JACQUELINE FRENZ
Mason City,IA
Summary
Professional Nurse Leader with strong background in Perinatal Nursing. Accountable for leading, managing, advancing evidence based practice and standards while maintaining safety for patients, families, nurses and colleagues. Adept at fostering team collaboration and adapting to evolving needs, ensuring high standards and effective outcomes. Demonstrates expertise in staff supervision, patient advocacy, and resource allocation, consistently driving quality improvements and operational efficiency. Known for reliability and results-oriented approach.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Clinical Leader
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
07.1999 - Current
- Maintain safety on unit to reduce maternal and neonatal adverse events. Ensure women and families experience safe, high quality, equitable, and respectful care.
- Ensure effective communication takes place to prevent adverse outcomes.
- Improved patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and standardizing protocols.
- Led nursing staff in implementing evidence-based practices to enhance patient care quality.
- Collaborated with obstetrical providers to support evidence-based practices and protocols.
- Mentored nurses, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
- Conducted yearly performance evaluations with staff, providing constructive feedback to enhance patient quality of care, team work and self care.
- Managed conflict resolution within the team, and obstetrical providers to promoting a positive work environment and collaboration among staff.
- Ensure adequate staffing levels.
- Address patient and family concerns, ensuring a positive care experience.
Perinatal Nurse
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
07.1996 - 07.1999
- Provided high quality care to expectant mothers and newborns.
- Monitored maternal and fetal health to identify potential complications early.
- Assisted physicians during labor and delivery procedures, ensuring optimal outcomes for both mother and baby.
- Enhanced mother-baby bonding by providing education on breastfeeding techniques and infant care.
- Continuously enhanced my knowledge on advancement in perinatal nursing through professional development courses and literature review's.
- Functioned in the Charge Nurse role.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Registered Nurse on Cardiac Step-Dow Unit
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA05-2005
Associate of Science - Nursing
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IASkills
- Clinical leadership
- Patient safety
- Nursing staff supervision
- Mentoring and coaching
- Effective communication
- Emergency situational awareness
- Quality improvement
- Clinical quality improvement
Certification
Electronic Fetal Monitoring-Subspecialty exam
Impatient Obstetric Nursing-Core Certification
Inpatient Antepartum Nursing-Core Certification
Neonatal Resuscitation
Basic Cardiac Life Support
Mandatory Reporter training for Child and Dependent Adult Abuse
Professional Organization Membership: AWHONN(Association of Woman's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses)
Timeline
Nurse Clinical Leader
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
07.1999 - Current
Perinatal Nurse
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
07.1996 - 07.1999
Critical Care Registered Nurse
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Registered Nurse on Cardiac Step-Dow Unit
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
Associate of Science - Nursing
North Iowa Area Community College