Kayode Kwesi Smith

AANP certified FNP: F*******

NYS NP License: 336326, RN License: 574898

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h718-***-****, m347-***-****, acvabz@r.postjobfree.com NURSING LEADER/PATIENT ADVOCATE

To promote local and global healthcare change through public, private, or non-profit institutions and outreach programs using the integration of Evidence Based Clinical Practice and Medical Information Technology. Like many health professionals, I am motivated by a desire to assist others. I also wish to publicize and promote the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in a variety of healthcare settings CORE STRENGTHS

Leadership and Management

Bilingual Oral and Written

Communication (English/Spanish)

Clinical Excellence

Strong Patient Advocacy

Creativity and Innovation

Public Health & Education Background

Customer Service and Public Relations

Strategic Planning/ Budget Forecasting

Information Technology

Project Management

Clinical Skills/Privileges include: Wound management/repair, suturing/stapling, splinting/braces/ orthopedic supportive devices, incision and drainage, ultrasound, peripheral IV and GU catheterization

Administrative/Computer related skills: Coding (ICD 9/10), Evaluation and Management, Care Coordination, Coaching, Project Management, Candidate Screening, Salesforce, CareOne, MS Office, including Outlook, Visio, Publisher, and Access; SPSS; Windows OS, Mac OS, HealthMatics, Centricity, QuadraMed, Cerner, Seimen’s Unity, Teletracking software, NextGen, SalesForce, HL7, Encoder Pro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OPTUM CLINICAL SERVICES April 2013 to Present

Director of Clinical Operations, ISNP and Transitions to SNF programs (promoted February 2015)

• Responsible for six managers and team leads, over 30 advanced practice clinicians, and over 2000 lives in the New York City region

• Account management for over 40 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) over one long term care/one subacute care program in the aforementioned region

• Strategic Planning and Budget forecasting and management alongside the Senior Director and Regional president

• Candidate screening, hiring, evaluation and coaching, liaising with HR and Governance

• Special projects include implementing a centralized clinical "on call" system, which facilitated better patient outcomes and employee quality of life; also, Community Navigator Project, and Launch Team

• Recurring commitments include Annual Performance Reviews, Annual offsite Directors' conference, Biannual All Staff meeting, Quarterly Business Review, Monthly Health Services Meeting, Monthly staff meetings (direct and indirect reports), biweekly 1:1 with direct reports, and Director's meeting

Clinical Services Manager, CarePlus Community, New York and New Jersey

• Oversee work activities of clinical staff of a community based treat in place care management program

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• Establish and manage to team goals aligned with corporate and individual team member values

• Provide real time clinical and administrative support to team members and external clients

• Account management with internal associates and external health payers

• Provide input and influence forecasting, budgeting, planning activities

• Evaluate team performance and manage performance based salary and bonus incentives

• Utilize Complex Population Management performance tools that hold the clinical team accountable for market metrics and performance standards.

• Provide clinical operations expertise on business development efforts

• Lead and participated in several workgroups and initiatives built for innovation and process improvement

LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER, Brooklyn, NY March 2012 to March 2013 ED Director of Fast Track/Nurse Practitioner (Emergency Department)

• Operations and Personnel management of over 30 midlevel providers (Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants) and Registered Nurses in the Fast Track/Urgent Care portion of the Emergency Department

• Attend and facilitate meetings and committees as required by department chair

• Interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, evaluating new and current staff; increased roster size 100% in 6 months

• Ongoing departmental chart review and Risk Management proceedings as needed

• Regulatory preparedness for announced/unannounced surveys and inspections

• Preparing continuing education agenda/curricula

• Creation of revised staffing structure and budget reporting (current and prospective annual projections) based on ED patient volume and arrivals/frequency

• Preparing monthly schedule for all ER midlevel providers (including external medical students and residents)

• Policy writing and review, including interpretation/adaption of Medical and Nursing protocols

• Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement monitoring and reporting

• Work rate of 2-4 dispositions per hour (admit/discharge/transfer); Practices Evidence Based Medicine using approved protocols

• Manages higher acuity cases in the Main/Cardiac/Trauma portion of the ER under the auspices of an ER certified attending physician

• Liaises and consults with numerous specialty services to provide integrated patient centered care LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Brooklyn, NY October 2010 to March 2012 Nurse Practitioner (Emergency Department)

• Licensed Independent Provider solely responsible for clinical management of urgent care patients in the Fast Track portion of the Emergency Department

• Work rate of 2-4 dispositions per hour (admit/discharge/transfer); Practices Evidence Based Medicine using approved protocols

• Manages higher acuity cases in the Main/Cardiac/Trauma portion of the ER under the auspices of an ER certified attending physician

• Liaises and consults with numerous specialty services to provide integrated patient centered care KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER, Brooklyn, NY April 2005-September 2010 Assistant Director, Nursing (Emergency Department), August 2009 to September 2010

• Oversees daily operations and supervises nursing and ancillary staff on evening tour

• Collects and analyzes data as well as revises processes using Quality Management tools (Lean, 6S, etc.)

• Performs paper/electronic chart review and participated in NYCDOH/CMS and JC regulatory surveys

• Active member of various interdisciplinary committees such as Critical Values/Phlebotomy, H1N1 Task Force, Risk Management/Adverse Events, ED Clinical Operations Staff Nurse and Informatics Nurse (Emergency Department), June 2006 to August 2009 Kayode Kwesi Smith, 3 pages

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Regularly assigned as the charge nurse in the Adult Emergency Department urgent/emergent care portions of the ED

Served as a leader/preceptor/mentor for students, peers, and orientees

Active member of the Emergency Department Information Technology Subcommittee

Appointed champion of ED Nursing Informatics and Operations in anticipation of a large scale project that covered the implementation of a new Health Information System and the creation and/or augmentation of several ED workflow processes

Liaised with internal programming departments and external vendors to create optimal user- friendly interfaces

Nurse Intern/Patient Care Associate (Intensive Care Unit), April 2005 to June 2006

• Program designed to aid in the transition to a career as a registered professional nurse EAST HARLEM PARTNERSHIP FOR CANCER AWARENESS, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY July 2002 to March 2005

Health Educator/Assistant Researcher

Prepared curriculum and conducted workshops throughout a target population

Co-facilitated a support group for cancer survivors at an affiliated institution

Collected and analyzed data relevant to project research (using SPSS software)

Created, edited, and published a monthly organizational newsletter geared towards health professionals as well as the target population

Developed a website for public relations purposes EDUCATION

MOLLOY COLLEGE, Rockville Centre, NY

Masters in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, May 2010 Concentration in Informatics/Healthcare Administration Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing May 2006

SUNY at STONY BROOK, Stony Brook, NY

Bachelors of Science Degree in Public Health/Community Health Education May 2002 COMMUNITY SERVICE/AFFILIATIONS

The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State

Volunteer, Various healthcare fairs and healthcare screenings throughout the NYC Metropolitan Area

Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society, Epsilon Kappa Chapter

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

New York State Nurses Association

GAPNA

References and supporting documents furnished upon request.

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