Nurse Leader and software developer

Location:

Marietta, GA

Posted:

May 08, 2023

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Dynamic Leader

Audrey Gardner, RN

Experienced Nurse Leader with 7 years of experience in healthcare administration and business management with a proven ability to lead, engage and retain strong and effective teams. Recently certified as a Full Stack Developer, with a strong interest in healthcare technology and its application to improve business operations and clinical outcomes.

Experience

May 2021-March 2022

Director of Nursing Riverwoods Behavioral Health, Riverdale GA

Comprehensive administrative, fiscal and clinical management of 125+ employees within 100+ bed facility serving clients across the lifespan

Eliminated all agency staffing contracts, FT vacancies and reduced turnover by 70% after three quarters

Successfully passed all state and Joint Commission surveys

Oversaw increase in client satisfaction and diversification of payor mix

December 2020-April 2021

Director of Nursing Veritas Collaborative, Dunwoody GA

Comprehensive administrative, fiscal and clinical management of 100+ employees within 100+ bed facility serving child, adolescent and young adults with eating disorders within the inpatient, PHP and IOP programs.

Eliminated all staff vacancies within 30 days and maintained 100% retention rate during tenure

Coordinated hospital’s infection control COVID response and eliminated all virus transmission by January with a positive case rate of zero through rest of tenure

September 2018-June 2020

Unit Manager Atlanta Center for Medical Research, Atlanta GA

Comprehensive administrative, fiscal, clinical management of 150 beds on three inpatient units within a private clinical research facility conducting behavioral, medical, and surgical drug and device trials Phase I-IV with pediatric and adult participants.

Established facility’s first Safety Committee and brought organization into compliance with all OSHA requirements.

Education

Full Stack Web Development (2023)

GA Tech University

BS Nursing (2015)

Mercer University

BA English (2011)

Kennesaw State University

Skills

Leadership & Management

Regulatory Compliance

Software Developer

BLS/CPR, ACLS

RN250069 licensure

Technologies

HTML

CSS/Bootstrap

JavaScript

Node.js

SQL

Contact

385 Arnold Ave

Marietta GA 30066

770-***-****

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Linkedin.com/AudreyGardner

Dynamic Leader

Audrey Gardner, RN

Experience

September 2018-June 2020

Unit Manager Atlanta Center for Medical Research, Atlanta GA

Reduced OT hours from 13% of labor costs in Q4 2018to an annual rate under 1% for remainder of tenure

Increased staff retention rate from 76% in Q4 2018 to an average rate >97% for remainder of tenure.

Ensured trials were conducted within guidelines set forth by GCP/FDA/HIPPA and ALCOA principles of documentation

October 2016-August 2018

Acting/Assistant Director of Nursing Hillside Inc., Atlanta GA

Management of all nursing staff and care at 81-bed PRTF, nations only DBT certified treatment facility for children and adolescents with behavioral health needs.

Committee Chair for Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Medical Services, Employee Health, Infection Control, and Billing/Benefit compliance.

Instrumental in transition to and customization of EHR software as well as transition from CARF to Joint Commission accreditation.

Primary Liaison for organization’s academic and research affiliates in the community, designing and directing the first collaboration in clinical education between Hillside & Emory’s Woodruff School of nursing

January 2016-October 2016

Pediatric CSU Charge Nurse Peachford Behavioral Health Systems, Dunwoody GA

Supervision of all aspects of clinical care, documentation, staff supervision and assignment

Reduced unit use of chemical restraint by 40% through effective de-escalation and retraining of unit staff