St. Louis, MO
Healthcare Consultant ~ Healthcare IT Consultant ~ Director of Nursing
EXPERIENCED IN
Chaired: and developed the creation and implementation of performance improvement process, which improved patient flow in clinic and increased productivity and number of patients seen and treated successfully
Educating and training: RN’s, LPN’s, and certification staff on electronic medical/health record software, infection control, regulations, clinical documentation for 2 implementations, and in-service training sessions
Certification success: achieved goal of receiving JCHAPO certification for 100% of technicians in clinics
Developed: policy and process manuals for new software
IT Leadership: implemented McKesson Horizon Home Care application with more than 250 laptops in the field and NextGen application with more than 200 users in 10 clinical and 4 surgery centers
Written policy procedures: developed, educated and trained staff to meet state and federal regulations, and accrediting body of AAAHC
Implemented: quality risk methodology of design, measure, assess, improve, and control in surgery centers
Human Resources: responsibilities, full hiring/firing, and training staff in multiple locations
Pre and Post op nursing duties: of patients in various medical venues
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Soyring Consulting, September to present
Nurse Consultant
Working with hospital nursing unit management on process redesign for efficiency and productivity.
• Work with Senior VPs, Directors, and nursing management staff to develop and implement process redesign specific to the individual unit’s needs as well as house-wide process redesign.
• Develop and implement productivity models for hospital nursing units
Delta Healthcare, an Infologix company, January 2010 to June 2010
Sr. Nurse Consultant
Conduct hospital based, resource management studies, observing/identifying areas needing performance improvement, suggesting solutions to efficiently manage and conduct business in nursing units.
• Work directly with managers, directors, and VP’s of hospital service lines and units, to develop timely and cost effective programs to increase unit productivity.
Eye Center Group, 2006 to 2009
Director of Clinical & Surgical Care
Clinical responsibility which included employee hiring/firing, educating, and training, and updating/integrating policies and procedures to meet state and federal regulations over 4 ambulatory surgery centers and 7 medical ophthalmology clinics.
• Initiated and implemented educational programs covering infection control, patient satisfaction, and quality improvement for more than 150 staff members, which improved medical outcomes in clinics and surgery centers.
• Resolved patient and family issues and complaints in a positive timely manner.
• Quality Risk Committee Chairperson.
• Implemented the NextGen Clinical Documentation Software for 10 Clinics and 4 Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Cardinal Health Systems, 1997 to 2006
Mother Baby Unit Ball Hospital
Nurse Manager, 2004 to 2006
Coordinated and supervised staff nurses on daily operations in a 20 bed mother and infant unit.
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Mother Baby Unit Ball Hospital cont.
• Credited with developing Baby Friendly status changes, eliminated pacifier usage and encouraged breast feeding by establishing support groups for ne...
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