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Elizabeth Marie Persaud

Staunton

Summary

Skilled and self-directed RN with 39 years of Women’s and Children’s Services experience desires to be an active in the quality and safety advancement of Women and Children’s Health. The pay back to the community of Women’s and Children’s Health by use of my global experiences and roles held during my professional career. To continue to practice in a specialty that I have a strong passion for, to share what others before have mentored me to love.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Women’s and Children

Augusta Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for advocating the mission and vision of the facility. Continue to dissolve silos of care provision.
  • Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care.
  • Responsible for participating, consulting and collaborating in the development of longrange plans for health care programs; developing and communicating facility and departmental policies and procedures; establishing areas of responsibility and assignment; developing or implementing policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of health services.
  • Advocates and provided a collegial and collaborative culture for excellent patient outcomes between medical providers, staff team (RN/LPN and HUCA), and ancillary members of Augusta Health work family. Involved in active team collaboration to meet the needs of the patients we serve across the continuum of care for a successful and satisfying transition.
  • Responsible for selecting, mentoring, motivating and directing development of staff in collaborative efforts to guide individuals to successful attainment of goals. Establishes and tracks quality improvement indicators and other information concerning services and care to ensure that resources are available to provide quality and on-time performance consistent with standards; may devise health-related educational programs for professional and non-professional staff.
  • Responsible for the operations and functionality of 10-bed LDR, 1 CS OR suite; 16-bed post partum (couplet care) beds, 5-bed SCN
  • Responsible for collaborative efforts between the OR and ED for patient allocation and care provision.
  • Responsible for maintaining skill competency for patient care at high levels and facilitates self as a resource and mentor for peers. Moving towards a self-governed, highly reliable, practicing service.
  • Responsible for developing budget estimates or other information concerning financial requirements; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases, and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines and effective delivery of services. (Apart from the prior year, have successfully met the budgeted expenditure for all components of the allocated annual appraised budget, prior year missed FTE productive budget costs due to the use and need for travel nurses and the cost of usage).
  • Responsible for maintaining collegiality and open communication with multiple disciplines to provide relationship-based care to patients and care providers.
  • Responsible for providing patient care in all modalities admitted to the facility. Remain active and comfortable at the bedside in care provision and EBP processes.
  • Current projects completed:
  • Within 3 months of start, increase in census by 45%, developed order sets that merged 2 obstetrical groups practice. Helped with the amalgamation of new providers, new provider types and different patient demographics, cultures and care provision.
  • Successfully established staffing numbers by use of interviewing and choosing contract nurses to add to team, provide orientation and oversight of onboarding.
  • Added 8 beds for couplet care to accommodate the additional census. Oversight of equipment needs, policy needs, workforce needs. Successful start in August 2023, continues with successful opportunities, increased awareness of advancing policies to EBP.
  • Oversight of additional 2 bed triage construction and development.
  • Current use of contract staff decreased to 2 at this current time December 2024
  • Developed a central location for communication with the addition of shift huddle to provide consistent communication
  • Opioid substance crisis for maternal and newborn patient population - establishing eat, sleep and console method, identification of at risk or need families etc. Collaborated with It in the development of collection of appropriate data and documentation. Allows for less separation of parents and children
  • OB hemorrhage process and safety/quality initiative established, with collaboration of pharmacy, established hemorrhage carts, and OB hemorrhage kit to be at every delivery.
  • OB hypertension order set, policy and education safey/quality initiative established in collaboration with pharmacy for medication availability
  • Developed simulation process for ongoing practice and learning
  • Established educational process of education for fetal monitoring, OB emergencies and neonatal emergencies, education is mandatory, but has a free opportunity for CEUs
  • Established binder of completion of all education that is mandatory for all staff, readily available for review of DNV.
  • Worked on project to reduce elective deliveries, develop a tool that established medical reasons for delivery, established 100% compliance with national guidelines.
  • Advanced care for SCN, advanced care provision from 35 weeks or greater to 32 weeks and more complicated newborns.
  • Increased prenatal availability for prenatal education, management of labor, postpartum, newborn and car seat safety.
  • Developed in collaboration with pediatric group, and hospital administration Code Blue for neonates, Rapid Response for neonates.
  • Current quality objectives:
  • Exclusive Breastfeeding and community education- goal to be Virginia State designated for Baby Friendly -2025 bronze designation
  • Improving the education process and enhancing the successful transition of care for the patients we care for in the community
  • Re-establishing of the unit practice council and recognition of team
  • Advance skills of the staff to include OR care of the patient
  • Advance bedside report to be sustained.
  • Advance skills of charge nurses to advance leadership growth
  • Decrease nursing turnover.
  • Advance HCAHPS scores to be 75% top 90% box, would recommend facility

