Travis Maher Rn, Bsn, Msm Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, Us

Provide strategic leadership to develop, implement and operate the systems and processes to improve, optimize and align scheduling and staffing for all hourly employees. This includes the core staffing and scheduling systems, analytics, machine learning/AI as well as partnering and influencing groups that support workforce management systems, HR policies, financial controls and payroll. Work collaboratively with the local executives in addition to regional executives to ensure consistent tools, decision making and processes to optimize workforce effeciency, effectiveness and engagement.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Chief Nursing Officer - Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital

Led the 24/7 nursing operations of a 631-bed hospital. Managed $170 million in salaries and over 2300 employees. Ultimate responsibility for meeting patient-care needs and assuring an optimal patient experience for the more than 36,000 inpatient admissions. Strategically led the department in a manner consistent with the mission, vision, and goals of the hospital and the Health System.-Implemented an aggressive workforce strategy and reduced temp RN utilization by 25 ftes-Hand Hygiene compliance scores increased from 2013 score of 64% to 2018 score of 90% -Reduced Nursing Turnover from 11.1% to 7.6% for a savings of $4.2 million-Achieved superior nurse leadership engagement scores of 91% with 90% survey completion-Improved Quality metrics from 2014-2017: CDIFF 54% reduction and CAUTI 49% reduction-Collaborated with Abbott Northwestern Foundation to increase Nursing Excellence Funds by nearly $4.8 million in just 2 years-Improved Nursing Communication Scores from 28th Percentile Rank in January 2015 to 78th Percentile Rank in May 2018

Led nursing areas with over 500 employees with a focus on common hospital resources. Areas included Critical Care/Med-Surg Float Pools, Patient Placement, Staffing, Scheduling, Rapid Reponse, 1:1 Attendant, Social Work, Case Management, Patient Access, Length of Stay, Readmissions and 4 Med/Surg/Oncology Units. -Improved patient-flow, reducing PACU holds by 60% and Emergency Room diverts by 90%-Implemented a single, standard approach to workforce management, including Overtime and Agency Reduction Strategies, FTE planning, methodology for expansion of float pools, position control standardization. Accurate distribution of nursing staff with a $2.9 million improvement without adding nursing staff.-Significantly reduced union grievances-Improved Critical Care nurse turnover and satisfaction around floating -Implementation of a Patient Flow Steering group focused on patient access, length of stay and readmissions. GMLOS improvement from 2013 of 113.2% to 2017 of 100.64%.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Director of Nursing Operations - Led multiple nursing areas with over 500 employees. Directed the day to day operations of departments including: ICU, Heart Center, Wound Ostomy Care, Staffing/Scheduling, General Med/Surg Float Pool, Critical Care Float Pool and Patient Placement-Earned Watson/Tower Employee Engagement Award-Drastically reduced Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers-Implemented Critical Care RN Pipeline program

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Managed the day-to-day operations of patient flow, patient throughput from Perioperative services, ED, direct admits and all other patients being admitted into inpatient beds while providing Human Resource Management for the department.-Consolidated Patient Placement, Staffing, Scheduling, Float Pools and Nursing Supervisors -Top Employee Engagement Awards 2004 and 2006-Implemented One Call Process to improve access for patients and ease process for physicians-Developed Patient Placement Protocols to improve access and reduce patient admission delays-Developed Standard approach for nursing position controls, float pool usage

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Oncology UnitManaged day to day operations of the patient care unit and provided direct supervision of 50% of employees in the nursing units. Worked with preceptors and orientees to assure staff prepared accordingly for direct care jobs.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Master Of Science - Ms, Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nursing

Associate Of Science - As, Practical Nursing