Brenda Skidmore, RN, BSN, CCRN, SCNII

• Actively participates in policy development initiatives, enhancing patient care quality and safety.
• Actively supervises, coaches and mentors nursing staff to foster professional growth and development driving excellence in patient care, empowering staff to grow, develop and thrive.
• Actively involved in and leads audits, safety initiatives and process improvements to improve patient care quality and safety.
• Managed and implemented Bluesight ControlCheck monitoring processes to enhance detection of controlled substance diversion, enhancing overall patient safety.
• Directly involved in ensuring readiness for The Joint Commission (TJC) surveys and adherence to HIPAA and OSHA standards.
• Instrumental in the successful rollout of multiple unit, hospital based and system-wide initiatives:

-New IN Infusion Pump Implementation

-NAVA Training

-New Staffing/Scheduling system (WFM INFOR)

-Beaker Lab Implementation

-BPAM Implementation

-Inpatient BAT Algorithm

• Ongoing collaboration with clinical educators to ensure up-to-date information and education for new processes with active participation in Critical Care education and as an Instructor for PA Catheter training.
• Collaborates with leadership to coordinate and maintain daily staffing operations, scheduling processes, assisting with balancing staffing needs with organizational resources.
• Collaborated with Leadership to implement surge staffing plans, optimizing and mobilizing additional nursing staff and resource allocation during critical census surges, maintaining safe staffing ratios and continuity of care.
• Manages biweekly payroll bonus reconciliation and reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance, fiscal accountability and timely submission of Bonus spreadsheets.
• Assists with payroll reconciliation, reviewing and correcting timekeeping records (missed punches, edits, and adjustments) to ensure accuracy prior to final manager approval.
• Oversaw and managed 27 + PRN staff contracts from 2022-2024, strengthening workforce flexibility and enabling the transition away from higher cost agency contracts while maintaining safe staffing levels.
• Managed 15+ agency contracts, supporting continuity of care while balancing budgetary constraints.
• Rapid Response Coordinator
• Serves in a leadership role and key resource for the Rapid Response Team (RRT), contributing to both clinical response and program coordination.
• Coordinates selection, onboarding and orientation of new Rapid Response nurses.
• Leads and supports new initiatives to enhance Rapid Response processes and patient outcomes
• Developed Bronchoscopy Competency for RRT and Charge RN's
• Created and implemented a Standardized Guardian List
• Rapid Response Binder maintaining updates in policies and guidelines
• Led development of standardized tracking tool for ICU transfers, assisting with monitoring of bounce-back rates.
• Developed a standardized Rapid Response Activation guideline flyer and assisted with its implementation, now incorporated into hospital policy and utilized throughout inpatient departments.

• Expertise in the safe and effective flow of patients, appropriate nurse to patient ratio determinations in a 24-36 bed ICU/IMC. in a high acuity environment, and adaptability during a global pandemic.
• Involved in performance improvement activities on daily basis with participation in development/implementation of action plans to help create and maintain a culture of safety.
• Applied critical care nursing expertise to oversee patient care and ensure adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Acted as preceptor/mentor to new critical care charge RN's and as a clinical resource for all staff, fostering professional development and improving team performance.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to support quality initiatives focused on optimal patient satisfaction.
• Collaborated with clinical educators to lead efforts in clinical education as Chair of the Critical Care Education Committee with implementation and participation in education fairs, and instructor for PA Catheter training.

• Demonstrated clinical leadership and operational flexibility by transitioning between Staff RN, Charge RN and Rapid Response RN roles to support unit throughput, patient safety and staffing needs in a high-acuity ICU.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and care strategies.
• Provided direct and indirect care for critically ill patients, promoting a culture of safety and adherence to practice standards.
• Expertise in the professional development and clinical orientation of new graduates, new-to-specialty RN's and experienced critical care staff, ensuring seamless integration into a high-acuity ICU environment.

• Provided direct patient care to primarily adult critically ill patients but included critically ill pediatric patients
• Rotated primarily between the ICU and the Neuro Intensive Care Unit but also included rotation through the Coronary Care Unit and the CT ICU.
• Received multiple letters of commendation for outstanding contributions as a valuable resource during Operation Desert
  Shield/Storm 1991.

• Managed medical case management for Workman's Compensation cases and catastrophic injury cases, ensuring efficient patient care and client communication.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary team meetings to enhance communication and collaboration among healthcare providers.

• Delivered comprehensive care to patients in a variety of settings, progressing from Med-Surg to Step-Down ICU, then recruited to 3-month ICU internship.
• Administered critical care interventions in accordance with established protocols and guidelines in a high-acuity ICU.

• Provided comprehensive care to adult patients managing acute or chronic illnesses in a fast-paced, high nurse-to-patient ratio environment.