Pre-op, PACU, and OR

• Responsible for day-to-day management of daily operations, including: hiring, staffing, and coordinating all aspects of the surgery center. Oversee the front office, pre-operative area, PACU, and Operating Rooms. • Hire, train and evaluate staff members while creating a supportive environment to empower team members to contribute to a successful environment, producing excellent patient care.• Reviewed and improved Policy & Procedure Manual, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement… Show more • Responsible for day-to-day management of daily operations, including: hiring, staffing, and coordinating all aspects of the surgery center. Oversee the front office, pre-operative area, PACU, and Operating Rooms. • Hire, train and evaluate staff members while creating a supportive environment to empower team members to contribute to a successful environment, producing excellent patient care.• Reviewed and improved Policy & Procedure Manual, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program, Infection Control Program, and Medical Advisory Committee meetings to ensure compliance with CMS and AORN standards. Show less

• Magnet Hospital, 26 bed – telemetry-monitored floor • Experience with managing patients diagnosed with heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, liver failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleeds, pre/post transplant (kidney, liver, and lung), cystic fibrosis, COPD, diabetes, cancer, and complex regional pain syndrome.• Patient care required frequent, detailed assessments of neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary systems.• Patient needs include EKG’s and… Show more • Magnet Hospital, 26 bed – telemetry-monitored floor • Experience with managing patients diagnosed with heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, liver failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleeds, pre/post transplant (kidney, liver, and lung), cystic fibrosis, COPD, diabetes, cancer, and complex regional pain syndrome.• Patient care required frequent, detailed assessments of neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary systems.• Patient needs include EKG’s and telemetry strip interpretation, IV insertions, central line care, tracheostomy care, urinary catheters, NG tubes, wound and ostomy care, TPN, and PCA pumps. Show less

• Coordinated and maintained ambulatory surgery center schedule.• Established synergetic relationships with staff at other facilities to ensure communication was open, strong, and goals were mutually achieved.• Prepared surgery center for audits, including AAAHC and CMS, by performing a thorough overhaul of the policy and procedure manual, licensing procedures, and medical record documentation. Received highest level of accreditation.• Assisted executives and surgeons in… Show more • Coordinated and maintained ambulatory surgery center schedule.• Established synergetic relationships with staff at other facilities to ensure communication was open, strong, and goals were mutually achieved.• Prepared surgery center for audits, including AAAHC and CMS, by performing a thorough overhaul of the policy and procedure manual, licensing procedures, and medical record documentation. Received highest level of accreditation.• Assisted executives and surgeons in running a multi-million dollar business by preparing, summarizing, and reporting data used for financial decision making, and providing ongoing support with daily tasks• Established a role as the liaison between the managing partner and surgery center, which significantly decreased the number of case cancellations due to close monitoring of individual situations, resulting in increased revenue. • Interviewed, hired, and trained new employees. • Provided on-site human resource support for new and current employees. • Evaluated and improved credentialing and staffing documentation, while creating efficient systems to ensure legal compliance.• Prepared payroll for 20+ employees.• Maintained proper licenses and permits for full functionality of an ambulatory surgery center. Show less