Director Of Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer
Resume:
Halima N. Anaza, RN, MSN
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Areas of Interest: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- SUMMARY
- Passionate, energetic and hardworking nurse leader with solid track record of success in various healthcare settings.
- Armed with 16 years of progressive nursing management experience in critical care, medical/surgical, home health care and long-term acute care (LTAC)
- Possess exemplary communication and team development skills
- Proven history of success in meeting and exceeding budget goals
- Vast experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and physicians to ensure the delivery of best patient care
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KINDRED HOSPITAL, KANSAS CITY, MO
Nursing Supervisor Mar 2010
- Reported directly to the chief clinical officer and coordinated with other leaders to ensure the completion of all organization objectives.
- Actively tracked staffing pattern and modified personnel based on census and acuity.
- Participated in developing and implementing standard protocols to enhance patient care delivery, played an integral role in writing policies and procedures to support educational programs for staff and patients.
- Provide nursing care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
NORTHLAND LTAC, KANSAS CITY, MO
Nursing Supervisor/Manager Oct 2008-Mar 2010
- Supervised approximately 55 FTEs including nurses and respiratory therapists
- Managed for all areas of the hospital in the evening, night shifts and weekends
- Monitored staffing patterns and adjust hospital personnel based on census and acuity
- Effectively intervened in crisis situations to promote patient safety and life preservation
- Conducted performance appraisals and staff development tasks as assigned
- Oversaw all clinical service areas to promote patient safety.
- Helped developed plan to reduced the use of outside agencies by 50% in the first three months and also developed employee recognition, retention, and appreciation programs
- Built new policies and procedures to meet joint commission standards, implemented new and improved educational programs for staff and patients
LIBERTY HOSPITAL, LIBERTY, MO
Clinical Resource Leader / Nurse Manager Nov 2006-Aug 2009
- Functioned as a charge nurse on Progressive Care Unit, also as a resource person; performed peer reviews and staff development tasks as assigned
- Worked with the Quality Assurance team member for falls, restraints and educational requirements as related to Core Measures
- Fostered cooperation and collaborative relationships with the physicians, while establishing and maintaining excellent internal and external customer relationships
- Provided a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of assessment, EKG, other interventional procedures, phlebotomy, catheters, feeding tubes, peripheral and central lines.
- Promoted teamwork and accountability among all employees, encouraging dignity and compassion to all patients
- Helped develop Rapid Response Team program and reviewed uses and outcomes
- Successfully optimized staff performance through motivation and incentive programs
- Progressively steered clinical excellence through education, mentoring, and staff development
- Managed budget effectively to keep it under projected rate for physical year.
ELITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, KANSAS CITY, MO
Administrator Jan 2002-Oct 2006
- Successfully ran a home health care agency, increasing patient census 125 consistently for five years, with annual revenue of $2.4 million.
- Fully orchestrated day-to-day management and clinical operations of the agency, including strategic planning, organizing, staff development and human resources tasks
- Created new product line resulting in increased revenue
- Administered staffing requirement, recruitment, training and credentialing.
- Developed and directed the management of the agency in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, regulations and guidelines, as well as agency policies and procedures
- Devised and implemented a structured teaching curriculum for nurses and patient care technicians on tracheotomy care and respiratory care at homes.
KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND PENN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, KANSAS CITY, MO
Associate Professor of Nursing Aug 1998-Jun 2002
- Provided clinical and instructional guidance on Medical-Surgical, Critical Care and Mental Health Nursing
PARK LANE HOSPITAL, KANSAS CITY, MO
Nurse Manager Apr 1995-Jul 2001
- Managed all patient care on 27-bed inpatient cardiac unit
- Promoted to Resource Nurse Leader to Nurse Manager within six months in recognition of superior leadership skills
- Consistently maintained high level of quality standards
- Implemented patient care technician program to improve patient satisfaction and care in cardiac, pulmonary and neurology service lines that led to an increase in Press Ganey from 79% to 96.4% within 9 months and a decrease in falls by 85%
- Assisted in establishing committee to develop a means of reducing infection, length of stay and associated costs using national standards
- Implemented Shared Governance, which facilitated staff autonomy in practice and decision-making, improving staff satisfaction and retention
- EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Master of Science in Nursing Administration
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,
Post Master’s Certificate in Health Care Outcome Research and Evidence Based Measurements (2000)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO,
Registered Nurse in the state of Texas, Missouri and Kansas
Certification in ACLS and BLS, EKG and Mentor program
- PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Nursing Advocacy Group (2001-Present)
Missouri Nurses Association (1996)
Sigma Theta Tau, Inducted May (1994)
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