Performance Improvement Specialist resume example

Charge nurse on a 55-bed Ortho/Neuro/Trauma telemetry unit. Synthesized patient data to develop outcome driven care plans. Provided and coordinated direct patient care utilizing the nursing process. Created assignments based on patient acuity, assigned admission beds, and delegated tasks to appropriate personnel. Created patient education materials.

Evaluated staff for competencies and updated nursing policies. Developed VTE education for staff and unit orientation manual for newly hired nurses.

• Chaired unit based Education committee
• Co-chaired unit based Performance Improvement committee
• Surgical Service Line Clinical Practice Advancement Panel

Charge and staff nurse. Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated patients using the nursing process. Delivered care to orthopedic, surgical, and gynecologic patients on a telemetry unit.

• Chaired the Shared Decision Making Design Team for York Hospital.

Part-time, prn staff and charge nurse on a variety of patient units. Telemetry, trauma step-down, surgical, medical, oncology. Floated for 6 years. Delivered patient care utilizing team nursing. Earlier years acted as sole RN on unit delivering medications to all patients in addition to charge responsibilities. Supervised LPNs and CNAs.

Instructed up to 28 students per class. Prepared students for employment in the Medical Assistant and Medical Secretary Programs by evaluating students' progress. Developed lesson plans, created exams, calculated grades, and monitored attendance Created letters of recommendations. Served on Student Retention Committee.