Drew Vestri
Boerne
Summary
Nurse Manager with expertise in developing clinical operations. Currently oversees an inpatient virtual care department integrated with unit operations. Focused on regulatory compliance, sepsis quality improvement, and shared governance leadership.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager
UT Health San Antonio MSRH
San Antonio
07.2024 - Current
- Oversee daily operations of the Virtual Care Department
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide seamless integration of virtual care
- Developed workflows to maximize virtual care
- Developed and implemented policies and procedural guides
- Provided hospital-wide education and resources for Joint Commission readiness
- Facilitated meetings to drive compliance with sepsis guidelines
- Streamlined processes to improve the overall performance of virtual care initiatives.
- Serve as Chairperson of the Nurse manager Committee and Nursing Leadership Committee
Nurse Manager inpatient unit
Methodist Hospital Landmark
San Antonio
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Led the successful opening of two 48 bed inpatient units
- Recruited, managed, and mentored 65 FTE
- Successfully prepared two 24 bed inpatient units for state and Joint Commission surveys
- Identified need, created, and implemented education training for unit specific competencies.
- Achieved a first year patient satisfaction in the 92nd percentile.
- Implemented strategies that led both units to 0 HAI for 2023.
- Achieved above HCA benchmark in all categories for employee engagement survey with an engagement score of 85 and participation of 95%
- Audited and corrected the unit for quality and core measures set by The Joint Commission
- Proficient in Kronos Time Editor and Facility scheduler scheduling
Assistant Nurse Manager
UAB
Birmingham
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Provide patient care to a seventeen-bed unit
- Make patient assignments for staff and facilitate their daily tasks
- Responsible for facilitating staff nurse development as nurses and professionals
- Achieved highest unit employee satisfaction survey in 1,157 bed hospital
- Had the lowest hospital acquired infections in the entire medical division of 1,157 bed hospital
- Identified need, created, and implemented effective communication training with staff as part of MCCU C.A.R.E.S
- Navigated the unit through the complexities of being a COVID ICU by leading staff, providing emotional support, and managing supply shortages
- Trained in Massachusetts General Hospital peer support training
- Audited and corrected the unit for quality and core measures set by The Joint Commission
- Proficient in Kronos Time Editor and Smart Square scheduling
Registered Nurse
UAB
Birmingham
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Provide direct patient care to seventeen bed unit
- Assume responsibility of Relief Charge Nurse
- Frequent preceptor for new hire RNs
- Certified in Rapid Sequence Intubation Medication administration, and intraosseous access insertion
- Participated in preparing MCCU for Joint Commission by educating staff and auditing supplies
- Unit Superuser for Tele-ICU
Registered Nurse
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
Birmingham
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Provided direct patient care to nine bed unit
- Assumed responsibility of Acting Charge Nurse
- Frequent preceptor for new hire RNs
- Assisted in chart audits and education for stroke core measures
- Unit educator as a Superuser for Prismalfex CRRT
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samford University
Birmingham, ALSkills
- Joint Commission compliance
- Clinical documentation
- Quality auditing
- Virtual care integration
- Training implementation
- Process streamlining
- Policy development
- Leading teams
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
- Employee engagement strategies
Certifications And Skills
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
- Eagle Scout
Leadership Experience
- Chairperson for the Nursing Leadership Committee, Ut Health San Antonio, 01/01/2025
- Chairperson for the Nurse Manager Committee, UT Health San Antonio, 01/01/2025
- Co-Chairperson Sepsis Committee, Ut Health San Antonio, 12/01/2025
- Council Representative, MCCU Nursing Practice Council, MCCU, UAB, 07/01/21, 10/31/21,
- College Leader, Young life leader, Spain park high school, Birmingham, AL, 01/01/15, 12/31/18, Established and fostered first Young life club at Spain park high school
Accomplishments
Nominated for South Texas Nurse Imagemaker 2025
Timeline
Nurse Manager
UT Health San Antonio MSRH
07.2024 - Current
Nurse Manager inpatient unit
Methodist Hospital Landmark
01.2023 - 07.2024
Assistant Nurse Manager
UAB
10.2021 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse
UAB
09.2020 - 10.2021
Registered Nurse
Princeton Baptist Medical Center
06.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Samford University