Dara Cook

I am an accomplished nursing professional with diverse health care experience seeking an opportunity to continue using my leadership strengths within this Values Driven Organization. Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

• CCRN
• CITI

• Emergency Department, 10.5, Henry Community Health
• Critical Care, 10, Henry Community Health & IU Health Ball

• Research Symposium Speaker, IU Health Methodist, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY
• Quality Measures Educator/Facilitator, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY
• Infection and Harm Prevention Educator, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY

• Manager of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY, Operational Manager of an 18 bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, maintaining competency for nursing in open heart recovery, balloon pump management, bedside dialysis, ventilator management and cardiac conditions.
• Director of Supportive Services, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY, Nursing administrative Director of Case Management, Home Care and Hospice, Diabetic Education, Chaplain Services and Utilization Review.
• Director of Quality, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY, Developed and facilitated performance improvement initiatives to drive results. Introduced throughput measures and collaborated with the healthcare team to drive improvement. Collaborated with clinical staff and providers to improve outcomes, STEMI processes and Stroke measures. Led Sepsis metric implementation and improvement within the ED and throughout the organization Facilitated the organizations performance in Value Based Purchasing scores that were 18 points above state averages and 16 points above national averages. Facilitator – Obstetric Harm Work Group within the Suburban Health Organization which incorporated 11 hospitals.
• Director of Infection Prevention, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY
• Director of Intensive Critical Care Department, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY, Led the department to increased retention, employee engagement and patient satisfaction scores. Led the department through the successful implementation of a new electronic health record.
• Clinical Supervisor, Henry Community Health, MM/DD/YY, MM/DD/YY