Stephanie Batt RN, BSN, MSLS

• Supervised staff that provided care within a 200-bed facility including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, and respiratory therapists.
• Investigated and reported all incidents per facility policies following federal and state regulations.
• Maintained proper staff levels by scheduling and assigning staff within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
• Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
• Performed all processes/tasks related to admission to discharge
• Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery while acting as a liaison between providers and family parties.
• Assessed patient care requirements on each unit by making rounds in pulmonary, subacute, and long-term departments and all other facility areas.
• Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration, and general liability.
• Performed audits of nursing staff skill sets, documentation, infection control, monthly code drills and implemented education needed for reform and continued education.
• Documented and reported issues with compliance, standards of care and quality assurance requirements.
• Contributed substantially to successful department accreditation by consistently operating the highest standards of care and preparing for surveys and post-corrective action plans.
• Counseled staff members, responsible parties and providers on needed interventions and treatment goals by conducting rounds with physicians, advising physicians on patients' conditions and assisting in coordinating diagnostic testing to achieve optimal patient outcomes while maintaining regulatory, insurance, and policy processes.
• Supported patient needs by researching and recommending various types of individualized care plans.
• Appropriately and efficiently applied union protocols to disciplinary actions and operating standards.

Supervisor: Amanda Rusch DON/Jillian Czajka ADON, and recently Andrew Porter DON

• Referred client to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
• Oversaw staff development through in-depth trainings, workshops, and other learning opportunities.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired staff members offering exceptional talent and brought great skills to team.
• Worked with senior case managers to coordinate team development activities and trainings.
• Managed staffing needs to ensure patient needs were met.
• Acted as liaison between providers, team members and responsible parties to develop and implement appropriate care plans.
• Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocated for client needs and resolved roadblocks.

• Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and caregivers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
• Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
• Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff and patients for caseload between 25 and 35 patients.
• Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards. Including development and implementation of infusion, chemotherapy and wound treatment/special procedure needs, and resulting evaluation of effectiveness and education to caregivers. Acted as liaison between provider and patient.
• Supervised and performed audits of Licensed Practical nurses and certified nursing aides of skill sets and care. Provided education and demonstration of patient care needs.
• Partnered with local organizations to expand access to social and community services.
• Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.

• Managed care from admission to discharge in all departments of hospital
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Oversaw delivery of care for patients within Medical-Surgical, Emergency Department, Telemetry, and Ortho/Neuro Units, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising teams comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation, and competency development to further nursing education.