Recruited to new service line model team at the System level to prototype how to manage and support strategic and operational initiatives for the Women’s & Children’s Service Line. Responsible for ensuring that designation for required programs at facilities and/or across System is achieved and sustained. In February 2022, launched the Neonatal Program Council to provide a forum to eliminate silos, accelerate sharing of best practices, provide real-time support for opportunities, trend data metrics as a system and by campus, and launched a group communication channel used for questions, support, and communicationd. Teams verbalized this has increased feelings of support and resulted in a notable increase in engagement and collaboration around the system. From August 2021-July 2022, led implementation for the Newborn Hearing Screening program transition from an external vendor to operations completed by in-house staff. Responsible for designing and standardizing in-house process in alignment with state laws and regulations, working with Human Resources to create job descriptions, creation of a System-wide procedure for hearing screening, and assisting with troubleshooting equipment, supply chain, and software as needed. Implementation completed on time by June 27, 2022, with resolution for all issues identified and ongoing support for on-site teams. By bringing this service in-house, this project will save an estimated $314,240-840,860 for FY2023 at $50-$70 per previous contract with external vendor and $604,240-$1.1 million for FY2024 at the previous contract rate. Supported PHIS implementation across the service line, expanding from one to 10 hospitals submitting data and generated baseline data for future interventions. This enabled a clinical documentation integrity (CDI) project estimated to save $200 million in the coming fiscal years. Presented to the October 2021 PHIS Monthly Networking call on “My Favorite PHIS Report” and how we use PHIS at MHHS.

In Jan 2018, selected to be project manager for the Children’s hospital’s portfolio of quality improvement work with the Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) and the Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) collaboratives. Responsible for maintaining data submission and analysis, identifying opportunity areas, and providing units with resources to implement collaborative recommendations. Increased CMHH participation and visibility in the collaborative through presentation of our experience, expertise, and outcomes at regional and national conferences. Compared to the baseline period FY2018 (7/17-6/18), implementation of collaborative recommendations has prevented an estimated 41 CLABSIs, resulting in a cost savings of $2.25 million, prevented an estimated 85 unplanned extubations, resulting in a cost savings of $3.1 million, and prevented these types of injuries from harming an estimated 126 children and families. Our outcomes have resulted in CMHH being sought out to share our expertise in this network and through journal publications.In Jan 2020, joined CMHH US News & World Report submission team. Used expertise in project/database management to design and implement an electronic submission tracking system over the previous paper-based system, enabling the team to visualize completion progress and locate specific information within seconds. Coordinated a successful on-time submission to achieve an increase in ranking from the previous calendar year from #26 to #22 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery and from #41 to #31 in Neurology & Neurosurgery. Post-rankings release, provided a visual gap analysis for each submitted survey team with recommendations for target areas for opportunity for upcoming submission year, with regular check-ins toward next year’s submission.Other responsibilities have included policy/procedure management for the Children's hospital, chair of Nursing Peer Review for Memorial Hermann-TMC, Newborn Screen Coordinator for the Children's Hospital.

BASIC FUNCTION: Position responsible for collaborating with physician and healthcare team in patient-care delivery, using nursing process to facilitate care delivery.Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patient population served. Able to demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development related to different life cycles. • In 2013-2014, collaborated in the successful application for Memorial Hermann-TMC Magnet Recognition Program designation through writing content and editing/formatting of the document for submission; evaluation of work led to a promotion to CMHH Quality project manager.• Led Professional Nursing Informatics Council for campus and served as unit “super user” for electronic medical record system; participated in systems redesign groups and brought end-user requests/concerns to IT group for resolution.• Trained as a member of the unit’s Line Team, responsible for infection prevention and sterile access, administration set changes, and dressing changes for all central vascular lines.• Preceptor/mentor for new unit employees.• Trainer for new unit products and processes.• Preceptor and mentor for new graduate nurses and new recruited staff.

Recruited to the Perinatal Program to evaluate and document surveyed neonatal facility compliance with designation criteria as defined in the Texas Administrative Code 133.181-133.190, via review of medical records, staff rosters and schedules, program plan, policies, procedure, quality assurance program activities and peer review documentation, facility personnel interviews, evaluation of telemedicine capabilities and use, review of equipment and physical plant, and review of additional supporting documentation relevant to neonatal care in the facility. This documentation is submitted by the facility to the Texas Department of State Health Services for review for designation.

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Family Health. Collaborated with course leads to provide clinical expertise in instructing and supervising students in didactic in-person and online learning modules and in the Nursing Simulation Lab, grading assignments in an accurate, fair, and timely manner, and assisting other team members with creation and maintenance of course materials.