FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC NURSE ONBOARD NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO FROM 24 APRIL 2010 TO 25 AUGUST 2012. DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, LIEUTENANT CLAIR ASSISTED IN OVER 5,200 PROCEDURES AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, AS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN HER FIELD, SHE WAS SELECTED FROM AMONG HER PEERS TO SERVE AS THE SURGICAL COORDINATOR. WORKING CLOSELY WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS, SHE ENSURED THE SCHEDULING OF MORE THAN 350 PRE-OP PATIENTS FOR C-SECTIONS, ABLATIONS, HYSTERECTOMIES, AND OTHER PROCEDURES, RESULTING IN AN EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE PROGRAM. FURTHER, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND ARMED SECURITY FORCE, SHE PARTICIPATED IN NAVY REGION IRON CURTAIN INSPECTIONS, COMMAND DISASTER, AND GOLDEN GUARDIAN SECURITY DRILLS. LIEUTENANT CLAIR'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF OBSTETRICIAN GYNECOLOGIST AND CHAIR, PERINATAL ADVISORY BOARD (PAB), U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FROM AUGUST 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2016. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL ACUMEN, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CLAIRE ACCOMPLISHED 123 SURGICAL CASES, DELIVERED 234 INFANTS, PERFORMED 135 CESAREAN SECTIONS, AND COMPLETED 1200 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. AS PAB CHAIR, SHE PROVIDED OVERSIGHT TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY. SHE IMPLEMENTED THE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE PROJECT, IMPROVING THE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE RATE FROM 7.5 PERCENT TO 3.5 PERCENT. IN ADDITION, SHE SPEARHEADED A SURGICAL ROTATION FOR 13 OB/GYN RESIDENTS FROM NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH, FACILITATING TEN PERCENT OF THEIR OVERALL REQUIRED SURGERIES AND IMPROVING OPERATING ROOM UTILIZATION BY 15 PERCENT. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CLAIRE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A MEDICAL SURGICAL, LABOR AND DELIVERY, AND MARINE CENTER MEDICAL HOME NURSE, U.S. HOSPITAL OKINAWA, JAPAN FROM AUGUST 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE CLARISE PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND EXEMPLARY MANNER. AS THE SOLE MCMH RN, SHE DISTINGUISHED HERSELF BY PROVIDING CARE, SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP TO MORE THAN 2,000 BENEFICIARIES, 11 PROVIDERS, 33 SAILORS, AND THREE CIVILIAN STAFF MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, ON THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT, HER EFFORTS ASSISTED WITH THE SAFE DELIVERY OF OVER 2,700 OBSTETRIC ENCOUNTERS. MOREOVER, SHE ASSISTED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE CENTERED MEDICAL HOME AT BRANCH MEDICAL CLINIC KINSER AND MANAGED SCHEDULES AND PROTOCOLS THAT RESULTED IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 45 PERCENT INCREASE IN ACCESS TO CARE FOR BENEFICIARIES. FURTHER, SHE OBTAINED A GOLD BLUE H AWARD AND WAS FUNDAMENTAL IN ACHIEVING A LEVEL THREE NCQA CERTIFICATION FOR BMC KINSER. LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE CLARISE'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
CDR Clair performed superbly as Vice President and later President of the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff. In these roles, she served on our Joint Commission survey leadership team, ultimately resulting in a successful site survey. Further, she led efforts to update key policies to ensure institutional compliance. CDR Clair's contributions as Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialty Advisor include adept management of Navy Medicine's training pipeline and manning goals, and thoughtful oversight of specialty assignments, ensuring that individual and community needs were met. Her academic accomplishments have been unmatched and include promotion to Associate professor, selection as fellowhsip Program Director, and selection to serve on the Editorial Board for Obstetrics and Gynecology, her specialty's premier journal.
