Suzan Griffis Knowles
12901 S.E. 69th Place Bellevue, Washington 98006
Home: 425-641-7278
suzank@uw.edu
Cell: 425-246-7241
Professional Portfolio http://suzangriffisknowles.weebly.com
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Education
University of Washington Bothell
Bothell, WA.
Masters in Nursing
2012
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR.
BSN Nursing
1978
Professional Certifications
ANCC Certified RN Pediatrics 1990 to present
AHNA Certified Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner March 2002 to present
Professional Experience
Valley Medical Center/UW Medicine
October 2007 to January 2014
Renton, Wa.
Nurse Manager
Provided nursing leadership and staff education for the Level 3 NICU, Pediatrics Mother Baby Unit, and Maternal Child Float Pool.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
2005 to 2007
Bellevue, Wa.
Clinical Manager and Educator
Provided nursing leadership and staff education for the Special Care Nursery/Level 3 NICU, Inpatient Lactation, Labor Delivery and
Recovery Unit, and Family Education
Highline Medical Center Family Childbirth Center
1995-2005
Burien, Wa.
Nurse Manager and Clinical Educator
Provided nursing leadership and staff education for LDRP, Level 2A Special Care Nursery, Lactation, and Childbirth Education
programs
Ballard Pediatric Clinic
Seattle, Wa.
Clinic Manager
1993-1995
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Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Seattle, Wa. 98105
Inpatient Nurse Manager Medical and Oncology Unit
1987-1993
St. Mary's Hospital
Reno, Nv.
Staff Nurse Level 3 NICU
1987
Swedish Hospital and Medical Center
Seattle, Wa. 98104
Staff Nurse Special Care Nursery/Level 3 NICU
1985-1986, 1991-1996
American SIDS Institute
Portland, Or.
Nurse Coordinator
1984-1985
Emanuel Hospital
Portland, Or.
Staff Nurse Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, and Level 3 NICU
Assistant Head Nurse School Age Pediatric Unit
1978-1984
New Nursing Concepts
Portland, Or.
Primary Nurse and Program Development Consultant
1982-1984
Professional references available upon request
Other Relevant Experience, Professional Memberships, & Community Affiliations
University of Washington School of Nursing
Clinical Faculty
July 2001 to present
Association for Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
1998 to present
National Association of Neonatal Nurses/PNANN
Past Executive Board Member
March 2001 to present
North Puget Sound Perinatal Education Consortium
Current Board President Past Treasurer and Advisory Member
1995 to present
Greatest Goals Ministries
greatestgoalsministries.org
2011 to present
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Professional Activities
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Reviewer for MCN the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 2003 to present
Reviewer for 2nd Edition “Electronic Fetal Monitoring Concepts and Applications” by
Menihan and Kopel published 2008
Awards
 2011 King County Healthcare Coalition Excellence in Collaboration Award “The Pediatric Toolkit”
 2011 King County Healthcare Coalition Excellence in Innovation Award “Color Coding Kids”
 2010 Emergin Impact Award “Improving Patient Safety and Parent Satisfaction in a Community Hospital
Pediatric Unit”
Presentations
Sweet Success Diabetes Education Program August 2013
Affects of Diabetes on the Fetus and Newborn
North Puget Sound Perinatal Education Consortium
Lectures presented three times yearly on newborn topics to nurses and nursing students 1996 to present
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Sepember 2007
The Transitioning and Recovering Newborn in the LDR
WENEC Emergency Consortium May 2007
Newborn Emergencies in the ED
Overlake Hospital Medical Center October 2005
Hyberbilirubinemia/ An Update on Current Management
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Spring 2005
Clinical Aromatherapy A Tool for Improving Patient Outcomes
Group Health Cooperative Seattle Washington March 2004 presented to staff nurses Introduction to Clinical
Aromatherapy
Perinatal Topics Conference sponsored by Mead Johnson May 2004
“The Sweet Smell of Success” Pain Management Strategies with Aromatherapy
Putting on the Ritz Nursing Conference sponsored by Mead Johnson November 2003
“Not Just Another Pretty Scent” Clinical Aromatherapy for Women’s Health and Nurse Self-Care
Seattle Chapter Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses Conference
Presented Breakout Session on Clinical Aromatherapy and Stress Management October 2003
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CM E Clinical Aromatherapy for Women's Health presented to OB Department Highline
Community Hospital April 9, 2003
Seattle Chapter Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference
Presented General Session on Clinical Aromatherapy for Women's Health October 2002
Clinical Aromatherapy Staff Training
Presented to healthcare staff at Highline Community Hospital Summer/Fall 2002
Seattle Chapter Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference
Presented on Apnea of Prematurity October 2001
Pediatric Nursing Assessment Part I and 11
Presented at Highline Community Hospital Fall 2000 to staff nurses and respiratory therapists
"Life the Common Walk"
Ethics Conference presented at Highline Community Hospital
Presented on Perinatal Ethical Conflicts Fall 2000
Presenter/Quality Assessment and Improvement Conference Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1993 Management of Pain
During Procedures in the Pediatric Patient
Publications and Research Activities:
Cue Based Infant Feeding, Does Gestational Age at Oral Feeding Initiation Make a Difference in Outcomes
Presented at Seattle Nursing Research Consortium January 2013
Cue Based Infant Feeding, Does Gestational Age at Oral Feeding Initiation Make a Difference in Outcomes
Masters degree research thesis, accepted May 2012 University of Washington Bothell
Color Coding Kids education module developed for EMS and Inpatient staff education 2010
Editor of “Special Care Nursery Parent Resource Notebook” patient education resource for parents of babies
receiving care in the Special Care Nursery/NICU at Overlake Hospital Medical Center 2005
Editor of "Getting to Baby" patient education resource for women giving birth at Highline Medical Center Family
Childbirth Center 1998
Published/Nursing Quality Connection July/August 1995 Management of Pain during Procedures in the Pediatric
Patient
Author "Monitoring Your Baby at Home, A guide for Parents"
Unpublished parent training manual for American SIDS Institute 1985