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• Developed a NYS Nurses Aide Training Program and obtained state accreditation• Ongoing program coordination and recruitment• Obtained approval as Regional CNA Certification testing site.• Provide instructional support to students as well as instructor support

• Served as a professional clinical instructor demonstrating and supervising patient care in a hospital setting and skills lab. • Observed and assisted students in the nursing process on a Progressive Care Unit• Evaluated and graded students during skills checks, medication administration, Care maps, and teaching plans

• Provided clinical and operational management and leadership of the Nursing Team• Provided orientation and ongoing education to the nursing team• Represented unit on the Hospital Quality Council – collected data, reported findings, and provided needed education regarding all QA/Audit issues• E Record SME (Subject Mater Expert0 Helped develop, educate and roll out electronic charting hospital wide.

• Twenty-four hour responsibility and accountability for a thirty bed Cardio-thoracic Step Down Unit.• Plan, direct, and evaluate quality nursing care.• Management and scheduling of staffing• Departmental budgetary process

• Designed and implemented orientation programs for new employees• Provided ongoing educational programs for ICU staff• Participated in the development/revision of protocols and policies