Jamie White, MSN, RN
Mountville,PA
Summary
Knowledgeable Nurse Manager with excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities demonstrated across 10-year nursing career history. Keeps units running at peak efficiency, quality and performance. Excellent communication and coordination skills. Dedicated nursing leader with excellent unit management skills. Proficient in quality, cost and care standards focused on maximizing resources and patient satisfaction.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Community Medicine and Surgical Specialties Interim Nurse Manager
Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
- Manage 14 to 47 acute care bed units
- Responsible for performance appraisals, facilitate meetings and engage staff in discussions related to evidence-based practice bundles and policies
- Support technical and clinical needs of staff onboarding to acute care
- Oversee quality outcomes, patient/staff satisfaction, budget, and 24/7 day to day operations.
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Harrisburg Area Community College
01.2016 - Current
- Prioritize patient assignments, delegation of duties, and oversee students in a clinical setting
- Provide immediate feedback to students regarding patient care, skills, and knowledge
- Assist students with critical thinking abilities and decision-making process.
Clinical Head Nurse/ Clinical Staff Leader
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2023
- Clinical Head Nurse in Surgical IMC, Special Pathogens COVID IMC and Acute Care units
- Significant charge nurse responsibilities, including delegating duties, staffing responsibilities; prioritizing post-operative patient care assignments and managing flow of the environment
- Additional duties and skills include balancing staff schedules, payroll, investigating and following up with Midas reports, performance evaluations, etc.
Intermediate Care Staff
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Provide direct patient care in intermediate care setting
- Carried out detailed assessments and perform direct patient care
- Educated patients families regarding drain and wound care post-operatively
- Provide discharge instruction
- Responsible in the areas of staffing, patient tracking, and triaging patients’ conditions to ensure correct levels of care
- Function as the unit resource nurse for providing critical care decisions.
Graduate Nurse Acute Care
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Function as a staff nurse on a medical surgical unit
- Area is a post-operative surgical unit
- Provide direct patient care in acute setting
- Carried out detailed assessments and perform direct patient care
- Educated patients and family members regarding wound care, medications, and post-operative care.
Education
MSN - Nursing Management/ Leadership
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA01.2019
BSN - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA01.2015
ASN - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA01.2012
BA - Communication, Marketing and Advertisement
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA01.2004
Skills
- Decision-Making
- Scheduling Coordination
- Patient education and advocacy
- Treatment Planning
- Infection Control
- Hiring and Terminations
- Nursing Expertise
- Budget Oversight
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Budget Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Medical Supply Management
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- Trauma Nurse Certification
Affiliations
- Lancaster General College Alumni Association
- Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
Subject
Nurse Manager – Surgical Specialties
Committee Activities
- 2024, Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center, Acute Care Intraprofessional Council, Nursing Co-Chair
- 2019, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Unit Council, Unit Leader
- 2018, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Infection Prevention Team, Unit Leader
- 2014, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hospital Wide Quality Council Committee, Unit Representative
- 2013, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Education Committee, Unit Resource Representative
- 2013, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Skin Resource Committee, Unit Resource Representative
Professional Presentations
- 11/11/13, Decrease Conversion of Transferable Diseases Through Hand Hygiene, Graduate nurses, nurse educators, and nurse managers at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
- 06/12/14, Safety Risk Assessments, Audits, and Prevention, Nursing managers, safety representatives, and members of the Hospital Wide Quality Council Committee at Penn State Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Volunteer Experience
- 2021, Pennsylvania Farm Show, Volunteer- Flu Vaccinations
- 2018-Current, MYAA-Travel Baseball, Volunteer
- 2015, Reel to Recovery, Volunteer
- 2014-2015, Centerville Elementary School, Classroom and cafeteria volunteer, Centerville, PA
- 2013-2014, Asera Care Hospice Agency, Volunteer, Mountville, PA
- 2011, KinderCare Learning Center, Pre-school classroom volunteer, Centerville, PA
Timeline
Family Community Medicine and Surgical Specialties Interim Nurse Manager
Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Harrisburg Area Community College
01.2016 - Current
Clinical Head Nurse/ Clinical Staff Leader
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2023
Intermediate Care Staff
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2013 - 01.2015
Graduate Nurse Acute Care
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
01.2012 - 01.2013
MSN - Nursing Management/ Leadership
Eastern Mennonite University
BSN - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
ASN - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
BA - Communication, Marketing and Advertisement
York College of Pennsylvania
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- Trauma Nurse Certification
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