Bridget N. Fehr
Louisville,KY
Summary
Registered nurse with 30+ years of experience and 20 years of progressive leadership experience. Seeking a role as a Chief Nursing Officer with Baptist Health Floyd, where my expertise in patient care and service line leadership would be valuable contribution to the organization's nursing operations.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Orthopedics and Neuroscience
Baptist Hospital Louisville
06.2020 - Current
- Develop annual operating budget for orthopedic program and nursing care units (Orthopedic and Neuroscience):
- Continue to manage at or below budget
- Identify and implement expense reduction opportunities
- Actively participate in planning programmatic analysis and forecasting of needs to meet CMS and reimbursement changes.
- Establishes and utilizes interventions and processes for continuous quality improvement for:
- Nursing sensitive quality indicators
- Oversight and responsibility for Joint Commission Disease Specific Quality Metrics related to Joint Replacement Programs – Hip, Knee and Shoulders
- Participate in strategic planning:
- Achieving Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification Center of Excellence in total joint replacement
- Oversight of Orthopedic Center and programmatic implementations
- Facilitate system orthopedic service line operations and initiatives
- Participate in development of metrics and goals for system, organization and co-management projects
- Developing Hip Fracture protocols and processes
- Mentoring and leadership support for nursing unit leadership and program leadership
Orthopedics Nurse Manager
Baptist Hospital Louisville
05.2010 - 06.2020
- Directs and supervises patient care including coordination of staffing and patient care assignments based on patient needs and staff expertise. Successfully transitioned staff to one entity and cost center providing services across two units providing consistency in practice and financial savings
- Establishes and utilizes interventions and processes for continuous quality improvement. In addition to nursing sensitive quality indicators, have oversight and responsibility for Joint Commission Disease Specific Quality Metrics. Among first of nursing units to implement Daily Management Huddle Boards for increased knowledge and embracing of key outcome metrics for entire staff.
- Assists, directs and counsels staff as problems arise and/or in problem areas as needed including performance improvement plans.
- Investigate and address concerns/issues presented by physicians, visitors, and/or patients.
- Perform annual evaluations and promotion of staff development.
- Responsible for financial viability of the orthopedic unit including productivity goals and cost containment. Continually evaluate operations to develop efficient work flows
- Participate in strategic planning including Blue Distinction recognition for total joint replacement program, and journey for Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification Center of Excellence in total joint replacement. Active participant in planning programmatic analysis and forecasting of needs to meet CMS and reimbursement changes.
- Participate in Baptist Health orthopedic service line and support system initiatives
Charge Nurse, 7 Park Towers/Orthopedics
Baptist Hospital Louisville
07.2008 - 05.2010
- Collaborated with Nurse Manager and staff for transition from 4 East to Park Towers
- Provide nursing care for post-operative orthopedic patients as well as medical orthopedic.
- Oversees and manages daily activities and operations within unit to meet productivity goals and patient flow initiatives.
- Maintains staff assignments and communicates with house manager for additional staffing needs, patient loads and acuity.
- Assists, directs and counsels staff as problems arise and/or in problem areas as needed.
- Investigate and address concerns/issues presented by physicians, visitors, and/or patients.
- Implemented self-scheduling within the unit and holiday rotation assignments.
- Coordinating and chairing unit-based Shared Governance.
- Serve as unit representative for Inpatient Satisfaction Committee, Nursing Quality Council and Nursing Practice Council.
- Assist Nurse Manager with annual evaluations and performance improvement plans.
