Dahnide Williams BSN, RN

Lab Manager/Research Assistant Lead

• Central administrative resource for all lab personnel within the department at three research facilities-Claudia Nance Rollins, and Dental Buildings
• Oversee the maintenance and routine processes of the lab-sterilization, preparation of media/solutions.
• Manage and monitor ordering of supplies and equipment, prepare budgets records and invoices.
• Recommends new equipment and supplies needed for specialized procedures and improve the quality of results. 
• Assist in grant and other funding application preparation. • Lead safety drills to train students and staff of potential issues. 
• Supervise and train lab assistants and students in basic lab routines.
• Train post-doctoral fellows and serves as a technical resource in research protocols. 
• Trained and certified to ship Infectious Agents and Biological materials.
• Environmental Safety and Radiation Safety Officer liaison for the lab.
• Monitor the handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials in the lab. 
• Periodically attend educational programs and workshops within the university to further professional career development.

• Provide direct post surgical nursing care for 5-6 adult inpatients with abdominal, colon, thyroid surgeries. 
• Safely administer oral, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications.
• Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques. 
• Collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary team of medical and health care professionals comprised of a physician, nurse manager, dietician, social worker, case manager, and physical therapist.
• Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, foley catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central lines.
• Review computerized laboratory test results following post dialysis, colonoscopies, ERCP, and surgeries.
• Prioritize and delegate assignments, contributing to a higher standard of patient care.
• Precept staff nurses in areas of patient care, policies, and procedures with demonstrated leadership skills. 
• Perform charge nurse duties;  including staffing, admissions, discharges and coordination of activities in a patient care area.