Beth Fletcher Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nv

Utilize the holistic, healing arts practices to assist in supplementing existing medical care taking into consideration mind, body and spiritual aspects. Significant emphasis on pain management and comfort measures to decrease stress levels and facilitate the natural healing process. Utilize massage, reflexology, Reiki, aromatherapy, acupressure, guided imaging, music, and art in integrated treatment plans. Work with patient populations from premature babies up to young adults with Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, life threatening diseases processes, congenital anomalies, cardiac, and more. ✓ Created the position and started the program of Integrative Nurse Therapy at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Developed, implemented and evaluated systems and processes to establish and improve nursing practices and outcomes specific to integrative nursing programming across the continuum of care. Established all evidenced-based SOPs, manuals, EPIC charting system, etc.✓ Educate patient and families in the use of integrative therapies and health promotion impacting mind, body and spirit. ✓ Empower patients by delivering health education and integrative care that enhances wellness and quality of life.✓ Work collaboratively with physicians and interdisciplinary teams throughout the Children’s Hospital. Part of the Palliative Care Team. ✓ Ensure adherence to highest OSHA, JC and HIPAA standards and requirements. ✓ Deliver lectures on integrative therapy at the annual NICU multidisciplinary developmental conference. ✓ Designated speaker for the organization at symposiums for patient- and family-centered care.✓ Deliver evidenced based insight and data-driven validation.✓ Serve as the Clinical Adjunct and mentor for FAU Graduate students in the nursing program for Advanced Holistic Nursing.✓ Provide leadership, mentoring and expertise in integrative therapies and conduct inservices and education for all new staff.

✓ Serve as a resource nurse and conduct unit-specific educational training.✓ Work on patients within the unit utilizing therapeutic touch massage on a volunteer basis with positive outcomes and results. ✓ Started and implemented the infant massage program through the Perinatal Education department.✓ Proven role model, recognized as a leader in providing high quality safe care to patients. Certified as a Bereavement Counselor.

Promoted to direct daily operation of a 29-bed mother/baby unit for this 800-bed regional hospital. Responsible for multi-faceted program/care delivery systems. Accountable for preparation, analysis, maintenance, monitoring and cost containment functions for department budget of $10M. Managed 83 staff members providing clinical supervision, floor assignments, staff development and productivity standards. Other duties encompassed recruitment, hiring, scheduling, training, compliance and performance evaluations. ✓ Unit maintained 95%+ in Press Ganey Scores for patient satisfaction 4 consecutive quarters.✓ Part of the initial Build Team for patient and family-centered care which has been implemented hospital-wide. Joe DiMaggio is now a leading example of patient-/family-center care as outlined by the Patient/Family Care Institute in Washington, D.C.

✓ Relief Charge Nurse responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and delegating patient care.✓ Recognized for ability to provide staff coaching and counseling in order to evaluate clinical competence.✓ Active participant with Quality/Performance Improvement Projects. Consulted in setting the direction for quality assurance and improvement monitoring, establishing standards and evaluating outcomes.

✓ Assisted with performance improvement. Facilitated efficient utilization of staff, equipment and resources to achieve optimal patient care. A proven role model, recognized as a leader in building consensus to motivate staff to attain highest standards.

Broward County, Fl

Responsible for conducting comprehensive client assessments regarding overall physical and wellness condition, and formulate individual plans/programs for each client. Ensure maximum health benefits and personal safety. ✓ Utilize traditional and progressive medical/therapeutic techniques to expedite overall wellness and client’s desired outcome.✓ Coordinate client referral services ensuring a complete wellness solution.✓ Educate and facilitate to improve and restore any functional loss hindering client’s/patient’s quality of life.

Master Of Arts Degree In Organizational Management, Health Care Adminisration

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Nursing

Licensed Massage Therapist

♦ Guest Lecturer (2006-2010) Educated massage students on prenatal massage, infant massage, and geriatric massage.