• Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

Organized departments in accordance with administrative guidelines in order to provide specified nursing services to meet the legal, organizational, and medical staff guidelines.Led the planning and achievement of goals and objectives consistent with the agency mission and philosophy.Collaborated with Emergency Department physicians, administration, and staff during Lean Daily Management sessions to reduce wait times and the number of patients that leave without being seen.Developed standard work to reduce door to triage times to less than 10 minutes in Emergency Department.Collaborated with Hospitalists, administration, and staff during Lean Daily Management sessions to reduceinpatient length of stay.Developed and implemented Value Stream Map creating standardized work for all House Shift Supervisors.Organized and led staffing meetings for all nursing units, ensuring they were staffed according to budget.Managed patient flow in and out of the hospital. Ensured smooth patient transitions throughout the continuum of care.Presented staff concerns and opportunities for quality improvements during weekly nursing leadership meetings.Responded to all Code Blue calls and Rapid Assessment calls. Worked with Lean Daily Management team to develop standard work for House Supervisor position. Show less

• Dec 2014 - Oct 2015

Assisted with the development of an interventional program in our Cath Lab. Collaborated with cardiologists, ED staff, and Cath Lab staff to develop and implement STEMI alert process, tracking form, and standardized pre-catheterization care. Developed and implemented "STEMI Fly-By" and "STEMI Drive-By" in regard to patients arriving by air ambulance or ground ambulance. Patients arriving by these means, if STEMI confirmed by transmitted EKG, would bypass the Emergency Department and be delivered directly to the Catheterization Lab to improve patient outcomes.Educated Cath Lab and ICU staff on intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and maintenance. Collaborated with unit Director and Education department in the development and implementation of astandardized, unit specific orientation process.Improved initial door to device times for STEMI program to 70 minutes. Show less

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

Successfully opened 8-bed Progressive Care Unit that has since grown to 20 beds.Developed and implemented departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies, and procedures.Recruited, hired, trained, and coached new employees for newly opened unit.Interpreted and communicated new or revised policies to staff.Organized and led unit-based Quality Assurance Program.Performed daily core measure audits and provided staff education accordingly.Educated staff on concepts of value-based purchasing and the importance of patient perception.Implemented daily staff huddles to encourage staff to become more engaged in the success of their unit and todiscuss new HCAHPS initiative for the week.Performed daily patient rounds focusing on HCAHPS driven criteria when speaking with patients. Implementedhourly rounding by staff with accountability sheet to improve HCAHPS scores.Collaborated with Education Department to provide additional education to nursing staff regarding critical caredrips expected on the unit; which improved patient safety as well as employee satisfaction.Collaborated with multiple physicians during ICU/PCU committee meetings to discuss PCU growth, continuedstaff education, Therapeutic Hypothermia protocol for ICU, and the potential to develop a STEMI program.Developed and implemented plan to reduce contracted dialysis costs by eliminating unnecessary patient holding.Transitioned out of this role to Cardiac Catheterization Lab to allow more time for homework (started my BSN program) and to assist in the development of a STEMI program for our hospital and community. Show less

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2013

Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.Provided reliable, high quality patient care.Worked as fill in Charge Nurse as needed.

Trauma/ER Nurse RN

• Jan 2007 - Apr 2009

Provided reliable, high quality patient care. Appointed to Triage Team Committee as a "Triage Star". Collaborated with Triage Committee and ER Physician group to improve patient flow through triage. Collaborated with physicians on implementation of new "Physician in Triage" system. Provided reliable, high quality patient care. Appointed to Triage Team Committee as a "Triage Star". Collaborated with Triage Committee and ER Physician group to improve patient flow through triage. Collaborated with physicians on implementation of new "Physician in Triage" system.