Kevin D. McCurdy, BSN, BS, RN

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Houston, TX 77047

832-***-****

Education and Professional Development

Masters Business Administration, (MBA), Texas Woman's University, Denton

TX, (Dec - 2014)

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) Texas Woman's University,

Denton TX (Aug - 2005)

Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts, Philosophy & Criminal Justice, Regents

College, Albany NY, (May - 1998)

Associate of Applied Sciences, (AAS), University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

(May - 1995)

Nursing Health Systems Management, (MSN), Texas Woman's University,

Denton, TX (May - 2015)

Licenses and Certifications

Texas Board of Nursing - Registered Nurse License

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Basic Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation

Organizations

Healthcare Financial Management Association Gulf Coast Chapter.

Emergency Nurse's Association.

Awards

Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society for Graduate Studies MSN 2014

Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society for Graduate Studies EMBA 2014

Experience:

20+ years experience with EHR Rollouts

EPIC EHR rollout 2014 - CHI/St. Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

EPIC EHR rollout 2013 - CHI/St. Luke's, Texas Medical Center

PICIS EHR rollout 2007 - St. Luke's, Texas Medical Center

CHCS EHR rollout 1997 - U.S. Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia

CHCS EHR rollout 1994 - U.S. Navy, Sasebo, Japan

CHCS EHR rollout 1993 - U.S. Navy, Bremerton, Washington

LYRIS Laboratory EHR rollout 1991 - U.S. Navy, Bremerton, Washington

** Includes process flow analysis, install decision process prioritization,

documentation requirement, creation, and modification identification **

A++ Certified Technician

Software/Hardware technician - University of Houston Clear Lake, 2002 -

2003.

Conversion and installation of various software, hardware, and coordination

of conversion/installs.

Clinical Nurse Manager - Emergency Services - CHI/St. Luke's Hospital at

the Vintage (SLHV) Houston Texas - (May 2014 - present). SLHV is a 106 bed

community based hospital serving the surrounding community with focus on

Emergency medicine, Cardiology, 24 hour STEMI Cath Lab services, Neurology

and Stroke care, General Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Labor and

Delivery, Pediatrics, and General surgical care.

. Emergency Department at SLHV - 40 FTEs

Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency Services - CHI/Baylor St Luke's Medical

Center (BSLMC) Houston, Texas (June 2009 - May 2014).

BSLMC is a 800+ bed hospital focused on Emergency, Cardiovascular,

Neurology & a Primary Stroke Center, Orthopedics, Bariatric, Acute Rehab,

and full system Organ transplant services. Responsible for operational,

financial and clinical direction for the following areas at both

facilities:

. Emergency Department and Short Stay units at BSLMC - 90+ FTEs

Student Nurse Assosciate, Graduate Nurse, Staff/Triage/Charge Nurse -

CHI/Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC) Houston, Texas (June 2004 -

June 2009).

. Provided direct patient care to patients presenting to a Primary Chest

Pain Receiving Center

. Provided direct patient care to multi-organ transplant recepients as

part of a tertiary medical center for patient demographics

. Provided direct patient care to patients being received for treatment

at primary stroke center

. Provided direct patient care for patients across the age spectrum

ranging from colds and fractures up to and including patients in need

of immediate critical care interventions

. Served on various committees to enhance growth and development as a

bed side staff emergency room nurse

SLHV Accomplishments include:

. 24 hour responsibility for assets, resources, and staff of Emergency

Department with budgetary oversight meeting expected monthly

operational budget, staffed prn

. Managed departmental training schedules, work schedules, and EPIC

electronic medical record (EMR) rollout of department for 35 nurses

and unlicensed staff. Flexed staff for optimal unit staffing and

coverage related to patient care and training requirements of EPIC EMR

implementation

. Provided senior leadership for EPIC rollout in lieu of CNO/AOC for all

departments, clinical, ancillary, and non-clinical personnel within

hospital after hours

. Worked with materials management to convert supplies to PYXIS pull

requirement increasing charge capture and accountability for point of

use replacement. Reduced capital loss of patient care equipment

through securing initiatives

. Created a "nice" expectation for all customers, internal, external,

and among departmental peers righting a listing ship

. Established expectations and behavioral norms of unit with improved

morale and unification of team members

. Returned unit to established staffing levels after attrition prior to

transfer

. Retained personnel within facility avoiding negative retention numbers

through transfer/growth opportunities to ancillary services such as

radiology nurse cross training & transfer for 2 RNs with only one

employee termed for cause during reorganization of emergency

department

. Improved inter-departmental working relations with all departments of

hospital

. Policy and practices established for department in absence of prior

establishment

. Coordinated SANE Certified RN In-service training for nursing staff

from St. Luke's facilities including the Vintage, Sugarland, and the

Woodlands

. Recognized for performance by physicians, seniors, peers, and

subordinates

BSLMC Accomplishments include:

. Manage staffing requirements, scheduling, mentor staff, perform annual

staff evaluations, counsel, develop, and manage staff, as well as

interview, hire, and discharge employees as required.

. Contributed to annual budget forecasting/request submission to

executive board for approval, appropriately flex staff up/down to meet

patient care needs exceeding patient care expectations, research and

evaluate efficacy of diagnostic evaluation/patient care equipment,

order and maintain patient care equipment, annual budget requirements

met or exceeded.

. Empowered staff, through re-enforcement, critical conversations, and

presence and support of staff autonomy and in decision making skills.

. Reduced consumable losses by 50% through alternative approaches as

recommended by and implemented by unit employees and improvement

committees.

. Performs Studer monthly/quarterly rounding on staff facilitating

increased staff retention, improved communication, moral, and team

building.

. Patient satisfaction goals exceeded annually.

. Met Studer requirements for patient discharge call backs.

. Studer recommended daily/hourly patient rounding performed for

increased patient satisfaction.

. Provides Departmental staff meetings.

. Lead/mentor staff in committee contributions to department and

organization.

. Facilitate staff continued education, certifications, participation in

shared governance.

. Counsel staff on precepting new employee orientation.

. Manage graduate nurse orientation, student nurse clinical assignments,

high school student externship.

. Manage staff nurse in-service requirements, professional development

model requirements.

. Oversaw staff orientation, training, and skill mastery of roles of

Triage nurse, Charge nurse, SNA/Graduate Nurse transitioning, and

cultivated employee advancement into management roles.

FEMA CMOC Training - 2014

Deep East Region, East Gulf Coast, SETRAC - ED subject matter expert/point

of contact.

Committees

. Code Silver Annual Shooter drill

. Bio-hazardous Annual training lead

. Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium - Heart Failure Accreditation

. Work place violence Committee

. STEMI Committee

. Chest Pain Certification Committee

. Daily Bed/Staffing/Patient flow meetings

. Quality and Education Council departmental representative

. Sepsis Committee

. Security Emergency Management subcommittee

. Primary Stroke Receiving Center Certification

References & various non-nursing positions prior to 2004 - Available upon

request.

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