Jennifer Fewless, Dnp, Rn, Nea-Bc Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Strategic and operational leadership for comprehensive level 4 maternal and neonatal care including L&D, Post-partum care, women’s resources, and Neonatal ICU

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Oversight of patient movement and through put for 2 community hospitals, 1 academic hospital, and 4 neighborhood hospitals as well as internal and external patient transfers

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Direct operational and strategic leadership of NICU, Postpartum Care Unit, Pediatric Observational Unit, Perinatal Care and L&D coordination for medical home services in Southern Milwaukee/Racine area. Manage staff of 135 FTE staff. Administrator On Call across the hospital covering all departments.Continuous Improvements – Lead multiple initiatives to enhance services and support:Patient Experience – Championed improvement of patient experience to deliver growth from below the 50th percentile to consistently deliver more than the 50th percentile.Staff Retention – Enhanced morale to significantly reduce turnover from 38% to just 11% within a year.Practice Management – Piloted shares governance model to enhance nursing practice management.COVID-19 – Spearheaded establishment of a COVID isolation unit to effectively manage surge capacity planning during the pandemic.Virtual Care – Championed rollout and coordination of IP and ED Virtual Care Program.Strategic Alignment – Key liaison and Incident Command member for strategic alignment within the Ascension Wisconsin and national systems and service line.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Directed daily operations for maternal child services in an acute care setting, inpatient rehab and RT services with oversight of staff of 65Continuous Improvements - Led multiple initiatives to maximize operational success:Certification – Pioneered successful completion of Baby Friendly Certification.Donor Milk – Launched a Donor Milk Depot in Southern Wisconsin.Change Leader – Nurse Leader for providing stability during transition with succession planning.Project Lead – Led the EPIC transition for merger of three different systems across three states to a single platform. Transition was successful with minimal disruption of services.Joint Commission Survey – Achieved Zero Deficiency in Joint Commission Survey.Interim Leader – Capably led operational oversight of Medical/Surgical Department for 42 of 50 acute care beds.Co-Chair – Women’s Health Service Line Development Committee.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Oversight of daily operations and strategic growth of the department. Service line collaboration with outpatient t services.

Managed clinical documentation and other continuous improvement projects. Assisted clinical Quality RN as needed.Clinical Documentation – Succeeded in recovery of $500,000 in missed revenue with development of a Clinical Documentation Integrity Program. The program provided concurrent and retrospective review of inpatient medical charts.Staff Training – Provided staff training on new program including Physician education, Trauma Register training, case management orientation for new staff, and development of a case management orientation binder.

Managed utilization review and clinical data for insurance companies, patient care and support, patient and family needs assessments.Case Management – Provided support for length-of-stay reduction efforts with utilization review and management.Participated in multidisciplinary rounding, coordination for outpatient transition, discharge planning, Medicare compliance and monitoring. Ensured physician education on Medicare rules and changes.

Wausau, Wisconsin, Us

Utilization review, discharge planning, assist physicians with care coordination

Care of post surgical and pediatric patients

Glendale, Wi, Us

OP dialysis: Manage primary care patient, lab monitoring, disease education, and resources education. Initiation and discontinuation of hemodialysis. Coordinate care with Nephrologist. NICU RN; Care of critically ill and premature infants. Bedside management of care. Care coordination with neonatologist. Management of ventilator and critical care needs.

Wausau, Wisconsin, Us

Care and bedside management of Post-partum and level II and III patients. Ventilator, medication, and treatment management.

Dnp, Healthcare System Leadership

Master'S Degree, Nursing Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Associate'S Degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Master Of Business Administration - Mba