Annie Niemietz
Bardstown,KY
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interim Clinical Nurse Manager
UofL Health
08.2022 - Current
- Effectively supervise 60+ staff members, including RNs and PCAs.
- Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new team members.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams, while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism, as demonstrated by improved annual employee retention rate.
- Provide operational and clinical oversite to nursing staff to ensure that all day-to-day activity supports the clinical guidelines.
- Conduct performance and competency evaluations, training, coaching, and counseling to team members.
- Work closely with leadership throughout the service line, nursing department, and other hospital departments to ensure that the highest expectations of all regulatory and professional standards are met.
- Responsible for the budget and productivity of two ICUs in an extremely demanding Level 1 trauma hospital.
- Patient and family leadership rounding on every patient every day and logging feedback promptly, as well as working collaboratively with our internal and external patient experience teams to increase patient and family satisfaction.
- Collaborated with the education department and product vendors to pilot Theraworx wipes on 5 West for quality improvement related to reduction/elimination of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This has since been implemented in all ICUs at UofL Health.
- Collaborated with the education department, Neurosurgery providers, Surgical Services, and product vendors/educators to trial and eventually implement IRRAflow catheters on 5 West, 9 Core, and 7 West. Studies have shown decreased length of stay and improved outcomes for IRRAflow eligible patients.
- Completion of Leadership Boot Camp at UofL Health.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/Nurse Preceptor
UofL Health, 9 South, Float Pool, 5 West
06.2007 - 08.2022
- I began my career at UofL Health on 9 South, transitioned to the float pool team, then to the Neurosurgical ICU.
- Proficient in age-specific care, medication management, and patient education.
- Evaluated medical needs and provided direct and individualized bedside care.
- Consulted and coordinated with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate care plans.
- Provided education and emotional support to patients and family regarding plan of care and expected progression of medical condition.
- Specialized in patients that have suffered from strokes, both hemorrhagic and ischemic, traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, status epilepticus, meningitis, etc.
- Assisted with end-of-life care as well as organ donation and procurement when necessary.
- Precepted new graduate and experienced nurses to both mixed acuity and intensive care units.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY12-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Saint Catharine College
Springfield05-2007
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- NIH Stroke Scale Certified
Timeline
Interim Clinical Nurse Manager
UofL Health
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/Nurse Preceptor
UofL Health, 9 South, Float Pool, 5 West
06.2007 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisville
Associate of Science - Nursing
Saint Catharine College