Registered Nurse Medical

Ron Pimentel

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Bakersfield, CA *3306

Home 661-***-****

Cellular 661-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Highly accomplished and experienced chief nursing officer with proven

leadership skills in the fields of Nursing and acute hospital

administration. Able to deal with complex nursing problems in a stressful

work environment.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Perioperative and acute hospital nursing administration and operations.

Revenue cycle improvement through increased charge capture, review of

supply costs and patient length of stay. Electronic medical record design

improvement for clinical documentation including ORSOS/ANSOS and Meditech

ORM AND EDM and NUR applications. Developed patient bed control and

automated patient paacment process decreasing patient ait time in the

emergency room and Patient Assisted Case Management and Utilization

Management with patient throughput redesign. Directed Quality Improvement

activities including Transformation Care strategies, Risk Manacchieviemetn

of paient lentgth of stay benchmarks. Imprlemeted a Patient and Family

Centered Care philosophy with a high level of engagement by the hospital

and medical staff.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Vice President/chief Nursing Officer

February 2010 to June 2014

Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, California

Responsibility for establishing the vision for Nursing and providing

leadership in the delivery of patient care. Provide a focus for

achievement of facility/regional/system initiatives including clinical

excellence, physician, and patient/family and staff satisfaction.

Development and implementation of strategic initiatives that are both

quality and volume based. Participates as a member of the executive team

in making decisions impacting the facility and overall operational

performance.

Senior Director of Patient Care Services

July 2009 to February 2010

Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, California

Responsible for the development and implementation of standards of nursing

practice for the Medical, Surgical, Critical Care, Emergency Room, Surgical

Services and Correctional Care units. Provide for the development of

patient care programs, policies, and procedures to meet all requirements

including ethical and legal concerns. Responsible to implement and monitor

ongoing programs to improve quality and appropriateness of nursing and

other direct patient related care. Provide leadership and mentoring for

the

Nursing staff. Serve as liaison to community for healthcare programs and

emergency preparedness.

Director of Surgical Services

May 2008 to July 2009

Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, California - Responsible for the daily

operation and strategic development of the Operating Room, Ambulatory

Surgery Unit, Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit and the Pre-Admission Testing

Center. Participates in hospital committees including Patient Safety

Committee, Surgical Supervisory Committee, Anesthesia Committee, and Chair

of the Operating Room Committee. Versant residency de-briefing lead and

mentor. Responsible for implementation of the National Patient Safety

Goals, SCIP program indicators, No Harm Campaign and Material Child and

Emergency Department indicators with development of plans to improve status

if needed. Elected to the CHW Surgery Council 2008/2009. Responsible for

Sponge Accounting surgical safety roll out 2008.

Director of Perioperative Services

December 2001 to April 2008

University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada - Responsible for five cost

centers within the division of Perioperative Services including the Main

Operating Room, Trauma Operating Room, Endoscopy, Sterile Processing,

Ambulatory Surgery and Anesthesia Services. Accomplishments include the

implementation of cost savings strategies including custom pack

standardization, low unit of measure inventory, standardization of

physician preference items, automated point of use supply inventory and

charge capture, construct pricing for spinal implants, contract pricing for

osteobiologic products, and development of a capitated pricing structure

for total joint implants. Co-authored a white paper on Intraoperative

Surgical Case Management.

Chief Nurse Officer March 2000 to December 2001

San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, California - Administrative authority

for nursing practice. Accountable for the collaboration of clinical and

non-clinical services in planning, implementing and evaluating patient

care. Accomplishments included successful regulatory compliance surveys,

Meditech information system implementation in all clinical areas including

the Operating Room, reduction of physician preference items in the

operating room, radiology and cardiac catheterization lab, maintaining

contract compliance for supply and capital items and implementing the role

of the Clinical Resource Manager hospital-wide.

Associate Chief Nurse Officer February

1999 to March 2000

San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, California - Responsible for the daily

operation of the Nursing Department and the coordination of patient care

services. Accountable for the implementation of patient care standards and

ensuring patient and physician satisfaction. Accomplishments include

improved patient and physician satisfaction through clinical process

redesign, development of nursing matrices and patient acuity indicators,

and successful negotiation of SEIU and CNA labor contracts.

Director of Clinical Services

August 1997 to February 1999

San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, California - Responsible for the daily

operation of the Critical Care Units, Emergency Department and Surgical

Services Department. Accomplishments include JCAHO survey with

commendation, Level II Trauma Program designation by the ACS,

implementation of a perpetual inventory system in Surgical Services and the

Cardiac Catheterization Lab.

Surgical Services Manager August 1996 to August 1997

Hospital and Medical Center, Fremont, California - Responsible for

providing Nursing leadership and management for the Main Operating Room,

Ambulatory Surgery, Endoscopy, Pre-Admission Testing and Post Anesthesia

Care Units. Accomplishments include the development of the perioperative

services educational program and ORSOS surgeon preference card

standardization with associated supply cost reduction.

Chief Nurse Officer July 1991 to July 1996

Merced Community Medical Center, Merced, California - Overall

responsibility and authority for the practice of Nursing and the direct

management of ancillary patient care departments. Accomplishments include

the development of a Patient Case Management program, implementation of the

hospital-wide quality improvement program and the establishment of a

hospital-based home care and hospice agency with JCAHO accreditation.

Divisional Director for Nursing Services, Director of Surgical

June 1981 to June 1991

Services and Critical Care, Trauma Nursing, Director of Ancillary

Patient Care Services

Cook County Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois - Responsible

for twelve clinical departments including nine adult Intensive Care Units

including the Level I Trauma Center. Accomplishments include

implementation of a critical pathways program for surgical intensive care

patients and development of RNFA and non-licensed assistant personnel

programs for surgical services.

EDUCATION

Masters, Public Administration

June 1996

United States University, Honolulu, Hawaii

Bachelor Science, Healthcare Administration June 1980

Saint Francis University, Joliet, Illinois

Diploma, Registered Nurse June 1976

Cook County Hospital School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois

Associate of Science, Radio logic Technology June 1973

Merced Community College, Merced, California

LICENSE

Registered Nurse, Board of Registered Nursing, California - License Number

RN 366410

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Operating Room Nurses

American Hospital Association

Association of California Nurse Leaders

Academy of Correctional Health Professionals

CERTIFICATIONS

CNOR Certification

NIMS/SIMS Certification

ICISF Group Crisis Intervention

ICISF Individual Crisis Intervention

Patient and Family Centered Care Educator

VOLUNTEERISM/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Kern Medical Reserve Corp

Volunteer Agency of Kern County - RSVP Program

Kern Critical Incident Command Team

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