Janice Elder Email & Phone Number

Wroks Remotely

Elizabethtown, KY

• Developed Online Medical Terminology Class in Bb Shell.
• Online Instructor for a 3 hour Medical Terminology Class.
• Provided mentoring to new online adjunct faculty.

Leitchfield, KY

• Manager of 3 Room Surgical Suite, 1 room Endoscopy Unit, 6 bed PACU Unit, Sterile Processing Department, 15 bed Outpatient Surgery Center, and Preadmission Testing Program..
• Provides leadership and guidance to 32 employees.
• Responsible for perioperative services annual budget and monthly variances.
• Responsible for development of Quality Performance Improvement Program.
• Responsible for learning, updating and educating staff on JCAHO, CMS Quality Standards as well as Perioperative Standards.
• Member of OR Committee, Resource Utilization Team, Hospital Leadership Team, Nursing Leadership Team, OR LEAN Team, Discharge Planning Team, Core Measures Team, and Medication Reconciliation Team.

Louisville, KY

• Organized and prepared the surgery room for a variety of surgical cases.
• Provided patient care as a circulating nurse for surgical cases to include orthopedics, vascular, general, gynecological, ENT, plastics, maxillofacial, neurological and urology.

Leitchfield, KY

• Manager of 3 Room Surgical Suite, 1 room Endoscopy Unit, 4 bed PACU Unit, Sterile Processing Department and 10 bed Outpatient Surgery Center.
• Provided leadership and guidance to 27 employees.
• Responsible for the perioperative services annual budget and monthly variance reports.
• Responsible for developing departmental policies/procedures for surgical services.
• Provides education/training to surgical staff on Standards of Practice, JCAHO Standards, and CMS Standards.
• Member of the OR Committee, Resource Utilization Team, and Hospital and Nursing Leadership Teams.

Msn - Nursing Education, Nursing Education

Bachelor’S Degree, Reginstered Nursing, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Member of the first Sigma Theta Tau - Kappa Theta Chapter at WKU