Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Memberships
Timeline
Amy Hemsley MSN, RN

Amy Hemsley MSN, RN

Inkom,ID

Summary

Experienced, results-focused professional with strong leadership and relationship-building skills; including leadership experience as an active duty military nurse. Extensive capabilities in healthcare setting, quality improvement, lean project management, professional development and physician practice collaboration.

Work History

Assistant Chief Nursing Officer

Portneuf Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
  • Mentored 9 emerging nurse directors and 24 nurse supervisors within the organization, sharing knowledge and expertise to foster continued professional growth and development.
  • Reduced hospital-acquired infection rates with strict adherence to infection control guidelines and staff training initiatives.
  • Developed strong relationships with community partners to promote health education initiatives and accessible healthcare services for local residents.
  • Increased nurse retention rates through effective recruitment, orientation, and ongoing professional development programs. Nursing turnover reduced from 23% to 14%
  • Improved patient satisfaction scores, consistently monitoring feedback and addressing concerns proactively.
  • Streamlined nursing operations for increased efficiency by developing and revising departmental policies and procedures.

Director of Critical Care Services

Portneuf Medical Center
02.2014 - 04.2023
  • Responsible for maximum of 6 departments, 5 managers and direct reports, 175+ employees and contract services
  • Skillfully develop departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures
  • Organize departments in accordance with strategic goals and administrative guidelines in order to provide specified nursing services to meet corporate, organizational, medical staff, and community goals
  • Coordinated and lead quality improvement to identify performance areas for improvement through lean methods
  • Spearhead and/or hospital appointed representative for Corporate Wide Service Excellence Committee, Nursing Representative for Supply Chain, Corporate clinical hospital based lead for Epic process improvement, Committee Chair for Bedside Nurse Communication Taskforce and more.
  • Developed organization-wide patient care programs, policies and procedures that enabled growth and evaluation of patients and community needs.
  • Encourage creative thinking, problem solving, and empowerment as part of leadership team to improve morale, teamwork
  • Improve employee satisfaction goals, interdepartmental relationships, and lean focused patient centered care
  • Prioritize areas of improvement in meet patient satisfaction goals
  • Contribute substantially to successful JCAHO accreditation and DNV accreditation process.
  • Achieved implementation of new Interventional Radiology physician group through enhancement of $5 million IR Lab
  • Continually improving knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs

Nurse Educator

Portneuf Medical Center
10.2013 - 02.2014
  • Assessed educational needs of 200+ trainees and researched clinical instruction trends to develop educational curriculum and competency tools for clinical procedures.
  • Organized short-term educational programs such as lectures and workshops to address specific clinical topics for 6 Critical Care Departments.
  • Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost nurse's learning.
  • Assessed 200+ nurse knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
  • Strived to continuously update strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.

Registered Nurse

Madigan Army Medical Center
2012 - 2013
  • Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
  • Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • Cardiac Cath Lab
  • Surgical Intensive Care Unit
  • House Supervisor
  • Quality Performance Improvement

Registered Nurse, Cath, IR, and Vascular Lab

Fort Belvior Community Hospital
08.2011 - 06.2012
  • Managed opening of new $15M+ Community Hospital Perioperative Cardiac Cath, Interventional Radiology, Vascular Lab. This included twelve bed pre and post recovery area for all procedures.
  • Achieved or exceeded financial goals on regular basis by controlling expenses, optimizing scheduling of procedures, and regulating inventory usage.
  • Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
  • Onboarded 9 new employees, including training, and mentoring.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Registered Nurse

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
10.2007 - 08.2011
  • Staff/Charge Nurse- Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care, Rapid Response Team, and Cardiac Telemetry
  • Performance Improvement Coordinator
  • Education Officer- Mock Code Facilitator, Code Blue Instructor, LPN Guest Instructor
  • Performed real-time chart audits for all patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
  • Streamlined all steps in rapid response situations by prioritizing and delegating tasks.
  • Lead unit based council and nursing shared governance board
  • Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
  • Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.

Registered Nurse

Holy Cross Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2011
  • MICU, CCU, Tele, SICU, Neuro ICU, Senior Emergency Department, Acute ER, Pediatric ER
  • Lead Instructor ACLS, BLS, Basic Dysrhythmia, Mock Code

Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Fauquier Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
  • Assisted patients dealing with traumatic injuries or illnesses, including stroke patients, accident victims and cardiac patients
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients

Additional Healthcare

Experience
  • Telemetry Monitor Technician
  • Emergency Room Technician
  • Certified Nurse Assistant
  • Idaho Army National Guard EMT

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
2016

Emphasis in Executive Leadership in Health Care Sciences

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
2007

Skills

  • Process improvement
  • Project management
  • Project implementation
  • Team leadership
  • Quality Outcome Driven
  • Strong Physician Relationships
  • Mentoring/Accountability
  • Staff development
  • Budgeting and finance
  • Lean methodology
  • Productivity management
  • Critical thinking

Memberships

  • American Association of Critical Care Nursing
  • American Organization of Nursing Leadership
  • American Hospital Association

Timeline

Assistant Chief Nursing Officer - Portneuf Medical Center
04.2023 - Current
Director of Critical Care Services - Portneuf Medical Center
02.2014 - 04.2023
Nurse Educator - Portneuf Medical Center
10.2013 - 02.2014
Registered Nurse, Cath, IR, and Vascular Lab - Fort Belvior Community Hospital
08.2011 - 06.2012
Registered Nurse Emergency Department - Fauquier Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2010
Registered Nurse - Holy Cross Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
10.2007 - 08.2011
Registered Nurse - Madigan Army Medical Center
2012 - 2013
Additional Healthcare - Experience
Grand Canyon University - Master of Science, Nursing
Idaho State University - Bachelor of Science, Nursing

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