CURRICULUM VITAE
Joshua Decker, MSN-Ed, RN, CRRN
Nursing education · Clinical instruction · Simulation · Rehabilitation
Academic & Professional Profile
Nursing educator and Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse with an MSN focused on clinical nursing education, a 180-hour graduate teaching practicum, and more than 10 years of progressive nursing, healthcare leadership, and community education experience. Teaching preparation includes undergraduate pharmacology lecturing, skills-lab and clinical instruction, online learning, curriculum revision, examination-item development, learner assessment, and simulation observation. Clinical experience spans inpatient rehabilitation, hospice and palliative care, critical care, case management, admissions, and interdisciplinary team management.
Teaching Practicum & Education Experience
Graduate Nursing Education Practicum
- Completed 180 supervised hours spanning undergraduate classroom instruction, nursing skills laboratory, clinical education, online teaching, simulation observation, assessment, and curriculum development.
- Redesigned and delivered undergraduate pharmacology instruction on central nervous system and gastrointestinal medications, aligned with current ATI content and course objectives.
- Developed pharmacology examination items; all reported item discrimination indices exceeded 0.40. Participated in proctoring, post-exam analysis, and ATI assessment software use.
- Provided fundamentals skills-lab instruction in patient transfers, wound care, nasogastric-tube insertion, and urinary-catheter insertion; participated in Foley catheter competency checkoffs.
- Supported 11 first-semester nursing students during four clinical days at Parkview Rehabilitation.
- Evaluated online public-health projects, created an asynchronous pharmacology module, observed immersive simulations, and collaborated on expanded Cluster C personality-disorder instruction.
Admissions Nurse / Liaison
- Educate patients, families, physicians, and clinical teams about inpatient rehabilitation, admission criteria, therapies, and transitions of care.
- Translate complex clinical findings into clear, audience-appropriate guidance while coordinating with the medical director and interdisciplinary team.
Clinical Rehabilitation Liaison
- Educated patients, families, and providers about rehabilitation levels of care, diagnoses, therapies, and transitions to inpatient rehabilitation.
- Applied rehabilitation knowledge, record review, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support informed care decisions.
Clinical Manager, Facilities Team
- Provided clinical precepting and education for nurses, nursing assistants, chaplains, and social workers.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary care-planning meetings and collaborated on documentation-policy development.
Administrative Intern / Coordinator
- Oversaw bariatric-program community education and supported inpatient, outpatient, and surgical operations.
- Coordinated marketing, staffing, scheduling, and program activities.
Board Member & Director of Educational Development
- Support education and outreach for mental-health professionals and communities across North and Central Florida and South Georgia.
- Contribute to community partnerships, program support, fundraising, and organizational direction.
Clinical & Leadership Experience
Clinical Team Manager, Float Pool
Supervised interdisciplinary clinicians supporting five counties and managed hiring, scheduling, resource allocation, payroll, and auditing.
Intensive Continuous Care Manager
Led approximately 40 multidisciplinary clinicians and 10–20 contractors, overseeing hiring, scheduling, skill mix, performance metrics, licensure, and education.
Nurse Case Manager
Conducted nursing assessments and managed plans of care, including wound care, medication review, nursing diagnoses, and interprofessional collaboration.
Intensive Care Nurse
Provided nursing care in medical ICU, surgical ICU, and intermediate critical care settings.