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Christine Valenzano

Hazlet,NJ

Summary

Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Nursing

Coastal Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current
  • Improved patient care quality by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
  • Reduced hospital readmission rates through effective discharge planning and patient education.
  • Enhanced staff performance by conducting regular evaluations, providing constructive feedback, and offering tailored professional development opportunities.
  • Streamlined nursing operations by optimizing staffing schedules, resource allocation, and workflow processes.
  • Pre-Op, PACU, Circulated in OR.

Assistant Nurse Manager

Raritan Bay Medical Center
01.2020 - 11.2023
  • Promoted a positive work environment by fostering open communication, teamwork, and professional growth opportunities for nursing staff.
  • Assisted in budget management, optimizing resource allocation to maximize patient care quality without compromising fiscal responsibility.
  • Developed protocols to optimize discharge planning process, expediting transitions of care while ensuring proper follow-up arrangements were in place.
  • Managed 75 nurses and nursing activities in 26-bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.

Labor and Delivery Staff Nurse

Raritan Bay Medical Center
02.2000 - 01.2020
  • Reviewed and tracked progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor and informed delivering physician of status.
  • Promoted choices for care options, partnering with physicians and anesthesiologists to facilitate decisions about childbirth.
  • Maintained Operating rooms and ran sterile field for planned and emergency cesarean sections as well as D&C's.
  • Pre-Op, PACU, Circulated in OR.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain School of Nursing
Downers Grove, IL
10.2015

Associate of Science - Nursing

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ
10.1999

Skills

  • Airway Management
  • Pain Management
  • Cardiac monitoring
  • Anesthesia recovery
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Certification

  • NRP/ACLS/BLS/PALS/Certified Lactation Counselor

Timeline

Director of Nursing

Coastal Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current

Assistant Nurse Manager

Raritan Bay Medical Center
01.2020 - 11.2023

Labor and Delivery Staff Nurse

Raritan Bay Medical Center
02.2000 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain School of Nursing

Associate of Science - Nursing

Brookdale Community College
Christine Valenzano