Adela Jones
Leander
Summary
Visionary RN with 17 years of clinical experience and over a decade in healthcare leadership. A results-driven operations leader with a strong focus on patient-centered care, clinical transformation, and digital health innovation. Currently completing a Master of Science in Nursing Informatics at Western Governors University, with 200+ hours of supervised practicum. Expert in optimizing health IT systems, leading change management initiatives, and applying data analytics to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Support Resource Nurse
St. David’s South Austin Medical Center
07.2023 - Current
- Responsible for high-quality, patient-centered care by offering feedback, guidance, and mentoring to new graduate nurses and nurses transitioning to a new specialty.
- Provide guidance and education on the hospital’s standard of nursing practice, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with all accrediting and regulatory agency requirements.
- Perform rounds on each critical care unit, continuously observing and assessing the quality of patient care and identifying educational nursing needs.
Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare Barnes-Jewish Hospital
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided care to acutely and critically ill patients in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment.
- Implemented and revised individual care plans in collaboration with other healthcare team members according to established nursing care guidelines and standards.
Market Chief Nursing Officer
Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Developed and implemented policies to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices in nursing care.
- Collaborated with other executive team members to develop and execute strategic initiatives to improve patient outcomes and enhance patient experience.
- Oversaw recruitment, retention, and development of nursing staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Monitored and evaluated the quality of nursing care delivered across the organization, implementing quality and safety improvements.
- Managed the nursing department budgets and resources effectively, ensuring optimal utilization of resources while maintaining high standards of care.
Chief Nursing Officer
Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
10.2019 - 08.2021
- Directed the operations of all inpatient care areas and oversaw patient care activities throughout the facility.
- Established and maintained effective nurse-physician relationships.
- Developed a new comprehensive clinical classroom training program.
- Assisted in the transition of paper documentation to Electronic Health Record
- Created new nursing protocols that improved patient outcomes while minimizing medical errors.
Director of Quality Management/ Interim Director of Nursing
Cornerstone El Dorado Behavior Health
06.2019 - 10.2019
- Oversaw the planning and development of remediation for all previously identified deficiencies.
- Led a successful state survey by the Arizona Department of Health Services while providing documented compliance on previous deficiencies identified and regained deemed status.
- Provided education to direct patient care staff on restraint management and documentation with a 100% compliance rate.
- Enhanced the quality program by adding structure and accountability to ensure regulatory compliance with the Joint Commission, CMS, and the Arizona Department of Health
Emergency Department Director
USMD Health System
10.2014 - 06.2019
- Headed clinical oversight to devise and establish policies, procedures, and best practices in alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Successful implementation of Electronic Health Record
- Reduced length of stay with the initiation of I-Stat.
- Developed nursing orientation for clinical staff
- Key participation in state-level tabletop and full-scale exercises for emergency response
Trauma Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Texas Health Recourse
06.2007 - 02.2014
- Resuscitate and provide patient-centered care for critically injured trauma patients, perform assessments, and monitor and identify changes in patient conditions/status to provide appropriate interventions and promote healing.
Trauma Nurse Clinician
JPS Health Network
02.2010 - 09.2012
- Responsible for delivery of quality patient care through the nursing processes and managed caseload of patients admitted to the Trauma Center by facilitating, coordinating, and enhancing care through clinical expertise, communication, and implementation of quality management protocols as defined standards of care to minimize complication, maximize effective communications and patient safety, optimize care of the patient, and support use of resources.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Western Governors University
05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas
06-2007
Skills
- Graduate Education:
- - Master of Science in Nursing – Informatics
- - Western Governors University
- - Completed 200 hours of faculty-supervised informatics practicum
- Key Skills Gained:
- - Health Information Systems (EHR design, implementation, optimization)
- - Data Analytics & KPI Dashboard Development
- - Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
- - System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- - Change Management & Workflow Redesign
- - Nursing Informatics Standards (HL7, HIPAA, NANDA)
- - Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Project Leadership
- - Training, System Testing, and Evaluation
Certification
- Registered Nurse, TX # 743928
- Advance Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
Timeline
Clinical Support Resource Nurse
St. David’s South Austin Medical Center
07.2023 - Current
Intensive Care Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare Barnes-Jewish Hospital
10.2022 - 05.2023
Market Chief Nursing Officer
Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
08.2021 - 09.2022
Chief Nursing Officer
Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
10.2019 - 08.2021
Director of Quality Management/ Interim Director of Nursing
Cornerstone El Dorado Behavior Health
06.2019 - 10.2019
Emergency Department Director
USMD Health System
10.2014 - 06.2019
Trauma Nurse Clinician
JPS Health Network
02.2010 - 09.2012
Trauma Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Texas Health Recourse
06.2007 - 02.2014
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas
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