Ashley Morytko, BSN, RN

Middletown, Connecticut 860-***-**** ad1fcm@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymorytko

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

· Detail-oriented registered nurse with 7+ years of experience in critical care, orthopedics, ambulatory perioperative services and informatics actively pursuing certifications and courses in Utilization Management/Care Management/RPM and Health-Wellness coaching. Actively enrolled in the above mentioned courses as well as a HEDIS Certification course.

· Developed and managed program initiatives, protocols and processes relating to the Total Joint department to improve patient outcomes and physician satisfaction leading to a growth of the program by 90% and reduced postoperative complications by 64%.

· Managed the Quality Improvement program as the Quality Assurance Coordinator by abstracting, reviewing and reporting medical record clinical documentation into various data collection tools, including self-developed models, in order to improve quality of care

· Managed patient-engagement platforms and monitored patients through telehealth

KEY SKILLS

Data abstraction, chart auditing and evaluation, patient screening, interdisciplinary communication and coordination, telephonic patient management, patient advocacy, nurse leadership, orthopedics, critical care, perioperative nursing, program development, SIS, EPIC, AMKAI, Allscripts, Force Therapeutics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Informatics Specialist Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center Rocky Hill, CT 03/2019-present

Improved Quality Assurance program as a Quality Improvement Coordinator, and subsequently in the role as a Clinical Informatics Specialist, to improve patient outcomes and facility standards.

· Perform abstraction, review and reporting of medical record clinical documentation to determine quality of care provided, accuracy of charting and quality assurance

· Developed successful process to monitor, track and regulate quality assurance metrics of the facility

· Extracts electronic medical record data using multiple systems

· Decipher Quality Assurance metrics for the Governing Body in order to address trends and outcomes for the surgical service line

· Interpret patient and total joint program data to determine potential needs and requirements of the patient and facility are being met

· Facilitate and support shared learning between organizations, including identifying best and promising practices to accelerate quality improvement

· Assist with the analysis and presentation of data to assess organizational progress towards meeting quality improvement goals

· Communicates with multidisciplinary team, including Service Line team leaders, when needed to improve patient outcomes

· Enters pertinent data from medical records into databases as required by established protocols

· Produce monthly, quarterly and yearly reports specific to the overall center and total joint program

· Trained new Quality Assurance team members

Lead Total Joint Nurse Navigator/Program Coordinator Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center Rocky Hill, CT 07/2022-present

Lead nurse navigator and program coordinator of the total joint replacement program providing comprehensive care to patients throughout the perioperative phase

· Evaluate patients through telephonic nursing assessments to ensure they are appropriate risk and meet facility criteria

· Provides education and discharge teaching relating to surgical expectations, medications, dressing management, etc.

· Monitor and facilitate needs of the patient in all phases of care to decrease potential complications

· Provides leadership and support to fellow nurse navigators

· Lead facilitator in the institution and monitoring of patient-engagement platforms, e.g. Force Therapeutics

· Arranged necessary services for patients in the post-operative phase including DME and homecare services

· Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans

· Developed program initiatives and processes to grow average caseload from 40 per month to record-high of 76 total joint cases per month (October 2023) and decreased program complication rate from 14% to 5%.

· Oversees patient engagement platforms, Service Line measure tracking and patient outcomes

· Responsible for the preparation and success of application to the Advanced Orthopaedic Certification offered to AAAHC-certified ASCs

· Creates and organizes community education outreach programs, workshops and support services

Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center Rocky Hill, CT 03/2019-07/2022

Staff nurse providing direct patient care in the preoperative and postoperative phase of care to patients having outpatient, ambulatory orthopedic surgery at a facility of 6 operating rooms and 1 procedure room with an average of 50 patients per day.

· Responsible for direct nursing care of patients in the pre-operative and post anesthesia care unit

· Expert in the continuous assessment and evaluation of the perioperative patient through all phases of care

· Expert in education regarding various orthopedic procedures from lumbar and cervical injections to full total joint replacements

· Expert in patient teaching in the pre-surgical and post-surgical care of orthopedic surgery, anesthesia procedures and medication administration, as well as various durable medical equipment devices.

· Trained multiple new staff members in orthopedics to feel proficient and confident nurses in the peri-operative field

· Admits patients appropriately to the pre-surgical area ensuring all required documentation and patient safety checks are performed/in place before patients transition to the operating room

· Works directly with anesthesiologist to perform various nerve blocks in the perioperative area

· Created and implemented a full training program for all new hires within the perioperative role that was instituted as part of the core-curriculum in the orientation phase

Emergency Room Nurse - CN II UCONN Health Farmington, CT 09/2016-03/2019

Staff nurse in a Level 3 Trauma Center responsible for the care of up to 6 patients of various acuity levels.

· Proficient in delivering quality patient care to up to six critical care patients within the emergency setting

· Expert in multi-tasking in order to provide quality care in a safe, efficient manner

· Primary nurse in various acuity level patients from a level 5 urgent care patient to a level 1 trauma patient

· Routine assignment as the Primary RN in the care of trauma, neurological and cardiovascular emergency

· Experience as a Charge Nurse

· Preceptor to multiple new hires to the unit; providing training in a safe, effective manner while ensuring competency in standards of care set forth by the department and institution

· Obtained certification in Trauma Nursing - TNCC

· Recruited as a previously experienced Trauma Nurse to meet necessary credentialing for UCONN Health to become a Level III Trauma Center in their newly-opened Emergency Department

· Assisted in transfers of patients to higher level of care centers, including Hartford Hospital Level I Trauma Center, which entailed being the Primary RN monitoring critical-care medication administration to patients while they were en route to another hospital via ambulance

Emergency Room/Trauma Nurse Saint Mary’s Hospital Waterbury, CT 01/2016-09/2016

Staff nurse providing care in an inner-city setting at a Level 2 Trauma Hospital to patients of various populations and acuity levels.

· Initially worked as a Student Nurse Intern in this department from May 2015-August 2015 prior to returning to Adelphi University to complete my final semester of Nursing school

· Gained substantial experience in the field of Emergency & Trauma Nursing while working at this Level II Trauma Center

· Became proficient in the management of anywhere from 4-7 critical care patients at once while also ensuring patient safety, psychological and physical needs of the patient were met.

· Primary focus within the role pertained to patients requiring emergency management to systems of the human body including, but not limited to, cardiovascular, neurological and musculoskeletal systems.

· Managed care of patients throughout all ages ranging from infancy to the elderly.

· Assisted in management and subsequent transfer of the pediatric to elderly patient to higher levels of care when needed such as a Level I Trauma Center, Burn Unit, or Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse (RN) Connecticut State Board of Nursing, license #132204, expires 11/2024

Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association, expires 08/2024

Basic Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association, expires 08/2024

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, December 2015

Associate of Science in Behavioral Science (AS), Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT, May 2013

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