Janna L. Collins
Registered Nurse
Tahlequah,OK
Summary
Patient-focused Director of Nursing/Registered Nurse offering 18-year background driving quality improvements and coaching nursing staff to reach full potential. Goal-driven and well-versed in recruiting, training and managing employees to provide exceptional healthcare services. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills. Licensed in Oklahoma (Multi-State Compact License).
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director of Nursing
Good Samaritan Health Services
Tulsa, OK
03.2021 - Current
- Recruited, hired, trained, and coached clinical staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Developed training program for all clinical onboarding employees.
- Evaluated work performance of 14 nursing and clinical personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline to promote mutual respect.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, clinic protocols, and quality assurance, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA and OSHA regulations.
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care including cultivating and directing resource relationships to meet the various needs of the uninsured patient population.
- Ordered all clinical supplies and kept check on inventory levels maintaining financial integrity and meeting grantor/funding requirements.
- Extracted data from multiple sources to define and monitor quality measure improvement including quarterly reporting to grant administrators.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Hillcrest Healthcare/Ardent Health Services
Tulsa, OK
02.2019 - 03.2021
- Provided direct patient care, assessing patient conditions, and analyzing responses to medical interventions while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for Med/Surg Tele patients including post-surgical patients and those with active and suspected COVID infections with comorbidities such as heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Contributed substantially to successful department DMV accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
COVID Crisis Travel Registered Nurse
ProLink Healthcare
New York, New York
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Assess patients and diagnostic data, implemented interventions including administering medications and treatments to patients, and analyzing patient responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for Med/Surg Tele patients with active and suspected COVID infections and comorbidities such as heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
Utilization Review Registered Nurse
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Tulsa, OK
09.2014 - 09.2016
- Performed prior authorization, concurrent reviews and discharge criteria review of incurred client services.
- Served as subject matter resource, providing information related to admission, concurrent reviews and discharge criteria situations.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals, verifying appropriateness of treatments, and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Submitted cases for criteria failures and helped facilitate resolutions and approvals utilizing Interqual, MCG, and other clinical systems.
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Saint Francis Healthcare System
Tulsa, OK
05.2008 - 09.2014
- Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing emergent and planned diagnostic or interventional cardiac or vascular procedures including conscious sedation, patient monitoring, lab analytics to optimize patient outcomes during procedures.
- Supported healthcare team by maintaining responsibility for electrocardiogram monitoring, defibrillation and vitals management.
- Developed and initiated pre- and post-catheterization education for floor nursing staff, implemented protocols and practices for new cath let set up at a satelite location.
- Coordinated supply and inventory management with vendors to ensure product availability.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK 08.2020 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rogers State University
Claremore, OK 08.2003 - 05.2005
Skills
Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration and Team Building
Recruitment, Training and Retention of Staff
Quality Improvement
Professional Development
Budget and Inventory Management
Clinical Systems Monitoring
Project Oversight
Patient and Staff Education
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Good Samaritan Health Services
03.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northeastern State University
08.2020 - Current
COVID Crisis Travel Registered Nurse
ProLink Healthcare
04.2020 - 07.2020
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Hillcrest Healthcare/Ardent Health Services
02.2019 - 03.2021
Utilization Review Registered Nurse
Blue Cross Blue Shield
09.2014 - 09.2016
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Saint Francis Healthcare System
05.2008 - 09.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rogers State University
08.2003 - 05.2005
Licenses, Certifications, Accomplishments
Registered Nurse, Multi-State License, Oklahoma 2005 - current
BLS expires May 2022
Previously ACLS and PALS certified
Commendation from the Vice President of Ardent Healthcare Services 2019
Daisy Award Nominee 2021
Licenses, Certifications, Accomplishments
Registered Nurse, Multi-State License, Oklahoma 2005 - current
BLS expires May 2022
Previously ACLS and PALS certified
Commendation from the Vice President of Ardent Healthcare Services 2019
Daisy Award Nominee 2021