Jeffrey Cross
Riverview,United States
Summary
Professional offering several years in clinical management and staff leadership. Collaborated with nurse manager to oversee hiring and training, direct patient care and employee performance. Strictly enforced safety protocols and standard procedures to drive optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Dialysis Assistant Nurse Manager
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
Bay Pines, FL
09.2019 - Current
- Work in collaboration with the Nurse Manager, functioning as a supervisor assuming accountability for the operation of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and nephrology clinics
- This including the management, supervision, and evaluation of care delivered by nursing and other allied health care staff
- Contribute to the establishment and implementation of evidenced-based nursing standards of practice
- Create a positive work environment which enhances care delivery and professional development of clinically competent staff
- Promote, create, demonstrate and ensure a culturally diverse workforce in which the values and needs of all individuals are respected
Peritoneal Dialysis Program Coordinator
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
Bay Pines, FL
08.2017 - 09.2019
- Assess patient and care giver ability to learn and safely execute PD modality
- Train Patient and care givers to perform treatment independently while providing ongoing support as needed
- Provide on call service for patients to call directly to PD nurse after hours for clinical emergencies and report to nephrologist as needed
- Train and maintain dialysis staff nurse competencies for PD treatment initiation using Amia cycler, manual exchanges, and peritonitis protocol
- Present educational information regarding Chronic Kidney Disease and modality options monthly in formal classroom setting to patients and caregivers
- Collect and present data for Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement to members of the interdisciplinary team.
Dialysis Staff Nurse
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
Bay Pines, FL
10.2010 - 08.2017
- Provide dialysis nursing care to acute dialysis patients including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy
- Monitor and follow up acute dialysis treatment plans
- Perform documentation of all dialysis nursing care plans and treatments
- Assist and support doctors and nephrologists in dialysis treatment procedures
- Initiate documentation of acute dialysis patient's diagnosis, lab assessments reports, and medications
- Ensure compliance of state and federal regulations and processes
- Preceptor for new employees and provide annual training for staff competencies including skills check off on all dialysis modalities.
Acute Dialysis Staff Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
St. Petersburg, FL
05.2008 - 10.2010
- Provide dialysis nursing care to acute dialysis patients including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy
- Monitor and follow up acute dialysis treatment plans
- Perform documentation of all dialysis nursing care plans and treatments
- Assist and support doctors and nephrologists in dialysis treatment procedures
- Initiate documentation of acute dialysis patient's diagnosis, lab assessments reports, and medications
- Ensure compliance of state and federal regulations and processes
- Preceptor for new employees and provide annual training for staff competencies including skills check off on all dialysis modalities.
Clinical Coordinator Hemodialysis Acute Care
Davita
St. Petersburg, FL
02.2005 - 03.2008
- Coordinated care for acute dialysis patients with team of registered nurses and dialysis technicians to provide timely and safe dialysis treatments in 12 hospitals in Pinellas county
- Review orders from nephrologist and schedule nurses to complete treatments as ordered in various hospital settings
- Communicate with physicians, nursing supervisors and staff nurses within hospital to coordinate and schedule treatments
- Perform treatments including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal replacement therapy as necessary during staffing shortages in all hospitals contracted by DaVita in central Florida.
Charge Nurse Dialysis Clinic
The Bays Dialysis Center (No longer in business)
Saint Petersburg, FL
04.2000 - 02.2002
- Provided hemodialysis treatments for patients in the chronic and acute stages of renal failure
- Performed all technical aspects of dialysis procedures
- Monitored and evaluated patient responses to treatments and applied appropriate adjustments as per protocol or as prescribed by physician
- Provided patient education on nutritional and fluid requirements, access management, as well as the importance of compliance to treatment regimens
- Performed duties of a charge nurse for the facility in addition to providing regular patient care
- Coordinated and submitted patients for kidney transplant list.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Nursing
St Petersburg College
Pinellas Park, FL, United States05.2020
Associate's degree - Nursing
St. Petersburg College
Pinellas Park, FL, United States01.2000
Associate's degree - Nursing
St Petersburg Junior College
Clearwater, FL, United States12.1997
Skills
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Nephrology clinics
- Nursing standards of practice
- Supervision and evaluation of care
- Culturally diverse workforce
- Patient and caregiver training
- Clinical emergencies
- Dialysis staff nurse competencies
- Chronic Kidney Disease education
- Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
- Acute dialysis nursing care
- Documentation
- Compliance with regulations
- Preceptorship
- Acute care coordination
- Timely and safe dialysis treatments
- Communication with physicians and nursing staff
- Charge nurse responsibilities
- Patient education
- Kidney transplant coordination
- Nurse preceptorship
- Training clinical dialysis nurses
- Medical instrument technician training
- Electronic medical record systems
- Dialysis facility committees
- Infection control
- Water management
- Ethics committee
- Disaster emergency medical personnel
- Quality assurance
- Social work supervision
- Infection control nursing
- Patient Care
- Clinical Leadership
- Performance monitoring
- Quality Improvement
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Public Policy
- Care Coordination
- Patient care delivery
- Compassionate Care
- Performance Appraisal
- Quality Control
- Employee Relations
- Budget Administration
Affiliations
- Facility Dialysis Committee (FDC) - Collect and complete all reports, create agenda, prepare minutes, serve as meeting facilitator.
