Margaret S.

Chambers
412 S Veitch Street, Arlington, VA 22204 (571) 225-5036 mc6fcb3a@westpost.n
et
Registered Nurse ~ Administrator ~ Clinical Director ~ PACU Manager ~ Infection
Prevention
* Accomplished administrator managing a budget of $6.5 million and a 35 person s
taff
* Hired as PACU manager-within 6 months, identified & promoted to clinical direc
tor, then to administrator
* Eliminated all use of agency staffing saving center $100,000+ dollars per year
* Orchestrated successful transition of surgery center operation to new ownershi
p
* Led first-ever infection control program of the center meeting all CMS require
ments
* Experience in business management, outpatient surgery, hospital and clinical e
nvironments
Professional Experience
Administrator
Surgery Center of Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase, MD
Nov 2007-Present
* Administrator, Clinical Director and Infection Control Nurse for a 4 operating
room / 2 treatment room ambulatory surgery center
* Facility performs 350+ cases/month in orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, plast
ic surgery, pain management, podiatry, and urology
* Implements Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program
* Seamlessly transitions between business, clinical and surgical environments, a
ssisting in OR, pre-op/PACU, & sterile processing
* Maintains the center's accreditation with AAAHC
Student Nurse Midwife
M.S. Nursing Candidate
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Sept 2006 - Dec 2007
* Completed 70+ return OB exams; 15 new OB exams, 20 births, 20 newborn assessme
nts, 40+ GYN exams, 20+ labor managements
* Clinical placements with the Unity Healthcare System, Dimensions Healthcare, D
eveloping Families Center, Healthy Teens and Young Adults Center, and Bay Area M
idwifery Center
Clinical Nurse II
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Aug 2004 - Jan 2007
* PACU staff nurse responsible for recovering patients (pediatric through adult)
following general, local, spinal and epidural anesthesia
* Regularly asked to serve as Relief Charge Nurse for 16-bed unit
* Trusted with precepting new nursing students and graduates
Laboratory Instructor
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Aug 2001 - May 2004
* Instructor for three Biology department labs
* Wrote & presented lectures for 80+ student anatomy & physiology class
Education
M.S. in Nursing, Concentration in Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health, Georgetown Uni
versity, Dec 2007
B.S. in Nursing, George Mason University, May 2004-summa cum laude
B.A. in Psychology, The University of Texas - Austin, Aug 1996
Certifications
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Memberships and Honors
American College of Nurse Midwives, Apr 2007- present
Graduate, ICU fellowship class, Georgetown University Hospital, Oct 2004
Maternal Child Health Leadership Scholarship, Jun 2006 - Dec 2007
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Apr 2004
Alpha Chi Honor Society, May 2003
Dominion Guild Academic Scholarship, Jan 2003
Golden Key International Honor Society, Apr 2002