Registered Nurse- have been a Director of Nursing for 13 years
Resume:
Yolanda Nieves
Oceanside New York, 11572
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EDUCATION
Long Island University: Brooklyn, New York
Master of Science: Community Health and Health Administration
Long Island University: Brooklyn, New York
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
EMPLOYMENT
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Director of Maternal Child Services
2015-
Responsible for the overall coordination of assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of the operations of multiple units within the Patient Care Services. Function as a key clinical leader, communicating regularly with senior administration, managers, and staff to foster an environment of collaboration and respect with physicians, nursing colleagues and other health care members.
• Conduct regularly scheduled meeting with responsible managers and administration to address goals and objectives, operational performance metrics, improvement activities and concerns of staff and patients.
• Ensure adequate staffing coverage in accordance with established productivity measures based on population needs.
• Work with CNO, Directors and staff in developing a realistic financial and operational budget.
• Hire, educate, mentor, and evaluate responsible managers. Ensure annual performance evaluation of managers and staff is a timely fashion.
• Work with human resources and departmental managers to counsel, discipline and terminate staff as needed.
• Ensure continual compliance of responsible units with all JC, CMS, NYS DOH, Public Health Laws, HIPPA, Corporate Compliance, institutional and departmental regulations to make certain they are addressed in the policies and procedures.
• Successful JC survey 2016.
• Administrator on call.
Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center
Director of Women and Children Services
12/2006- 6/2015
Operational responsibility for Labor & Delivery, Mother Baby /Antepartum High Risk, Pediatric, Pediatric Intensive Care and the Neonatal level III services.
• 200 FTE’s, 2000 deliveries
• Function as a clinical leader by creating a patient focused caring environment while addressing and meeting the individual needs of the patients. Communicate with senior administration and other departmental leaders to adopt an environment of collaboration and respect with physicians, nurses and other team members.
• Overall coordination of assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of the operation of multiple units.
• Work with human resources and managers in a union environment to counsel, discipline and terminate staff as needed. Assist with retention strategies.
• Ensure compliance of responsible units with JC, CMS, NYS DOH, Public Health Laws, HIPPA, Corporate Compliance, institutional and departmental regulations are addressed in policies and procedures.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Director of Women and Children Services
2004- 2006
Daily strategic administrative oversight and operational control of the Maternal Child Health Services and other services as needed.
• Assume responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of systems for the delivery of nursing care services.
• Participate in contract negotiations with 1199/NYSNA and monitor compliance of contracts and institutional personnel policies.
• Provide consultation. Participate in the planning of the nursing budget. Implement JCAHO, DOH and other regulatory agencies recommendations to meet compliance and improve the effectiveness of care provided to patients.
• Responsible for: Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby Unit/High Risk Antepartum, NICU, Peds, PICU with 250 FTE’s. 3500 deliveries.
Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center
1991-2004
Nurse Manager (1996-2004)
Operational responsibility for the Labor and Delivery Suite
• Approve time schedules, over-time, and supplemental staffing.
• Purchase equipment/supplies necessary to provide a safe and smooth operational unit.
• Participate in the hiring and disciplinary process of unionized staff.
• Perform annual evaluations. Analyze and evaluate nursing practice, standards of care and quality of services through patient rounds, multidisciplinary meeting, and quality improvement activities.
Nurse Clinician-Educator for Maternity Services (1991-1996)
• Identify needs of the staff, design programs, provide orientation, and ensure safe and competent nursing practice.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and collaborate in addressing educational issues.
• Develop, formulate, and update policies and procedures.
• Provide clinical orientation to the nurses in L&D, Mother-Baby and the Nursery units.
New York City Department of Health-Maternity Services and Family Planning
Public Health Nurse Consultant
1989-1991
• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate new programs and additional services
• Assist in the implementation of field staff training. Establishing linkages with other agencies
• Develop, formulate, and update protocols.
CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Cardiac Life Support
Neonatal Advance Life Support
Pediatric Life Support
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