Amanda Ribeiro
Colonia
Summary
Dynamic, results-driven nursing leader committed to delivering exceptional healthcare services. Proven expertise in fostering collaborative environments that enhance patient care and team performance. Strong advocate for innovative practices that improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Passionate about mentoring future healthcare professionals and driving initiatives that promote excellence in nursing.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing –Perioperative Services
University Hospital
09.2021 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the main operating room, ambulatory surgery center, and preadmission testing.
- Directs and provides guidance to the management team to effectively allocate resources based on patient volume, space availability, budget constraints, and departmental priorities and goals.
- Interpret, implement, and monitor departmental functions to ensure adherence to organizational policies, and maintain quality assurance projects to ensure strict compliance with CMS, state, and federal guidelines.
- Monitors unit operational performance metrics, including first case on time start, room turnover, block utilization, and agency and overtime costs.
- Promotes University Hospital’s mission and vision within Perioperative services.
- Partnered with IST and anesthesia to improve the PAT process by creating modifications to Epic to reduce cancellations and improve workflow.
- Collaborate with the Executive Director of Perioperative Services and the Director of Perioperative Business Services for capital planning.
- Assess and evaluate the competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity, and safety.
- Resolve conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses, and other healthcare employees to keep workflow on task.
- Hire, educate, and manage 150+ employees including Advanced Practitioners.
- Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurse practitioners, consultants, vendors, directors, and executives, to ensure and promote the delivery of quality care and services.
- Active member of the OR committee, where we partner with executives and stakeholders to address concerns and review data in an attempt to improve strategies, achieve operational goals, and improve the quality of care.
- Provides oversight of surgical and preadmission testing scheduling, holding each area accountable for appropriate scheduling.
Service Line Coordinator, Staff Nurse
University Hospital
07.2017 - 09.2021
- Consult and coordinate with members of the surgical team.
- Ensures continuity of care by providing direct patient care as well as providing guidance, clinical expertise, mentoring, and functional direction to members of the health care team while optimizing available resources to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Coordinates activities to include staff education, inventory and vendor management, capital equipment planning, quality improvement, patient and employee safety and physician/customer relations.
- Manages the daily operating room schedule as needed to ensure a smooth, efficient workflow and optimize productivity.
- Oversee and facilitate operating room utilization to allow for optimal efficiency as needed.
- Supports and advances department goals, standardization, and cost control initiatives.
- Serve as a first-line communicator and converse effectively with Managers, Assistant Director and Executive Director of Perioperative Services.
- Conduct frequent rounds to ensure visibility, safety and staff needs.
- Work collaboratively with other associated department leads to ensure efficiency and safety of patients (i.e., Preop, Central Sterile, IT, Radiology, and Anesthesia)
- Maintain smooth operations of 12 operating rooms when board runner is unavailable
Staff Nurse (Peri-Op Float)
University Hospital
10.2013 - 06.2017
- Circulating & Scrubbing in a variety of cases, specializing in Neurosurgery.
- Collaborated as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in the operating room in accordance with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and national practice standards.
- Use assessment skills to identify further care needs and evaluate patients’ health status.
- Maintain open and effective communication with the surgical team to ensure patient safety.
- Function as a resource to medical students, residents, and patient care associates.
- Precept incoming nurses to all surgical specialties.
Clinical Research Coordinator, RN
Rutgers University
07.2012 - 09.2013
- Maintain a high level of knowledge and understanding of assigned protocols.
- Performed comprehensive clinical trial evaluations, including participant interviews and examinations; coordinated completion of study questionnaires and assessments; collected blood, cultures, and other specimens for laboratory analysis; and conducted visual acuity, refraction, color vision, and contrast testing. Obtained blood samples, cultures, and other specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Administer investigational products to the subjects (Orally, intravenously), and assist the principal investigator with Intra-vitreal injections.
- Coordinate and conduct patient care visits and ensure all procedures are conducted in compliance with the clinical protocol.
- Assist with patient recruitment and pre-screening of patients.
- Collaborated closely with the Principal Investigator to ensure participants received appropriate medical evaluation and care and promptly identified and reported serious adverse events.
- Interacts with the sponsored clinical research associate to facilitate the sponsor's monitoring and the database clean-up process.
- Attend sponsor meetings and conferences as needed for assigned protocols.
- Conducted clinical research in strict compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring adherence to study protocols and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements.
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
UMDNJ
04.2004 - 07.2012
- Certified by JCAHPO
- Acquiring accurate medical histories, assessing, and evaluating patient complaints, and providing complete documentation in patients' records.
- Performing lensometry, keratometry, refractometry, tonometry, visual field testing, and fluorescein angiography, and Optical Coherence Tomography.
- Baseline external exams, slit lamp examination, ocular motility, and visual acuity.
- Assist in minor surgical procedures while always maintaining strict sterile technique.
- Assist in clinical research studies and ophthalmic drug trials.
- Prepare patients for surgical procedures and laser treatments.
- Administer ocular medication and educate patients to ensure proper use of medications.
- Maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians, patients, and coworkers.
- Strong ability to work as a team member and a leader.
Education
MSN - Nursing Administration and Management
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ01-2027
BSN - Nursing
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ09.2021
AAS - Nursing
Essex County College
Newark, NJ12.2011
High School Diploma - undefined
Hillside High School
Hillside, NJ06.2000
Skills
- Healthcare management
- Patient care oversight
- Quality improvement
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Operational efficiency
- EPIC EMR Super-User
- Nurse education and training
- Effective multitasking
- Professional practice standards
- Crisis management
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 2004-Present
- Laser Certification 2014-Present
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing –Perioperative Services
University Hospital
09.2021 - Current
Service Line Coordinator, Staff Nurse
University Hospital
07.2017 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse (Peri-Op Float)
University Hospital
10.2013 - 06.2017
Clinical Research Coordinator, RN
Rutgers University
07.2012 - 09.2013
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
UMDNJ
04.2004 - 07.2012
AAS - Nursing
Essex County College
High School Diploma - undefined
Hillside High School
MSN - Nursing Administration and Management
Aspen University
BSN - Nursing
Aspen University
Community Service
- Assisted with multiple ophthalmic visual screenings in the local community to promote early detection and treatment of ocular disease. Promoted daily activities to sustain positive attitude and quality of life for clients with visual disturbances and disabilities.
- Organized a toy drive for the inpatient pediatric patients at UMDNJ.
Research / Publications
- Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Intra-vitreal Triamcinolone with Observation to Treat Vision Loss Associated with Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.” Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(9):1101-1114