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Gabrielle S Nixon
Fayetteville,North Carolina
Work Preference
Summary
Clinical healthcare professional with strong background in coordinating patient care and managing clinical operations. Skilled in team collaboration, ensuring seamless communication among staff, and adapting to evolving healthcare needs. Proven expertise in workflow optimization, patient scheduling, and compliance with medical regulations. Known for fostering supportive environment and delivering high-quality results.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Inpatient Nursing Services
Central Carolina Hospital
01.2025 - Current
- Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all inpatient service lines, including Medical-Telemetry, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Hemodialysis.
- Lead the planning, development, and implementation of a new inpatient Hemodialysis Program, including regulatory preparation, equipment acquisition, staffing matrices, interdisciplinary workflows, and policy development.
- Ensure delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care through strong nursing leadership, evidence-based practice, and continuous quality improvement.
- Manage staffing, workforce planning, performance evaluations, competency development, and coaching for nursing leaders and frontline staff.
- Monitor and improve clinical standards, patient safety metrics, throughput, and patient-experience outcomes.
- Collaborate with medical staff, ancillary departments, and senior leadership to align inpatient services with organizational goals and operational priorities.
- Oversee departmental budgets, resource allocation, and cost-management strategies to ensure efficient operations.
- Lead service-line performance by utilizing data analytics for decision-making, program evaluation, and outcome reporting.
- Address and resolve patient concerns, incidents, and complaints while fostering a culture of transparency and service excellence.
Inpatient RN Manager
Central Carolina Hospital
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Responsible for the daily operations of the Inpatient unit ensuring that policies, practices, procedures and standards of performance are followed.
- Provides leadership, structure, support and direct supervision of staff assigned to the unit.
- Optimize patient outcomes and experience, seeking innovative new methods to improve service delivery.
- Work collaboratively with all the clinical Specialties to promote excellence in care and high-quality patient experience.
- Provide assurance for the operational leadership and escalation of concerns to the senior leadership teams relating to the safe, effective delivery of patient care.
- Monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them whilst complying with regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Support and manage the nursing leadership teams in completing annual appraisal, staffing ratios, performance and sickness management, recruitment.
- Leadership rounding, ensuring yourself and your leadership team are visible and approachable to patients, relatives and staff, whilst proactively identifying good practice and areas requiring development.
- Effectively manage and respond to patients and others involved in complaints, accidents, incidents and concerns in compliance with CCH principles, escalating where required.
- Coaching and mentoring staff.
- Audit delivery of care and enable methods of continuous improvement.
RN
Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Provides and coordinates care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs of patient, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records and educates patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions while ensuring patient safety at all times.
- Assesses patient’s status on an ongoing basis and pertinent information gathered is documented. Confers regularly with treatment team (e.g., nurses, therapists, program managers, physician) regarding patient care.
- Takes physician’s orders (verbal or via telephone) accurately and documents appropriately. Notifies physician of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency or change in medical status regarding response to medications.
- Accurately administers medications per ordered note and documents accurate count of controlled substance. Adjusts medications under provider’s supervision as needed; monitors lab results to validate medication compliance.
- Maintains accountability of administration, recording, control and security of medications, including narcotics.
- Completes admission and discharge processes efficiently and accurately as directed. Attends and participates in the unit activities such as therapy groups, family meetings as appropriate, staffing, unit meetings, etc.
- Assures thorough, accurate documentation is completed for all patients on each shift and patient assignment sheets are completed daily and tasks are carried out as assigned.
RN
Medical Solutions
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Supervised day-to-day activities of patient care, performed assessment of patients, and attended educational in-services. Perform frequent patient evaluations, including monitoring and tracking vital signs, performing procedures such as IV placement, and administering medications. Evaluated results, monitored treatment plans; in addition to, maintaining patient confidential records. Quality care-giver in general medical-surgical, orthopedics, pulmonary, bariatrics and cardiac/ telemetry. Work directly with patients and their families. Develop nursing care plans both in hospital, and for care after discharge. Represented Medical Solutions with unparalleled professionalism.
