Deanna Daughtry
Slocomb,AL
Summary
Competent ICU Clinical Supervisor with 8+ years of experience with demonstrated understanding of services, programs, and resources. Forward-thinking, resourceful, and dedicated professional with a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Recognized for staff development, leading to strong integrated nursing teams while serving as a positive role model. Excited to leverage background to take the next career step with Flower's Hospital.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
SICU Clinical Supervisor
Flower's Hospital
04.2019 - Current
- Led and directed team of clinical personnel and support staff.
- Responded to crisis situations with calm and professional approach to optimize support.
- Supervised all north tower ICUs from 7p-7a
- Served as resource for all ICUs
- Made key decisions with little to no oversight
- Monitored, analyzed, and corrected staff performance and worked with Director to raise standards of practice.
- Assessed patients, determined needs, and managed care.
- Developed improvement plans to solve problems and improve lagging areas.
- Trained staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development, and continuing education to employees.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff nurses, physicians, and ancillary departments to promote high-quality patient care.
- Ordered all supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Developed and adjusted staffing plans for all ICUs.
- Developed and updated policies, procedures, and protocols to improve patient outcomes.
- Identified staff training needs and devised action plans to meet those needs.
- Devised initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention, and morale.
- Preformed annual staff evaluations
Registered Nurse, SICU
Flower's Hospital
06.2015 - 04.2019
- Managed critically ill patients with specially in neuro/trauma.
- Assisted physicians with procedures including ventriculostomy insertion, chest tube insertion, central line placement, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including craniotomy, craniectomy, and ventriculostomy.
- Provided skilled, timely, and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Performed CRRT, SLEDD, ICP monitoring, Targeted Temperature Management, Flotrac monitoring.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT08.2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
George C Wallace Community College - Dothan
Dothan, AL05.2015
Skills
- Unit Leadership
- Improving Clinical Quality Outcomes
- Problem Identification
- Attending to Crisis Situations
- Adaptability
- Staff Development
- Resource Monitoring
- Documentation Requirements
- Process Improvement
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Direct Patient Care
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with Intensivist Team in the development and standardization of DKA Protocol.
- SICU MVP Award 2021, 2022, 2023
- Developed ICU Helpful Hints/Documentation Requirements Packet
- Collaborated with fellow Clinical Supervisor in creation, implementation, and maintenance of unit specific employee recognition project.
- This Is Alabama's Top Nurses Finalist 2020
Timeline
SICU Clinical Supervisor
Flower's Hospital
04.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse, SICU
Flower's Hospital
06.2015 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Nursing
George C Wallace Community College - Dothan
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