Janine Hecker
Watsontown,Northumberland
Summary
Compassionate healthcare professional committed to providing high quality patient care. Collaborates successfully with team to meet needs of busy units. Proven history in leading teams and achieving high-quality patient care, outcomes and quality measures. Works productively with healthcare leaders and facility management to achieve program success. Demonstrates success in enhancing team performance to boost patient care outcomes. Enthusiastic Administrator on Duty offering over 11 years of success in improving overall patient outcomes while driving organizational growth. Polished and driven with desire to work in challenging environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
AOD
NCPA UPMC
Williamsport, Lycoming
04.2021 - 07.2023
- Accountable for proactively coordinating the activities of admission, discharge and transfer of patients thereby supporting throughput in the facility.
- Provides direction to department leaders to ensure safe levels of staffing while maintaining efficient hospital throughput.
- Serves as a resource for all staff and is able to apply competent knowledge and skills to achieve quality outcomes.
- Provides an interim leadership including but not limited to crisis management intervention as a representative of hospital administration.
- Channels pertinent patient/employee/department information to appropriate internal and external sources.
- Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans.
- Uses critical thinking skills to effectively advise and direct health care providers in their delivery of patient care while maximizing the efficient use of resources.
Clinician-5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown
NCPA UPMC
Williamsport, Lycoming
06.2015 - 04.2021
- Continuously improved the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work.
- Shared learning from improvements with other units and/or spread across the business unit or system.
- Identified patient and staff focused opportunities for improvement and lead the change process.
- Maintained open staff communication channels for enhanced care continuity.
- Implemented infection control measures for improved hygiene and reduced risk.
- Liaised with healthcare professionals and patients to discuss treatment plans through multidisciplinary rounding.
- Assumed formal leadership responsibilities for: Implementing the new video monitoring system, Implementation of NLR and BSSR through Studor.
Professional Staff Nurse
NCPA UPMC
Williamsport, Lycoming
06.2012 - 06.2015
- Administered medication with meticulous attention to detail.
- Delivered exceptional care to boost patient health outcomes.
- Disposed of samples and hazardous waste to prevent infection.
- Prepared patients for surgery by following strict hygiene and fasting procedures.
- Delivered life support with updated first aid and CPR training.
- Managed patient discharges, providing relevant follow-up care advice with required prescriptions and medication.
- Safely operated hoists, wheelchairs and transfer equipment to securely manoeuvre patients.
- Implemented and updated treatment plans in collaboration with doctors.
- Assessed, planned and implemented treatments with precision and care, prioritising patient wellbeing.
- Delivered consistently high standards of individualized nursing care, best maintaining patients' health and wellbeing.
CNA
Riverwoods
Lewisburg, Union
12.2011 - 06.2012
- Established turning and repositioning routine for bedridden patients that led to reduction in reported bedsores.
- Improved patient wellbeing by consistently engaging conversation and encouraging social interaction.
- Preserved patient dignity while performing tasks related to personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, toileting, bedpan changes.
- Helped patients to consistently meet nutritional needs, providing eating encouragement and support to prevent malnutrition.
- Maintained a safe and clean working environment for patients and employees, adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols across all tasks.
- Applied safe transportation techniques to transfer patients between wards ensuring zero incidents.
- Upheld meticulous levels of cleanliness for optimal hygiene levels in line with health and safety guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport 05.2012 -
Associates - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport 08.2008 - 06.2012
Certification - UPMC Just Culture
Wolfe Center
Trauma Nursing Core Course
Emergency Nurses Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support -
NCPA UPMC
LycomingCertification - Gerontology
American Nurses Credentialing Center
01.2015 - 01.2020
Skills
- ability to network with department heads
- Infection control and prevention
- Team Building
- Project oversight
- Staff Management
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Seasoned in medical clinical procedures
- Relationship building and retention
- Use of Kronos Shift- select
Timeline
AOD
NCPA UPMC
04.2021 - 07.2023
Clinician-5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown
NCPA UPMC
06.2015 - 04.2021
Certification - Gerontology
American Nurses Credentialing Center
01.2015 - 01.2020
Professional Staff Nurse
NCPA UPMC
06.2012 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
05.2012 -
CNA
Riverwoods
12.2011 - 06.2012
Associates - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
08.2008 - 06.2012
Certification - UPMC Just Culture
Wolfe Center
Trauma Nursing Core Course
Emergency Nurses Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support -
NCPA UPMC
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