Care Management Registered Nurse
Resume:
Stephanie Armstead, MSN, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
Birmingham, AL 35206
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OBJECTIVES: To provide nursing support with clinical experience, expertise, and regulatory knowledge that will assist in the efforts of employee occupational wellness, accreditation, and drive continuous improvements in healthcare safety and quality.
EDUCATION May 2019 – Present (Expected Graduation date, December 2025)
The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
Joint PhD Program, Nursing Science
Inductee NSLS – National Society of Leadership and Success
August 2008 – 2010
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Capstone College of Nursing
MSN – Master of Science in Nursing, Care Management Leadership
Inductee – Sigma Theta Tau International, Nursing Honor Society
1987 – 1990
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
BSN – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Honors: The President’s List and Dean’s List
Alabama RN Licensure: 1-060992
Certifications: ACLS, BCLS, Heart Code, NRP and Advanced Fetal Monitoring
NCC – National Certification Corporation – Certificate of Added Instruction
NCC – National Certification Corporation – Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics
Professional Membership:
AWHONN – Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
ANA – American Nurses Association
ALN – Alabama League for Nursing
January 2019 – 2021
January 2021 – 2025
Appointment by Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama State Board of Midwifery
Registered Nurse Representative
Statute for Licensing and Regulation of Certified Professional Midwives
EXPERIENCE March 25, 2019 – June 3, 2025
Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Administrative Director of Nursing, Women’s Services; Labor and Delivery, OBED, Postpartum/Nursery, NICU, CCN, and Lactation
Responsible for coordinating nursing activities and community outreach programs through education and family health initiatives. Collaboration with nursing leadership, providers, physician liaison, interdepartmental management teams and marketing to ensure implementation of best practice via care-delivery for a 434-bed regional referral center and tertiary-care facility. With a women’s and children’s background, my leadership has guided operations through 3,200+ births annually, and over 3,400+ OB emergency visits.18-LDRs, 3-OR suites, 8-private OBED beds, 4-antepartum beds, 32-postpartum beds, 64-well baby crib spaces, and 22-Level III NICU beds.
Direct report to the CNO – Chief Nursing Officer
Clinical Manager of the Year Award Recipient for CY2020
Patient Experience & Satisfaction – HCAHPS, Press Ganey Leader Representative
Environment of Care Team – TJC Prep and regulatory readiness
EXPERIENCE November 2013 – March 2019
UAB Women and Infants Center
University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Nurse Manager, Mother Baby Unit (MBU), and Lactation Services
Supervisor and Manager of Mother Baby Unit; 41-maternal Bed MBU, 51-crib spaces for total capacity of 92 Bed census, for postpartum patients, Newborn Nursery, antepartum overflow; and Lactation Services; 4,000+ deliveries annually, direct report to the Senior Administrative Director of Women’s Services
Performance and Responsibilities
Responsible for managing the operations of the MBU and Lactation, 118 FTEs
Collaboration with administration and unit leadership to ensure the best quality patient outcomes
Committees:
oOB, Lactation, Pediatric Patient Safety, and Quality
oBreastfeeding and Baby Friendly Task Force
oRed Cross assistant for UAB Blood Drive
oBenevolent Fund representative
oNurses Week Celebration leadership team
EXPERIENCE February 2004 – November 2013
St. Vincent’s Health System, Ascension Health
St. Vincent’s East
Birmingham, AL
4W -The Family Birth Place and Birth Suites, 4E-Women’s Services,
Well Baby Nursery/NICU and Lactation Services
Nurse Manager, 4W- LDRP, 4E-OB/Gyn – Women’s Services/Pediatrics, WBN/NICU and Lactation
Managed and directed all operations for Women’s Division/Service-Line, including:
17- Bed LDRP Birthing Suites, 2-OR Suites, 4-bed private triage, 3-bed antepartum rooms, WBN 20 crib spaces, and 10-bed, Level 2 NICU.
