Charmaine Blanchard
Delray Beach,Florida
Summary
Strategic, performance focused and result driven professional, offering over 25 years of various experience in the healthcare industry, including acute care hospital operations, innovation, staff development and supervision. Adept at planning and carrying out initiatives, activities, and practices; coordinating various regulatory compliance.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interim CEO
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Stuart, FL
07.2024 - Current
- Maintain the daily operations of the organization during the transition period
- Ensure continuity to maintain day-to-day operations and prevent disruption
- Facilitated board meetings and provided leadership guidance to senior management.
Chief Nursing Officer
Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital
Stuart, Florida
05.2015 - Current
- Develop and implement the plans for providing nursing care, treatment, and services
- Develop a patient-focused, team-oriented culture while working and collaborating with all medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines
- Responsible for quality nursing care, ensuring optimal services and superior outcomes
- Represent nursing on the Governing Body and hospital committees
- Assist in the development of short and long-range strategic planning, budgets, and operation plans for the hospital
- Support cultural diversity and maintain an inclusive work environment and culture that is respectful and accepting of diversity
- Provides oversight for overall budget, process improvement activities, management, and supervision of all directors
- Represent nursing services throughout the organization and collaborate with medical staff to provide a quality standard of care
- Ensure hospital-based process for compliance with regulatory agencies and assist facility in preparation of responses and remediation of any quality care deficiencies
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
05.2012 - 05.2015
- Responsible for the direction, coordination, and evaluation of In-Patient Nursing Services, Surgical Services, Emergency Department, Respiratory services, and Cath Lab
- Provides oversight for overall budget, process improvement activities, management, and supervision of all directions
- Represent nursing services throughout the organization and collaborating with medical staff to provide a quality standard of care
- Ensure hospital-based process for compliance with regulatory agencies and assist facility in preparation of responses and remediation of any quality care deficiencies
- Collaborated with the Chief Nursing Officer to establish performance improvement plans for departments within the nursing organization.
- Conducted monthly meetings with department heads to review operational issues, patient care outcomes, and quality assurance data
Director inpatient Services
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
06.2009 - 05.2012
- Responsible for the direction, coordination and evaluation of In-patient Nursing Surgical Services
- Provides oversight for overall budget, process improvement activities, management, and supervision of a 50 bed unit
- Represent nursing services throughout the organization and collaborating with medical staff to provide quality standard of care
- Create and develop an innovation unit where new processes and ideas were implemented
Patient Flow Coordinator/Nursing Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
08.1996 - 06.2009
- Facilitates patient throughput and designates appropriate beds for patients
- Provides staff support during emergencies
- Coordinates staffing throughout all nursing division
- Provides clinical and administrative support to staff
- Collaborates with physicians to facilitate safe care to patients
- Serves as resource in policy and procedure implementation and compliance
- Provides input in policy and procedure development
- Serves as coach/preceptor to new staff
- Responsible for scheduling and staffing
Patient Accounts, Legal Representative
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
05.1992 - 08.1996
- Prepares and maintains statistics on adjustments and accounts sent to collection agencies
- Prepares and files legal documents with the court to safeguard hospital receivables
- Prepares monthly report for the Board of Directors
Education
MBA - Health Care Administration, International Business
Florida Atlantic University
Florida12-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing Technology
Broward College
01-1996
Certificate - Legal Assistant
Florida Atlantic University
Florida05-1992
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Florida Atlantic University
Florida01.1987
Skills
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Advisory Board Leadership Training
- Leadership Coach
- CNO Preceptor
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Florida
- Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
- ACLS/Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Timeline
Interim CEO
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2024 - Current
Chief Nursing Officer
Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2015 - Current
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
05.2012 - 05.2015
Director inpatient Services
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
06.2009 - 05.2012
Patient Flow Coordinator/Nursing Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
08.1996 - 06.2009
Patient Accounts, Legal Representative
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
05.1992 - 08.1996
- Registered Nurse, Florida
- Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
- ACLS/Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
MBA - Health Care Administration, International Business
Florida Atlantic University
Associate of Science - Nursing Technology
Broward College
Certificate - Legal Assistant
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Florida Atlantic University
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