Rebecca Ryan

DNP-prepared Family Nurse Practitioner leveraging 25+ years of diverse clinical nursing experience across the lifespan in acute, perioperative, and community settings. Recently graduated from UTMB with advanced training in comprehensive primary care, chronic disease management, and preventative wellness. Combines strong diagnostic reasoning with specialized expertise in advanced wound and ostomy care to deliver high-quality, patient-centered outcomes and drive clinic-level quality improvement.

RN, Wound Ostomy Care Specialist at Doctors Regional Hospital / Bay Area Hospital (2015-01 – 2024-03)

• Served as the primary clinician, consultant, educator, and researcher for complex acute, chronic, and surgical wound and ostomy care across multiple inpatient units.
• Spearheaded hospital-wide preventive clinical pathways that reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs).
• Conducted advanced clinical assessments, pre-operative stoma marking, individualized post-operative teaching, and complex discharge troubleshooting.
• Formulated multidisciplinary clinical plans in collaboration with medical, surgical, and therapy teams; drove product selection and formulary optimization.
• Audited and reviewed cross-departmental documentation from nursing and therapy teams to guarantee clinical accuracy, compliance, and optimized medical billing.
• Directed fiscal management of specialty bed rentals and audited vendor invoices to ensure cost-effective utilization.

Consumer Ostomy Advisor at Coloplast Corporation (2022-03 – 2022-07)

• Fielded clinical and technical consumer inquiries via telephone and digital correspondence to support successful home-based ostomy management.
• Troubleshooted complex product complications, assessed peristomal skin health, and guided tailored appliance and barrier selection.
• Deployed therapeutic communication techniques to eliminate post-surgical patient isolation, improve self-care confidence, and taught basic anatomy and physiology.

RN, Rehabilitation Unit at Doctors Regional Hospital (2018-03 – 2019-07)

• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to design adaptive recovery plans facilitating maximum functional independence for post-acute patients.
• Managed complex medication regimens, conducted comprehensive physiological assessments, and executed safe discharge protocols.

RN, Day Surgery (Peri- and Post-Operative Care) at Doctors Regional Hospital (2007-05 – 2014-12)

• Managed pre-operative preparation and critical post-anesthesia monitoring for diverse adult populations undergoing invasive surgical procedures.
• Performed acute clinical interventions including IV access placement, 12-lead EKG interpretation, and surgical wound assessments.
• Mentored, supervised, and served as a formal preceptor for newly hired registered nurses and undergraduate nursing students.

RN, Case Manager & Field Nurse at Angel Bright Home Health Care (2005-05 – 2007-05)

• Delivered skilled home health services, evaluating home safety, structural access, and community resource needs for homebound populations.
• Formulated, implemented, and adapted individualized nursing care plans while facilitating provider-to-patient care coordination.

RN, Respiratory/Infection Control Med-Surg & Charge Nurse at Christus Spohn Hospital (2001-07 – 2005-05)

• Coordinated and delivered direct patient care for acute medical-surgical patients requiring pulmonary support and strict infection control precautions.
• Directed shift operations as Charge Nurse, managing daily staffing matrixes, patient acuity mapping, and triage priorities.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Family Nurse Practitioner Track – University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (2022-08 – 2026-08)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) – University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) (2014-03)

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) – Del Mar College (2001-05)