Chastity Kiefer
La Crosse,WI
Summary
Seasoned and innovative Registered Nurse with 23 years of experience. Highly skilled in facilitating change and collaborating with others. Recognized for being the expert for operational quality patient outcomes of complex patient cases, developing solutions for cost savings, and driving customer satisfaction.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
RN- Clinical Manager Family Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Clinic
Gundersen Health System
06.2021 - Current
- Provide management and oversees the delivery of clinical service throughout two departments
- Incorporate evidence-based research into educational plans, patient treatment plans, and nursing practices
- Works collaboratively with Administrative Director to achieve department and organizational strategic goals
- Establish and maintain financial processes to ensure accountability for effective operations and resource management
- Maintain current knowledge of trends in area of expertise.
Nurse Educator
Gundersen Health System
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Provide management and oversees the delivery of clinical service throughout two departments
- Incorporate evidence-based research into educational plans, patient treatment plans, and nursing practices
- Works collaboratively with Administrative Director to achieve department and organizational strategic goals
- Establish and maintain financial processes to ensure accountability for effective operations and resource management
- Maintain current knowledge of trends in area of expertise.
RN- Divisional Quality Sepsis & Heart Failure Nurse Navigator, Emergency Department, SANE Nurse
CHI Health
07.2016 - 05.2019
- Educate and advocate for patients and their caregivers throughout their care experience- involved care coordination for four metro hospitals
- Developed and maintain standard operating procedure for bundle payment programs for the division of CHI Health
- Worked collaboratively with all members of the care team during a patient hospital stay to ensure best possible care and outcomes are achieved
- Provided community outreach to members in the community as well as members of the community that are in LTACs, SNFs, ALs to ensure knowledge of sepsis and heart failure diagnosis
- Developed and taught Heart Failure Academy to patients and caregivers diagnosed with heart failure
- Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment; triaged to appropriate zone; activated specialized team when indicated (cath lab, trauma team, rapid response stroke team, etc.)
- Assisted in the care of multiple traumas, cardiac arrests, stroke codes, sexual assaults and conscious sedations.
Nursing Home Administrator
Genesis Health Care
04.2015 - 06.2016
- 242 Licensed Beds, 120 Licensed Beds, 18 direct reports
- Developed and for overall facility management, profitability, operations, and direction in all aspects (Manage a 15.5-million-dollar operating budget, 250 employees, and directly oversee 5 departments)
- Function in a problem-solving capacity with regard to operations
- Responsible for fire and safety program to prevent fire and injury to residents, staff, and visitors and to maintain a safe and hazard free environment
- Retains a reputation for quality care while remaining locally competitive.
Nursing Home Administrator, Director of Nursing
Rio Grande Inn
10.2012 - 04.2015
- 60 Licensed Beds, 9 direct reports.
Beds Charge Nurse Supervisor/Registered Nurse
Mulder Health Care
10.2011 - 10.2012
Licensed Beds Charge Nurse Supervisor/Registered Nurse/Care Coordinator
Bethany St. Joseph Care Center
01.2004 - 09.2012
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZAssociate of Science in Nursing -
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
Winona, MNMaster of Science in Nursing Leadership & Management -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT11.2024
Skills
- Process improvement
- Active in Quality Assurance
- Collaborating
- Providing quality Teaching
- Customer service and Communication skills
- Providing Leadership
Additional Information
Recognized nationally for work with sepsis BPCIA patient programs, Awarded scholarships for continuing education- Attended Magnet Conference, SANE trained (September 2018), BLS, ACLS and PALS certified (December 2019), RN (2010), Licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Nebraska (April 2015, Colorado 2013), Owner of Kiefer Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC - Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, PAC, Government policy committee (Nebraska), All Hazard committee for San Luis Valley (2013-2016), Colorado Health Care Association District 5 Long Term Care Association (2013-2016), Nurse Advisory committee for Trinidad State Junior College (2013-2016), San Luis Valley East Healthcare Coalition (2013-2016), Certified Tardive Dyskinesia Assessment and Monitoring (2012)
Timeline
RN- Clinical Manager Family Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Clinic
Gundersen Health System
06.2021 - Current
Nurse Educator
Gundersen Health System
05.2019 - 06.2021
RN- Divisional Quality Sepsis & Heart Failure Nurse Navigator, Emergency Department, SANE Nurse
CHI Health
07.2016 - 05.2019
Nursing Home Administrator
Genesis Health Care
04.2015 - 06.2016
Nursing Home Administrator, Director of Nursing
Rio Grande Inn
10.2012 - 04.2015
Beds Charge Nurse Supervisor/Registered Nurse
Mulder Health Care
10.2011 - 10.2012
Licensed Beds Charge Nurse Supervisor/Registered Nurse/Care Coordinator
Bethany St. Joseph Care Center
01.2004 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
Master of Science in Nursing Leadership & Management -
Western Governors University
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