Jenell Denman BSN, RN
Napoleon,OH
Summary
Seasoned Infection Preventionist with 6 years of Quality Experience, seeking a per diem, part time or remote Infection Prevention, Quality or accreditation position. Healthcare professional with focus on infection prevention and control. Proven experience in creating and executing infection control strategies, leading to enhanced patient safety and reduced infection rates. Known for strong team collaboration, adaptability to changing needs, and reliable performance under pressure. Skilled in data analysis, protocol development, and staff training.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infection Preventionist/ Manager of Employee Health
Henry County Hospital
12.2018 - 03.2025
- Updating and developing policies and procedures to ensure up-to-date high-quality care for both patients and employees.
- Infection Surveillance monitoring and reporting on an on-going basis.
- New employee occupational health processing.
- Implementing infection prevention strategies including immunization recommendations, lab and health screening for high-risk jobs, and environment of care rounding to identify strengths and areas with room for improvement.
- Relief House Supervisor- all shifts
RN Trainer
Department of Developmental Disabilities
07.2021 - Current
- Training performed for Direct Service Personnel to become Certified (1,2&3) to pass medications and perform health related activities through DODD official curriculum.
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Northwest State Community College
09.2022 - Current
- Conducting training sessions for student nurses on patient care protocols
- Providing clinical supervision to nursing students during their rotations
- Evaluate student performance and provided constructive feedback.
Nursing Operations Manager
Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital (Magnet Accredited)
05.2018 - 11.2018
- Oversaw the operations of the nursing department.
- Ensured adequate staffing on each unit throughout the hospital.
- Coordinated on-call staff for emergency procedures.
- Responding to and facilitating all emergency codes as well as initiating and opening the Incident Command Center as needed.
- Responded to and managed all patient care and nursing concerns to adequate resolution.
- Assisted all front-line staff with urgent trouble shooting and resolution.
- Relocate to Napoleon
Assistant Nurse Manager (Stepdown Unit)
Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital
12.2015 - 05.2018
- Develop unit based and house-wide system improvement initiatives to improve staff, patient, and environmental work flows.
- Working on SoLVe Team, “Right Patient, Right Bed, Right Time” which decreased transfers to a higher level of care in turn decreasing unit workloads.
- Lost and Found Log
- Patient Companion Justification
- A member of the Environment of Care Committee
- First responder to all in-house Stroke Alerts as well as educating and tracking for Stroke Care Core Measures.
- Developed and implemented measures and audits to help obtain and maintain “Stroke Care Gold Plus” certification.
- Worked with Kronos for staff self-scheduling to ensure adequate staff coverage
- Dealing, defusing, and processing patient, family, and staff concerns.
Unit Based Educator
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Assessed, developed, and implemented Unit Specific education plans for multi-cultural work force of nurses of varying experience to provide standardized, high-quality patient care on our Neuro-surgical Acute Telemetry Unit.
- Developed the nursing role, education, and response plans in collaboration with lead EEG Technicians and Neurologists for the opening of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cleveland Clinic-Abu Dhabi.
- Co-Chair Nurse Practice Council: Shared Governance
- -Assisted in developing the framework for Shared Governance Practice Council at CCAD
- -Contributed to collaborative sub-groups of Practice Council tasked with finding solutions to Practice-Concerns and clarifications.
- -Provide active feedback and voting rights for Practice Document Sub Group which reviewed all documents, polices, procedures, protocols, and standards being submitted for approval.
- Shift Lead/Acute Care Staff Nurse: Early Onboard- Greenfield Project.
- -Developed policies, procedures, and protocols using evidence-based research.
- -Co-authored Care and Maintenance of Intravenous Lines policy and procedure revision.
- -Organized the inpatient care team in promulgating department-specific Emergency Code SOP’s.
- Created the preliminary Nurse Driven Foley Catheter Removal Protocol.
- Chaired the “Clinical and Nursing Department Labeling Task Force.”
- Organized hospital-wide “Tubing Misconnection Mitigation” workshop.
- Provided input for the “Acute Care Standards of Care and Stroke Alert Pathway.”
- Developed the Stroke Alert Nurse Standard Operating Procedure
- Provided feedback for EPIC end-user critique.
- Participated in HAAD 100% audit tour by working in multidisciplinary teams to complete projects in preparation of site inspection.
Charge Nurse- Critical Care Step Down
Lakewood Hospital a Cleveland Clinic Hospital
04.2013 - 07.2014
- Chair of Unit Based Council (Shared Governance) Facilitated problem-identification and solving as part of a team charged with forming the new Critical Care Step-down Unit culture. Implemented policies and research initiatives by engaging front-line staff through structured, grassroots meetings.
- Utilized existing and developed new leadership skills to assist peers with decision making, patient-event management, bed assignment and work flow.
- Critical Care Stepdown Unit: Staff Nurse - Developed and implemented plans of care as well as recognizing acute situations and need for early intervention.
- Clinical Preceptor and Job Coach- Provided guidance and support to nursing students and new staff nurses to assisted with bridging the gap between theory and practice.
- ACLS/BLS and Telemetry
- Patient Range: adult - geriatric
Director of Quality Management/ADON
The Village at Marymount
09.2012 - 04.2013
- Developed systems corrections including chart reviews, nurse education, clinical improvement, development of Code Blue protocol and instruction, Five Star Rating support with regards to CMS quality initiatives, patient outcomes, and Point Click Care conversion.
- Acting Director of Nursing in absentia for 150 bed Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care Facility.
- Nurse advocate and liaison between management and nursing teams.
Director of Nursing
Putnam Acres Care Center
01.2012 - 09.2012
- Management and direct oversight for hiring, orientation, appraisal, corrective action, scheduling and payroll for 52 full-time employees.