Accountable for staffing, scheduling, educating, budgeting and direct reporting to the Director of Nursing and the Vice-President of Patient Care Services/CNO, Administrative leadership and coordination of patient care in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team; 5,000+ deliveries annually between the two hospitals within the system. 1,100+ deliveries and 1,500+ triage/emergency outpatient visits at St. Vincent’s East
Performance includes:
Responsible for managing the operations for 54 FTEs for Women’s Services
President Nursing Leadership Council
Committees:
oOB/GYN, Perinatal and Neonatal Safety
HANDS program (Handling All Neonatal Deliveries Safely)
Bereavement Committee
oPediatrics and Neonatology Leadership Committee
oSCIP – Surgical Care Improvement Process
oTJC – The Joint Commission Prep Committee
Environment of Care and Safety/Plant Ops
Unit to Unit Rounds with Patient Documentation Audits
Ascension Health Perinatal Safety Education and data management
Perinatal Preceptor for management course - nursing students at various colleges and universities
Fundraisers for various organizations:
oMarch of Dimes (March for Babies)
oAmerican Heart Association
Collaborate with administrative leaders for Women’s Service Line expansion
o17-bed LDRP, 2-OR suites, 4-bed triage, 3-bed High Risk OB/Antepartum
o10-bed LDRP added to 4-East unit
EXPERIENCE April1995 – February 2004
St. Vincent’s Health System of Ascension Health
St. Vincent’s East
Birmingham, AL
The Family Birth Place
Assistant Unit Manager, 4W-LDRP; Interim Unit Manager, LDRP and 4E and
Charge Nurse, 4W-LDRP
Managed and assisted 17-bed LDRP unit; 3-bed private triage, 3-antepartum beds,
2-OR suites, and the 20-bed Gyn/Women’s Overflow unit. Assisted with staffing personnel, scheduling, payroll, QA-PI reports and direct patient care. Assisted with preparing budgets, maintaining productivity, progressive discipline (Recognition and Positive Redirection
Program), 50 FTEs
Performance includes:
Staffing and scheduling via ANSOS software
KRONOS/Workforce Central timecard and payroll
Data collection, interpretation and extrapolation via MIDAS software
OB/GYN monthly reports
QA-PI for OB/GYN, PEDS and MED/SURG case management
Direct care giver for patients experiencing normal and
High-risk vaginal and/or cesarean delivery, scrub and circulate on operative deliveries and procedures, OB testing and other OB surgery, antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum in-patient/outpatient care
Staff education, orientation and evaluations, employee counseling and mentoring
Perinatal preceptor for students and new staff members
Resource member for resident physicians with the St. Vincent’s Family Practice Residency program
TJC - Joint Commission Prep Committee
Environment of Care and Safety – Facilities/Maintenance
Unit to Unit Rounds with Documentation Audits
Budget development and maintenance
Purchasing and managing supplies and equipment
Committees:
OB/Gyn committee
Interdisciplinary Team for Utilization / The Joint Commission Review
Benevolent Fund Representative
Nurse’s Day committee
March of Dimes/ March for Babies
Advisory Committee Bessemer State Technical College Nursing Program
Birmingham City Schools Executive High School Internship Program
EXPERIENCE March1990 - April1995
University Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Charge Nurse - High Risk Labor and Delivery
Performance includes assisting the PM shift in the operations of the unit as a shift leader, 3,000 deliveries per year, while demonstrating responsibilities for the following:
Provided and assisted with hands-on care for perinatal patients and their families
Management Council Member
Staff scheduling via ANSOS, reallocating staff to other units and to
Cooper Green Hospital
KRONOS timecard keeper/payroll management
Appointed by Dr. Cynthia Brumfield to assist in managing the Labor and Delivery operating room suites
Assisted with operative procedures including: PUBS, Cesarean-Hysterectomy, Cesarean Section, Bilateral Tubal Ligation, and Dilatation & Curettage
Data collection for several clinical trials including Aspirin Study, Uterine Closure Study, Premature Labor Study, Premature Ruptured Membranes Study, and Concentrated Oxytocin v/s PG Suppository Study
Committees:
OB/Postpartum Multidisciplinary Committee
Management Council Member
Benevolent Fund representative
Birthday Party committee
Perinatal Preceptor
EXPERIENCE August 1988 – March1990
University Hospital, Birmingham, AL
4th Floor Maternity Pavilion and 5th Floor Labor and Deliver
4 East, 5 East and 5 North Postpartum/Antepartum Units
OB - Patient Care Technician (nursing student)
Responsible for assisting nurses and physicians with patient care including, fetal monitoring for NST, CST, and OCT. Assisted with sterile speculum exams and cultures, assisted with vaginal exams, set up tables for vaginal and cesarean deliveries, vena-puncture, cord blood collecting, umbilical cord blood banking, cord gas collection, urine dipstick, and various other activities related to assisting with direct and indirect patient care for mothers and infants.
EXPERIENCE July1987 - August 1988
University Hospital, Birmingham, AL
3rd Floor/Pulmonary Care Unit
Nursing Assistant
Assisted with patient care including vital signs, I&O, hygiene, dietary needs, sterile trachea suctioning, and various other duties assigned by nursing team.
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