Registered Nurse Manager

OBJECTIVES

To obtain a Register Nurse Leadership position at well recognized health-care organization that would utilize my professional and interpersonal skills in managing a nursing team so as to bring about a smooth flow of operation and a contented staff.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Compassionate Registered Nurse with 10 years’ experience in an acute clinical setting with major emphasis on providing a better experience for the patients and their family members, and on reducing the number of “Sentinel Events" in order to keep costs under control while at the same time insuring patient safety and quality of care.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

•Licensed RN in New York State

•Highly experienced in collaborating with the healthcare team across the board in order to maintain high standards of professional nursing practice

•Highly skilled in analyzing high-risk clinical situations and applying prudent measures

•Highly skilled in administering the managerial functions of setting objectives, and planning and organizing activities

•In-depth knowledge of organizational procedures and policies

•Highly skilled in building strong alliances with a multidisciplinary care team and creating a climate of mutual respect

•Significantly improving a hospital’s public image by ensuring a high-quality, patient-focused services in a timely fashion

•Significantly improving hospital HCAHPS with the aim of improving patient experience

•Repeatedly acknowledged by patients and family members for outstanding quality care, receiving consistent appreciation in PRESS GANEY survey responses

•Bilingual (English, Polish, knowledge of Russian)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Clinical Professor at Molloy College of Nursing, NY from September 2014 – present

When working with nursing students, my main priority is to ensure the safety of patients, students, and the healthcare organization. I introduce them to the nursing profession in such a way as will lead to their professional success and that of the healthcare organization they are working for. In the course of my work, I have been recognized, both by students and by the university faculty, as one of the most effective and dedicated clinical instructors.

North Shore LIJ Valley Stream, NY from November 2015 – present

Nurse Manager – Telemetry

Ensuring the provision of high-quality nursing care

Assigning nursing patient-care tasks to each member of the nursing team, on the basis of the needs of each individual patient

Personally assessing” rapid response” emergencies and assisting in providing first-aid support

Resolving patient and staff issues by utilizing “TeamSTEPPS” Model”

Accountable for fiscal management, performance improvement activities, and compliance with all the organization’s policies/procedures and regulations

Overseeing PI audits and participating in the risk management processes

Ensuring physician’s, staff, patients and families satisfaction

Creating a culture of teamwork and graciousness

Coaching new and already existing staff, and providing them support and positive feedback

Caring out the Hospital strategic planning, clinical management, patient care, budgeting, and financial management

North Shore LIJ Valley Stream, NY from July 2015 – to November 2015

Assistant Director-Nursing Patient Care Services

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient’s care in the units.

Caring out the Hospital and Nursing Service mission, vision, values

Promoting high quality patient-centered caring environment

Build strong alliances with physicians, nurses and other multidisciplinary team members

Ensuring Patient’s satisfaction

Ability in making timely decisions and managing change process

Communicating all information effectively by utilizing “TeamSTEPS ” Model

North Shore LIJ Valley Stream (Northwell Health) (ranked among the top 10% in the nation for over-all orthopedic services), Valley Stream, NY from May 2014 to July 14, 2015

Acting Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing in Orthopedic/Post-Op Medical Surgical Unit

Ensuring the provision of high-quality nursing care

Assigning nursing patient-care tasks to each member of the nursing team, on the basis of the needs of each individual patient

Personally assessing” rapid response” emergencies and assisting in providing first-aid support

Resolving patient and staff issues by utilizing “TeamSTEPPS” Model”

Directing and monitoring nursing units, and working toward bringing about positive outcomes

Creating a culture of teamwork and graciousness

Coaching new and already existing staff, and providing them support and positive feedback

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, from January, 2013 to May, 2014: New York Reducible Hospitalization project

Nurse Clinical Coordinator, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Collaboratively implementing preventive services, early symptoms recognition, assessment, and management of acute change-in-conditions in the LTC residents

Developing facility-specific strategies and action- care plans

Educating/coaching staff, patients, and family members on improving LTC residents’ quality of care and reducing avoidable hospitalizations

Assessing medication-and antipsychotic-medication-use patterns

Implementing the use of the INTERACT/AMDA guidelines and tools

Performing root-cause analysis of residents’ hospital transfers

Decreasing the number of residents’ hospital transfers from 60 in January 2013 to 20 in May 2014.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY – September, 2007 to January, 2013

Staff Registered Nurse in Post–Op Medical-Surgical Unit: Step-Down Unit

•Providing continuous high-quality direct pre-op and post-op care/monitoring to a mixed patient population with diverse diagnoses and diverse age groups with moderate or potentially severe psychological instability requiring technical support

•Continually assessing and reassessing patients’ healthcare status and notifying in a timely manner physicians and other healthcare providers about patients’ acute changes in condition

• Administering medication in a timely manner, providing hygiene and elimination needs, ensuring social and spiritual needs, acting as a patient advocate and role model and as a liaison among patients, their families, physicians, and other healthcare providers involved in patients’ care

•Coordinating patient services, treatments and consultations according to hospital regulations with the use of EPIC computer system

The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY – from August, 2006 to September, 2007

Staff Registered Nurse in CVA Unit from 2007 to 2008

•Providing high-quality care for patients positive for head/spinal cord trauma, CVA, cardiac disorders (CABG), respiratory disorders and orthopedics

•Fulfilling the role of district leader, with responsibility to supervising CNA’s

•Implementing total patient care through a team- nursing process covering 8-10 acute patients per shift

•Acting as a patient advocate, promptly assessing patients’ healthcare status and, in a timely manner, notifying physicians of patients’ clinical changes

•Maintaining accurate, detailed reports and records

•Using the “teach-back method,” teaching patients and family members concerning matters such as health education and disease prevention

•Empowering patients and families to make decisions regarding the planning and implementing of strategies designed to improve the overall health of patients, their families, and the general community

Vice President/Co-Owner, Telma, Inc., Warsaw, Poland - 1990-1998

•Overseeing all operations, including staff supervision, budget preparation, strategic planning and financial strategies

•Expanding sales, including mass-market accounts

•Exceeding all goals with nearly doubled sales every year

Vice President/Co-Owner, Mag Conder, Inc., Jackson Heights, NY- 1990-1998

•Obtaining exclusive rights to represent American cosmetic and pharmaceutical brands, such as Sally Hansen, Natural Glow, Rejuvia, Orajel in Poland

•Opening a new market for American consumers and introducing the products in Poland

•Creating a profitable organization with increased sales of 200%

EDUCATION

•2010- 2012: M.S.N. majoring in Health System Administration, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Working full time, while attending graduate program, with GPA of 3.970

•2003-2006: B.S. majoring in Registered Nurse, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

•1999-2002: B.S. majoring in Health Care Administration, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

CREDENTIALS AND LICENSES

•New York State Registered Nurse active

•New Jersey Sate Registered Nurse - active

•Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

•Advanced Cardiac Life Support

•FEMA Incident Command System

•“TeamSTEPPS” Master Trainer

•AWARDS AND HONORS

•2013 CMS Outstanding ECCP Staff Recognition of the Quarter (Oct – Dec 2013)

•2012 HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AWARD – funded by Seton Hall University/College of Nursing

•2012 Outstanding Internship Award – funded by Seton Hall University/College of Nursing

•2006 HUMANISM IN HEALTH CARE AWARD - funded by Health Care Foundation of New Jersey

MEMBER

•American Nursing Association

•American College of Healthcare Executives

•Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses

•AORN

•American Association of Critical Care Nurses

•National Association of Orthopedic Nurses

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