Daytin Lester
Olathe
Summary
Passionate nurse leader with 15+ years of healthcare experience and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Unit Coordinator
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 53
10.2021 - Current
- Provide charge nurse responsibilities, including assignments, management of throughput, staffing matrix, and responding to patient and staff needs
- Manages patient care assignments as indicated by patient care needs
- Assist with hiring, education and performance evaluation of staff
- Works with nurse manager in performance management counseling and discipline of staff
- Instructs staff and ensure compliance with standards through daily on-going monitoring and performance management
- Serves as a role model and mentor for excellence in clinical practice and patient and employee satisfaction
- Takes personal responsibility for achieving productivity targets and budget compliance
- Has primary involvement and responsibility for unit performance improvement activities and outcomes.
- Identified and facilitated resolution of unit operational problems independently, collaborating with manager to resolve complex problems.
- Enhanced unit efficiency by maintaining up-to-date patient information and coordinating interdisciplinary care.
- Facilitated smooth shift transitions by preparing detailed nursing reports and ensuring complete handover of responsibilities.
- Employed effective communication with patients and families, physicians and other healthcare team members related to patient condition.
- Improved patient satisfaction by addressing inquiries promptly, escalating concerns to relevant staff when necessary.
- Demonstrated adaptability and resilience by providing support during periods of high census or staff shortages, ensuring continuity of care for all patients.
- Prioritized safe care for patients, staff and visitors.
- Assisted with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Responded to patient call lights to expedite appropriate follow-through.
- Conducted in-person greeting, welcome and orientation for newly admitted and transferred patients.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
Unit Educator
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
08.2019 - 10.2022
- Collaborates with the health care team to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and quality patient care
- Supports the provision of patient care by working with the nurse manager and unit coordinators' to provide strategies for floor coverage when needs arise
- Assesses unit and individual learning needs
- Assures that processes are in place for documentation or orientation and other education activities, and that employee files meet hospital and regulatory requirements
- Facilitates ongoing unit education and professionalism through the provision of in-service and CEU opportunities, promoting national certifications
- Organize new employee orientation and competency of unit staff
- Supports performance improvement initiatives and educates and facilitates performance improvement.
Registered Nurse (RN)
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
06.2010 - 08.2019
- Provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient outcomes
- Follows organizational policies and procedures to ensure safe patient care
- Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
Nursing Associate
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
06.2009 - 06.2010
- Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry, finger stick blood glucose, ADL's, recording accurate intake and output, collecting urine, phlebotomy, stool and sputum specimens, apply/remove compression hose, SCDs etc., emptying various drains, urinary catheters, nasogastric tubes, and ostomies
- Maintains a safe patient environment to include high fall risk interventions as appropriate including hourly rounds, answering call lights
- Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles while reinforcing patient/family education regarding safety precautions
- Promptly notifies RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected results, change in mental status or condition, and breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, and other patient needs, concerns or issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO12.2019
Associates Degree in Nursing -
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS05.2010
Skills
- Patient Flow
- Progress Monitoring
- Patient Education
- Critical thinking abilities
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Process Improvements
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Excellent Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Workflow Coordination
Certification
- RN License, Kansas State Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
Training
- Crucial Conversations Training
- Trauma Nursing Core Course
- Dysrhythmia Course
Timeline
Unit Coordinator
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 53
10.2021 - Current
Unit Educator
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
08.2019 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse (RN)
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
06.2010 - 08.2019
Nursing Associate
University of Kansas Health System, Bell Hospital Unit 51
06.2009 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Associates Degree in Nursing -
Kansas City Kansas Community College
- RN License, Kansas State Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
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