Ashton Beireis
Lindstrom,MN
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, mentoring leaders, 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
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager Postpartum & Lactation
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
- Served as a key point of contact between nursing staff, physicians, administration, and other healthcare professionals.
- Managed 1 patient care supervisor, 70 nurses and 15 nursing assistants by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
- Led and assisted with multiple change projects on a unit and system level
Nursing Faculty - OB/peds
Herzing University
07.2021 - Current
- Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Identified and assigned appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet course objectives
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize student learning.
Faculty Clinical Coordinator
Herzing University
11.2021 - 09.2023
- Supervise 36 direct reports
- Developed, implemented, revised and evaluated policies and procedures.
- Facilitate hiring of qualified clinical personnel by interviewing applicants and making recommendations for employment.
- Developed and adjusted work schedules for all clinical staff.
- Successfully negotiated clinical contract renewals
- Perform annual performance reviews for all adjunct faculty
- Serve as part of the university leadership team
- Responsible for onboarding new adjunct faculty members
Instructor of Nursing
Rasmussen College
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Encouraged and supported students in learning to provide nursing care while using evidence based practice
- Taught didactic, simulation and clinical courses
- Responsible for grading approximately 100 student submissions weekly
- Prepare weekly clinical outlines, lecture notes, assignments and exams.
Registered Nurse
Milan Laser Hair Removal
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Performed laser therapy independently as clinic provider
- Created individualized treatment plans
- Compiled complication reports and communicated with MD for patient treatment.
Postpartum Registered Nurse
Maple Grove Hospital
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Participated in unit task force group to implement change and evidence-based practice on unit
- Provided skilled direct nursing care to postpartum and newborn patients in Family Birth Center department
- Coordinated care to ensure patient length of stays were appropriate with patient goals and recovery.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Woodwinds Hospital
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Monitored, recorded and communicated patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
- Assisted physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures
- Assisted patients through labor and delivery process including postpartum care
- Executed tasks such as fetal monitoring, newborn assessments and hearing screenings, gave newborn care education to patients.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Mayo Clinic
11.2017 - 10.2018
- Utilization Review, including concurrent admission status and continued stay clinical review
- Clarification and face to face education to clinical staff regarding quality metrics, continued admission status review to ensure accurate clinical documentation to support the care provided, and communication with clinical providers on projected length of stay based on diagnosis
- Participates with interdisciplinary, inpatient-hospital rounds and collaborates to potentially impact length of stay
- Work with Third-Party and Government payers to meet managed care and continued stay requirements
- Performed case reviews of each patient to ensure quality and timely care
OB Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Mayo Clinic/Winona State University
04.2017 - 11.2017
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments
- Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
Team Lead - Postpartum/Antepartum
Mayo Clinic
09.2016 - 11.2017
- Oversaw an average of 36 mother/baby couplets including high risk and antepartum patients by managing 8-10 staff nurses as well as two patient care assistants while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Manage care for postpartum mothers and their newborns through their hospital stay
- At any given time could manage heavy patient assignments to allow overflow of postpartum couplets from labor and delivery
- Worked as float for labor and delivery when short staffed
- Served as preceptor for new orientees as well as taught clinical rotations for nursing students in labor and delivery, postpartum and intermediate special care nursery
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Avera McKennan
04.2015 - 09.2016
- Managed care of high risk labor and antepartum patients
- Assisted physicians with vaginal and cesarean deliveries and familiar with sterile technique
- Completed recommended NRP certification as well as fetal heart rhythm monitor training
- Proficient in cervical exams, IV and foley placements
- Familiar with emergency labor procedures
- Cross trained in NICU and pediatrics for inpatient floating needs
- Served as core newborn nursery staff member
- Provided postpartum care to up to six mother baby couplets
- Attended lactation training course
- Cared for post-surgical gynecology and breast surgery patients
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Southeast Technical Institute
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Prepared training materials and instructional strategies to track student progress, accurately report skills and conduct competency assessments
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning
- Created training materials and implemented instructional strategies to track student progress, ascertain skills and development and perform staff assessments
Birth Assistant
Laughing Waters Midwifery
03.2012 - 07.2014
- Facilitated with instrument setup and assisted midwife with procedures.
- Documented progress of labor and vital signs.
- Participate in patient transport in emergent situations.
- Provided care to mother and neonate.
- Assisted with IV and oral medication administration.
Rehab, Long-term Care & Hospice LPN
LPN - Rehab, Long-term Care, Hospice, VA Hospital
07.2012 - 06.2013
- Responsible for coordination of schedule of 16 employees.
- Oriented new employees and served as preceptor for nursing students.
- Provided extensive wound care as directed by wound care nurse.
- Responsible for all patient activities of daily living and medication administration of high acuity patients.
Clinical LPN
Float, Avera McKennan
08.2011 - 06.2012
- Clinical experience in multiple specialties including pediatrics, primary care, internal medicine, general surgery, adult and pediatric psychiatry, urogynecology and obstetrics.
- Worked along side clinic nurses to implement new electronic health record system and served as primary contact for education.
- Assisted with clinic procedures such as sutures, biopsies, splinting and cyst removals.
- Triaged patient phone calls to assess appointment versus emergent needs.
Education
No Degree - Leadership
ECornell
OnlineMaster - Nursing Leadership & Management
Western Governor’s University
06.2020
Bachelor - undefined
University of Phoenix
07.2016
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Southeast Technical Institute
07.2014
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Southeast Technical Institute
07.2011
Skills
- Staff Leadership
- Relationship building and retention
- Quality improvement
- Clinical expertise
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Strong clinical judgment
- Nurse Education Program Development
- Patient Relations
- Staff Development
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with multiple teams in the transition of hearing screening contract elimination
- Responsible for safety event monitoring and collaboration in maternal/newborn RCA
- Integral in decreasing maternal safety events through hands on staff training, mock codes, and process/policy change
- Successfully expanded staff knowledge and ability to care for complex maternal and newborn patients
- Implemented change from LDRP model to separate labor and delivery and postpartum units
- Improved unit processes to be more efficient and cut unnecessary expenses
- Built lactation team from 1.6 to 3.4 FTE's to better serve patient population and improve unit practices
Timeline
Nurse Manager Postpartum & Lactation
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Faculty Clinical Coordinator
Herzing University
11.2021 - 09.2023
Nursing Faculty - OB/peds
Herzing University
07.2021 - Current
Instructor of Nursing
Rasmussen College
07.2020 - 07.2021
Registered Nurse
Milan Laser Hair Removal
01.2020 - 07.2020
Postpartum Registered Nurse
Maple Grove Hospital
04.2019 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Woodwinds Hospital
10.2018 - 04.2019
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Mayo Clinic
11.2017 - 10.2018
OB Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Mayo Clinic/Winona State University
04.2017 - 11.2017
Team Lead - Postpartum/Antepartum
Mayo Clinic
09.2016 - 11.2017
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Southeast Technical Institute
08.2015 - 01.2016
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Avera McKennan
04.2015 - 09.2016
Rehab, Long-term Care & Hospice LPN
LPN - Rehab, Long-term Care, Hospice, VA Hospital
07.2012 - 06.2013
Birth Assistant
Laughing Waters Midwifery
03.2012 - 07.2014
Clinical LPN
Float, Avera McKennan
08.2011 - 06.2012
Master - Nursing Leadership & Management
Western Governor’s University
Bachelor - undefined
University of Phoenix
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Southeast Technical Institute
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Southeast Technical Institute
No Degree - Leadership
ECornell
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