Registered Nurse Management

Margie Lim-Morison, rn, jd

PO BOX **, ANDOVER, NH 03216 • 603-***-**** • ***************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Innovative health care leader with background in nursing, clinical education, quality improvement and risk management, seeking a leadership role to support mobilizing staff in a positive, genuine work environment Built on cultivating professional performance and collaborative problem solving to achieve improved patient outcomes, work flow and resource utilization efficiency as well as cost savings.

Skill Highlights

Transformative, senior level change management, process improvement, systems focused nurse leader with 25+ years of healthcare experience

CPHQ certification exam (January 2016)

Anticipated completion of Villanova University Lean Project Management Certificate program & PMP certification (September 2016)

Work Experience

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Juneau, AK November 2015 to Present

Interim Performance Improvement Specialist

Standardize processes across organizational/departmental/system for quality indicators, peer review and onboarding new employees to align with TJC requirements for newly accredited Critical Access Hospital.

Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH June, 2014 to September, 2015

Chief Nursing Officer

Retool and support surgical services with focus on workforce skills and competency development; lead change/improvement process and implement workflow efficiencies; and increase surgeons’ utilization of surgical services.

Implement transition plan to eliminate OB services, develop bypass protocols & ED readiness for OB emergencies.

Direct organizational strategy and lead rural accountable care organization (ACO) initiative in collaboration with 5 community-based hospitals.

Implement hospitalist program to provide 24/7 coverage.

Insure practices adhere to federal and state regulations applicable for critical access hospital in preparation for CMS survey.

Realign departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures to achieve operational goals and targets.

Restructure nursing education and competency evaluation for nursing staff.

New London Hospital, New London, NH July, 2012 to June, 2014

Chief Nursing Officer

Restructure patient care delivery model to align primary care clinicians in teams to increase collaborative practice, improve patient access and cost effective efficiencies.

Implement evidence-based quality measures to improve patient care outcomes.

Initiate change and grow patient service lines to meet population health needs and achieve positive budgetary objectives.

Analyze the market and use benchmark data to design and implement evidence-based policies/procedures/guidelines and efficient workflow processes (Urology, Cardiology, and Otolaryngology).

Lead accountable care organization (ACO) initiatives and develop care coordination system for rural health care clinic and critical access hospital.

Develop and implement EMR (Practice Partner) clean up align with workflow and quality data reporting requirements for CMS and ACO.

Develop and implement care coordination/management efforts to address transitions in patient care and capture potential new sources of revenue.

Realign departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures to achieve operational goals and targets.

Recruit, negotiate contracts and mentor new clinicians to support team-based delivery model focused on quality and cost-savings.

Insure practices adhere to federal and state regulations applicable for critical access hospital-based ambulatory services as well as rural health clinic requirements at two sites. Complete successful CMS survey (August 2012).

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH December, 2002 to June, 2012

Administrative House Supervisor

Collaborate and triage with medical staff in determining need for acute, tertiary care level of patient services.

Develop and support standard guidelines/protocols for efficient, economical use of resource staff and transition units.

Develop and implement departmental competency tools and evaluative processes for process improvement.

Provide guidance to all staff (clinical and non-clinical) related to patient care processes utilizing organizational and regulatory guidelines including CMS and TJC.

Lead operational response to all hospital emergencies/disasters including EMR downtime.

Provide oversight of all patient care on Medical-Surgical units, Critical Care Units, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit and Emergency Department.

Colby-Sawyer College, Lew London, NH January, 2008 to May, 2011

Assistant Professor, Associate Clinical Professor

Develop and restructure curriculum for courses in Health Studies/Policy, Health Law, Fundamentals of Nursing and Leadership Capstone.

Organize standardization and lead enhancement of clinical evaluation process for students in clinical experience courses.

Provide oversight to clinical faculty at clinical sites.

Implement experiential learning opportunities to meet educational outcomes including critical thinking, reflective practice and interdisciplinary communication.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH January, 2000 to December, 2002

Risk Manager

Develop hospital policy, procedure guidelines and consent documents.

Facilitate and implement loss prevention activities to address patient safety concerns with a focus on staff and physician education.

Conduct research medical and legal issues for pending actions through comprehensive chart reviews and investigation.

Conduct interviews of clinical staff and coach staff in preparation for depositions.

Facilitate and implement loss prevention and claims management activities.

Education

JD, University of Colorado, School of Law, Boulder, CO May 1992

BS, Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT May 1987

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Sigma Theta Tau

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (active): State of NH (exp. 6/2017); State of AK (exp. 11/2017)

American Heart Association: BLS, ACLS (exp. 12/2015)

AORN/CCI: Surgical Services Management Certificate (completed 4/2015)

DHMC: Six Sigma Green Belt training (2013)

AONE/HFMA: Healthcare Finance (completed 11/2013)

Maine Board of Bar Examiners: Attorney (inactive since 1996)

References

Available upon request

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