Director of Nursing LDRP/Special Care Nursery/ Couplet Care/ Gyn/Overflow Medical Surgical Patients

Northern Regional Hospital
08.2019 - 03.2023
  • Responsible for advocating the mission and vision of the facility. Continue to dissolve silos of care provision.
  • Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care.
  • Responsible for participating, consulting and collaborating in the development of longrange plans for health care programs; developing and communicating facility and departmental policies and procedures; establishing areas of responsibility and assignment; developing or implementing policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of health services.
  • Advocates and provided a collegial and collaborative culture for excellent patient outcomes between medical providers, staff team (RN/LPN and Nurse Aids), and ancillary members of NRH work family. Involved in active team collaboration to meet the needs of the patients we serve across the continuum of care for a successful and satisfying transition.
  • Responsible for selecting, mentoring, motivating and directing development of staff in collaborative efforts to guide individuals to successful attainment of goals. Establishes and tracks quality improvement indicators and other information concerning services and care to ensure that resources are available to provide quality and on-time performance consistent with standards; may devise health related educational programs for professional and non-professional staff.
  • Responsible for the operations and functionality of 13 bed, 1 CS OR suite 1 LDRP. Responsible for collaborative efforts between the OR and ED for patient allocation and care provision.
  • Responsible for maintaining skill competency for patient care at high levels and facilitates self as a resource and mentor for peers. Moving towards a self-governed highly reliable practicing service.
  • Responsible for developing budget estimates or other information concerning financial requirements; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines and effective delivery of services. (With the exception of prior year, have successfully met the budgeted expenditure for all components of the allocated annual appraised budget, prior year missed FTE productive budget costs due to use and need for travel nurses and cost of usage).
  • Responsible for maintaining collegiality and open communication with multiple disciplines to provide relationship-based care to patients and care providers. Actively involved in Studer program inclusive of meeting and reviewing process with Clint Studer for patient, staff and medical team satisfaction.
  • Responsible for providing patient care in all modalities admitted to the facility. Remain active and comfortable at the bedside in care provision and EBP processes.
  • Current projects completed:
  • Developed OB hypertension order set and education of staff in care provision. on. ( Began process of education, simulation and ongoing annual certification in EBP. Expanded learning opportunities and practice in collaboration with the ED director to enhance in early recognition and treatment. Adopted the code stroke education to include the OB patient.
  • Developed OB hemorrhage simulation program, established and collaborated with pharmacy to have available Hemorrhage kit holding medications specific for critical events. Developed MTP protocol and included Blood Bank and Nursing supervision in the simulation process. Developed annual process of didactic information for practice accompanied with CEU attainment for nursing (LDRP, OB and ED). Provided guidance in acceptance of practice in collaboration with ED and OR nursing directors). Developed a debriefing tool necessary for post events. Encourage physician participation by providing factual EBP information from ACOG.
