Christopher Santana Email & Phone Number

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

• Direct and supervise a 83-member team of RN’s, Nursing assistants, Patient care technicians, Unit Representatives, and a $4M annual budget in running a 42 bed Ortho, Neuro, Stroke, Telemetry unit as well as a 12 bed.
• Lead ongoing training and development of staff to improve clinical skills and practices resulting in improved patient outcomes.
• Measure and evaluate staff performance to identify opportunities of improvement.
• Implemented falls audit tool and falls champion program to reduce falls resulting in over 100 days without a fall on the seizure and epilepsy unit and over 60 days on the Ortho, Neuro, Stroke unit

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

• Assist in the management of a forty-two bed Ortho, Neuro, Stroke and Telemetry unit as well as a twelve bed NAEC level 4 epilepsy unit.
• Round for quality on patients as well as coaching BSR and rounding with intention for NA’s.
• Assist in payroll, scheduling, patient care management phone calls, unit statistics and LEM
• Work closely with the education department to provide education for new and current RN’s on policies and procedures as well as peer review and competency

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

• Provide compassionate care including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating medical conditions for six or more patients on a fast-paced Ortho, Joint, Neuro/ Seizure & epilepsy unit.
• Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team including physicians, nursing staff, case managers, and social workers to provide superior service to patients and families.
• Conduct admission assessments of patients from the emergency department as well as provide care of recent postoperative patients from the post anesthesia care unit (PACU).
• Initiate and maintain intravenous access, administer medications, and provide assistance to physicians, patients and families.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General