Catherine Gray MSN, RN, CPHQ
Patient Safety Specialist at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hebrew Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)Jul, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Instructor
American Heart Association -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
American Heart Association -
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
American Heart Association -
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
NIHSS -
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
American Heart Association -
TNCC
Emergency Nurses Association
Experience
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Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Patient Safety Specialist
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Memorial Hermann Health System
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Registered Nurse Emergency Department - Charge Nurse
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Feb 2014 - Nov 2022
48 bed inter-city Emergency Center - 73,000 patient visits annually, average 200 patients per day - Level 3 Trauma facility - Joint Commission designated Chest Pain Center - Joint Commission designated Comprehensive Stroke Center – Integrated system (first in the nation to receive this designation) Charge Nurse (2018 – current) - Completed Charge Nurse Academy May 2019 - Oversight for shift operations of 16 nurses and 8 patient care technicians - Real-time analysis of department needs based on capacity, staffing and acuity Clinical Coach - Complete Nurse Residency Program Clinical Coach Overview 07/2016 - Completed Proficient Clinical Coach Course 12/2018 - Preceptor to new graduate nurses and experienced nurses - Education Extender for the Emergency Department Educator 2015- Current Triage Nurse - Completed ESI Triage Class 2015 2016 - 2017 Unit Based Committee Chair - Facilitated meetings for review of process improvement projects as identified by Patient Safety events and opportunities for improvement findings from throughput quality metrics to improve patient outcomes 2019 Magnet Champion - Partner with department leadership to develop action plans for meeting Magnet identified goals (BSN and Advanced Certification rate improvement) 2017 Society of Trauma Nurses Representative - Representative for Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Emergency Center at the convention for the Society of Trauma Nurses in St. Louis Show less
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HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Registered Nurse Emergency Department
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Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
20 Bed Emergency Department 20 Bed Emergency Department
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Israeli Air Force
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Israel
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Hypobaric Chamber Instructor
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Oct 2009 - Apr 2011
- Classroom instructor for barotrauma, hypoxia, and changes to the body in low pressure environments - Instructed pilots and air crew in high altitude hypoxia simulations, night hypoxia simulations, and rapid decompression simulations - Classroom instructor for barotrauma, hypoxia, and changes to the body in low pressure environments - Instructed pilots and air crew in high altitude hypoxia simulations, night hypoxia simulations, and rapid decompression simulations
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Education
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2020 - 2022
Western Governors University
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Leadership and Administration -
2012 - 2013
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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