  • Developed role modeling of bedside reporting to be adopted into skill check off for new hires and annual competency checklist for tenured staff. Increased HCAHPS scoring to 90th percentile for patient preference from 38%.
  • Review process and education provided for scheduled deliveries; medical versus elective process, acceptable criterion for medically determined deliveries. Over the last 2 years 100% of scheduled deliveries meet all criteria.
  • Established a leadership team that is geared to learn to advance ability to grow towards managerial leadership roles within the last year. (All charge nurses are responsible to collaborate to meet productivity, decrease turnover, maintain culture of growth, complete a quality initiative PDSA, develop an assigned group of staff specific to their mentorship, join one committee within the hospital, advance the view beyond unit to community of sister units and community we care for).
  • Bedside reporting and patient preference
  • Development of a recognition committee
  • Adoption of a learning and growing culture and environment conducive for the retention and recruitment of nursing teams. (Physician team on spotlight rounding state this is the best team in over 10 years they have provided care with). Changed turnover from 17% down to 4% over last year. Changed percentage of prior to one year termination of employment dramatically. Most new hires were leaving during or shortly after orientation. Developed a new orientation checklist and process accordingly (there was no formal tool prior to my role assumption).
  • Developed a successful scheduling process for outpatient and inpatient procedure completion. (Have not had a delay or cancellation of procedure in over 2 years, aids in physician satisfaction with congruent staffing levels, effective in establishing workforce predictions)
  • Education and support of the new EHR Meditech expanse for the end users within the unit for the OB component. Collaborative effort between director and staff within the unit to establish the best product for capturing EBP effectively and in unified modality. Was the single person allocated to the development of new EHR development and build. Work alongside team members designated for main hospital build, Meditech Huron consultant and NRH Team Director for EHR transition. Continue to be responsible for recognizing and updating electronic system to match changes in practice and standard.
  • Developed a new staffing tool in accordance with AWHONN suggestions for staffing levels based on acuity and process. Have developed a charge nurse productivity tool that captures data for monthly, yearly prediction of trends for ongoing workforce suggestions
  • Developed a central location for communication with the addition of shift huddle to provide consistent communication
  • Developed weekly stop light rounding tools and processes for improvement and customer (staff and medical providers) satisfaction.
  • Current quality initiatives:
  • Exclusive Breastfeeding and community education- goal to be North Carolina Community designated for Baby Friendly -2023
  • Improving the education process and enhancing the successful transition of care for the patients we care for
  • Opioid substance crisis for maternal and newborn patient population - establishing eat, sleep and console method, identification of at risk or need families etc..
  • Current achievements for facility that have included the Obstetrical, Newborn and GYN provision of care:
  • Leapfrog Patient Safety Rating: A
  • CMS 5 star rated facility (only 13% of US hospitals receive this designation)
  • Top 10 percentile ranking of overall patient satisfaction
  • Unit has reached 99 % in top box ratings
  • Designated runner up “for the best place to work” by the Winston Salem Business Journal
  • Named the 2022 Employer of the Year by the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
  • Received the 2021/2022 HOSA Education Partnership Award
  • Received TJC Stroke Recertification and 3 American Heart Association

