Nursing Manager

• Oct 2017 - Present

Cardiac Step Down Nurse Manager36 beds, 100+ employeesMay 2021-current• Duties listed below under Nurse Manager and SupervisorProjects and Accomplishments• Decreased number of patient falls-led the team to 47 days without fall• Met goals for Hospital Acquired Infections• Met financial goals of unit• Led 6 nurses on the clinical ladder program• Active member on 14+ committees• Nurses’ Week and Employee Picnic co-leadMed Surg Nurse Manager-Covid SurgeNovember 2020-May 2021• Reopened med/surg unit to accommodate COVID-19 patient surge• Managed staff from multiple disciplines to run unitAdministrative Charge Nurse/ER Case ManagementJune 2020-November 2020• Bed flow management for surgical cases, inpatients, direct admissions, and patients admitted through the ER.• After-hours supervisor for all in-house needs• Utilization review for all ER and OR admissionsProjects and Accomplishments• Arranged for inpatient units to receive Levi’s Link boxes for developmentally delayed patients• Abstracted data• Awarded Guardian Angel-September 2020Nurse Manger23 bed, 45+ employees -4 West (6 North)-Medical-Surgical / October 2017-April 2020(unit closed) All the supervisor duties listed in next headline plus:• Unit budget• Ordering unit equipment• Active member on 10+ committees• Lead/inspect unit for Joint Commission and CMS validation Projects and Accomplishments• Successful unit decrease from 32 beds to 23 beds including staff relocation with the opening of new patient tower• Kronos timekeeping and schedule project lead for testing, implementing and education to staff, managers and directors• Building, Implementation of and tracking of new John’s Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool• Project lead of complete re-design of Nurse Clinical Ladder/Professional Development program• Awarded People’s Choice for Patient Safety for decrease in falls• Attended new graduate nurse program event at MSU to recruit new nurses

Nurse Supervisor

• Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

Registered Nurse

• May 2012 - Jun 2016