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Act as a patient advocate to assure a seamless transition from hospital to a Skilled Nursing or Long Term care facility. Conducts an onsite assessment and evaluation of patient needs while in the hospital to assist in preparing to meet clinical, emotional and social needs of the patient at a Skilled Nursing or Long Term Care facility, focusing on prevention or readmissions. Maintain clear and thorough communication between case managers, families and patients, and facilities. Develop and implement marketing plan at assigned hospitals providing information availability at those accounts.

Instructor of Senior Practical Nursing students, teaching Medical Surgical Nursing and IV Therapeutics in lecture and lab settings. Clinical Instructor of Senior students in the Long Term Care setting, responsible for daily nursing care, medication administration, and providing information to develop and maintain the plan of nursing care.

Directed clinical staff responsible for identification, assessment and ICU management of organ donors. Directed organ preservation staff responsible for assisting in the surgical recovery and preservation of organs, including pulsatile perfusion of kidneys.Provided professional education programs on organ donation. Assured quality compliance with all government and industry regulations. Developed and monitored the operational budget and its expenditures.Performed timely risk management reviews following case activity to identify Compliance risk.Recruited staff and coordinated all staff corrective or disciplinary actions.Increased staff retention rate, while decreasing staff turnover.Increased number of professionally certified staff.Implemented Clinical Ladder for both Procurement and Preservation departments. Cross trained departments resulting in improved efficiency and cost savings.

Direct supervision of 58 bed pre and post-operative step down telemetry nursing unit providing care to medical, surgical and transplant patients. Maintained key relationships with Transplant Center staff Coordinators, Social Workers, Residents, and Staff Physicians. Improvement of HCAHPS, Employee Experience and Quality Compliance scores. Coordination of post–operative care of first face transplant patient in United States Successful implementation of intestine transplant program – 2008.

Evaluation of pre-operative lung transplant patients in the outpatient setting, including physical assessment and monitoring laboratory and diagnostic test results. Participation in transplant selection committee and coordination of lung transplants. On call responsibilities to evaluate lung donor offers and coordination of transplant process.

Nurse Manager of ICU/CCU, Hemodialysis Unit, PACU, and Nursing Supervisors.Developed and supervised Critical Care Nursing Committee.Established hemodialysis unit as independent cost center. Supervised training of staff, budget development, construction of unit, and development of policies and procedures.Participated in design of new Intensive Care Unit.