Chief Nursing Officer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Senior Director of Inpatient Services

• 2016 - Sep 2022

Defined administrative priorities for inpatient/outpatient services and ancillary/support services. Direct reports to include 4 department managers and 120 FTE's. Plan, direct, and coordinate all nursing services; Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies; Managing daily operations; Coordinate staff; Facilitate interdepartmental communication; Allocate tasks and resources; Exemplify and uphold company ethics, operations, regulatory, safety and accounting policies and standards; Provide guidance and direction; Ensure appropriate staffing levels and expertise; Monitor current status vs. budget and implement change as necessary; Serve as acting Cheif Nursing Officer in the CNO's absence.

Nurse Manager

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2016

Identify patient service requirements by establishing a personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements; Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures; Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures; Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments; Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff; Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results. Maintain nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Hospitalist RN

• Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

Engage and educate the hospitalist provider team in quality and process improvement initiatives. Drive performance improvements; Identify areas where the hospitalist team can improve outcomes for the hospital specifically in regards to patient satisfaction, core measures, length of stay, and discharge facilitation; Educate the hospitalist team by providing ongoing education at team meetings, hospital committees, and during daily interactions with the hospitalist physicians; Track and report performance: Compile data for a variety of meetings including but not limited to Quarterly Performance Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Efficiency Forums.

Registered Nurse

• Apr 2011 - Jan 2015