Nurse Practitioner

• Mar 2019 - Present

Nurse Practitioner

• Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

Significant experience was gained in the Urgent Care setting with diagnosing, treating and prescribing. Significant experience was gained in the Urgent Care setting with diagnosing, treating and prescribing.

Registered Nurse

• May 2006 - Jun 2019

Responsibilities include providing emergency care to patients in all levels of the emergency department including triage, Chest Pain Center, Intermediate Care, Critical Care and the Trauma Bay. Skills mastered include critical care level proficiencies with exceptional prioritization, delegation, and time management. I function as the area Charge Nurse and Patient Flow Coordinator frequently, thanks to my 10 years of experience in Level 1 Trauma ER nursing.Achievements:---Completed 2 year research study as a Greenville Memorial Research Fellow.---Awarded Nursing Level III through GHS CARE program 2 years consecutively before transitioning into leadership.---Co-chair in 2011 for the system Process Improvement Council.---One of the departments most utilized clinical advisors. Show less

Manager

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

An 18 bed Level III Community hospital with 32,000 annual visits overseeing 48 nursing employees. Responsibilities:---Managed daily operations to ensure exceptional nursing care while utilizing evidence based practice to support departmental process improvement.---Collaborated with all department leaders within the healthcare team to ensure the best processes were in place. ---Maintained human resource requirements for 48 nursing employees as well as their educational compliance and growth.Achievements:---Implemented a quick triage process to reduce our average door to triage time from 20 minutes to 9 minutes, while also improving door to room, door to RN, door to doctor and LOS times. ---Used creativity to reduce unnecessary expenditures resulting in a department that is consistently within budget and was previously consistently over budget in numerous areas.---Improved numerous quality standards such as Blood Culture Contamination Rates, Glucometer Code Compliance, and IV Stop Times documentation.---Mentored numerous employees to begin working toward the CARE program and obtaining their CEN when there was previously no interest. Show less

Nursing Supervisor

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2013

An 89 bed Level 1 Trauma Center with 94,000 annual visits employing 80 nursing FTE’s.Responsibilities:---Part of a management team that led the delivery of patient care and nursing services that improved upon quality and clinical standards and performance measures.---Supervised rooms, occupancy, equipment, staff, supplies, and workload to maximize efficiency and ensure smooth operations.---Direct supervision of 40 employees.---Directed, educated, coached and mentored nurses to develop a strong team atmosphere.---Process improvement, process management, project management and goal setting.---Mentored sixteen experienced staff nurses in portfolio development and professional advancement.Achievements:---Implemented Vertical Care Treatment area to effectively decrease length of customer stay.---Taken my team of 40 direct reports and transformed them into a team of high performers through coaching, motivation, staff support, and rounding for outcomes.---Effectively utilized rounding for outcomes for patients, staff, and physicians.---Utilized linear programming and determined a more fiscally effective way to meet our staffing needs within our budget. This new matrix was implemented for nursing, techs, and HUC's. Show less