Amanda Smith
Orange Park,FL
Summary
Progressive nurse leader with more than 14 years of diverse healthcare experience across skilled nursing, long-term care, hospice, home health, and acute care. Currently serving as a Clinical Nurse Manager leading two inpatient units with responsibility for daily operations, productivity, employee engagement, staff development, patient safety, quality, and patient experience. Recognized for developing frontline leaders, building collaborative teams, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Overview
1
1
Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Manager
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
08.2025 - Current
- Provide operational leadership for two 24-bed inpatient units, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care while balancing daily operations, staffing, quality, and patient throughput in a fast-paced acute care environment.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, payroll, productivity, and employee engagement for a team of 76 nursing and support staff while maintaining safe staffing levels and efficient patient flow.
- Developed and promoted five bedside registered nurses into Clinical Nurse Coordinator leadership roles through mentorship, coaching, and intentional leadership development, strengthening frontline leadership across the department.
- Reinforced patient safety and quality practices through fall prevention, bedside shift report, purposeful rounding, and IV competency initiatives to support improved patient outcomes and nursing practice.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to address barriers to care, improve communication, enhance the patient experience, and support quality outcomes.
RN Clinical Nurse Coordinator
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
01.2021 - 08.2025
- Promoted to Clinical Nurse Coordinator in 2022 on the Medical-Surgical Unit.
- Served as Clinical Nurse Coordinator on the Trauma Progressive Care and Cardiac Progressive Care units from January 2024 through August 2025.
- Was a resource for nursing staff and new graduate nurses while providing support with clinical decision-making and daily operations.
- Coordinated staffing assignments, patient flow, and unit operations while collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to provide safe, efficient patient care.
- Assisted with unit audits, quality initiatives, and regulatory readiness.
Home Health RN Case Manager
Nurse On Call
06.2018 - 01.2021
- Managed a caseload of home health patients, coordinating interdisciplinary care, patient education, and chronic disease management.
- Developed individualized care plans to promote safe recovery and reduce hospital readmissions.
PRN RN Case Manager
Apex Home Health
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Provided skilled nursing care to patients in the home setting while collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
RN Case Manager / Hospice Nurse
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Managed end-of-life care for hospice patients, providing symptom management, family education, and compassionate support.
Medical-Surgical RN
Fishermen's Community Hospital
10.2013 - 12.2014
- Provided nursing care for a broad range of medical-surgical patients, caring for post-operative, medical, sepsis, hospice, and other complex patient populations on a general inpatient unit.
- Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and discharge planning.
- Peer-nominated for Nurse of the Quarter.
RN Floor Nurse / Unit Manager
Key West Health and Rehabilitation Center
04.2012 - 07.2014
- Provided direct nursing care to residents in a skilled nursing and long-term care setting with a focus on rehabilitation, chronic disease management, and post-acute care.
- Advanced to Unit Manager, overseeing daily unit operations, staffing, resident care, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborated with physicians, therapists, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate individualized plans of care and support quality outcomes.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Caregivers of the Keys
08.2008 - 04.2012
- Assisted clients with ADLs and medication reminders in home-based settings
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN to BSN Program
Galen College of Nursing
04.2026
Associate of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Florida Keys Community College
Key West, FL12.2011
Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined
Midwest Technical Institute
Springfield, IL02.2008
High School Diploma -
Springfield Southeast High School
Springfield, IL05.2007
Skills
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Patient Care
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Communication Skills
- Time Management
- EMR systems
- Patient advocacy
- Compliance monitoring
- Nursing oversight
- Infection control
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Florida | License #RN3937887 | Expires: 2027-04
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, Expires: 2027-11
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), Expires: 2027-11
- TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course), Expires: 2028-03
- CMSRN (Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse), Expires: 2030-03
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Manager
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
08.2025 - Current
RN Clinical Nurse Coordinator
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
01.2021 - 08.2025
Home Health RN Case Manager
Nurse On Call
06.2018 - 01.2021
PRN RN Case Manager
Apex Home Health
08.2017 - 06.2018
RN Case Manager / Hospice Nurse
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys
01.2015 - 06.2017
Medical-Surgical RN
Fishermen's Community Hospital
10.2013 - 12.2014
RN Floor Nurse / Unit Manager
Key West Health and Rehabilitation Center
04.2012 - 07.2014
Certified Nursing Assistant
Caregivers of the Keys
08.2008 - 04.2012
Certified Nursing Assistant - undefined
Midwest Technical Institute
Associate of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Florida Keys Community College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN to BSN Program
Galen College of Nursing
High School Diploma -
Springfield Southeast High School