Logan Brierley Burke
Laguna Beach,CA
Summary
Dynamic healthcare professional with a robust foundation in healthcare delivery, clinical operations, and patient advocacy, complemented by extensive experience in high-acuity bedside care and innovative remote care models. Proven adaptability and clinical judgment honed through roles as a Travel Registered Nurse with FEMA and Medical Solutions, thriving in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Currently focused on optimizing surgical care delivery through strategic workflow design, cross-functional collaboration, and enhancing operational efficiency to ensure timely, high-quality care for members while bolstering team performance and scalability. Committed to improving health outcomes, streamlining processes, and empowering teams within ever-evolving healthcare landscapes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Transcarent
01.2023 - Current
- Manage 120+ multi-specialty surgical cases from referral through surgery, ensuring efficient progression and high-quality outcomes
- Lead Care Coordinator team achieving 90%+ NPS through coaching and clinical mentorship
- Serve as a key liaison between internal teams and center of excellence partners, managing surgical referrals and driving alignment to support efficient, high-quality care delivery
- Serve as SME for clinical workflows and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Designed and implemented protocols for hysterectomy, breast reduction and bariatric cases
- Optimize workflows and utilization strategies to accelerate time-to-surgery
Operating Room Staff RN/Charge RN
Saint Luke’s Health
02.2022 - Current
- Assists in the preparation and care of patients undergoing surgical intervention and oversees the maintenance/sterilization of OR supplies and equipment.
- Anticipate needs of surgeons and surgical teams and assist in operative procedures.
- Circulate, scrub, and assist surgeons in a variety of complex procedures, including gynecology, grafts, orthopedics, general surgery, exploratory surgery, and spine cases.
- Ensures OR readiness by maintaining stringent quality standards and safety precautions.
- Precepts new OR nurses and serves as resource to other staff.
- Monitors charting and documentation by performing quality chart audits.
- Maintains a detailed count of all surgical instruments and sponges throughout cases.
- 25 bed rural hospital listed as 2023 top 100 critical access hospitals by the Chartis Health Care – Consulting Organization.
Travel Nurse (COVID-19 Crisis Assignments)
Krucial Staffing
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Traveled to hotspot locations with regional surges, as an experienced Stepdown nurse, filled gaps in staffing.
- Embraced the opportunity to become a contributing member of multidisciplinary teams on high volume and fast-paced Intermediate Cardiac Care and COVID-19 Stepdown units.
- Nursed patients with complex conditions: heart failure, multisystem organ failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, shock, COVID-19, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Excelled in stabilizing patients quickly through advanced interventions.
- Developed holistic care plans for up to 4 critically ill patients requiring frequent assessments including: titration and management of cardiotoxic IV drips and insulin drips, interpreted ABG results, advanced respiratory management, ventilator settings, respiratory monitors, conscious sedation, bipap, cpap, high-flow oxygen, and non-rebreather.
- Worked diligently and efficiently to prone patients per facility schedule or standing orders, improving pulmonary gas exchange in severe respiratory failure.
- Served as nurse preceptor, trainer, and supervisor to new hires and student nurses, instilling best practices as a nurse and strict adherence to hospital core measures and symptom management practices.
- Marked as a caring and empathetic nurse with compassionate bedside manner and strong education and therapeutic communication skills.
- Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Houston, TX
- Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, TX
- University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX
Staff RN / Charge Nurse
Saint John’s Health
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Possessed transformational leadership skills, displaying strong emotional intelligence, managing a staff of 8 in a 38-bed Primary Care unit (orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatric, general surgery, gynecology).
- Assumed various roles with significant impact on St. John’s delivery of quality patient care as a curative partner to patients.
- Offered tactful communication with staff, patients, and their family members.
- Delegated responsibilities and successfully collaborated with in-house supervisors to organize house-wide staffing.
- Played instrumental role as Cerner superuser in transition to new electronic health records (EHR).
- Championed the need for nonpharmaceutical interventions to aid patients with anxiety, sleep, and relaxation, gaining approval from hospital board to outfit each patient room with essential oil diffusers to be used at patients’ request.
