Nancy Rollins Gantz Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Corporate Office: Portland, Oregon, Usa

Developed patient care model named Cultural Appreciation through Professional Practice and SYNERGYSuccessful implementation of cultural diversity model in an organization of over 2,000 staff from 40-60 countries. Designed, implemented, taught, evaluated organization change processes for enhancing the capability to manage diversity successfully.

Portland, Oregon

Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

Began working with the NSWHS and family emergency in USA made it necessary to repatriate back to Phoenix, Arizona.

Consultation to revising and updating the Master's in Nursing Program modules (6)

Formly BIDSHIFT, worked with over a hundred of hospitals and organizations to evaluate infrastructure to optimize management of workforce for staff retention and satisfaction that resulted increased moral, FTE's and retention.Provided approach to evaluate incentives, utilization of internal workforce, and management development.Ensured strategic program and initiatives met the Joint Commission standards and other regulatory bodies.Developed and taught strategic mapping for successful implementation of system in organization.Identified and mentored leadership for program implementation and follow-up.

Consulted on quality initiatives, medical staff structure and compliance.Consulted and taught new focus t of Joint Commission Accreditation Process, Shared Visions- New Pathways.Educated organizations to Priority Focus Process, Tracer Methodology, quality initiatives and all aspects of the new accreditation process for hospitals nationally and internationally.Assisted hospitals and organizations for JCAHO accreditation.

320-beds with 10 direct reports; Level 1 trauma center, regional burn center and teaching Institution with off-campus psychiatric hospital (220-acute care psychiatric beds and 250-bed long term care facility)Responsible for all 320-inpatient beds and outpatient services at Level 1 trauma (120,000 visits Emergency Room visits per year), teaching, 12-bed Regional State Burn Center and public hospital. Additional responsibility for 250-bed skilled nursing facility. Responsible for over 1,000 FTE's.Eliminated use of agency while maintaining safe, quality care within 8 months of employment when monthly agency expense ran between $800,000 to 1M. Developed and implemented Nursing Leadership Forum that enhanced teamwork, communication, collaboration, a professional practice model.Re-organized Nursing leadership structure that significantly increased productivity, accountability and staff/patient/physician satisfaction while decreasing expenses by over $9 million. Actively participated in citywide collaboration to provide adjunct, part-time educators for schools of nursing to increase nursing enrollment. Initiated Magnet Journey and a Professional Practice Model.

St. Louis, Missouri

Pediatric Critical Care Services and Solid Organ Transplantation (re-entry position to the U.S.A.; 232-beds with 25 direct reports; leading pediatric organ transplant hospital, Level 1 trauma and teaching institution)Developed successful strategic plan for the implementation of a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program for a 26-bed, high volume- high acuity Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to increase resources for quality services. Participated in successfully defeating a 10-month unionization attempt for professional nurses. Integrated all solid organ transplantation (liver, kidney, lung, heart and heart/lung) under one department for continuity and efficient use of shared resources, decreased expense by $1 million.Initiated, coordinated and directed the first annual Pediatric Transplantation Conference at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Achieved yearly budget targets while decreasing turnover and elimination of all agency staff.Began preparations for Magnet Journey.Initiated long term strategic development for solid organ transplantation with Medical Staff.Successfully mentored and coached Director of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to succeed me in my position.Designed and implemented the building of two additional cardiac catheterization laboratories.

King Fahad National Children'S Cancer And Research Centre, Riyadh

Planning, development and implementation team to open state-of-the-art 45-bed pediatric cancer hospital with 12 direct reports; based on St. Jude Model with high volume of outpatient services) Key Facilitator for the Commissioning Team of the first free-standing Pediatric Hematology/Oncology specialty hospital that serves Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and Islamic countries modeled; Chair for preparation of strategic and business plan for profitable and successful operation and patient care outcomes of hospital with Medical Staff and Executive Team.Successfully opened facility in a 2-month period with limited resources and budget. Developed and implemented international recruitment strategy to staff hospital with qualified personnel that resulted in operating at 100% occupancy within 4 months coupled with providing the excellence of patient care services and outcomes. Responsible for JCIA (U.S.A. Joint Commission International Accreditation) preparation and successful accreditation for all hospital departments with a final survey score of 99% (survey in 2000). Initiated, organized and directed the first Childhood Cancer Awareness Month for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established an Advanced Practice Nursing model for effective outcome based continuum of care. Developed initial operating budget with CEO, submitted and approved by the Ministry; Developed CAPPS© International model, (Cultural Appreciation through Professional Participation and Synergy) to facilitate cooperation, communication and teamwork among diverse cultures and countries.Affiliated with King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.

600-beds with 14 direct reports in a tertiary, Level 1 trauma, teaching and referral center)Demonstrated effective multicultural leadership and collaboration in a Nursing Division of approximately 2000 professional nursing staff from 40 to 60 different cultures and countries. Co-chaired hospital-wide committee and provided education for implementation of Zero Based Budgeting for Nursing Division and 600-bed hospital. Co-coordinator for the Saudi-U.S. University based BSN Program; . This program was the first in the Kingdom to educate 11 Saudi Nursing Nationals in the USA. Facilitated implementation of full-service Critical Care Unit for two (2) Royal Palaces for His Majesty King Fahad Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Collaborated with local university to initiate increased nursing enrollment in country.Successfully proposed plan submitted to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health to support a Master's prepared nurse to obtain her PhD degree in the United States which she then became the first doctoral prepared nurse in the country.

Dnp, Nursing Education

Scholarship, Nurse Executive Fellowship, Nurse Executive Program-J&J

Msn, Masters In Nursing

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) And Master'S In Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Nursing And Health Science, Diploma In Nursing

Activities and Societies: Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Life, Life