donna wallis

Emergency Nurse's Association Board Member & Officer

International fixed wing critical care. Provider of care and coordinated pre-flight personnel, financial and equipment needs. Outstanding communication in diverse international settings. Critical thinking mastery to ensure safe, quality patient outcomes in numerous foreign countries (Europe, Asia, Middle East, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean Islands). Expertise in cultural diversity and rapid response.

Leadership of Transplant Services for the the largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas; a Truven "Top 15." Responsible for inpatient, outpatient, observation, dialysis, transplant medical -surgical, IMU and ICU. Renal/nephrology recognized by U. S. News & World Report. Project leader for the new $15m Transplant ICU. Added new Bariatric service line, profitable year one. Responsible for 250+ FTEs. Founding member/officer International Transplant Nurses Society, Houston.

Outstanding consent; consistently > 90%, worked with culturally diverse healthcare teams, mastery crisis communication, donor management, hospital education/in-services, public speaking, modeled ‘In-House’ team performance in Health and Human Services grant in select cities across the U.S. Excellent surgeon, physician and coordinator relationships. Film interview “A Child’s Story”, The Nicholas Green Foundation. Level One Trauma center donation outcomes consistently top performing in the U.S. and recognized by the United Network for Organ Sharing. Team Member: Project to increase Organ Recovery from Level 1 Trauma Centers. Awarded by Division of Transplantation, Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grant #1 H39 OT 00011-01. 3 Year Grant Period: October 1, 1999 - October 1, 2002. $606,270

* Created a Texas Board of Nursing approved, customized curriculum for a civilian-military partnership with the U. S. Air Force for active duty 4N051 personnel to become Vocational Nurses. NCLEX pass rate: 100% * Departmental leadership including: pass rates, retention, student satisfaction, regulatory compliance & reporting, quality, safety, faculty development, community relations and fiscal stewardship. * Texas Nurses Association Executive Board Member * Texas Board of Nursing Commendations 8 consecutive years * Created a Student Success Plan utilizing Strengths Finder based talents * United Way Campaign Chair 8 years & Women’s Leadership Committee * Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing * Texas Association of Vocational Nurse Educator’s Executive Board Member/Officer; Representative NLAC; Delegate Texas Nurses Association * Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Committee (STRAC) * d.thinking ‘effective transformation in abstract multi-dimensional situations