- Key member of chart review team, auditing medical records, evaluating treatment processes, and measuring quality of care.
- Precepted student nurses and served as resource to staff, monitoring charting and documentation, and performing patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Integral member of hospital-wide response team for Code Blues and Rapid Response Team.
- 120-bed rural hospital named “Wyoming’s #1 Best Hospital” according to Newsweek.
Travel Nurse
Medical Solutions
10.2019 - 03.2020
- Contributed to nursing care excellence, managing a 5 post-operative patient caseload s at this 222-bed community hospital.
- Collaborated with physical therapists, surgeons, occupational therapy, and dieticians, meeting needs and standards of care for patients recovering from spinal surgeries, partial and total joint replacements, bariatric, and plastic surgeries.
- Educated surgical patients on post-op care, recovery discharge instructions, pain management, wound care, med administration, and diagnosis information.
- Assessed patients, administered pain relief (epidural pumps, IV, oral narcotics), and drained and dressed wounds.
- Dominican Hospital
School Nurse
C-V Ranch Residential Treatment Facility
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Directed nursing care for 42 students in this public school designed to provide educational programming and residential services to emotionally disabled youth.
- Prioritized a 12-16 patient daily caseload: new resident admissions, case management, follow-up appointments, and discharge.
- Addressed students’ complex medical and chronic conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.
- Collaborated with child psychologist in addressing mental health diagnoses.
- Accurately documented nutritional, behavioral, and physical changes in patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ06-2019
Associate of Science in Nursing - undefined
Weber State University
Ogden, UT01-2017
Skills
- Clinical Operations
- Workflow Optimization
- Escalation Resource
- Process Improvement
- Protocol Developer
- Cross-Functional Collaborator
- Implementation and Adoption
- Data Driven Decision Maker
- Care Navigation/Member Engagement
- Utilization Management
- Patient care coordination
- Leadership and management
Highlights of Qualifications
- Clinical operations leadership: Lead high-volume surgical care coordination across 120+ multi-specialty cases, driving efficient case progression, removing barriers to care, and ensuring timely surgical completion in a remote care model.
- Remote care & virtual care delivery expertise: Experienced in delivering care coordination, member engagement, and clinical guidance in a fully remote environment, ensuring seamless communication between members, providers, and internal teams.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Act as a central liaison between clinical teams, care coordinators, provider partners, and operations leadership to align workflows, resolve escalations, and optimize care delivery outcomes.
- Workflow design & process improvement: Designed and implemented scalable workflow improvements, including leading the RN Handoff Surgery Case Placement initiative to enhance throughput, efficiency, and team alignment.
- Utilization management & case progression: Apply structured utilization management strategies to accelerate time-to-surgery while maintaining quality, compliance, and member satisfaction.
- Team leadership & performance coaching: Mentor and support Care Coordinator teams through performance coaching and clinical guidance, contributing to sustained 90%+ NPS and high-quality member experiences.
- Data-driven operations & performance optimization: Analyze case trends, operational metrics, and workflow gaps to inform decision-making, improve processes, and support scalable growth.
- Digital health & technology integration: Proficient in leveraging EMR systems and operational tools to support care coordination, documentation, and workflow execution in a tech-enabled care environment.
- Escalation management & problem resolution: Skilled in identifying and resolving complex clinical and operational barriers, ensuring continuity of care and minimizing delays in surgical pathways.
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Transcarent
01.2023 - Current
Operating Room Staff RN/Charge RN
Saint Luke’s Health
02.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse (COVID-19 Crisis Assignments)
Krucial Staffing
04.2020 - 10.2021
Travel Nurse
Medical Solutions
10.2019 - 03.2020
Staff RN / Charge Nurse
Saint John’s Health
06.2017 - 09.2020
School Nurse
C-V Ranch Residential Treatment Facility
06.2017 - 08.2017
Associate of Science in Nursing - undefined
Weber State University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix