Donielle Ellis

• Oversee day-to-day operations and productivity
• Streamlined processes in Day Surgery to increase workflow directly effecting on time starts increasing nursing unit metric from 11% to 71%.
• Unit participation for People/Pulse survey in Day Surgery and Pre-assessment Testing above 90% during 2022-2023.
• Interdepartmental collaboration to streamline processes to correct problems and improve services for our staff and patients.
• Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance
• Focused efforts on improving discharge times to expedite room turnover, decreased average discharge time by 30 minutes.
• Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews to assess nursing personnel.
• Successfully co-managed opening of Drive-through Health Screening Unit for curbside Covid testing for Employee Health and Pre Procedure Testing.
• Executed required restructure of Pre-Assessment Testing department to meet Covid Restrictions on Surgical Services
• Magnet Ambassador, Member DEI council, EKG Trainer, Epic Superuser, RQI Champion

• Participant in unit Patient Satisfaction committee
• Unit Champion for CLABSI
• Super User for Epic Electronic Health Record.

• Clinical Excellence Award Winner 2018
• Practice Council Member 2016- 2019
• Clinical Preceptor for New Graduate Internship Peri-Anesthesia 101
• Daisy Award Winner 06/2017, nominated additional 4 times in 2017-2018
• Nominee for Distinguished Clinical Caregiver 12/2017
• Employee of the Month 12/2013.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

2002-2004 Resource Pool, PCT

2004-2005 PCU, Monitor Tech/Secretary

2005-2006 Pre-Assessment Testing, PCT (Labs/ EKG)

2006-2010 Transplant, Unit Secretary

• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.