Kathleen Gronda

• Completes design, testing, and implementation of extensive enhancements; Including suicide assessment and treatment, conversion of obstetric providers from paper documentation to electronic, transition of rehab metrics for IRF-PAI reporting, Medication Opioid Use Disorder program development
• Engaged in work to meet PI, electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM), and Pay for Performance (P4P)metrics, assisting with yearly attestation
• Works as part of a national team to standardize and align organization standards and workflows
• Performing gap analysis, identifying risks, redesigning workflows, performing testing, communicating to end users and product team, supporting implementation, and monitoring
• Participates in the planning, design, integration testing, education, and go-live support of various applications including transition to a new radiology system, new document repository, and EHR upgrades
• Provides customer support in accessing patient health portals
• Monitors Health Level Seven (HL7) transmission of vaccine information to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry and resolving failures identified
• Responsible for paper form development, barcoding, and transmission to the Health Information Management system
• Interpret, modify, analyze, and design clinical systems, data, and information
• Implement applications, tools, processes, and structures that assist clinicians with the management of data in patient care
• Implement and enhance technology through an interdisciplinary approach to improve clinical practices
• Provide systems support including troubleshooting, testing, and monitoring
• Manages customer expectations and ensures prompt services
• Forms productive relationships with internal customers by listening, clarifying, and responding effectively
• Improved data accuracy by standardizing data input methods, ensuring consistent documentation across all departments.
• Enhanced patient care by implementing clinical informatics systems and optimizing workflows for healthcare professionals.
• Increased staff efficiency by providing comprehensive training on clinical informatics systems and supporting ongoing education efforts.

• Oversaw day-to-day operation of a busy ortho-neuro medical-surgical nursing unit
• Clinical quality, safety, financial, satisfaction, and regulatory readiness
• Ensured continued compliance with all federal, state, and regulatory agencies, local organizational policies, as well as standards of care, and federal regulations
• Led the department through successful Stroke and Orthopedic Joint Commission Advanced Certifications

• Supported the work of the Regional Triad Team (CNO, CMO, CQO) on achieving Regional Strategic Objectives, with a large focus on patient experience
• Oversaw projects and project teams, assisted in streamlining processes and workflow within the region utilizing strengths among the group and decreasing duplicate efforts
• Communicated project plans, status updates, barriers, and successes to triad, executive leadership teams, and others as needed
• Facilitated work groups in a matrix environment
• Developed, organized, implemented, and tracked project plans and timelines

RN Medical ICU Manager July 2011 - September 2016

RN Case Manager March 2008 - July 2011

RN Clinical Manager March 2007 - March 2008

RN Critical Care August 2005 - 2007

• Ensured clinical quality, safety, financial, satisfaction, and regulatory readiness
• Oversaw and managed staffing, scheduling, and productivity for the unit
• Ensured sufficient equipment for unit: Researched new equipment, approved orders and purchases
• Patient experience champion, completed patient rounding and environment of care rounding
• Responsible for the recruitment of staff
• Provided staff coaching, guidance, appraisals, and corrective action
• Developed a culture of High Reliability and 200% accountability
• Investigated and resolved staff concerns and grievances
• Maintained nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.