RN Facility Administrator
DaVita
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Responsible for the daily operations of a hemodialysis center ensuring that policies, practices, procedures and standards of performance are followed.
- Provides leadership, structure, support and direct supervision of staff assigned to the unit. Also provide nursing care for patients when needed.
- Facilitator to resolve minor and major issues and questions of patients, families, staff and physicians.
- Maintain cost control and manage the financial budget for the department.
- Develop departmental hiring and staffing schedules, to provide staffing to meet patient care requirements and operational requirements.
- Develops staff using coaching for success principles, disciplinary actions, annual performance assessment, staff education assessment and facilitates staff attendance for continuing education. Responsible for all staff performance appraisal interviews with goal setting during annual performance appraisal and a review of goals at mid-year. Maintain a copy of employee evaluations and disciplinary actions and absentee records, directs originals of the records to the human resources department.
- Communicates and shares information with staff in monthly staff meetings, shared governance format, other communication mediums and daily rounding.
RN
Novant Health Brunswick - Progressive Care /Intensive care Unit
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Deliver bedside care to patients in a busy 7 bed ICU /30 bed PCU unit for trauma, post-surgical and inpatient surgery patients.
- Provide direct medical care to patients needing intensive medical treatment including septic shock, cardiogenic shock, respiratory failure and Covid.
- Coordinate the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and monitoring of critically ill patients, utilizing a multi-disciplinary plan of care.
- Ensuring accuracy and completeness when documenting procedures, patient conditions and the administration of medication.
RN
Medical Solutions
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Supervised day-to-day activities of patient care, performed assessment of patients, and attended educational in-services. Perform frequent patient evaluations, including monitoring and tracking vital signs, performing procedures such as IV placement, and administering medications. Evaluated results, monitored treatment plans; in addition to, maintaining patient confidential records. Quality care-giver in general medical-surgical, orthopedics, pulmonary, bariatrics and cardiac/ telemetry. Work directly with patients and their families. Develop nursing care plans both in hospital, and for care after discharge. Represented Medical Solutions with unparalleled professionalism.
RN
Squad builders Medical Staffers
05.2019 - 12.2019
- Supervised day-to-day activities of patient care, performed assessment of patients, and attended educational in-services. Perform frequent patient evaluations, including monitoring and tracking vital signs, performing procedures such as IV placement, and administering medications. Evaluated results, monitored treatment plans; in addition to, maintaining patient confidential records. Quality care-giver in general medical-surgical, orthopedics, pulmonary and cardiac/ telemetry. Work directly with patients and their families. Develop nursing care plans both in hospital, and for care after discharge. Represented Squad Builders with unparalleled professionalism.
RN Manager
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina
12.2016 - 03.2019
- Responsible for the daily operations of the Medical Oncology unit ensuring that policies, practices, procedures and standards of performance are followed.
- Provides leadership, structure, support and direct supervision of staff assigned to the unit.
- Facilitator to resolve minor and major issues and questions of patients, families, staff and physicians.
- Maintain cost control and manage the financial budget for the department.
- Develop departmental hiring and staffing schedules, to provide staffing to meet patient care requirements and operational requirements.
- Develops staff using coaching for success principles, disciplinary actions, annual performance assessment, staff education assessment and facilitates staff attendance for continuing education. Responsible for all staff performance appraisal interviews with goal setting during annual performance appraisal and a review of goals at mid-year. Maintain a copy of employee evaluations and disciplinary actions and absentee records, directs originals of the records to the human resources department.
- Communicates and shares information with staff in monthly staff meetings, shared governance format, other communication mediums and daily rounding.
- Use of LEAN methodology as framework for quality improvement initiatives. Coordinates and leads A3 projects. Determines the need for concurrent data collection, defect trackers, reports, etc., and works with support departments within the network to assure data is collected and reported appropriately.
- Demonstrates standards of performance (ownership, teamwork, communication, compassion) that support patient satisfaction and principles of service excellence.
