Resume
& Biographical Information
Sheila
Sandubrae Davis,
Advanced Practice Nurse
R.N., C.S., M.S., L.P.C.
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PO
Box 1281
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
307/733-5227 (phone and fax)
sdavis@wyoming.com
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Professional/Educational
Preparation
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1989-present
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| Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse
and Licensed Professional Counselor, engaged in the private
practice of psychotherapy. Areas of special interest: Depression,
Anxiety, Obesessive-Compulsive Disorders; PTSD and ADHD;
BiPolar and Borderline Personality Disorder; Anger Management
and issues of abuse; Prescriptive Authority--medication
evaluation, prescription, monitoring. Evaluate patients
for bariatric surgery/support group for post surgical patients.
Instructor, Central Wyoming Community College (Human Service
curriculum). Consultant (organizational communication, conflict
resolution, institutional evaluation/investigation. Professional
Legal Nurse Consultant-Expert Psychiatric Nurse witness
(prosecution and defense); Review, interpretation and organization
of psychiatric records. |
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1985-1989
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| Psychiatric nurse engaged in the private
practice of psychotherapy. Consultant, the Van Vleck House
(youth and family services); Therapist, Summer Experience
Program (pre-teen recreational/group therapy); Instructor,
Central Wyoming College, for Jackson based community education
courses and workshops (Enhancing your mental health, Issues
of living, Supervision skills, Career dynamics, Stress seminars,
Communication skills, Women and body image, Handling anger). |
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1983-1985
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| Community Relations Co-ordinator, St.
John's Hospital, Jackson, Wyoming; Private practice, psychiatric
nursing; Instructor, Central Wyoming College/Jackson community
education. |
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1982-1983
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| Family/Community Services Specialist,
Office of Public Assistance and Social Services, Jackson,
Wyoming. Responsible for Child Protection Services (investigations
and follow-up for incest, abuse, and neglect complaints);
Day Care Licensing; Juvenile Court; liaison with all community
organizations, law enforcement, and public institutions. |
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1978-1982
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Western Wyoming Mental Health
Center, Jackson, Wyoming. Clinic Co-ordinator, Teton Community
Mental Health Clinic. Duties included clinical caseload,
supervision, administration; Chairperson, Youth Council,
Chairperson, Child Protection Team; Chairperson, Human Resource
Council; Chairperson, Child Protection Coordinating Council;
member, ad hoc committee on substance abuse. Outpatient
clinical caseload included children, adolescents, adults,
marital, family, elderly, and group therapy in addition
to individual psychotherapy, VietNam Veterans, medication
clinic, emergency services coordinator; inpatient treatment;
jail services; community liaison; fundraising; public relations. |
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1978-1979
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Elderly Specialist--responsible
for clinical caseload in addition to administrative, supervisory,
and program planning for elderly in Western Wyoming. |
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1977-1978
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Charge Nurse, Uinta County Public
Health Nursing Agency, Evanston, Wyoming/State of Wyoming:
Opened agency, established programming, services for adults,
children, and the elderly; public education, direct services,
administration, supervision, and coordination. Also assisted
as back-up circulating nurse in local hospital and served
on the Uinta County Ambulance Service. |
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1975-1977
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| Doctoral study, the University of Michigan
School of Public Health, Medical Care Organization and Health
Services Administration. Theory and research coursework,
including program evaluation. Committees: Women's Commission;
Rape Crisis Center. Concurrent employment: Utilization Review
Coordinator, Chelsea Community Hospital, Chelsea, Michigan;
Resident Director, West Quad, University of Michigan Student
Services--administrative, counseling, and supervisory duties.
Summer employment: private duty nursing in nursing home,
staff relief, and for agency; Camp Nurse, University of
Michigan Camp Davis, Jackson, Wyoming. |
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1973-1975
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| M.S., Psychiatric Nursing,
the University of Michigan Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate
Studies. Program Content: two year, 48 credit program focused
on three content areas--theory, research; student representative
to faculty; Search Committee, Dean, Horace H. Rackham School
of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan. Concurrent/summer
employment--Psychiatric staff nurse, Graduate Student Teaching
Assistant, Graduate Student Research Assistant, Instructor
and summer Department Chairperson, Environmental Health,
Wayne County Community College, Detroit, Michigan (also
taught theory for psychiatric nursing course); staff nurse
for temporary nursing employment agency; Camp Nurse, University
of Michigan Camp Davis, Jackson, Wyoming. |
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1969-1973
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B.S.N., University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann
Arbor, Michigan. Program Content: Liberal arts courses
for first year; Anatomy and Physiology (cadaver lab, micro
lab, lecture); Pharmacology; Microbiology; Pathophysiology;
Nutrition; Organic and Biochemistry; Introduction to Nursing;
semester courses in Maternal-Child Health, Psychiatric
Nursing, Medical/Surgical Nursing (placement in V.A. hospital
in addition to medical center); Public Health Nursing.
Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta (honor society); Angel Scholar
(consecutive all 4.0 semesters) six times; graduated Summa
Cum Laude from the University of Michigan. Committees:
Search Committee, University of Michigan School of Nursing
Deanship; student representative to faculty. Summer employment:
Staff Nurse, nursing home; Nursing Home Research Project
Research Assistant; Staff Nurse, Adolescent Psychiatry,
Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, University of Michigan Medical
Center.
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1966-1969
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Valedictorian,
Henry Ford High School, Detroit, Michigan. College preparatory
curriculum. |
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Licensure
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Registered
Nurse, Michigan #101062 |
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Advanced
Practice Nurse with Prescriptive Authority, Wyoming #8459
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Advanced
Practitioner of Nursing, American Nurses Association #124404
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Licensed
Professional Counselor, Wyoming #259 |
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DEA
#MD0271320 |
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Certification
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Professional
Legal Nurse Consultant |
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References
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Professional/Community
Organizations/Participation
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Professional
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| Member, State of Wyoming Department of Health Advisory Committee; member, State of Wyoming Department of Health Division of Behavioral Health advisory committee; Business and Professional Women (nominee for Woman of the Year, 1983; Award for "The Promotion of the Advancement of Women in the Workplace): American Nurses Association/Wyoming Nurses Association (Past Chair of the Council on Economics and General Welfare; Past President of District Nurses Association; Chairperson, Committee on Revision of the Standards of Nursing Practice, Wyoming State Board of Nursing; Sigma Theta Tau (National Nursing Honor Society); American Nurses Association; American Nurses Association Council on Clinical Nurse Specialists; American Nurses Foundation--Century Club (charter member); American Nurses Association Political Action Committee; Outstanding Young Women of American, l982; League of Women Voters; Reviewer, nursing articles for LippincottWilliams journal publications. Courtesy staff member, St. John’s Medical Center Medical Staff. Special Investigator for the Wyoming Protection and Advocacy system of the Wyoming State (mental) Hospital. |
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Community
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Member, Board of Directors, Senior Center of Jackson Hole
Member, Board of Directors, Wyopanda |
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Community Foundation of Jackson
Hole Distribution Committee; member, negotiating panel,
which successfully resolved a lawsuit between the State
of Wyoming and the Wyoming Protection and Advocacy System,
Inc.; President, Wyoming Protection and Advocacy System,
Inc. 1986-88; Vice President, 1985-86; Secretary/Treasurer,
1983-85; trustee, l979-83. Secretary/Treasurer, Teton County
Senior Citizen's Advisory Board, 1979-86. President, Teton
County Task Force on Family Violence and Sexual Assault,
l986090; Vice President, l984-86 |
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