Sarah Schoner

Cedar Rapids, IA, ***** 319-***-**** adezon@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/sarahschoner

Family Nurse Practitioner Profile

Highly skilled and dedicated professional with hands-on experience delivering quality, evidence-based patient care within dynamic and high-pressure hospital/healthcare settings. Capable of diagnosing diseases, developing treatment plans, performing patient assessments, reviewing medical histories, responding to inquiries, and monitoring health conditions. Adept at leading and directing process improvement initiatives to improve hospital operations and service quality. Excellent communicator distinctively committed to manage highest standards of professionalism.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Health Care Management

Medication Administration

Patient Needs Assessment

Training & Education

Treatment & Discharge Planning

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Process Improvement

Team Building & Leadership

Issues & Problem Resolution

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REGISTERED NURSE Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa 7/2019 to Present

Ensure quality patient care in collaboration with multiple disciplines including physicians, therapists, and others, while managing patient’s acute and chronic illnesses. Oversee prescribed treatments and medications promptly according to hospital policies and procedures. Perform patient assessments and review medical histories, while responding to any inquiries to achieve complete patient satisfaction. Formulate and modify an individualized plan based on ongoing assessment in patient status.

Honored by the Hospitalist Director, MD for exceptional medical care delivered to a patient and their family.

PATIENT SAFETY RISK MANAGER 9/2017 to 7/2019

Served as a member resource on quality and patient safety matters with providing complete oversight on infection prevention, patient advocacy, and tumor registry data. Resolved all claims or suits related matters in collaboration with hospital, legal counsel, and insurance carriers. Conducted organizational wide risk assessments and suggested improved recommendations to reduce risk. Engaged with the director of quality and accreditation to manage CMS and TJC accreditation processes and surveys. Maintained and monitored the event reporting system for the organization.

Played an integral role as project lead/manager of a multidisciplinary team by redesigning mental health unit, resulting in reducing ligature risk to patient’s hospital wide.

Credited with rebuilding safety event reporting system in coordination with leaders in the organization, increasing reporting events by 28%.

PATIENT SAFETY COORDINATOR 7/2014 to 9/2017

Acted as Quality Management coordinator to perform mortality and blood utilization reviews, including analysis of patient safety events as per needed. Assisted Commission on Cancer, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and The Joint Commission accreditations on maintaining highest level of safety and quality. Organized and officiated patient satisfaction/HCAHPS steering committee to discuss key areas of performance improvement and latest trends.

Built high performing wound care team by recruiting RNs to participate in surveillance and education that improved the skin care and reduce pressure ulcer incident rates hospital wide.

Improved Press Ganey patient satisfaction/HCAHPS scores: communication of medication by nursing improved from a percentile of 60.4 in 2016 to 66.3 in 2017, Communication with nurses improved from 81.9 in 2016 to 91.7 in 2019, and overall rating of the hospital improved from 79.9in 2016 to 82.0 in 2019.

RN TRAINING SPECIALIST DIAL Retirement Communities, Omaha, NE 9/2012 to 7/2014

Trained and educated employees to ensure all operations performed in compliance with state regulations in Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa. Delivered complete oversight and assistance on conducting onsite surveys and developing decision making plans. Served as a nurse consultant for the retirement communities.

Developed a companywide staff training program/on boarding process that reduced turnover and improved staff satisfaction with their onboarding and training.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING Solon Retirement Village, Solon, Iowa 9/2008 to 7/2012

Ensured exceptional long term care and living facility for residents. Trained staff members to enhance their skills regarding geriatrics, infection control practices, and policies/procedures utilizing evidence-based practices. Involved with the planning for the growth and development of the campus in regards to construction, staffing, training and education.

Additional experience as Geriatric Psychiatry, Nurse and Geriatric Psychiatry, Nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

Master of Science in Nursing Master of Science in Nursing, Feb 2020

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, Feb 2019

Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Associate in Nursing Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wound Ostomy Continence Certification

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Member of Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2020 Daisy Award Nominee for Excellence in Nursing

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