Charge Nurse, LDRP/Special CareNursery/ GYN surgical

Northern Hospital of Surry County
02.2018 - 11.2019
  • Responsible for all interns and new hires
  • Role model for promoting a caring environment for patients, staff, families, visitors and physicians
  • Responsible to provide skilled patient care use of critical thinking skills
  • Identifies staffing needs and levels, in coordination with the Nurse Staffing Office
  • Supervise staff of six with variant patient demographics from newborn, postpartum couplets, laboring patients and surgical patients for a 13 bed unit with special care nursery.
  • Monitor and evaluate patient care through direct rounds and consultation.
  • Ensure patient care meets established nursing care standards and the JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals
  • Determines patient care assignments based on nursing skill levels and patient needs.
  • Continued activities as listed below in development of staff and EBP initiatives.
  • Developed and initiated Unit Council committee and assumed the role of chairperson.
  • Accomplishments by unit practice under during tenureship:
  • Developed mission and vision for unit practice council. Elective chair for the council. Established facility wide based council to facilitate the elimination of silo’s of practice.
  • Development and submission of orders for hypertensive crisis for patients with education toolkit. Submitted for review in collaboration with medical providers for ongoing sustainability of success. Project submitted to the unit director for completion through the quality board, pharmacy and therapeutics and quality departments.
  • Established and supported the team to develop patient participation in communication through patient specific white boards and hand off bedside reporting. Encouraged the availability of potential charge nurse rounding to help understand and build upon HCAHPS scores, identify trends and establish methods of improving patient satisfaction through the leadership council modality.
  • Identified need for education review for patients receiving and being discharged post bereavement care. Provided education and potential solution to the director of nursing at the time of relocation back to Florida. Huge gap of comfort and knowledge level identified by PDSA and nurse rounding on this patient type. Discussed with the nurse council, PDSA presented fishbone data of gaps within the facility and community. (community-based assessment completed by team)
  • Instrumental in the onboarding and adoption of OBIX central monitoring system and documentation. Prior system Meditech without the use of central monitoring. Identified safety issue established prior of not consistent one on one present nursing without central observation of fetal status.
  • Collaborated with the OBIX team and IS department at NHSC, to establish changes in documentation needed to enhance OB documentation to be consistent with standards of expected practice. Developed a teaching tool for new end users that was adopted for new orientation practices within the department.
  • Attained and developed the OB hemorrhage cart to be established for use at time of delivery for either Vaginal or Cesarean usage. Developed monthly checklist for cart to be evaluated and maintained for safety and sterility. Worked in collaboration with OB medical providers to identify tools by specific practice and need to be compliant with desire for use.
  • Attained and developed the Newborn Emergency Cart to be established for use at time of neonatal resuscitation or transitional issues. Developed a neonatal cart for Main OR and ED regions specific to neonatal needs.

Staff Nurse; LDRP; Special Care Nursery, Medical/Surgical/GYN patients Nurse

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
11.2018 - 08.2019
  • Provided nursing care for obstetrical and Gynecological patients in level 1 LDRP/GYN unit.
  • Provide care to transitioning newborns, and special care nursery neonates.
  • Provide stabilization of high risk newborns and obstetrical patients for transport to higher levels of care.
  • Responsible for high level of critical thinking skills and overall knowledge of the adult anatomy/physiology as well as disease processes inclusive of CNS, Cardiac, Endocrine, Renal, and Blood Diseases.
  • Responsible for assessment, reassessment; provision of intervention and evaluation of effectiveness with consistent and complete communication to health care team members utilizing the SBAR format for communication.
  • Responsible for providing a trusting relationship to enhance advocacy for the patient and the medical team with desire for best outcomes and a patient first focus.
  • Responsible for providing relationship based care to all customers without injection of personal biases. Recognition of cultural diversity and finding creativity in accommodating patient preference.
  • Maintain quality initiatives as designated by the facility and governing bodies.
  • Responsible for enhancing and performing skills that were multifaceted, from OR procedures, PACU recovery for surgical procedures including versions, cesarean sections, bilateral tubal ligations, operative vaginal deliveries, special care nursery infant, and medical patients allocated to the unit's care.
  • Responsible for providing and obtaining results during times of crisis such as OB hemorrhage, OB hypertension crisis, shoulder dystocia, emergent need for Cesarean Section such as fetal bradycardia, uterine rupture, cord prolapse, uterine abruption, maternal distress. Knowledge, communication chains, patient preparation and escalation of assessment and concerns requiring not only knowledge for identification but modality of action as well.
  • Responsible for working independently as well as in a team effort in attaining best outcomes possible.
  • Holding a current knowledge of updated EBP and establishing practice methods according to the facility and standards of acceptable practice.
  • Instrumental in the idea of establishing the monogram maternity concept to increase the general patient population and increase patient satisfaction. Ideation was related to prior experience with Ascension.
  • Role as relief Charge RN

