Nursing Director Acute Care inpatient units.

Director of PCU & Medical Services. Oversee 2 separate units a total of 92 beds and over 100 employees.

· Responsible for the direct supervision and coordination of a 47 bed unit· Support ongoing development, interpretation, training, and compliance of staff policies, protocols, and procedures· Oversee and coordinate all daily operations, including unit staffing, interdisciplinary team coordination, supply inventory and maintenance, biweekly payroll processing, and regulatory readiness· Develop, facilitate, and present information at monthly staff meetings· Provide and document continuous employee performance evaluation and feedback; Prepare and present performance reviews on an annual basis · Collaborate with employee to develop desk improvement plans or institute corrective action as needed· Design and execute unit action plans based upon employee engagement survey data

· Responsible for direct supervision of a 44 bed unit· Facilitated and recorded the education and professional development of 14 direct reports· Assisted with schedule changes as necessary to balance staffing, client, and hospital needs· Managed and updated staff portfolios in compliance with regulatory standards · Built and maintained trusting relationships with employees and colleagues, receiving 100% manager satisfaction ratings from employee engagement survey · Identified and resolved issues encountered by employees, patients, or providers during the course of assigned shift· Assisted in maintaining an overall employee average of less than 2% of missed lunches and 15% incremental overtime· Developed competencies and educated unit on bedside shift report and MAIDET· Successfully organized, presented, and facilitated monthly staff meetings· Monitored and recorded employee performance, and as needed, developed and enforced disciplinary action plans

· Assist in the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy to all appropriate patients· Act as resource for the nursing staff to help facilitate patient care, patient satisfaction, and discharge planning· Prepare and formally deliver annual nursing staff evaluations as well as provide ongoing performance feedback· Interview potential hires for various roles and assist in orienting new hires for patient care & facility procedures· Manage and balance the facility schedule for 35 employees· Assist in managing the daily Kronos log, completing it in a timely manner and checking accuracy of time cards

• Delivered direct care for 4-5 patients thorough assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluations done each shift• Recorded past medical history and current medication regiment on all new admissions• Participated in bedside rounding with the providers and interdisciplinary rounds • Administered medications, provided treatments and educated patients and families as ordered by a physician or per standard protocol• Precepted new hires ranging from new graduate nurses to experienced

· Admitted patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, ranging from Multiple Sclerosis to post surgery hip fractures· Provided education to patients and families regarding nutrition, treatments, care plans, and pain management· Documented all elements of assessment, treatments, medications, behaviors, discharge instructions & follow-up care· Implemented appropriate care plans and interventions during admissions and in the event of a change of condition· Oriented new hires in medication administration, client care, and new patient admissions