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Rebecca D. Richards
2881 Clemson Drive
Cameron
Park,
California 95682
650-219-9852
PERSONAL
Born
Peru,
Indiana
Married
34 years
Children
Two
CREDENTIALS
RN License
California #419280
ACLS
Current through 11-2011
BLS Current through 11-2011
EDUCATION
2008-Present University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona—Doctoral Student
2002-2004
University of Phoenix, Sacramento, California—MAOM
1990-2002
California State University Dominguez Hills,
Carson, California—BSN
1984-1986 Lincoln University, Jefferson City,
Missouri—AAS-(RN)
1981-1982
Flint Hills Area
Vocational Technical
School, Emporia, Kansas-(LPN)
1972-1973
Los Angeles
Valley
College, Van Nuys, California
1971-1972
Lincoln
University,
Jefferson City, Missouri
1968-1971
Jefferson City
Senior High School,
Jefferson City, Missouri
EXPERIENCE
2007-present
Kaiser Permanente
Medical
Center,
South San Francisco, California
Adult Clinical Services Director
2005-2007
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,
South San Francisco, California
Administrative Services Director
2004-2005
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,
Sacramento,
California
Administrative Services Director
1998-2004
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,
Sacramento,
California
PACU Unit Leader/Manager
1988-1998
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,
Sacramento,
California
Staff nurse, SN III – ICU
and PACU
1987-1988
Mercy General
Hospital, Sacramento,
California
Staff nurse – CCU
1986-1987
St. Mary’s Health Center,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Staff nurse- Med/Surgical, Newborn Nursery & ICU
1986
University
of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
Staff nurse – Post-cardiac surgery
1982-1986
St. Mary’s Health Center,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Staff nurse – Surgical unit, labor & delivery, and newborn nursery
1985
Charter Hospital, Jefferson City, Missouri
Staff nurse – Chemically dependant patients
1981-1982
Newman Memorial County
Hospital, Emporia, Kansas
Staff nurse – Med/Surgical/geriatric unit
AWARDS/PUBLICATION/RECOGNITION
February
2009
Article “Innovation at the Forefront of Action:
How Collaborative Research Methods Made a Quality Difference in
Medication Administration” accepted for future publication by Nursing
Management.
February
2009
Interview given for Health Leaders Magazine “Low Tech Safety” printed in
February.
February
2009
Interview given for American Nurses Association “Nurses find fewer
distractions means fewer errors” printed in February.
October
2008
Everyday HERO Award Recipient for work on Medication Safety at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco,
California.
July
2008
BEACON Collaborative Presentation at Quarterly Meeting.
Preventing HAM (High Alert Medication) Errors at Kaiser
Permanente South San Francisco, California.
South San Francisco,
California.
June
2008
Evidenced Based Practice Conference—Poster Presentation—University of Texas,
If to Err is Human, to Distract is In
Human. San Antonio, Texas.
April
2008
BEACON Collaborative Presentation at Annual Conference—Kaiser
South San Francisco Safe Medication Administration Process (SMAP).
South San Francisco, California.
December
2007
David Lawrence Patient Safety Award for NCAL.
Participation in video presentation for submission of annual patient
safety award.
December
2007
NCAL RN QL Presentation—Kaiser
Permanente South San Francisco’s
Safe
Medication
Pass
Project. Oakland, California.
November
2007
6th Annual Evidenced Based Practice Conference for Kaiser
Permanente, Southern California—Poster Presentation—Preventing
Adverse Drug Events: A Protocol to Reduce Interruptions and Distractions of
Registered Nurses (RN’s) During the Medication Administration Process.
Anaheim,
California.
October
2007
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
visit for ‘Fall Harvest’ 2007 to Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco.
Presented information related to Safe Medication Administration Process.
September
2007
1st Annual Leadership
Summit.
Safe
Medication
Pass Project.
South San Francisco,
California.
November
2006
CalNOC 10th Annual Conference.
Podium Presentation.
Preventing Adverse Drug Events:
A Protocol to Reduce Interruptions and Distractions of Registered Nurses
During the Medication Administration Process (MAP).
Anaheim,
California.
April
2005
Mary Hanna Journalism Award,
1st Place for Best Practice.
JOPAN.
Developing a Same Day
Laminectomy Program.
American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) Annual Conference.
Chicago,
Illinois.
April 2005
April
2004
Developing a Same Day
Laminectomy Program. April,
2004.
JOPAN.
February
2002
From Expert to Novice.
February, 2002.
Nursing Management 2002.
February
2002
Helping Your Children Understand Your Cancer.
February, 2002. Peter Van Dernoot.
Chapter by Becky Richards.
September 2002
The Breast Cancer Book of Strength and Courage.
September, 2002.
Ernie Bodai, MD, FACS and Judie Fertig Panneton.
Chapter 6 by Becky Richards, ‘Never Say Never.’
March
2001
Reviewer for “I Flunked My Mammogram.”
March, 2001. Ernie Bodai,
MD.
Additional information, including references,
available upon request
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