- Infection Control Committee - Voting member. Present dialysis related data to include all machine culture results.
- Water Management Committee - Voting member. Present dialysis related data to include all water culture results and trends.
- Ethics Committee - Secretary 2021-2023
- Ethics Consultation Service - Provide consultation services on as needed basis. 2020- 2023
- Nurse Quality Council - Member and secretary 2019-2023
- Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) - Active. Ready to deploy as needed to provide dialysis services. Last deployment 2017 to Puerto Rico
- VISN 8 Quality Assurance - Subject matter expert dialysis: Participated in Facility site inspection of West Palm Beach VA 2024
Jobrelatedtraining
- Nurse preceptor since 2014 with progressive expertise in training clinical dialysis nurses, medical instrument technicians, Nursing students and Assistant nurse Managers.
- Fresenius 5-day training program with 2008 T Bluestar Hemodialysis machine (2022). Current Facility Super User.
- Fresenius courses utilizing Crit-line hemodialysis treatment monitoring technology (2020) Current Facility Super User.
- Baxter Prismaflex machine for Continuous Renal replacement Therapy (2015) Current Facility Super User.
- Baxter Prismax machine for Continuous Renal replacement Therapy (2023) Current Facility Super User.
- Baxter Amia home peritoneal dialysis machine basics (2017) Current Facility Super User.
- Baxter Amia home peritoneal dialysis advanced training (2018).
- Baxter Share source advanced training to remotely monitor all peritoneal dialysis daily treatments, make changes as needed, and assist patient in ordering monthly supplies. Current Facility Super User.
- Crown Web Seminar Annual training last completed 2024: The End Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting System (EQRS) is a web-based data collection system mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Centers (CMS). EQRS serves as a collection system for dialysis facility, patient demographics, and clinical data, calculates Medicare coverage periods, and measures and scores the quality-of-care dialysis facilities provide. Current Facility Super User and Security Officer.
- Patient Experience University PXU 101 (2023)
- CyberREN Super User training (2024): A complete electronic medical record (EMR) system specifically designed for nephrology, dialysis and the treatment of kidney disease.
Coursework
General education. Pre-requisites for Registered nursing program
References
- Marlene Guarino, Veterans Health Administration, Nurse Manager (Current Supervisor), 727-254-2306, marlene.guarino@va.gov
- Jason Stucky, Veterans Health Administration, Chief Sterile Processing Officer VISN 8, 727-366-3202, jason.stuckey@va.gov
- Julissa Ortega-Bosques, Veterans Health Administration, Nephrology Physician, 813-972-2000, julissa.ortega-bosques@va.gov
- Eduardo Alegria, Veterans Health Administration, Assistant Nurse Manager of Surgical Specialty Care Clinics, 580-919-3365, eduardo.alegria@va.gov
- Denyse Wilkins, Veterans Health Administration, Social Worker Supervisor, 727-398-6661 15932, denyse.wilkins@va.gov
- Jacqueline Thetford, Veterans Health Administration, Infection Control Nurse, 727-398-6661 17822, jacqueline.thetford@va.gov
Accomplishments
- Coin Ceremony awarded for excellence in HRO and ICARE values from the Office of Nursing Services
- Certificate of Achievment awarded for HRO and Patient Safety (2022)
- Great Catch award (2021)
- Nominated Preceptor of the year Bay Pines (2023)
- Preceptor of the year presented from Nursing Education in recognition of kindness, excellence and passion. (2023)
- We're In This Together Award for support of Dialysis Vulnerable Population Outreach (2024)
- Nurse of the Year Acute Dialysis Davita (2007)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Certificate of Appreciation for support and contributions (2023)
Timeline
Dialysis Assistant Nurse Manager
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
09.2019 - Current
Peritoneal Dialysis Program Coordinator
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
08.2017 - 09.2019
Dialysis Staff Nurse
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (This is a federal job)
10.2010 - 08.2017
Acute Dialysis Staff Nurse
Fresenius Kidney Care
05.2008 - 10.2010
Clinical Coordinator Hemodialysis Acute Care
Davita
02.2005 - 03.2008
Charge Nurse Dialysis Clinic
The Bays Dialysis Center (No longer in business)
04.2000 - 02.2002
Bachelor's degree - Nursing
St Petersburg College
Associate's degree - Nursing
St. Petersburg College
Associate's degree - Nursing
St Petersburg Junior College
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