Derek Krym
Chester
Summary
RN with a Masters degree in Health Administration with more than a decade of experience in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. My experience brings with me many years of leadership practice making me adept at implementing nursing responsibilities effectively.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager for Residential Services
HCRS
06.2024 - 06.2025
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
Nursing Supervisor
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2019 - Current
- Responsible for overseeing safe implementation of patient care for all hospital units.
- Works with hospital-wide staff on appropriate decision making as problems arise.
- Provides comprehensive handoffs both verbal and written to appropriate managers.
- Communicates pertinent information on critical incidents and to appropriate parties.
- Provides ongoing coaching, mentoring, recognition and feedback to all staff.
- Coordinators with schedulers for appropriate staffing ratios.
Clinical Manager, Adolescent Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Maintains performance improvement activities for department/unit and collaborates as necessary with hospital leadership in developing, implementing, reviewing, revising and monitoring performance improvement activities.
- Promotes and encourages a workplace environment that embraces a customer service philosophy in interactions with all patients, visitors, staff and vendors.
- Effectively hires, retains, motivates, praises and disciplines staff as appropriate.
- Responsible for effectively supporting, championing and communicating strategic organizational initiatives to staff, particularly in the area of quality service and patient safety.
- Demonstrates an ability to lead cultural change for staff.
Assistant Clinical Manager, Adult State Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Assures a workplace environment and culture that optimizes patient care and patient safety to reduce the likelihood of health care errors.
- Insures appropriate staffing levels with competent, team-oriented employees.
- Establishes and maintains policies, procedures and documentation standards for the department.
Charge Registered Nurse, Substance Disorder Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Continues responsibilities in nursing role.
- Assess the milieu, targets potential crisis situations and intervenes in a calm, supportive manner.
- Leads a show of support, directing others in their roles.
- Manages and assigns appropriate level of care as necessary.
- Participates in the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients.
- Shares information appropriately with member of the multidisciplinary team and other hospital department representatives through verbal reports and written documentation.
Registered Nurse, Adult Psychiatric Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
03.2012 - 01.2014
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement and evaluate patient/family care.
- Provides nursing care (including the administration of medication) to meet patients’ needs.
- Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection, storage and delivery criteria for toxicology testing.
- Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe and therapeutic milieu in assigned care area.
Education
Masters - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
01.2017
BSN - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Southern Vermont College
01.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Avatar/Electronic Health record
- OmniCell Medication Administration
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Nurse Manager for Residential Services
HCRS
06.2024 - 06.2025
Nursing Supervisor
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2019 - Current
Clinical Manager, Adolescent Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant Clinical Manager, Adult State Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2016 - 01.2018
Charge Registered Nurse, Substance Disorder Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
01.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse, Adult Psychiatric Unit
The Brattleboro Retreat
03.2012 - 01.2014
BSN - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Southern Vermont College
Masters - Health Administration
University of Phoenix
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