Staff RN, LDRP/Level 2 Nursery/ GYN surgical

Northern Hospital of Surry County
03.2017 - 02.2018
  • Provided nursing care for all patients in LDRP unit this is inclusive of the GYN surgical patients and Special Care Newborns
  • Responsible for high level of critical thinking skills and overall knowledge of the adult anatomy/physiology as well as disease processes inclusive of CNS, Cardiac, Endocrine, Renal, and Blood Diseases.
  • Responsible for assessment, reassessment; provision of intervention and evaluation of effectiveness. Planning for discharge as well as bereavement care.
  • Responsible for providing relationship-based care to all customers.
  • Maintain quality initiatives as designated by the facility and governing bodies.
  • Recovery of both Cesarean and Vaginal Births.
  • Responsible for being an integral member of the care provision team that extended to the patient by holding accountability of knowledge and practice to EBP and standards of care as designated by our governing bodies.

Patient Care Manager, Labor and Delivery/OBECC

Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola
08.2015 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for advocating the mission and vision of the facility.
  • Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care.
  • Responsible for participating, consulting and collaborating in the development of longrange plans for health care programs; developing and communicating facility and departmental policies and procedures; establishing areas of responsibility and assignment; developing or implementing policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of health services. Worked in collaboration with the women's managerial team to develop a monogram maternity program.
  • Responsible to select, mentor, motivate and directs development and evaluation of the staff; establishes and tracks quality improvement indicators and other information concerning services and care to ensure that resources are available to provide quality services and on-time performance consistent with standards; may devise health related educational programs for professional and non-professional staff.
  • Developed OB hypertension order set and education of staff in care provision.
  • Developed OB hemorrhage simulation program in collaboration with OB educator
  • Developed role modeling of bedside reporting
  • Developed process to decrease Early Deliveries before 39 weeks without medical need from 9.3% to 1.7% in less than one year.
  • Established need for registered nurse FTE to schedule all procedures inclusive of IOL and Cesarean Section with development of role and job description, allowing for first oversight of maintenance of core measures.
  • Responsible for functionality and operations of a 17 bed LDR, 3 Bed OR, 4 Bed Recovery Rm, 7 bed OBECC (new process established associated with new hospitalist program)
  • Responsible for maintaining skill competency for patient care at high levels and facilitates self as a resource and mentor for peers.
  • Responsible for developing budget estimates or other information concerning financial requirements; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to insure compliance with budget guidelines and effective delivery of services. Never missed budget for productivity, supplies and general expenses for the duration of the role. Provided monthly review of department status to CNO, CFO and finance departments in face to face scheduled meetings. Provided proposals for increasing the overall volumes based on knowledge of current trending.(inclusive of monogram maternity and suggestion of advancing antepartum provision for high risk patients)
  • Provided ongoing accounts of data for participation in tertiary regional transport hospitals.
  • Plans, organizes and directs health services for Labor and Delivery/OBECC unit, facility; ensures that goals, objectives and work performed are consistent with standards and that quality care is provided to patients and clients.
  • OBECC volume per month equaled 900 plus visits monthly.
  • Delivery volume greater than 350 monthly.
  • Responsible for maintaining collegiality and open communication with multiple disciplines to provide relationship-based care to patients and care providers. Actively involved in Studer program inclusive of meeting and reviewing process with Clint Studer for patient, staff and medical team satisfaction.
  • Maintained consistent practice for teaching facility (a minimum of 47 residents through the University of Florida, worked in collaboration with the chief of OB and the newly established hospitalist program
  • During time within the role, was the first OB unit to participate in a left side Impala heart procedure to have a positive outcome for maternal and premature infant. Large collaborative effort that took many hours of planning to have completed.

