Dawn Bagwell
Panama City
Summary
Dynamic healthcare professional with a history of leading and managing nursing teams to elevate patient care standards. Expertise in implementing healthcare protocols and driving improvements in patient outcomes through strategic leadership and collaboration. Recognized for fostering a culture of teamwork and achieving measurable results, while maintaining a reputation for reliability and adaptability among colleagues and providers. Committed to enhancing the quality of care through innovative solutions and dedicated support for healthcare teams.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interim Nurse Manager
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
Panama City, FL
01.2026 - Current
- Leading nursing staff to ensure high-quality patient care and adherence to best practices.
- Implementing strategies to improve patient satisfaction scores and operational efficiency.
- Coordinating staff schedules, optimizing resource allocation and maintaining workflow continuity.
- Mentoring nursing personnel, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
Panama City, FL
01.2022 - Current
- Labor and Delivery Unit
Charge Nurse
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
Panama City, FL
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Labor and Delivery Unit
NICU
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
Panama City, FL
01.2014 - 01.2015
- NICU unit
Travel RN
Johns Hopkins, Kaiser San Francisco, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Waldo County General, Alaska Regional Hospital, Mills Peninsula, Corpus Christi
01.2007 - 01.2014
RN/ Charge RN
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby, Nursery
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MDSkills
- Experience as clinical Nurse Coordinator and preceptor for new hires and new graduates
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Great ability to deal with problems and arising situations of patients and their families
- Provide competent and dignified patient care
- Experience in high-risk teaching hospitals as well as small community hospitals
- Assist medical providers in forming collaborative care plans, treatments and procedures
- Continually updated on current research, techniques and equipment as well as various EMR and computer systems
- Ability to adapt to new environments and changing situations
- Critical thinking
- Quality improvement
- Staff leadership
- Staff coaching and mentoring
Accomplishments
Team lead on several FPQC initiatives including implementation, education and data collection.
Certification
- Registered Nurse License State of Florida
- RNC-EFM
- ACLS/BLS
- NRP
- AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Intermediate And Advanced
- STABLE
- AWHONN Member
Timeline
Interim Nurse Manager
HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
01.2026 - Current
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
01.2022 - Current
Charge Nurse
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
01.2017 - 01.2022
NICU
HCA Florida Gulf Coast
01.2014 - 01.2015
Travel RN
Johns Hopkins, Kaiser San Francisco, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Waldo County General, Alaska Regional Hospital, Mills Peninsula, Corpus Christi
01.2007 - 01.2014
RN/ Charge RN
01.2003 - 01.2006
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hagerstown Community College