Courtney Trace
Fort Lauderdale
Summary
Enthusiastic, multi-talented nursing leader with successful experience in nursing education and leadership eager to contribute to team accomplishments through hard work and attention to detail. Experience in policy development, hospital and role-specific education, and management procedures with a proven track record to positively impact overall morale and productivity. Expert in clinical education and team leadership, excelling in quality assurance and mentoring, while managing resources efficiently to stay under budget. Recognized for consistent performance excellence and contributions for unit, hospital and organizational success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Manager
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
03.2021 - Current
- Supervises, directs and motivates high-quality performance for 70-plus team members between inpatient and outpatient pediatric hematology-oncology departments.
- Investigates and develops strategies to resolve concerns from the multi-disciplinary team, as well as patients and their families, by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Leads teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices. Leads two teams which consistently out-perform in Magnet designated nursing sensitive indicators.
- Manages budgetary finances of two departments and consistently remains under budget while also maintaining lower than national average nurse turnover rate.
Clinical Specialist - Nursing
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2021
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to optimize training and boost employee learning at the genesis of the department's novel service line.
- Led peer group to develop a nationally recognized nurse residency program.
- Consistent lead instructor and coordinator for site's offering of Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurses' Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Program with a 100% pass rate.
- Conducted research and literature review to develop, educate and implement the use of a closed-system-transfer-device for hospital-wide intravenous chemotherapy administration.
- Spearheaded initiative to develop and lead hospital-wide hazardous drug training in compliance with USP-800.
- Collaborated with supervisory team to support quality and integrity by assistance in collection, and review of performance improvement date.
- Generated and delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and time-management for team members needing additional support.
Clinical Nurse
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
06.2013 - 03.2015
- Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly optimize patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams as well as patients and their families to deliver patient-centric care.
- Educated patients and families to deepen understanding of oncology diagnoses and how to manage care at home.
- Mentored new nursing team members, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit through recruitment to local APHON chapter, and unit-based committees.
- Cared for, medicated and educated patients of varying diagnoses, including but not limited to, pediatric cancers, blood disorders, diabetes, seizures, hyperbilirubemia and varying neurological conditions.
Charge Nurse
Chris Evert Children's Hospital
08.2009 - 05.2013
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety in the care of pediatric hematology oncology patients.
- Managed and optimized on-shift unit operations, including admissions and discharges, as well as the day-shift scheduling of nurses.
- Collaborated with the nursing leadership to initiate novel shared governance council with focus on optimizing nursing-physician relations.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ07-2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05-2009
Skills
- Team leadership
- Education proficiency
- Training and mentoring
- Quality assurance
Certification
- BLS
- PALS
- APHON Provider
- APHON Instructor
- CPHON
- Leadership Essentials Graduate
- Memorial Mentorship Graduate
Presentations/Publications
- Staff the Rainbow: Using a Color-Coordinated Acuity Based Staffing Tool in a Blended Hematology Oncology Department. Courtney Trace, MSN, RN, CPHON, Nayda Boehm, MA, BSN, RN NE-BC, Stephanie Bratic, BSN, RN, CPHON & Diana Gonzalez, ASN, RN, CPHON.
Poster presentation at APHON National Conference, 2024.
- Considerations for CSTD Use. Joanie Spiro Stevens, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, Leyner Martinez, PharmD, MS, MHA, FACHE, Courtney Trace, MSN, RN, CPHON.
Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, December 2019. Vol. 16, No. 12.
- Tips for Successfully Implementing CSTDs. Joanie Spiro Stevens, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, Courtney Trace, MSN, RN, CPHON, Leyner Martinez, PharmD, MS, MHA, FACHE.
Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, February 2021. Vol.18, No. 2.
Timeline
Nurse Manager
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
03.2021 - Current
Clinical Specialist - Nursing
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2021
Clinical Nurse
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
06.2013 - 03.2015
Charge Nurse
Chris Evert Children's Hospital
08.2009 - 05.2013
- BLS
- PALS
- APHON Provider
- APHON Instructor
- CPHON
- Leadership Essentials Graduate
- Memorial Mentorship Graduate
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Florida
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