- Implemented educational initiatives such as IV certification for all nurses and developed clinical pathways to decrease re-hospitalization.
- Updated Infection Prevention strategies to decrease infection rates.
- Upgraded pressure prevention strategies utilizing evidence-based research.
- Improved attendance rate and decreased turnover through the use of consistent adherence to policies and procedures.
- Increased efficiency by streamlining nursing practices and routines implementing consistent assignments.
- Set project time lines and goals to meet CMS Quality Incentive guidelines, effectively raising rating from 3 to 5.
- Renegotiated product contracts to help cut costs without effecting care.
- Set-up and utilized Incident Command System for an external (became internal) disaster which involved accounting for and monitoring the care of 76 residents and our staff to ensure safe work and living conditions. Incident involved internal and external evacuation, utilizing local and statewide emergency resources to ensure safety in a limited control environment for 72 hours.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Vancrest Healthcare Center
08.2006 - 01.2012
- Restorative Coordinator- Implemented progressive as well as maintenance restorative programs that met state requirements and enabled resident independence and higher function as well as raising RUG scores.
- Infection Prevention- Promulgated policies and procedures, as well as educational presentations, regarding current standards in infection control, prevention monitoring, tracking and ensuring quality for our facility. Reduced UTI rate from 19.6 percent to 4 percent over approximately two quarters.
- Skin/Pressure Prevention Coordinator- Decreased in-house acquired pressure ulcers from 10.2 to 0.8 percent on average. Developed, implemented and tracked policies and procedures regarding skin issues and Pressure Prevention.
- Interim MDS Coordinator- As Care Team leader, wrote and modified care plans as well as scheduled, completed and submitted MDS 3.0 assessments which raised RUG scores from 1.6 to 2.2 over one quarter interim.
- Floor Charge Nurse- Staff liaison for second shift, assisted front line staff on all three shifts.
Inpatient Care/Hospital
Staff Nurse - Mercy Hospital of Defiance
08.2008 - 10.2010
- Progressive Care Unit- Per Diem Staff Nurse - Developed and implemented plans of care for patients in a wide age range and acuity level. Initiated emergency protocols and intervention to ensure effective patient outcomes in a rural setting.
- ACLS/PALS/BLS and Telemetry
- Patient range: pediatric-basic to adult- critical care and observation.
Staff Nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
04.2002 - 06.2008
- Float Pool Nurse - Floated among Intensive Care, Skilled Unit, Cardiac Care, Medical/Surgical, and Emergency Departments which utilized skill in adjusting/adapting and thriving in various settings.
- Charge Nurse Acute Care (Orthopedics, Neurological, General Surgery) – Directed staff assignments and adjustments, managed rapid response team in addition to managing personal patient caseload and coordinated care among the various disciplines and physicians.
- Charge Nurse in Transitional Care Center - Ensured quality care as well as direction for staff in difficult scenarios on their Skilled Care Unit.
Long Term Care Facility
STNA/Restorative STNA - The Lutheran Home at Napoleon
06.1998 - 05.2002
- Completed Restorative Programs as well as working all 3 shifts as a floor STNA.
Education
Masters in Science of Nursing - undefined
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Defiance College
Defiance, OH05.2013
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Owens Community College
Toledo, OH05.2005
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH05.2005
Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH05.2002
Skills
- Vascular Access Resource Nurse/ IV & Central Line policy development- 12 years
- Home Health Care- 4 years
- Educator- 4 years
- Infection Preventionist- 6 years
- Manager of Employee Health- 6 years
- Assistant Nurse Manager (Critical Care/Neurology Step down)-2 years
- Nursing Operations Manager (150 inner city, Magnet-accredited hospital)- 4 years
- Unit Based Educator (International Education)- 17 months
- Interim Director of Nursing (Long Term Care/Skilled)- 9 Months
- Assistant Director of Nursing (Long Term Care/Skilled)- 5 Years
- Charge Nurse (Inpatient)- 12 Years
- Staff Nurse (Inpatient Telemetry/Critical Care Stepdown)- 22 Years
Certification
- DODD RN- Trainer RN Trainer 2021- Present
- Ohio Board of Nursing Registered Nurse 2002-Present
- American Heart Association BLS, ACLS 2000-Present
- American Heart Association BLS/Heart saver/AED First Aid Instructor 2009-2016
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certifications 2014-2020
Timeline
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Northwest State Community College
09.2022 - Current
RN Trainer
Department of Developmental Disabilities
07.2021 - Current
Infection Preventionist/ Manager of Employee Health
Henry County Hospital
12.2018 - 03.2025
Nursing Operations Manager
Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital (Magnet Accredited)
05.2018 - 11.2018
Assistant Nurse Manager (Stepdown Unit)
Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital
12.2015 - 05.2018
Unit Based Educator
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
07.2014 - 12.2015
Charge Nurse- Critical Care Step Down
Lakewood Hospital a Cleveland Clinic Hospital
04.2013 - 07.2014
Director of Quality Management/ADON
The Village at Marymount
09.2012 - 04.2013
Director of Nursing
Putnam Acres Care Center
01.2012 - 09.2012
Inpatient Care/Hospital
Staff Nurse - Mercy Hospital of Defiance
08.2008 - 10.2010
Assistant Director of Nursing
Vancrest Healthcare Center
08.2006 - 01.2012
Staff Nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
04.2002 - 06.2008
Long Term Care Facility
STNA/Restorative STNA - The Lutheran Home at Napoleon
06.1998 - 05.2002
Masters in Science of Nursing - undefined
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Defiance College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Owens Community College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Bowling Green State University
Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined
Northwest State Community College
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