Staff Nurse, PACU
Baptist Hospital East
06.2005 - 07.2008
- Provide nursing care for surgical patients post anesthesia
- Worked on team to revise Staff Nurse job description and evaluation tool
- Represent PACU in Nursing Research and Quality council
- Function as HSM Support member for implementation and training
- Represent PACU staff in unit based Shared Governance council
- Perform as resource/relief charge nurse
- Obtained Staff II advance level
Supervisor, Northrop Grumman
SHPS
09.2003 - 06.2005
- Managed 15 clinical FTEs
- Directed precertification, case management and disease education operations
- Collaborated with client and third party administrator to meet contractual 2:1 ROI (Return On Investment)
- Responsible for quarterly reporting to client to demonstrate cost savings
- Developed policies and procedures for staff
- Monitored staff workload and implemented processes for improvement
- Evaluated staff members annually with quarterly communications
- Implemented service line programs such as low back pain case management
Supervisor, UMWA Funds
BCE Emergis/SHPS
08.2002 - 09.2003
- Managed 21 FTEs
- Directed customer service, precertification, claims review, and skilled nursing reviews operations
- Initiated Medicare identification process for appropriate utilization of services
- Responsible for quarterly reporting to client
- Developed policies and procedures for staff
- Monitored staff workload and implemented processes for improvement
- Evaluated staff members annually with quarterly communications
Quality Analyst and Educator, Conseco
National Health Services/BCE Emergis
12.2000 - 08.2002
- Implemented training booklet for care manager software program
- Monthly quality audits for clinical and non-clinical staff
- Identified educational needs and developed policies and procedures accordingly
- Monitored processes and compliancy for URAC (Utilization Review Accreditation) site visit
- Collaborated with leadership to meet requirements of performance improvement plans
- Left position for management opportunity
Case Manager, Conseco
National Health Services
05.1999 - 12.2000
- Provided utilization review and discharge planning
- Coordinated benefits
- Achieved certification in case management
- Left position for promotion and growth opportunity
Staff Nurse
Baptist Hospital East
05.1994 - 05.1999
- Provide nursing care in ICU and Women’s Care Medical Surgical Unit
- Obtained Staff II nursing
- Served on various committees
- Left bedside clinical position to expand career in quality
Education
Masters of Science in Nursing - Administration and Leadership
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY12.2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Spalding University
Louisville, KY05.1994
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Ethical Leadership
McKendree University
Lebanon, IL05-2025
Skills
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
Certification
- Nurse Executive Certification - 2018
- Orthopedic Nurse Certification – 2012
- Case Manager Certification – lapsed 2007
- KONL (Kentucky Organization of Nurse Leaders) – member at large since 2013
- NAON (National Association of Orthopedic Nurses) – member at large since 2012
- ANA/KNA – member since 2017, Policy & Bylaw committee member
Accomplishments
- “Don’t STOPBreathing: Use of STOPBang screening tool” – virtual poster at Magnet Conference 2017
- “Prevention of Heel Pressure Ulcers in the Hip Fracture Patient” poster presentation
- 1st place prize at KONL Fall Conference 2013 in “Clinical Leadership in Evidence-Based Practice”
- Presented at KONL Fall Conference 2014
- Presented at NAON congress in May 2013
- “Post-op urinary retention- best practices” poster presentation – presented at NAON congress May 2014
- Selected to participate in (Special Interest Group) Research SIG(Special Interest Group): Risk Factors and Prevention of Hospital Readmission of Orthopaedic Surgical Patients at NAON congress May 2014
- 2010 Baptist East Nursing Leadership Residency Program
- 2008 Survival Skills, Baptist Hospital East Leadership College
- 2007 Situational Leadership, Baptist Hospital East
- 2007 BHE Preceptor Course, Baptist Hospital East
- 2005 Dealing with Difficult People, Baptist Hospital East
- 2003 Dealing Effectively with Unacceptable Employee Behavior, SKillPath Seminars
- 2002 Excelling as a Highly Effective Team Leader, SKillPath Seminars
Timeline
Director of Orthopedics and Neuroscience
Baptist Hospital Louisville
06.2020 - Current
Orthopedics Nurse Manager
Baptist Hospital Louisville
05.2010 - 06.2020
Charge Nurse, 7 Park Towers/Orthopedics
Baptist Hospital Louisville
07.2008 - 05.2010
Staff Nurse, PACU
Baptist Hospital East
06.2005 - 07.2008
Supervisor, Northrop Grumman
SHPS
09.2003 - 06.2005
Supervisor, UMWA Funds
BCE Emergis/SHPS
08.2002 - 09.2003
Quality Analyst and Educator, Conseco
National Health Services/BCE Emergis
12.2000 - 08.2002
Case Manager, Conseco
National Health Services
05.1999 - 12.2000
Staff Nurse
Baptist Hospital East
05.1994 - 05.1999
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Spalding University
Masters of Science in Nursing - Administration and Leadership
Bellarmine University
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Ethical Leadership
McKendree University
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