Alexandria Paul, RN BSN
Arden,NC
Summary
Goal-driven Nurse Leader with excellent performance improvement and clinical abilities demonstrated over 10-year career history, with 5-years in formalized leadership roles. Highly energized and hardworking possessing excellent team development and conflict resolution skills. Licensed in North Carolina.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Director, Medical Surgical Oncology
UNC Health Pardee
09.2020 - Current
- Responsible for 24/7 administrative and clinical operations of 37-bed (40.8 FTE) Medical Surgical unit
- Reduced agency cost/utilization with re-introduction of Licensed Practical Nurses to med/surg skill mix
- Dual role of Bariatric Coordinator—successfully led initial MBSAQIP Bariatric Surgery Accreditation June 2021
- Represented local hospital on System Nursing Practice Council, System Falls Council, and System Med/Surg Team Council implementing projects like new epic falls scale, fall communication boards for all inpatient areas, and knowledge-sharing related to LPN role.
- Developed Admission Discharge Nurse position and collaborated with performance improvement department to increase patient rounding as quality initiative—HCAHPS top box score increased from 65.7 July 2022 to 80 February 2023
- Two DNV Surveys with no non-conformances in med/surg department
Nurse Manager, ICU and Respiratory
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
05.2017 - 09.2020
- Started in this department as a charge nurse, promoted to Nurse Manager
- Responsible for 24/7 administrative and clinical operations of 16-bed Stepdown/ICU unit
- Expanded staffing and operations to 24-bed ICU during COVID Pandemic, working closely with incident command and bedside team members to implement appropriate infection control measures
- Decreased restraint utilization from 43.69% to 11.04% by rolling out restraint use algorithm
- Re-developed tool for Interdisciplinary rounds for efficiency and inclusion of patients and families in team approach
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lifebridge Health Sinai Hospital
11.2015 - 05.2017
- 29-bed Medical/Surgical/Cardiac/Neuro ICU
- Level 2 Trauma Center
Perioperative Clinical Coordinator
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
12.2014 - 11.2015
- Managed day-to-day operations and throughput of Pre-Op, 14-bed PACU, and Phase II Recovery
- Worked at bedside in PACU frequently, depending on staffing and workload
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical and Stepdown
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
07.2013 - 12.2014
- 43-bed Trauma/Neurosurgery/Ortho/Burn Unit; split Med/Surg and Stepdown
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA05.2013
Skills
- Quality Improvement
- Change Management
- Patient Relations
- Policy Optimization
- Orientation Development
- Recruitment and Retention
References
- Carol Stefaniak: (740) 815-1799, VP/Chief Nursing Officer at Self Regional Healthcare
- Kathy Campbell: (248) 515-6103, Interim Chief Nurse B.E. Smith
- Jacob Freeman: (740) 503-1934, Chief Nursing Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist-Lexington Medical Center
Certification
- Registered Nurse - License Number 333631
- BLS, ACLS
Timeline
Nurse Director, Medical Surgical Oncology
UNC Health Pardee
09.2020 - Current
Nurse Manager, ICU and Respiratory
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
05.2017 - 09.2020
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lifebridge Health Sinai Hospital
11.2015 - 05.2017
Perioperative Clinical Coordinator
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
12.2014 - 11.2015
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical and Stepdown
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
07.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Registered Nurse - License Number 333631
- BLS, ACLS
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