Charge RN, High Risk Labor and Delivery (Relief Women’s Service Facilitator)

Vidant Medical Center
12.2013 - 08.2015
  • Identifies staffing needs and levels, in coordination with the Women’s and Children Staffing Supervisor
  • Supervise staff of 9-15 RN and ancillary assistants, including UC and CNA skilled nursing staff and Certified Surgical Technologists
  • Determines patient care assignments based on nursing skill levels and patient needs
  • Ensure patient care meets established nursing care standards and the JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals
  • Monitor and evaluate patient care through direct rounds and consultation
  • Responsible to coordinate Patient Plan of Care with Private Physicians as well as ECU resident group
  • Provide direct hands on care to patient population
  • Responsible for all interns and new hires
  • Role model for promoting a caring environment for patients, staff, families, visitors and physicians
  • Monitor and evaluate patient care through direct rounds and consultation
  • Provide a continuum of care with strong communication between all patient care providers inclusive of stork team, NICU, Postpartum, and Low Risk Labor and Delivery
  • Charge Nurse, inclusive of the medical providers and ancillary care team
  • Provided relief as Women’s Service Facilitator. Equivalent role of nursing house supervisor for Women’s and Children’s service.

Staff RN

Vidant Medical Center
10.2012 - 12.2013
  • Provided nursing care for critically ill patients in level 3 High Risk Labor and Delivery Unit.
  • Responsible for high level of critical thinking skills and overall knowledge of the adult/anatomy/physiology as well as disease processes inclusive of CNS, Cardiac, Endocrine, Renal, and Blood Diseases.
  • Responsible for assessment, reassessment; provision of intervention and evaluation of effectiveness. Planning for discharge as well as bereavement care.
  • Responsible to provide relationship based care to all customers
  • Maintain quality initiatives as designated by the facility and governing bodies.
  • Circulating within the OR
  • Recovery of both Cesarean and Vaginal Births.

Staff RN

Medical Solutions Travel Nursing
05.2012 - 10.2012
  • Provide nursing care to normal and critically ill patients with use of critical thinking and integration of nursing skills.
  • Responsible for maintenance of high level of knowledge of neonatal anatomy and physiology and disease conditions, to provide timely and appropriate application of supportive nursing care.
  • Attend all deliveries to provide the initial resuscitation, support and transitional care to all levels of neonatal care from level 1 - 3.
  • Apply critical nursing pathways to support an oncoming plan of care inclusive of education.
  • Responsible for the assessment, reassessment, provision of intervention and evaluation of the effectiveness of intervention.
  • Responsible for planning for discharge readiness.
  • Responsible for providing bereavement care.
  • Responsible for uphold quality and engaged commitment to support the team in provision of an excellent patient focused experience as designated by company/facility mission and vision.

Nursing Director NICU

Brandon Regional Hospital, HCA
07.2006 - 05.2012
  • Responsible for advocating the mission and vision of the facility.
  • Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care.
  • Responsible for participating, consulting, and collaborating in the development of longrange plans for health care programs; developing and communicating facility and departmental policies and procedures; establishing areas of responsibility and assignment; developing or implementing policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of health services.
  • Developed VAP program which established a decrease of 4% VAP rate to 0 VAP from 2009-1012.
  • Develop golden hour process to decrease IVH from 3% to 0 IVH from 2009-2012
  • Develop kangaroo care model where every stable infant experienced skin to skin with parent regardless of gestational age daily with medical stability
  • Developed process and provided education to decrease BSI rate to 0 incidences over 1000 days.
  • Expanded NICU team to Nursery to provide bedside stabilization and transition of all infants medically necessary where skin to skin was the expected experience for families.
  • Developed a new EHR charting system in collaboration with Neonatologists within our department providing education to team members for successful roll out. (Neodata)
  • Worked in collaboration with HCA and Informatics Nurse for the development of the Gold Standard of Obstetrical Charting/Philips Healthcare within Centricity Perinatal documentation tool. IS nurse was a member of my operating team, and accountability.
  • Added educators position to provide ongoing competency for staff and parents.
  • Developed Ret Cam project and became Certified and trained to perform all Ret Cam exams on premature infants and transmit through telemedicine.
  • Worked in collaboration with upper administration to further develop womens and childrens program and increase volumes.
  • It was the first NICU to develop individual rooms for newborns, and opened a new unit in coordination with members of the expansion team.
  • Assumed role of metabolic screening director for BRH.

