Fully credentialed Registered Nurse licensed in Alberta Canada, California, Vermont, Washington State and Oregon, contributing almost 32 years of patient care and nursing leadership experience in both inpatient acute care, critical care settings and in outpatient ambulatory care with specialty in Women's Health, OB/GYN. I am a strategic thinker and problem solver with proven ability to build effective teams and relationships with staff, patients and families. Committed to quality, evidenced based patient care, delivery of superior care and excellent customer service. Always a willing participant in planning and implementing strategies for staff growth, educational needs and joining committees that promote quality nursing care and practice to the community.
Management of all FBC clinical staff, ancillary staff and entire operations for the Family Birth Center. This is a 22 bed unit with 2 surgical suites and approximately 50 FTE. Responsibilities include all aspects of staff hiring and training, staff education, maintaining employee files, evaluations, scheduling, payroll, capitol equipment purchasing, develop and maintain department budget and effective financial stewardship. Assist in developing new or improve existing clinical work flows to ensure continued quality care delivery while meeting company strategic goals. Assessed performance of nursing staff and support educational initiatives to enhance competency of teams and individual professionals at clinical and operational levels.
Oversee all clinical staff for Primary Care, Family Medicine and Pediatrics Departments. Manage staff, payroll, training, hiring and evaluations of staff. Responsible for planning and operationalizing company strategic goals for affordability measures and optimization of safe quality patient care in the ambulatory care setting.Lead for multiple unit based committees that contribute to the growth in staffing, education of staff and process improvements.
Oversee operations of ambulatory Women's Health Department including the management of approximately 50 FTE. Responsibilities include payroll, maintaining employee files, evaluations, hiring and training. Also assisted in achieving departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for ambulatory Women's Health care. Coordinated and operationalized quality improvement activities to identify performance areas and workflows in need of improvement.
Per diem staff nurse in Labor & Delivery, triage and high risk antepartum.
Supervised all department employees, led recruiting and hiring, managed employee review process and ensured compliance with state and federal regulations. Managed team of medical support personnel including secretaries and surgical technicians. Regular participation in administrative on call for MCH including PEDS/PICU/NICU. Monitored unit budget to facilitate financial objectives being met. Coordinated the review, revision and creation of operational policies and procedures within the Maternal Child Health Department supporting the value and mission of Kaiser Permanente's care experience.
Staff nurse with promotion to charge nurse in Women's Services Department including labor and delivery, antepartum and triage.
Home health and community based nurse with promotion to clinical supervisor.
Perioperative nursing and charge nurse specializing in cardio thoracic surgery.
Perioperative nurse, PACU, OR circulator and charge nurse. Maternal child health nurse in level 1 and level 2 nursery -Lactation consultant
Registered Nurse-Alberta
Registered Nurse-California
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
NRP
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
AORN Member