Mary Frances Vogen is a dedicated registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in nursing and education, currently serving as the program director at Virginia College in Birmingham, Alabama. She has extensive teaching and administrative experience, having significantly improved NCLEX scores and job placement rates for students. Vogen holds multiple degrees and certifications, focusing on healthcare education and has worked across various hospitals and educational institutions.

1. Mary Frances Vogen RN, BSN, MSN/ED.
4337 Morningside Drive
Helena, Alabama 35080
maryfrancesvogen@netzero.net
vogen2@gmail.com
205-746-2925
I am a highly motivated and very dedicated individual. I give everything I have and like
to think “out of the box.” I have a very outgoing personality and love people. I have been
a registered nurse for over thirty years now and I would not have changed my decision. I
have had a variety of experiences and adapt to change easily……one thing I have
learned to do in the Nursing profession. I have been teaching in school and hospital
settings for the last few years and enjoy the autonomy and learning with those I teach.
EDUCATION:
Aquinas High School: Southgate, Michigan. Graduated 1980 on honor roll
 Focused on Business and Science
 Graduated May, 1980
University of Alabama Birmingham: Birmingham Alabama.
 Graduated in 1985 with Bachelors in Nursing.
 Minor in Psychology
 Minor in Natural Science and Mathematics.
 Graduated March, 17th
, 1985
University of Phoenix:
 Master’s in Nursing
 Specialty in Health Care Education.
 Completed April, 2010.

2. WORK HISTORY:
Virginia College, Birmingham, Alabama: January 2014 to present.
Presently work as the Program Director for the Nursing and Patient Care Technician
Program. As the Program Director I am responsible for the administrative duties for the
student and the college. I am also responsible for coordinating clinical experience for
students. I am also responsible for teaching both the Nursing and Patient Care
Technician students in the classroom.
 Develop monthly reports for the ABN.
 Directly works with Health Care organizations in developing new contracts. .
 Working with Faculty Portal, Campusvue, Ultipro, and COUPA ordering system.
 Works regularly with Office, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
 Nursing program has a 95% job placement
 Nursing program has a 100% retention
 Responsible for the running and maintenance of the nursing lab and simulation
mannequins.
 Work in the direct hiring and discipline of staff for the PCT and Nursing
programs.
 Work within a budget in providing the most efficient education for students.
 Have met and/or exceeded benchmark for retention and placement of both
student disciplines.
 Teach both Nursing students and Patient Care Technician students.
 NCLEX scores have increased from 54.7% to 80% since employed with Virginia
College.
 Responsible for clinical experiences of both PCT and nursing students.
 Follow students in their clinical experience to ensure the students are receiving
the best experience possible.
 Worked with several health care organizations to obtain contracts for several
programs at Virginia College including PCT and Nursing programs.

3. St. Vincent Birmingham: March 2011 to September 2013. Worked as a Clinical
Coordinator in the Education Department and conducted general orientation for new
nursing staff. Moved into a management position in December 2012. Job lost as a result
of changes in management.
 Ensured hospital personnel received required JCAHO education for new nursing
staff
 Sat on the Education Council and involved in education changes for hospital
personnel.
 Responsible for the education of new equipment adopted by the hospital.
 Assisted in the annual competencies for organization
 Responsible in the management sector for budget and FTE’s
 Updated and provided Preceptor classes for staff
 As manager worked with staff and developed continuing education for all staff
members.
 Worked with the PCT and new nurses to identify patient needs and provide safe,
effective and holistic care.
 Provided CPR certification and recertification
 Researched and adhered to CMS standards regarding role of nursing staff.
Ivy Tech Community College:Sellersburg, Indiana. September 2007 to December 2010.
Hired as clinical instructor for fundamental nursing students. This included long term
care and assisted living facilities.
 Lead faculty for the Women’s Health and Children Course
 Worked with Excel, Word, PowerPoint
 Clinical instructor in nursing home to provide fundamental nursing care
experience.
 Didactic instructor for senior level students and Women’s Health Nursing.
 Licensed in Kentucky and Indiana Boards of Nursing
 Developed hybrid nursing leadership course for senior level students.
 Clinical instructor for nursing students in women’s health which included
newborn nursery, labor and delivery, antepartum and postpartum nursing units.
 Assisted in the curriculum development for the nursing program.
 Developed syllabi for courses taught.
 Responsible for executing simulated lab experiences for fundamental nursing
courses.