Education

BSN degree -

Western Governors University
12.2018

Diploma Nursing - undefined

Misericordia General Hospital School of Nursing
Winnipeg, Manitoba
06.1985

Skills

  • Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Skilled in documenting in Medical Electronic Health Records of Neodata, EPIC, Centricity, Meditech, Meditech Expanse, OBIX
  • Skilled in Kronos employee and payroll system
  • Involved in the adoption and build of 5 electronic health records within career
  • Strong communication skills with use of crucial conversation ability Uses just culture for elevating concerns without bias

Affiliations

  • Active Member of NAAN
  • Active Member of AWHONN
  • Active Member of the Perinatal Safety Committee
  • Active Member of Perinatal Quality Coalition of North Carolina
  • Active Member of the Infection Control Committee
  • Active Member LinkedIn
  • American Heart Association, Academy of Pediatrics - NRP instructor
  • Resolve Through Sharing - Bereavement Counselor
  • Previous member on committees of :
  • A. Ethics and compliance committee
  • B. Emergency and safety committee
  • C. Perinatal Safety Initiative
  • D. Nurse Practice Council
  • E. Relationship Based Care Committee
  • F. Employee Safety Committee
  • G. Chair of Unit Council Committee
  • H. Perfect Start Breastfeeding Committee
  • I. Chair of the Policy and Procedure Committee
  • J. Perinatal Quality Committee for Florida

Certification

Licensure: License held in the state of North Carolina 200358 (compact license, unencumbered)

Training

  • IHI Leadership Course - completed 2017
  • IHI Quality and Leadership - completed 2018

Prior Work Experiences

  • 1. Brandon Regional Hospital, Women and Children’s Evening Supervisor (NICU, PICU, Peds, LDR, Post Partum, Normal Nursery, LD Triage)
  • 2. Brandon Regional Hospital, Staff RN, Level 3 Obstetrics (instrumental in the establishing and setting up of a new 15 bed LDR unit- 15 month project. (Relief Charge Nurse)
  • 3. Doctors Hospital Of Sarasota, Opening and establishment of new service: LDRP/ Newborn Nursery Level 1, Charge Nurse
  • 4. Misericordia General Hospital Labor and Delivery, Staff RN
  • 5. The Pas Health Complex, Staff RN, Relief Charge Nurse, LDRP/Newborn Nursery
  • 6. The Pas Health Complex, Staff RN, Relief Charge Nurse (Medical Surgical Department)

Timeline

Director of Women’s and Children

Augusta Medical Center
03.2023 - Current

Director of Nursing LDRP/Special Care Nursery/ Couplet Care/ Gyn/Overflow Medical Surgical Patients

Northern Regional Hospital
08.2019 - 03.2023

Staff Nurse; LDRP; Special Care Nursery, Medical/Surgical/GYN patients Nurse

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
11.2018 - 08.2019

Charge Nurse, LDRP/Special CareNursery/ GYN surgical

Northern Hospital of Surry County
02.2018 - 11.2019

Staff RN, LDRP/Level 2 Nursery/ GYN surgical

Northern Hospital of Surry County
03.2017 - 02.2018

Patient Care Manager, Labor and Delivery/OBECC

Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola
08.2015 - 03.2017

Charge RN, High Risk Labor and Delivery (Relief Women’s Service Facilitator)

Vidant Medical Center
12.2013 - 08.2015

Staff RN

Vidant Medical Center
10.2012 - 12.2013

Staff RN

Medical Solutions Travel Nursing
05.2012 - 10.2012

Nursing Director NICU

Brandon Regional Hospital, HCA
07.2006 - 05.2012

Diploma Nursing - undefined

Misericordia General Hospital School of Nursing

BSN degree -

Western Governors University

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