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• Assumes frontline responsibility and accountability for the delivery of patient care of designated unit(s), including goal setting and objectives in accordance with NYPH strategic initiatives• Facilitates efficient and cost effective daily operations• Coordinates and evaluates staff, unit performance, and system operations• Directs Quality Improvement initiatives • Monitors clinical practice to promote a culture of safety 10 South: Hematology OncologyMay 2016-July 2021• Direct oversight of 20-bed inpatient hematology/oncology unit with 35 FTEs• Managed $4.3 million yearly operating budget • Improved nursing engagement by 130% • Increased certification rate among nurses by 466%• Maintained a 5-star HCHAPS 2021 YTD rating • Outperformed national benchmark in nursing sensitive indicators including falls, HAPIs, and CAUTIs• Fostered growth of staff nurses though clinical ladder promotions 10 West: Bone Marrow TransplantFebruary 2019-June 2019 & May 2020-February 2021• Provided interim coverage of 16-bed in patient unit for 49 FTEs• Managed $5.3 million yearly operating budget• Oversight of nursing care for CAR-T infusions, allogenic and autologous transplants, donor lymphocyte infusions, and outfield chemotherapy• Coordinated high-dose radioactive Iomab clinical trial • Supported unit through successful FACT re-accreditation Vascular Access & Phlebotomy ServicesSeptember 2017-January 2018• Provided interim coverage and direct oversight of 53 FTEs

Supervise a team of 80 nursing care professionals on a 32-bed medical/surgical oncology unit.Promote a culture of teamwork and accountability.Coordinate and facilitate clinical and administrative operations of the unit.Coach and mentor nursing staff to promote quality care delivery and improve engagement among the staff.Analyze and review patient safety events. Uncover system failures and lead efforts to reduce future occurrences through collaboration, education, and perseverance.Engage in service recovery and purposeful rounding on patients and their families.

Provide patient-centered, holistic care to adult hematology and oncology patients.Supervise patient flow and staff activity on a 32-bed unit efficiently while providing and inspiring exceptional patient care.Create an environment that promotes collaboration and open communication between patients and health care professionals.Contribute to staff and student development through preceptorship and education. Top 10% in all quality KPIs.Chair of Workload Committee. Develop tools and unit-based guidelines that support management decision-making and equity in nurse workload. Co-founder of the 8B Oncology Nurses Journal Club. Membership in the Unit Based Council, Operation and Coordinating Council, and Educational Research Council.

Led a team of 6 undergraduate and graduate multidisciplinary research assistants to support quality improvement research at the UMHS Comprehensive Cancer Center.Developed computer simulation and stochastic programming models to identify new patient appointment schedules that reduce patient waiting times. A 70% reduction was observed when methods were applied to a simplified version of the problem.Established a collaborative partnership with UMHS leadership and staff.Conducted a systems assessment of an infusion center to identify inefficient processes.Mapped patient flow through observations and interviews.Extracted data from multiple electronic data systems and performed analysis.