Nurse Staff
Resume:
Kevin D. McCurdy, BSN, BS, RN
Houston, TX 77047
Education and Professional Development
Masters Business Administration, (MBA), Texas Woman's University, Denton
TX, (Dec - 2014)
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) Texas Woman's University,
Denton TX (Aug - 2005)
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts, Philosophy & Criminal Justice, Regents
College, Albany NY, (May - 1998)
Associate of Applied Sciences, (AAS), University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
(May - 1995)
Nursing Health Systems Management, (MSN), Texas Woman's University,
Denton, TX (May - 2015)
Licenses and Certifications
Texas Board of Nursing - Registered Nurse License
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
Organizations
Healthcare Financial Management Association Gulf Coast Chapter.
Emergency Nurse's Association.
Awards
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society for Graduate Studies MSN 2014
Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society for Graduate Studies EMBA 2014
Experience:
20+ years experience with EHR Rollouts
EPIC EHR rollout 2014 - CHI/St. Luke's Hospital at the Vintage
EPIC EHR rollout 2013 - CHI/St. Luke's, Texas Medical Center
PICIS EHR rollout 2007 - St. Luke's, Texas Medical Center
CHCS EHR rollout 1997 - U.S. Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia
CHCS EHR rollout 1994 - U.S. Navy, Sasebo, Japan
CHCS EHR rollout 1993 - U.S. Navy, Bremerton, Washington
LYRIS Laboratory EHR rollout 1991 - U.S. Navy, Bremerton, Washington
** Includes process flow analysis, install decision process prioritization,
documentation requirement, creation, and modification identification **
A++ Certified Technician
Software/Hardware technician - University of Houston Clear Lake, 2002 -
2003.
Conversion and installation of various software, hardware, and coordination
of conversion/installs.
Clinical Nurse Manager - Emergency Services - CHI/St. Luke's Hospital at
the Vintage (SLHV) Houston Texas - (May 2014 - present). SLHV is a 106 bed
community based hospital serving the surrounding community with focus on
Emergency medicine, Cardiology, 24 hour STEMI Cath Lab services, Neurology
and Stroke care, General Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Labor and
Delivery, Pediatrics, and General surgical care.
. Emergency Department at SLHV - 40 FTEs
Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency Services - CHI/Baylor St Luke's Medical
Center (BSLMC) Houston, Texas (June 2009 - May 2014).
BSLMC is a 800+ bed hospital focused on Emergency, Cardiovascular,
Neurology & a Primary Stroke Center, Orthopedics, Bariatric, Acute Rehab,
and full system Organ transplant services. Responsible for operational,
financial and clinical direction for the following areas at both
facilities:
. Emergency Department and Short Stay units at BSLMC - 90+ FTEs
Student Nurse Assosciate, Graduate Nurse, Staff/Triage/Charge Nurse -
CHI/Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC) Houston, Texas (June 2004 -
June 2009).
. Provided direct patient care to patients presenting to a Primary Chest
Pain Receiving Center
. Provided direct patient care to multi-organ transplant recepients as
part of a tertiary medical center for patient demographics
. Provided direct patient care to patients being received for treatment
at primary stroke center
. Provided direct patient care for patients across the age spectrum
ranging from colds and fractures up to and including patients in need
of immediate critical care interventions
. Served on various committees to enhance growth and development as a
bed side staff emergency room nurse
SLHV Accomplishments include:
. 24 hour responsibility for assets, resources, and staff of Emergency
Department with budgetary oversight meeting expected monthly
operational budget, staffed prn
. Managed departmental training schedules, work schedules, and EPIC
electronic medical record (EMR) rollout of department for 35 nurses
and unlicensed staff. Flexed staff for optimal unit staffing and
coverage related to patient care and training requirements of EPIC EMR
implementation
. Provided senior leadership for EPIC rollout in lieu of CNO/AOC for all
departments, clinical, ancillary, and non-clinical personnel within
hospital after hours
. Worked with materials management to convert supplies to PYXIS pull
requirement increasing charge capture and accountability for point of
use replacement. Reduced capital loss of patient care equipment
through securing initiatives
. Created a "nice" expectation for all customers, internal, external,
and among departmental peers righting a listing ship
. Established expectations and behavioral norms of unit with improved
morale and unification of team members
. Returned unit to established staffing levels after attrition prior to
transfer
. Retained personnel within facility avoiding negative retention numbers
through transfer/growth opportunities to ancillary services such as
radiology nurse cross training & transfer for 2 RNs with only one
employee termed for cause during reorganization of emergency
department
. Improved inter-departmental working relations with all departments of
hospital
. Policy and practices established for department in absence of prior
establishment
. Coordinated SANE Certified RN In-service training for nursing staff
from St. Luke's facilities including the Vintage, Sugarland, and the
Woodlands
. Recognized for performance by physicians, seniors, peers, and
subordinates
BSLMC Accomplishments include:
. Manage staffing requirements, scheduling, mentor staff, perform annual
staff evaluations, counsel, develop, and manage staff, as well as
interview, hire, and discharge employees as required.
. Contributed to annual budget forecasting/request submission to
executive board for approval, appropriately flex staff up/down to meet
patient care needs exceeding patient care expectations, research and
evaluate efficacy of diagnostic evaluation/patient care equipment,
order and maintain patient care equipment, annual budget requirements
met or exceeded.
. Empowered staff, through re-enforcement, critical conversations, and
presence and support of staff autonomy and in decision making skills.
. Reduced consumable losses by 50% through alternative approaches as
recommended by and implemented by unit employees and improvement
committees.
. Performs Studer monthly/quarterly rounding on staff facilitating
increased staff retention, improved communication, moral, and team
building.
. Patient satisfaction goals exceeded annually.
. Met Studer requirements for patient discharge call backs.
. Studer recommended daily/hourly patient rounding performed for
increased patient satisfaction.
. Provides Departmental staff meetings.
. Lead/mentor staff in committee contributions to department and
organization.
. Facilitate staff continued education, certifications, participation in
shared governance.
. Counsel staff on precepting new employee orientation.
. Manage graduate nurse orientation, student nurse clinical assignments,
high school student externship.
. Manage staff nurse in-service requirements, professional development
model requirements.
. Oversaw staff orientation, training, and skill mastery of roles of
Triage nurse, Charge nurse, SNA/Graduate Nurse transitioning, and
cultivated employee advancement into management roles.
FEMA CMOC Training - 2014
Deep East Region, East Gulf Coast, SETRAC - ED subject matter expert/point
of contact.
Committees
. Code Silver Annual Shooter drill
. Bio-hazardous Annual training lead
. Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium - Heart Failure Accreditation
. Work place violence Committee
. STEMI Committee
. Chest Pain Certification Committee
. Daily Bed/Staffing/Patient flow meetings
. Quality and Education Council departmental representative
. Sepsis Committee
. Security Emergency Management subcommittee
. Primary Stroke Receiving Center Certification
References & various non-nursing positions prior to 2004 - Available upon
request.
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