VICKIE CORNELIUS DAWSON, MSN, RN, CNOR

**** ** ** **** *******, Alabama 35058 256-***-**** adjfjo@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a leadership position in a Surgical Service environment within a health care system where I can integrate my past work experience and education to promote excellence within the organization.

Experience Birmingham Surgery Center

Facility Administrator

June 2016 – Present Birmingham, Al

Responsible for the day-to-day facility operation and oversight of the Center.

5 OR suites and 3 GI rooms.

Direct 5 Managers and 75 FTE’s.

Work directly with Regional Vice President from Corporate Office to meet goals and budget annually.

Planning, organizing, delegating, coordinating, staff utilization, resource allocation, cost controls, and compliance.

Respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, staff, physicians, and regulatory agencies.

AAAHC and CMS survey.

The Surgery Center of Huntsville

Director of Nursing

January 2012 – 2015 Huntsville, Al

Responsible for the daily operations of all areas of nursing within the facility.

16 OR suites, 4 GI rooms, 4 Eye Center rooms, 1 Breast room and 24 beds of Extended Care Unit.

8 Direct report managers’ and140 RN’s.

Added 2 Clinical Educators and an Education Department.

Mandated ACLS and PALS for all RN’s.

Best Practice for Crash Carts standardization by AAAHC surveyors 2014.

Best Practice for Malignant Hyperthermia by AAAHC surveyors 2014.

Added V-Pro Max sterilizers thus reducing turnover times.

Author new and updated all Clinical P&P for nursing (225 P&P).

A new OR charting systems.

Staff improvements utilizing various staffing patterns.

Responsible for annual surgical volume of 28,000 procedures.

AAAHC and CMS survey.

St Vincent’s Health Systems

Administrative Director of Surgical Services

April 2007 – May 2011 St. Vincent’s Birmingham Birmingham, Al

Direct the daily operations of Surgery Main, ASD/PACU, CVOR, and Sterile Reprocessing

Annual budget for Surgery Main, ASD/PACU, Anesthesia, CVOR, and Sterile Reprocessing.

LEAN Six Sigma implemented.

Rebuilt Charge Master for cost savings over $250,000 annually on general supplies.

Improved Sterile Reprocessing by outsourcing for 5% less than annual budget

16 OR suites, 3 Open Heart suites, 4 DeVinci Robots.

Managed 3 on-call teams: General surgery, Open Heart and Neuro Spine.

4 direct report managers

Coordinated staff education

Community Health System

Charge Nurse/Interim Manager Surgical Services/Director Surgical Services

2000 - 2007 Woodland Medical Center Cullman, Alabama

Charge Nurse Surgery, PACU, Ambulatory and Pre Admission Testing

Inventory reduction of $100,000 in three month Para-level program for surgery.

Manage daily operations of Surgery, PACU, Endoscopy Lab, and Central Sterile

1976-2004 Staff Operating Room Nurse, Team Leader and Interim Manager – positions at various hospitals with surgical suites ranging from 5 OR’s to 22 OR’s while pursuing BSN and MSN.

Education University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama

2002-2004

Master of Science in Nursing Administration

Alpha Theta Chi Collegiate Honor Society

University Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama

1998-2000

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Wallace State Community College Hanceville, Alabama

1974-1976

Associates Degree in Nursing

Certification CNOR BLS

References References are available on request.

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