Erin Perez is a registered nurse with over 10 years of experience in nursing, quality improvement, and scientific research. She currently works as a float pool nurse at Washington Hospital, where she assists with various quality improvement projects. Previously, she has held roles conducting health education and vaccinations, implementing an MRSA testing protocol, and developing analytical methods in biochemistry research labs. Perez received her MSN in Clinical Nurse Leadership from the University of San Francisco and has relevant experience, skills and certifications in nursing, research, and quality improvement.

1. Erin M. Perez, RN, MSN, CNL, PHN
(562) 665-0448, Erin.M.Perez@gmail.com
PROFILE
Registered Nurse with professional experience in quality improvement and data management
NURSING EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse II, Float Pool, Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA ‒ 10/2011-present
• Delivers patient-centered nursing care to Medical Surgical, Emergency, and Joint
Replacement patients
• Assists in quality improvement projects including, ensuring compliance with flu vaccine
screening and administrations, training of 3W CNAs to implement “Rounding with a Purpose,”
collaborating with Infection Prevention in improving care plan charting for isolation patients,
providing in-services to RNs in preparation for Joint Commission surveys.
Health Educator and Vaccination RN, Health Advocate/ WellCall, Inc., San Francisco, CA ‒
12/2010-present
• Conducted health promotion presentations and initiated action plans for participants.
• Administered influenza vaccinations at company health fairs.
Clinical Nurse Leader Intern, John Muir Health, Concord, CA ‒ 01/2011- 05/2011
• Implemented an MRSA testing protocol in compliance with Senate Bill 1058. The project
included a literature review, drafting a hospital-wide policy, surveying staff RNs, gathering
baseline data, creating educational documents, holding in-services to inform stakeholders,
implementing a small test of change, evaluating outcomes, conducting a root cause analysis,
identifying barriers to compliance, and presenting the project at a national Clinical Nurse
Leader conference.
Adult Assisted Living Facility Nurse, APTED, San Francisco, CA ‒ 12/2010- 04/2011
• Devised patient care guidelines and house policies to enhance communication between staff
and improve quality patient care.
• Provided nursing care and managed weekly staff scheduling.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE
Analytical Methods Development, Biochemistry Associate I ‒ 10/2007-02/2008
Analytical Methods Development, Lab Assistant II ‒ 10/2006-10/2007
Avid Bioservices Inc./ Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Tustin, CA
• Successfully served as Project Lead for several development projects. Duties included:
research-based optimization of test methods, data analysis and troubleshooting, process
validation, drafting cGMP documents, training analysts, creating project timelines, and
collaborating with clients and colleagues to meet project goals.
Laboratory Technician, Oncotech, Inc., Irvine, CA ‒ 06/2003- 10/2006
• Analyzed and tested new processing methods to improve on existing Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs); revised SOPs
• Performed daily quality control and instrument maintenance procedures
• Processed and cultured biopsied specimens for drug resistance testing and DNA cell-cycle
analysis

2. OTHER EXPERIENCE
Caregiver, San Francisco, CA ‒ 12/2010- 06/2011
Pharmacy Clerk, Savon Drugs/ CVS Pharmacy, Irvine, CA ‒ 03/2006-07/2006
Veterinary Assistant, Animal Medical Center, Covina, CA ‒ 02/2004-06/2004
Waitress, Tamarack Inn Restaurant, Pico Rivera, CA ‒ 07/2000- 10/2003
Tutor, Wilshire School of Continuing Education, Fullerton, CA ‒ 08/2000-10/2000
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco ‒ MSN, Clinical Nurse Leader, 2011
University of California, Berkeley ‒ BS, Molecular Biology, 2003
RELEVENT COURSEWORK
Nursing Research, Healthcare Informatics, Statistics, Healthcare Systems Leadership, Financial
Management
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Lab equipment & methods: Cell culture, ELISA, Capillary Electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, IEF,
SEC, Reverse Phase HPLC, Western Blot, DNA purification, Lymphocyte separation, slide
preparation, radioisotope labeling, UV Spectrophotometer, Microtiter Plate Reader, pH meter,
Conductivity meter, Centrifuge, Autoclave, Micropipettes, and electron microscope use.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and ASSOCIATIONS
Poster presenter, “From Senate Bill to Hospital Policy: MRSA Discharge Screening for
Hemodialysis Patients,”
Clinical Nurse Leader Conference 2011, An Implementation Toolkit for the CNL Role, University
of San Francisco, June 2011.
Conference Presenter, “Tackling the Rising Incidence of Diabetes in Latinos in the US and
Abroad,” 13th Annual IHIG Global Health Conference, Global Health: Breaking Borders and
Boundaries, UC Davis, March 2011.
CNL Class Representative, USF School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA ‒ 08/2009-05/2011
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International; membership #0634396
LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse, California Board of Registered Nursing, License #787416, exp. 08/2018
Clinical Nurse Leader, Commission on Nurse Certification, Certificate #10640206, exp 11/2016
Public Health Nurse, California Department of Public Health, Certificate #79517, exp. 08/2018
Certified Nurse Assistant, California Department of Public Health, Certificate #00803950
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, certification expires: 11/2016
Basic Life Support, certification expires: 05/2018