Danielle Mayo

• Conducts pre-admission assessments, reviews health histories, medications, and evaluates surgical readiness to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Coordinates patient testing, labs, and clearances for upcoming procedures to ensure surgical readiness.
• Educates patients on preoperative instructions, fasting requirements, and medications.
• Supports pre-operative processes by initiating IV access, obtaining lab work, completing EKGs, and completing assessments with patients.
• Completes in-person pre-admission testing clearances, reviews any abnormal findings with surgeons and anesthesia teams to resolve issues before surgery.

Clinical Review Coordinator: April 2023-April 2024

• Conducted comprehensive clinical reviews, ensured compliance with quality standards, and advanced patient safety initiatives.
• Collaborated with Behavioral Health Unit to achieve over 90% compliance with HBIPS Core Measures.
• Developed Stroke patient checklist to enhance process efficiency during EMR transition.

Hospital Discharge Nurse: October 2022-April 2023

• Provided patient-specific discharge education and promoted demonstration/teach-back methods of care to foster independence while increasing knowledge of disease processes.
• Assisted in hospital readmission prevention by completing post-discharge calls and arranging assistance for patients utilizing available resources.

Medical/Surgical Orthopedics and Telemetry Charge Nurse: September 2016-October 2022

• Delivered direct nursing care to med/surg patients, performing physical assessments, executing physician orders, administering medications, providing wound care, promptly reporting changes in condition, educating patients, and maintaining thorough documentation.
• Served as Nursing Preceptor to GNs and new hires.
• Served on hospital roundtable to advocate for interdepartmental nursing needs and concerns.

• Directed emergency psychiatric triage, prioritizing patient acuity and streamlining rapid care transitions.
• Managed nursing assignments to ensure optimal staffing in response to fluctuating emergency room demand.
• Facilitated interdisciplinary communication among physicians, therapists, security, and support staff to enhance patient care.
• Supervised nursing assignments, balanced staffing needs with fluctuating emergency room demand.

• Provided direct patient care and maintained therapeutic milieu in a volatile high-stress environment.
• Directed patient care flow and assigned nursing staff to support safe, efficient unit operations.
• Coordinated admissions, transfers, and discharges to optimize unit census and ensure timely patient flow.
• Collaborated with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and families to address care concerns and improve patient outcomes.

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