Medical Nurse

QUALIFICATIONS

A highly talented nurse who has a flexible pro-active approach to work and who is able to manage a varied and demanding workload. A track record of supporting young people and adults throughout hospital settings, care facilities and residential services. Able to promote a positive culture, deliver a high quality service, and at the same time supervise others. Apart from having experience of looking after the elderly, has also previously worked as a Clinical Lead, Senior Nurse and Team Leader. Seeking to be responsible for system and workflow improvement that leads to high quality patient care and improved health outcomes. To become the organization’s internal expert. Right and eager for a new challenge, and would like to join an ambitious and visionary healthcare provider that wants to attract the very best candidates within the nursing profession.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PALMETTO GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER October 2015 - Present

Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) PACU/Holding

In charge of all staff and activities of the PACU and the Perioperative Area. Also in charge of recovering patients from the GI and Special Procedures departments. Duties involves booking and cancelling surgeries or any other duties needed with the scheduling of surgeries. While the role is an administrative one, other duties performed are clinical duties in order for the department to succeed. Reports directly to the Director of Surgical Services, with 45 FTEs with reporting to the PACU ANM.

NOVA SCHOOL OF NURSING ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR August 2015 – Present

Relieve Adjunct Staff for senior students

ALL ABOUT STAFFING 1999 – Present

Registered Nurse ICU Staff Relief to Various Hospitals PER DIEM

Relief hospital staffing as needed at various hospitals

ICU, Cardiac Cath, Interventional Radiology, Outpatient Surgery, SDS

VISION CONSULTING, LLC Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

Consultant, Meditech CPOE Implementation

Teaching clients on Meditech, Computer Provider Order Entry Implementation (CPOE)

Assist client with implementation and building of clinical documentation for the EHR

PCS, PCM, PWM, POM

Physician training, Go Live Support

Orderset Build

Master Trainer

GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER/HCA NORTH FLORIDA DIVISION

EBOS/EHR Senior Clinical/Super user Trainer Feb 2012 – January 2013

Responsible for the successful implementation and support of standardized order set content and physician documentation templates into Meditech.

Provides expertise in order set & physician template design as it relates to the translation of content into the Meditech system from the respective content management system.

Responsibilities include building the clinical content into Meditech from the corresponding content management system.

Establish best practices and guiding principles for clinical content consumption in Meditech, and enterprise maintenance protocols.

Establish and maintain effective relationships with physician leaders, clinicians, clinical professionals and other stakeholders at the facility.

Worked with physicians and pharmacists to ensure that all requirements for localization of the order sets are met.

WESTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER, PLANTATION, FL

ICU Relief Charge Nurse/Meditech Clinical Liaison/Master Trainer Mar 2009 – Jan 2012

Worked as liaison between IT and physicians/nurses assisting with the content support and implementation process of Inpatient CPOE (PCM), PDOC, ePrescribing and Patient Discharge Instruction and Evidence Based Order Sets (EBOS). Provide continuous support for all employees and physicians.

Monitored and supervised training and education for new nurses and for nursing students within the department.

Responsible for scheduling and completing one on one training for physicians.

Taught as primary trainer all classroom trainings for Meditech using syllabus and education materials developed by Meditech.

Liaison between nursing staff and nursing management in different shifts, and create the spirit of collaboration between them. Follow up the department daily duties.

Served as an instructor for implementation of Meditech 5.6.4 eMAR system, physician eSign, and eMAR.

HCA EAST FLORIDA DIVISION

Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Mar 2008 – Mar 2009

Initiated and pioneered new program within the HCA East Florida Division for Clinical Documentation Improvement according to CMS and Medicare guidelines.

Lead role in improving the overall integrity of medical record documentation. Using appropriate interactions with physicians, nursing staff, other patient caregivers, case managers and coding staff assist in obtaining modification or additions in documentation to the medical record that supports accuracy and completeness of clinical information.

Provide clinically based concurrent and retrospective review of inpatient medical records to evaluate the documentation and utilization of acute care services. Includes facilitation of appropriate physician documentation of care to accurately reflect patient severity of illness and risk of mortality.

Demonstrates knowledge of DRG payor issues with appropriate DRG assignment alternatives.

Used Allscripts/ECIN for the above.

WESTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER, PLANTATION, FL Oct 2001 – Feb 2008

Charge Nurse, Intensive Care Unit and Charge Nurse Surgical Telemetry Unit (Staff)

Serve as a nurse caring for patients with acute illnesses, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infraction, drug overdose, massive trauma, respiratory failure, and major surgeries; including but not limited to, hemicolectomy, creations of ostomies and various plastic surgeries. Help families cope with illness. Skilled in Hewlett Packard bedside monitoring, 12-lead EKG, and ventilators.

Provide strong contributions as key member of unit quality assurance program designed to identify and evaluate problems, manage patient census, and allocate staff assignments as well as chart reviews and audits to prepare for and maintain accreditation

Conduct on-going surveillance using Center of Disease Control (CDC) infection criteria, documentation, and investigation of nosocomial infections through review of admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, post-discharge surveillance, and autopsy findings

Conducted and reviewed clinical charts routinely and in preparation for JCAHO/AHCA visits to maintain standards to care.

Assess in quality assurance activities and assessed quality of care in working closely with Case Managers.

CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER

Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Nurse (Staff) Dec 1998 - Oct 2001

Provided and direct nursing care and medication administration to patients. Organized and managed regular patient care with external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2006

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, FL

Masters of Science in Nursing/Education 2008

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, FL

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