4. University of Louisville Hospital: Louisville, Kentucky. January 2007 to October 2010.
 Worked full-time on high risk ante-partum unit
 Facilitated policy and procedure committee
 Member of AWHONN
 Circulated in OR of Labor and Delivery
 Worked in the PACU and recovered Cesarean Section, Post-Partum, and BTL
patients.
 Worked as a preceptor for new hires in both the labor and delivery and
antepartum units.
 Worked in triage to identify high-risk pregnant patients.
 Responsible for high-risk and low risk patients in active and pre-term labor.
 Preceptor for newly hired nursing staff and nursing students in their extern.
 Worked in the Nursing Pool in the step-down and medical units including
Oncology, Telemetry monitoring units, and surgical step-down units.
 CPR, ACLS and NALS certified.
Clark Memorial Hospital: Jeffersonville, Indiana. December 2003 to January 2007.
 Worked in Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Care Unit
 Staffed on Step-down unit and post-cardiac catheterization unit.*
 Member of the education committee and assisted in the development of
educational needs of the ICU staff.
 Served as a preceptor for both nursing students and nursing staff.
 Certified in the removal of fem-stop and femoral sheath while working on the
Cardiac Catheterization step-down unit.
 ACLS and CPR certified.
William Beaumont Hospital: Royal OakMichigan. August 1994 to September 2002.
Moved out of state with husband’s new position.
 Worked as a staff nurse on the post cardiac, thoracic, neurosurgical and
peripheral vascular units.
 Promoted to Nurse Clinician. Provided staff education and orientation and
patient education.
 CPR instructor
 Member and Speaker on the Beaumont Speakers Bureau
 Promoted to Nurse Manager in 2001.
 Left in 2002 due to husband getting transferred.
 Published on the use of PleuRx Catheter vs. Talc Pleurodesis in patients with
lung cancer.
 Worked with Denver Biomedical in the betterment and development of the
PleuRx Catheter.

5.  Assisted in the development of the hospital nursing flexi-pool.
 Assisted in the development and implementation of the new electronic medical
record system used by Beaumont Hospital.
 Developed nursing CEU course on holistic care and stress reduction.
 Member of the Beaumont Speaker’s Bureau and provided insight on meditation
and relaxation to various groups in the Royal Oak, Michigan area.
 Worked with hospital educators to assist in developing education programs for
nursing staff.
 Assisted in the development and implementation of the Patient Care Assistant
program.
University of Alabama in Birmingham: Birmingham, Alabama. Worked 1985 to 1994.
 Worked as staff nurse and charge nurse for high-risk labor and delivery, newborn
nursery and postpartum floors.
 Trained as a Family Center Maternity Care nurse.
 Responsible for the Operating Room and Recovery of postpartum patients.
 Worked in prn pool as a staff nurse in ICU, medical surgical floors, psychiatric,
labor and delivery & rehabilitation nursing floors.
 Promoted to nursing administrator and conducted staffing for the institution of
over 800 beds.
 Worked as a quality assurance and completed chart reviews for various units on a
monthly basis.
 CPR and NALS certified.
 Certified in Fetal Monitoring.
CERTIFICATIONS:
 Registered Nursing License, State of Alabama since 1985.
 BLS certification, expires March 2017
 Certified Northstar Instructor
 Attended and received Prezi certification, level I
 Received certifications of accomplishment in the retaining of students in the PCT
and Nursing programs.
 Member of HEAL organization, Health Educators of Alabama
 Certified as a BlackBoard instructor

6. REFERENCES:
Kristy Benefield RN. Bereavement Coordinator, UAB Hospital. Professional
acquaintance, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. Kristy.benefield@uabmc.edu.
256-738-8337
Tammy Steighner, PhD., RN, MSN/ED. Faculty WGU. Classmate with Tammy during
MSN program. Tammy.steigner@wgu.com.
Wesley Harbin, RN, BSN, MSN/ED. Faculty Virginia College. Professional acquaintance.
Wesley.harbin@vc.edu.
Keven Robinson, MHA. Dean of Academics, Virginia College, Birmingham. Immediate
Supervisor. Professional acquaintance. Keven.robinson@vc.edu.