• Manage the accreditation, certification, regulatory compliance and survey procedures for 2 facilities and 5 programs• Coordinating survey activities for outside regulatory and certification agencies including The Joint Commission, Division of Health Service Regulation, and Centers of Medicare and Medicaid• Lead and co-lead facility Regulatory Oversight Committee meetings leading to enhanced knowledge• Partnered closely with Mint Hill Medical Center’s President, CNO, system and unit leaders to oversee regulatory responsibility, leading to successful opening of the facility• Partnered with Skilled Nursing Unit leadership to enhance knowledge and understanding of the separately certified unit, licensing requirements, and recent changes in Long Term Care Conditions of Participation• Assisted with the establishment of the first Acute Stroke Ready Hospital certification within the organization by collaborating with facility Senior leaders and core program interdisciplinary team• Collaborated with COH leadership and interdisciplinary team members, to meet and exceed regulatory requirements and measures, achieving initial total shoulder replacement certification and 5 disease-specific re-certifications in 2019• Partnered with End Stage Renal Disease program to ensure leader and team member success with regulatory inspections and policy adherence leading to achievement of recertification for the outpatient dialysis program• Supporting facility departments and operational leaders with regulatory related concerns and barriers to compliance, 24/7 support for leadership concerns after a reported event, and educating leaders on regulatory risk and immediate jeopardy triggers and prevention• Support corporate medical staff, transplant safety and universal protocol chapter champions in system Focused Standards Assessment• Leading SE, SSE, and SRE comprehensive systematic analysis reviews

• Directed the Pre-Surgical Services, Ambulatory Care Unit, and Post Anesthesia Care Unit for a 16 suite OR hospital, leading the collaboration among departments, administration, and physicians, improving patient care and processes• Created and executed processes to adequately screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff, ensuring for exceptional nursing skills and talent that align with our culture and organization• Evaluated annual performance appraisals for team members leading to growth and development, improving quality of patient care and services and increasing RN and patient satisfaction• Developed and regulated budgets and resource allocations by identifying and implementing expenditure strategies and collaborating with financial business partners, resulting in a reduction in costs and profit increases• Collaborated with physicians, inpatient nursing leaders and surgical services to implement ERAS program leading to safer and better outcomes for patients• Wrote and implemented policies and procedures and conducted consistent medical records reviews and audits by partnering with leadership team and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, adhering to quality service measures• Led the Pre-Surgical Services team through the LPN/RN skill mix conversion, training 5 new LPNs

• Oversaw the surgical services nursing unit through the Magnet Re-designation process, increasing recognition for high quality patient care, excellence and innovation in nursing practices• Recognized as a “super-user,” achieving a high level of proficiency for utilization of the EMR system, leading to the appointed selection to assist sister hospitals with the EMR integration• Integral to the leadership recognition as a point-person and a relief charge nurse, providing expertise in clinical documentation, and software skills• Appointed to represent the surgical nurses unit at the AORN Surgical Conference in March 2014

• Trained and mentored new employees, providing a high level of comfort with procedures, organizational processes, and patient interactions, leading to exceptional patient care services

• Medical/Surgical nurse responsible for daily care of post-operative patients on a 36-bed unit. Specific admissions include, but not limited to, Urology, GI, ENT, Plastics, and Bariatrics