Nursing Manager
Nurse Manager II Inpatient Adult and Older Adult Behavioral Health 2017-2019Nurse Manager Med-Surg 2009-2017Patient Care Coordinator/Internal Resource Team 2007-2009Home Infusion Therapy/Taylor House Hospice 2004-2009⦁ Directed operations and clinical integration of 4 departments and additional support services at a 175 bed tertiary care teaching hospital, with responsibility for fiscal and quality outcomes.⦁ Hired, trained, mentored, developed and evaluated high-performing Nursing Department Supervisors, Occupational and Mental Health Therapist with approximately 120 employees. Responsible for workforce management and productivity targets.⦁ Validated regulatory compliance, identified gaps, and led improvement efforts to maintain ongoing compliance with industry standards, benchmarks and trends.⦁ Ensures consistent application of nursing services policies and standards throughout the organization through an established shared governance structure.⦁ Monitors patient outcomes and quality and effectiveness of nursing care.⦁ Facilitated development and implementation of care documentation, nursing care policies and procedures, nursing research, and evidence-based practice.⦁ Applied clinical, financial and quality data analytics to develop and lead performance improvement initiatives and cost mitigation strategies.⦁ Utilized tools for financial, quality, and staffing monitoring.⦁ Provided leadership and development by managing, mentoring and coaching numerous team members as well as colleagues at all levels to elevated positions or roles that were a better fit.⦁ Created new roles within the units to improve overall efficiency.⦁ Knowledgeable of labor laws including hiring, FMLA, short and long term disability ⦁ Led the implementation of initiatives to increase employee engagement.