Administrative Coordinator
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina
01.2015 - 12.2016
- Leading the daily operations of the nursing staff and achieving quality performance and continuous and efficient functioning through exceptional nursing services.
- Improving our responsiveness scores from 76 % in the first quarter to the 87th percentile consistently.
- Assess, adjust and forecast staffing needs. Able to manage staffing during a period when FTE’s were down by 8-9 RNS with a turnover rate doctors’ office during this period.
- Directed, educated, coached and mentored nurses to develop and maintain a strong team atmosphere on the unit.
- Helped to train and transition 3 nurses into the role of clinical coordinator.
- Maintained a working knowledge of current medical procedures, technology, standards of care.
- Have attended multiple conferences ELNEC and ONS. Presented education to staff and leadership about new incentives and discovers in oncology.
- Unit has achieved a zero-infection rate.
- Collaborate with physicians, residents, Zimmer Cancer Center, doctors’ offices and public agencies to improve patient care delivery.
- Conducting supervision of staff, performing clinical audits, and offering standard patient care.
- Leadership rounding, providing in the moment coaching, dispute resolution.
- Interviewed and effectively participated in the hiring and termination of employees.
- Conducted annual performance review for period FYI 2014 and FYI 2015. Established goal setting and performance improvement planning for evaluation period FYI 2017.
- Employee turnover rate reduced from 29% to 20.2% in the FY15.
Clinical Coordinator
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington North Carolina
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Coordinated patient admissions, discharges, and transfers effectively within units.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure safe and effective care.
- Documented patient assessments and interventions accurately in electronic health records.
Registered Nurse
New Hanover County Health Department, Wilmington North Carolina
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Good Shepherd Clinic /Wise Woman program
Registered Nurse
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington North Carolina
01.2013 - 01.2002
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
01-2018
Associates Degree of Nursing - undefined
James Sprint Community College Kenansville
01-2002
Diploma of Nursing - undefined
Brunswick Community College Supply
01-1998
Skills
- Staff scheduling
- Clinical leadership
- Clinical documentation
- Developing training programs
- Patient care
- Staff development
- Process improvements
- Direct patient care
- Wound care
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Specimen collection
Accomplishments
- 496 days SSI-free, 412 days CAUTI-free, 1130 days CLABSI-free, 437 days C-Diff-free
- Improved FY15 Employee Engagement from Tier 3 to Tier 2
- Developed standard work and revised Off-Unit policy
- Developed and implemented standard work for enteral feeding supplies, inpatient scheduling
- RTS Coordinator / Bereavement Program – Adult/Pediatrics Co-Chair
- Active participant in Lean events: Post Advance Directive & Planning, Palliative Care
- Member of A3 project for mislabeled specimens & MCP issues; developed specimen standard work
- Supported development of standard work for Darzalex admissions
- Mentor for clinical and leadership staff
Certification
NC RN Licensure #185187
Timeline
Director of Inpatient Nursing Services
Central Carolina Hospital
01.2025 - Current
Inpatient RN Manager
Central Carolina Hospital
05.2024 - 01.2025
RN
Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health
11.2023 - 05.2024
RN
Medical Solutions
09.2021 - 11.2023
RN Facility Administrator
DaVita
05.2021 - 09.2021
RN
Novant Health Brunswick - Progressive Care /Intensive care Unit
07.2020 - 05.2021
RN
Medical Solutions
01.2020 - 07.2020
RN
Squad builders Medical Staffers
05.2019 - 12.2019
RN Manager
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina
12.2016 - 03.2019
Administrative Coordinator
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina
01.2015 - 12.2016
Clinical Coordinator
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington North Carolina
01.2013 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington North Carolina
01.2013 - 01.2002
Registered Nurse
New Hanover County Health Department, Wilmington North Carolina
01.2008 - 01.2009
Associates Degree of Nursing - undefined
James Sprint Community College Kenansville
Diploma of Nursing - undefined
Brunswick Community College Supply
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
AWARDS
Elks scholarship - Brunswick Community College Supply, North Carolina 1998