CHIEF NURSING OFFICER Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHIEF NURSING OFFICER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Oversight of nursing operations provided to patients to ensure a high standard of care, including correction of any deficiencies identified by regulatory agencies.
Planning, organization, direction and implementation of a comprehensive nursing program for the hospital system.
Developed and maintained policies, procedures, quality assessment and improvement programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Oversight of each facility's Director of Nursing, including hiring, training, appraisal and retention of the nursing staff, in conjunction with the facility's CEO.
Development, implementation and oversight of enhanced infection prevention and control program.
Lead planning process to develop goals for quality care, employee retention and financial performance.

CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Established, implemented and administered quality and risk management departmental goals/objec ti ves to measure the organization’s processes and outcomes while administering programs that focused on improved outcomes for patient care and safety.
Generated quality and risk management related policies and procedures for the department and hospital, which ensured compliance with TJC, OSHA, CDC, CMS, and other county, state and federal regulatory agencies.
Prepared reports, presentations and statistical data for the executive committee, Medical Executive Committee, Governing Board, facility’s administration and other committees.
Analyzed data to identify trends and resourced utilization for use in optimizing compliance, including performing root cause analyses, mortality reviews, and reviews of sentinel events, adverse events and trends.

SENIOR IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST/QUALITY MANAGER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Lead program to a deficiency free Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) inspection survey.
Managed institute - wide quality activities to ensure compliance with all required standards using an integrated plan for compliance with regulatory agencies.
Developed and revised BMT policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Reported, monitored and investigated any risk/safety events and collaborated with system-wide risk management to develop corrective action plans to improve quality and safety.
Served as the program's electronic health record (EHR) administrator.

BLOOD CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Navigated patients through the healthcare system, from diagnosis through survivorship, with the diagnose of acute leukemia, high risk MDS and high risk lymphoma.
Assisted in the development and marketing of the blood cancer program.
Served as the team captain of Leukemia and Lymphoma's Light the Night program.
Served as a member of Sarah Cannon's national Navigation Advisory Board.

ONCOLOGY NURSE LIAISON

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Educated cancer patients regarding diagnosis, treatment (chemotherapy), side effects, procedures and supportive medication.
Coordinated hospital admissions for chemotherapy, blood transfusions and symptom management.
Triaged patient symptoms and managed side effects.
Acted as a liaison between designated physician and other disciplines, physicians, facilities, etc.

ONCOLOGY REGISTERED NURSE

Confidential

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