Jennifer Hoover RN, BSN, PCCN

Directs hospital operations by maintaining effective working relationships with and between departments.

Collaborates with fifteen different nursing departments to ensure adequate staffing is provided.

Directs patient care delivery in all nursing units by utilizing supervisory and leadership skills.

Monitor patient throughput and make adjustments to opening additional flex units when necessary.

Use problem solving skills to find solutions to ensure high quality patient care is maintained.

Attend all Code Blues, Rapid Responses, Emergency Responses, Code Greens, and Code Strokes.

Oversee that patient sitter needs are met for mental health and behavioral cases.

Nominee for Daisy Award in Leadership Role 3-2024

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Floated to various med/surg units and acquired new skills
• Clinical Nurse III
• Daisy Nomination in Bedside Nurse Role 5-2019

• Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
• Established positive relationships with customers and other staff members.
• Responded sensitively and competently to service customers with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Developed strong relationships with patients through consistent communication and attentive customer service, resulting in increased overall satisfaction.
• Collaborated well with Bedboard department to ensure efficient throughput of ER admissions.
• Chair of Quality Council
• Led various quality improvement projects for the unit and evaluated data
• Presented quality improvement projects at local conferences and Evidence Based practice fair
• Co-Chair of LH-AAMC Evidence Based Practice Council 2010-2012
• Nurse Excellence in Leadership Role as Charge Nurse 5/2016
• Nurse Excellence Nominee in Mentor Role 5/2012
• Nurse Excellence Nominee for Observation Unit 5/2010
• Nurse Excellence Award for Observation Unit 5/2008

• Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
• Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
• Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
• Nursing Excellence Nominee in Progressive Care Unit 5/2005

• Utilized critical thinking skills to make quick decisions in high-pressure situations, prioritizing patient needs and addressing emergent issues promptly.
• Monitored vital signs, lab results, and other indicators to detect changes in patients'' conditions promptly.
• Served as a preceptor for new nurses, sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices to improve their skills and confidence.
• Nursing Excellence award for Med/Surg Unit 5/2001