Barbara Kinder
Nicholasville,KY
Summary
To secure a position as a Market Chief Nursing Officer. Well-versed in planning and directing daily functions and improving delivery of patient care. Excellent communicator to align nursing services with patient needs. Goal-driven Healthcare Administration professional well-versed in recruiting, training and managing employees to provide exceptional outcomes. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Market Chief Nursing Officer
Lifepoint Health
2023.02 - Current
- Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care.
- Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
- Coordinated patient care services and managed clinical cost control.
- Assisted with preparation of budget and expense reports.
- Recruited new professional staff members and implemented comprehensive training programs.
- Served on committees focused on improving healthcare delivery at both the organizational level as well as within the broader industry context.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless coordination of patient care across all departments.
- Evaluated clinical performance data to identify areas for improvement and develop targeted action plans.
- Implemented innovative solutions to address staffing challenges, reducing nurse turnover rates.
- Streamlined nursing operations for increased efficiency and better resource allocation.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging open communication and teamwork among staff members.
- Managed budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources without compromising patient care quality or employee satisfaction.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
Chief Clinical Officer
Clark Regional Medical Center
2012.10 - Current
- Managed patient care delivery, clinical practice throughout the facility
- Provided vision and director for quality evidenced-based patient centered care
- Collaborated nurse-physician relationships to provide safe, effective and efficient patient care
- Appointed to KY Opioid Addiction Board January 2019
- Served as a member of the LifePoint CNO council for one term
- Nominated LifePoint CNO of the Year 2015
- Nominated Daisy award winner for Nursing Leaders
- Helped lead CRMC to win LifePoint High Five Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015
- Implemented numerous new service lines
- Participated in Leadership Winchester
- Lead team to achieve numerous awards: Chest Pain Accreditation, GI Center of Excellence, Leapfrog A, Five Star Hospital, Consumer Reports preventing HAI, Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence, Commission on Cancer Accreditation.
Interim CEO
Clark Regional Medical Center
2018.09 - 2019.05
- Recruited Ortho and Hospitalist Providers
- Managed Contracts
- Managed Certificate of Need Applications.
Chief Nursing Officer
Lake City Medical Center
2011.05 - 2012.09
- Managed patient care delivery, clinical practice throughout the facility
- Provided vision and director for quality evidenced-based patient centered care
- Collaborated nurse-physician relationships to provide safe, effective and efficient patient care.
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
2009.01 - 2011.05
- Managed patient care delivery, clinical practice throughout the facility
- Provided vision and director for quality evidenced-based patient centered care
- Collaborated nurse-physician relationships to provide safe, effective and efficient patient care
- Completed HCA CNO Development Program
- Obtained Magnet Designation February 2011
- Obtained ICU BEACON award for excellence 2009 and 2010
- Participated in Leadership Frankfort.
Director of Critical Care / Progressive Care
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
2005.05 - 2009.01
- Managed 10 bed ICU and 10 bed PCU
- Participated in ongoing mentorship by CNO to enhance leadership skills required for CNO role
- Mentored new Nursing Directors
- Established a Rapid Response Team with a 40% reduction in cardiopulmonary arrests
- Supported ongoing staff involvement of the shared governance committee in the ICU / PCU
- Participated as a core team member for the Magnet team, Palliative Care Team, Surgical Quality Committee, HCAHPS Committee
- Facility Administrator for Implementation of Facility Scheduler
- Developed strategy to maintain an ICU UTI rate of 0% for two years and a ICU VAP rate of o% for three years
- Developed and coordinated Annual Bereavement Ceremony
- Implemented education for the development of leadership skills for ICU charge nurses
- Implemented AACN Healthy Work Environment Standards with an increase in employee satisfaction from 88% to 95% in one year
- Increased number of CCRN nurses in ICU from one to 16
- Established and chaired ICU steering committee
- Organized and implemented hospital’s first Critical Care Symposium with National Speaker.
Director of Critical Care / Inpatient Dialysis Unit
Pikeville Medical Center
2003.05 - 2005.05
- Managed two eight bed ICU’s to include recovery of post CABG patients and the Inpatient Dialysis Unit
- Coordinated architectural and design plans for two additional eight bed ICU’s
- Reduced staffing vacancies by 20% through recruiting and innovative scheduling
- Chaired hospital-wide committee for nursing recruitment
- Decreased overtime to less than 1%
- Decreased VAP and UTI rates to under national benchmark.
Hospital Development Coordinator
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
1997.04 - 2003.05
- Managed Eastern Kentucky KODA office
- Responsibilities included development of programs in hospitals to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation, collection and presentation of data, organization of educational and community committees, on-site evaluation of potential organ donors, family counseling, organized volunteer groups and planned large scale donor promotional events.
Nursing Instructor / Clinical Instructor
Mayo Regional Technical College
1996.01 - 1997.01
Clinical Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College
1995.01 - 1996.01
ICU Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
1995.01 - 1996.01
ICU Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Highlands Regional Medical Center
1992.01 - 1995.01
ICU Staff Nurse
Saint Francis Hospital
1992.07 - 1992.12
Education
MBA -
Webster University
01.2010
MA, Management and Leadership -
Webster University
01.2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Kentucky
01.1992
Skills
- Sound knowledge of Joint Commissions, state, federal guidelines, regulations and standards
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Superior negotiation, coaching and interpersonal skills
- Ability to motivate others in the work environment
Affiliations
Commissioned Kentucky Colonel 2014
Custom
- Published in American Association of Critical Care Nurses’ Newsletter “Creating a Culture of Certification”, 2006
- Co-Authored “Critical Care Examination Review”, Released 2009
- Presented numerous Poster at National and LifePoint Safety Conferences
- Presented CPPS Certification Values at NQPSF 2017
Timeline
Market Chief Nursing Officer
Lifepoint Health
2023.02 - Current
Interim CEO
Clark Regional Medical Center
2018.09 - 2019.05
Chief Clinical Officer
Clark Regional Medical Center
2012.10 - Current
Chief Nursing Officer
Lake City Medical Center
2011.05 - 2012.09
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
2009.01 - 2011.05
Director of Critical Care / Progressive Care
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
2005.05 - 2009.01
Director of Critical Care / Inpatient Dialysis Unit
Pikeville Medical Center
2003.05 - 2005.05
Hospital Development Coordinator
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
1997.04 - 2003.05
Nursing Instructor / Clinical Instructor
Mayo Regional Technical College
1996.01 - 1997.01
Clinical Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College
1995.01 - 1996.01
ICU Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
1995.01 - 1996.01
ICU Staff Nurse
Saint Francis Hospital
1992.07 - 1992.12
ICU Staff Nurse / Charge Nurse
Highlands Regional Medical Center
1992.01 - 1995.01
MBA -
Webster University
MA, Management and Leadership -
Webster University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Kentucky
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