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SCHOOL NURSE COORDINATOR AND PROGRAM MANAGER
Professional Summary
Accomplished Program Director highly effective at overseeing nurses and working with billing clerks and other departments. Versatile leader proficient in handling diverse functions on daily basis. Offering 9 years' experience managing and improving community nursing projects. Seeking Assistant Director of Nursing and Professional Development position.
Work History
Hca - School Nurse Coordinator And Program ManagerGreensboro , NC07/2010 - Current
- Trained personnel to provide daily healthcare to students and faculty in the schools setting
- Coached school nurses on productivity strategies, policy updates and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals in the school health setting, based on public health goals
- Met with public health stakeholders within the health department, school system, and community on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments
- Maintained production excel charts and quality standards to give the health department board and the school system board monthly updates on daily school nurse tasks
- Improved success of program by making proactive adjustments to operations
- Coordinated daily tasks including recruitment, office upkeep and inventory maintenance
- Planned and executed meetings to connect organizational representatives, community members and clients
- Delivered training for staff development, change management and materials, process and technical controls
- Interacted with school nurses, school staff, parents/ guardians, and community partners to identify business needs and requirements
- Defined legal and operational parameters by collaborating with Kentucky public health commissioner, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Kentucky School Nurse Association, Kentucky Board do Education, and other community partners to understand national, state, county, and district laws and requirements
- Resolved problems and provided solutions to customers by communicating requirements to subordinates
- Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material
- Trained 45+ personnel in nursing equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing high skill levels
- Instituted quality systems within organization encompassing training, corrective and preventative action
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones
- Established and maintained long-range plans for quality assurance
- Monitored yearly allocations and budget and tracked expenses
- Collected historical data and performed research to develop program cost estimates and budgets
- Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction
- Mentored new employees and provided leadership in adherence to company's policies and protocols
- Pitched and built new programming strategies and one-off feature shows to boost audience interests and diversify offerings
- Interviewed and assisted with hiring talented school nurses with expertise in independent pediatric nursing
- Devised tools and benchmarks to improve performance and keep teams on task, including writing a new school nurse program orientation tool, new school health policies and procedures for daily tasks, and school health policies and procedures for trauma incident including active shooter incident
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial and operational concerns by working with team members and directors
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments
- Oversaw 1-3 projects each year from concept through final delivery
Medical Center Of Bowling Green - Registered Nurse, Outpatient And Ambulatory City , STATE08/2007 - 06/2009
- Audited charts daily and reviewed all clinical documents to verify accuracy and completeness, progress towards core measurable targets and completion of appropriate patient health education.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Oversaw work of nursing student technicians and externs to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as general, neurological, orthopedic, gynecologic, and urology .
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Greenview Regional Hospital - Registered Nurse, Surgical ServicesCity , STATE01/2004 - 06/2006
- Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
- Addressed disruptions in patient care, including delays in discharge, postponed procedures and discharge equipment unavailability
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training
- Audited charts daily and reviewed all clinical documents to verify accuracy and completeness, progress towards core measurable targets and completion of appropriate patient health education
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
Skills
- Program, Policy, and Procedure development, management, and improvement
- Program and Team leadership and direction
- Budget coordination
- Cross functional Team Builder
- Data analysis
- Operations management
- Proficient in Office Word, Power Point and Excel
- Cost Estimates & Budgets
- Project management
- HAZMAT Programs
- Customer and personnel training
- Program management
- Partnership development
- Program Documentation
- Human Resource Management
- Quality assurance
- Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
- Budgeting and Resource Management
- Budgeting
- Information Protection / Data Classification
- Professional writing
- Vendor management
- Quality Assurance Evaluation
- Onsite customer support
- Continuous Process Improvement
Education
12/2004Western Kentucky UniversityCity, StateAssociate of Science: Nursing
Certifications
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- First Aide certified through American Heart Association
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School Attended
- Western Kentucky University
Job Titles Held:
- School Nurse Coordinator And Program Manager
- Registered Nurse, Outpatient And Ambulatory
- Registered Nurse, Surgical Services
Degrees
- Associate of Science : Nursing
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