BRANDY MOODY
Leawood,KS
Summary
Servant leader, dependable, and personable. Focused on the betterment of the team and organization while serving in the role of a leader. A compassionate approach to patient care, an advocate for staff, while upholding the values of Children's Mercy. Dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of nursing practices and policies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City , MO
09.2022 - Current
- General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, and Plastic Surgery Divisions.
- Oversaw compliance with regulatory standards in pediatric nursing care.
- Assisted with the budgeting process by forecasting staffing needs and supplies.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss concerns or issues related to nursing practices.
- Participated in the recruitment, interviewing, selection, and orientation of new employees.
- Provided guidance to staff on patient care, clinical practice, and professional development.
- Facilitated communication between physicians, nurses, and support services personnel.
- Developed strategies for optimizing existing metrics, processes, and systems.
- Documented processes for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data-driven insights.
Assistant Nurse Manager
Children’s Mercy Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2022
- Responsible for assisting in the overseeing of the daily operations of the General Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, Gynecology, and Pectus Clinics for Children’s Mercy Hospital, Adele Hall and Children's Mercy Kansas Location.
- Performed personnel interviews, hiring, disciplinary action, and dismissals.
- Managed performance of 17 person nursing staff, reviewing task completion, and contribution to the metric goals set forth by Children's Mercy Hospital.
- Created action plans for staff development and performance improvement.
- Collaborated with physicians and ancillary departments to maintain continuum of care.
- Incorporated evidence-based nursing into the clinical setting.
- Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist ambulatory nurses with patient care decisions.
Quality Improvement Program Coordinator, 4 West
Children’s Mercy Hospital
12.2018 - 09.2020
- Responsible for partnering with Department leaders to coordinate and support improvements in safety, operational efficiency, patient care effectiveness, patient/family/ staff outcomes and service excellence.
- Essential Duties: Developing activities to evaluate care processes and outcomes, define metrics to evaluate system and human factors impacting patients and family care.
- Report measurements in quality and safety.
- Develop strategies to engage staff in the performance improvement initiatives.
- Created applicable procedures, training and operating standards to implement quality improvement plans.
- Leveraged quality metrics data to assess positive and negative aspects of current operations.
- Kept records of quality reports and statistical reviews.
Staff Nurse III, 4 West
Children’s Mercy Hospital
09.2006 - 12.2018
- Responsible for providing direct patient care, as a Nurse Tech and then as a Registered Nurse in a pediatric setting.
- Essential Duties: Utilize the nursing process and knowledge of scientific principles to provide age-appropriate nursing care for assigned patients, birth to 18 years old.
- Counseled patients and families to provide psychological, emotional and spiritual support.
- Devised and modified individualized plans of care and communicated patient needs to supporting healthcare teams, social workers and case managers.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri
Kansas City, MO12.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Penn Valley Community College
05.2007
Compact License in Kansas, Certified Pediatric Nurse, BLS Certified, PEARS Certified. -
Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Creative Problem Solving with Critical Thinking
- Exceptional Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Mentor and Coach for Varying Levels of Staff
- Timely Collaborative and Confident Decision Making
- Process Implementation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Accomplishments
2023 Clinical Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award, Children's Mercy Hospital
2023 Honorary Patient Advocate Award, Children's Mercy Hospital
2019-2020 A3 Involvement of Implementation of Restraint Policy Review and Narcotic Waste and Administration.
2019- 2020 Chair QIPC Committee
2018-2020 Safety Coach, 2Henson
2018 Nursing Student Educator Award, 2Henson
2017, 2016 Great Catch Winner
2015, 2013 Daisy Award Nominee
2014 March of Dimes, Kansas City Nurse of the Year Nominee
2014 Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award Winner
2013 Nominee for the Bernell Hevner O’Donnell, RN, Excellence in Psychosocial Award
1/2010-6/2012, 06/14-06/06, 07/18-07/19 Co-Chair 2 Henson, Unit Council
2008 Nurse of the Year, 2 Henson
Timeline
Nurse Manager
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
09.2022 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager
Children’s Mercy Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2022
Quality Improvement Program Coordinator, 4 West
Children’s Mercy Hospital
12.2018 - 09.2020
Staff Nurse III, 4 West
Children’s Mercy Hospital
09.2006 - 12.2018
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Penn Valley Community College
Compact License in Kansas, Certified Pediatric Nurse, BLS Certified, PEARS Certified. -
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