Abigail Ream MSN, RN

• Oversee and direct approximately 80 employees at multiple locations throughout Northeast Indiana and Ohio.
• Provide guidance, education, and corrective action to staff based on performance to ensure standards of practice are met.
• Assist with and implement strategic plans enabling the organization to deliver high-quality care while meeting budgetary goals.
• Develop, revise, and educate staff about departmental policy and procedure regulations utilizing best practice guidelines.
• Serve as brand ambassador at community events.
• Create and implement learning strategies for staff to help learn new equipment and procedures.

• Responsible for practice improvement initiatives throughout Adams Medical Group.
• Organized and lead EHR Optimization Committee.
• Active participant on the Quality and Safety Committee.
• Collaborated with multiple specialty departments to identify opportunities for growth based on best practice standards.
• Developed, implemented, and lead new employee onboarding educational sessions.
• Identified deficiencies, created new workflows, and implemented new processes.

July 2013-July 2018

Clinical Manager

November 2020 - May 2021

• Directly managed 50 registered nurses, 35 medical assistants, and three supervisors throughout Northeast Indiana and Ohio.
• Functioned as liaison for 27 cardiologists and 14 nurse practitioners.
• Collaborated with VP and COO daily.
• Planned and coordinated process improvement initiatives while collaborating with other service lines.

Nursing Supervisor

June 2018 - November 2020

• Supervised 26 registered nurses at 3 locations throughout Fort Wayne, Indiana. Responsible for 24/7 coverage at Parkview Heart Institute and PRMC.
• Responsible for hiring staff, payroll, effective onboarding, and ensuring adequate staffing for all shifts.
• Served as preceptor, educator, and leader to new staff.

CV Care Coordinator, Nurse extender, Phone Triage Nurse

• Inpatient rounding nurse for Cardiology in CVICU/CCU and Dr. William Collis.
• Responsible for providing physician support for inpatient rounding.
• Served as a preceptor for new employees.

• Provided direct patient care through assessing, monitoring, and responding to acute and chronic cardiac events. Recovered patients who underwent open-heart surgery.
• Collaborated with physicians to deliver high-quality care to patients.
• Educated patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, medications, and lifestyle changes.

• Bedside nurse that provided care for patients recovering from major cardiac surgeries, post-MI, and cardiac arrest.
• Functioned as charge nurse and as a member of the code blue team.
• Participated in simulation educational scenarios and provided feedback to faculty.
• Prior to working as a registered nurse, I functioned as a student nurse in the Cardiac ICU.