 – Oct 2004

The 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS

• ER Staff Nurse, working with Active-duty military, military dependents, and retired patients suffering from various illnesses, including diabetic care, upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, trauma, and cardiac. Emergency room duties included direct patient care and preparing patients for discharge to the community, facility admission, or ground transport to other facilities as required by their emergency status.

Emergency Room Nurse                                                                                                Oct 1996 – May 2001

Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca, AZ

• Initially, I started work as an inpatient RN, but later transferred to the Outpatient Department and then the ER. Working with native American patients from cradle to elder and various illnesses, including diabetic care, upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, trauma, and cardiac. Emergency room duties included direct patient care and preparing patients for discharge to the community, facility admission, or fixed-wing/helicopter transport to other facilities as required.

In-Patient Staff RN                                                                                                      Jan 1995 – Oct 1996

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital, Bethel, AK

• Inpatient RN, working in a 24/7 operation and delivering nursing care to native Alaskan patients ranging in age from days old to the elderly. And having a variety of illnesses, including diabetes, upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, trauma, and cardiac.

ICU, ENT - Vascular Surgery RN                                                                                               Jun 1993 – Dec 1994

Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York

• Started as a Burns & Trauma ICU Nurse and transferred to the Inpatient Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Vascular Surgery unit. Delivered nursing care to adult patients in a 24/7 operation.

EDUCATION

LICENSURE & Certifications

EDUCATION

LICENSURE & Certifications