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- Outdoor and Adventure
- Sports
- Dancing
- Family Time
Jennifer Janish
Fischer,Texas
Summary
High-performing, energetic, and self-motivated certified healthcare professional with more than 13 years nursing leadership experience in clinical management and operations. Business acumen encompassing the inpatient and ambulatory settings. Proven ability to lead and inspire teams while promoting a healthy and positive practice environment. Dedicated to patient-centric, high-quality care and results-driven philosophies that maximize morale and profitability.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager Women’s Services
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
07.2023 - Current
- Lead nursing team in implementing evidence-based practices to enhance patient care quality through participation with TexasAIM (HTN and Sepsis) and TCHMB PPED initiatives
- Manage departmental budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources
- Authored and successfully obtained the Texas HHSC Rural Hospital Labor & Delivery Grant, expanding access to obstetrical services in a rural setting
- Serve as active member of Maternal Health Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) collaborative, resulting in the development and launch of a community Food Farmacy in San Saba
- A3 Project in collaboration with Access Services: Registration Compliance
- Serve as Project Lead for expansion of neonatal services, integrating Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, strengthening neonatal care capabilities and enhancing access to advanced neonatal care in a rural setting
- 23% of team has achieved initial nursing certification
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Collaborate with staff and leadership on professional role development, practice role transitions and succession planning
- Serve as Project Manager for launch of new service-line inpatient dialysis, overseeing planning, implementation, and operational readiness
- Facilitate professional development through role modeling, teaching, mentoring and coaching
- Facilitate Facility Professional Practice Council
- Promote synergistic practices and patient outcomes
Regional Clinic Nurse Manager – Nursing Professional Development
Baylor Scott and White Health – Hill Country Region
12.2019 - 05.2022
- Manage regional ambulatory clinics, including multi-specialty setting consisting of over 20 specialties, 6 rural health clinics, 1 primary care clinic, 90+ FTEs and 60 providers
- Lead COVID-19 Vaccination Hub start-up initiatives which led to over 33,000 patients vaccinated
- Pioneered regional nursing orientation/onboarding initiatives, resulting in decreased turnover rate from 35% to 22%
- Spearheaded BSWH Ambulatory Core Competency workgroup
- Standardized competency packet, reducing length from 33 to 10 pages
- Authored policy and guidelines for ambulatory setting
- Facilitated professional development through role modeling, teaching, mentoring and coaching
- Manager and liaison for Allied Health Students
- Active member of system, division, and regional committees
Interim Manager of Clinic Operations
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
05.2019 - 12.2019
- Responsible for Pain Management, Podiatry, and Orthopedic services and approximately $16M in revenue annually
- Led 15 direct reports and 8 providers
- Improved MRS productivity by 10%-15% through development of Clinic Matrix
- Orchestrated and implemented Joint Coordinator role in Orthopedic department, sustaining 0 readmissions
- Spearheaded succession planning and leadership development
- Implemented actions to improve employee satisfaction and engagement scores
- Fostered compassionate, supportive, and safe atmosphere of positive employee and physician relations
- Improved departmental efficiencies through LEAN Management and rapid-cycle PDCA
- Onboarded new providers
Nurse Manager
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Responsible for large multi-specialty setting consisting of 20 specialties, 60 FTEs and 30 providers
- Collaborated on design and renovation of 3rd floor expansion project
- Implemented cross-training of clinical new hires to increase productivity and improve cost-effectiveness
- Facilitated shared governance Ambulatory Unit Practice Council
Clinic Coordinator – RN Pain Management
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Led and championed patient care and experience for the pain management department
- Led initiatives to enhance patient experience and increase clinic productivity and revenue
- Transfer DCS trails from department to outpatient hospital setting
- Established best practices and workflow efficiencies to maximize access to care, quality of care, and patient experience
Nurse Manager Medical/Surgical Unit
BSA Health System
09.2016 - 09.2017
- Responsible for 44-bed Medical/Surgical unit and approximately $15M in revenue annually
- Led 80 direct reports
- Reduced O&M expenditures by 18% through salaries and inventory control management
- Implemented shift huddles to improve communication, identify barriers and challenges, and increase staff engagement
- Improved patient experience scores through implementation of discharge nurse and purposeful hourly rounding
- Lead for department EPIC go-live
- Promoted professional development through mentorship and coaching
- Chair of Daisy Committee
RN Support Coordinator
BSA Health System
06.2016 - 09.2016
- Championed organizational nursing retention efforts
- Promoted Nurse Mentorship Program
Regional Nurse Manager – Quality & Patient Safety Specialist
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Facilitated regional Medical Staff Peer Review Committee
- Aggregated Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) for regional Medical Staff – over 90 providers and allied health members for on-time hospital opening
- Chair of Regional Patient Falls Committee
- Served as mentor and preceptor to new team members and coached leaders on survey-readiness
- Served as key liaison during surveys with accrediting organizations
- Supported regulatory process for new hospital start-up, opening on time and obtaining The Joint Commission accreditation and Medicare certification within 6 weeks of opening with no condition level deficiencies
- Supported regulatory process for initial The Joint Commission accreditation of Marble Falls Specialty Clinic with no condition level deficiencies
Clinic Coordinator – RN OB/GYN
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
07.2013 - 06.2015
- Led and championed patient care and experience for the OB/GYN department
- Led implementation of new service lines – urodynamics, LEEP, and in-office hysteroscopy
- Developed standard operating procedures for department
Staff Nurse Perinatal Services
Scott and White Hospital – Llano
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Coordinate and manage total care of mother during antepartum, labor, delivery, and postpartum
- Coordinate and manage total care of newborn
- Fetal Heart Monitoring
- Level 1 Nursery
Charge Nurse
Hendrick Medical Center
04.2010 - 05.2012
- Responsible for 33-bed Med/Surg Urology unit with 65 direct FTEs, 20-bed Med/Surg unit with 40 direct FTEs, and 20-bed Med/Surg General Surgery unit with 40 direct FTEs
- Managed department budgets and resource allocations
- Facilitated professional development through role modeling, teaching, and coaching
- Improved staff engagement by implementing self-scheduling
Interim Nurse Manager
Hendrick Medical Center
07.2011 - 03.2012
- Responsible for 33-bed Med/Surg Urology unit with 65 direct FTEs, 20-bed Med/Surg unit with 40 direct FTEs, and 20-bed Med/Surg General Surgery unit with 40 direct FTEs
- Managed department budgets and resource allocations
- Facilitated professional development through role modeling, teaching, and coaching
- Improved staff engagement by implementing self-scheduling
Administrative Assistant
Austin County Medical Clinic
06.2005 - 06.2006
- Summer 2005 and 2006
Lab Assistant
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Research Center
06.2003 - 08.2003
- Summer 2003
Education
Master of Business Administration - Ethical Leadership
Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas08-2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas05-2012
Associate Degree Nursing - undefined
Blinn College
Brenham and Bryan, Texas12-2008
Skills
- Leadership & Team Development
- Clinical Operations, Care Delivery & Outcomes Optimization
- Regulatory Readiness, Accreditation & Continuous Quality Improvement
- Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Financial Stewardship, Budget Oversight & Resource Optimization
- Nursing Professional Development, Succession Planning & Certification Advancement
- Project Management
Professional Development and Certification
- Registered Nurse (License #764526), Texas Board of Nursing
- Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified (NEA-BC) (Certification # 2020167632), ANCC
- Leadership Book Club: Extreme Ownership, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Marble Falls
- Eradicating Bullying and Incivility, Healthy Workforce Institute with Dr. Renee Thompson
- Foundations of Nursing Leadership, Baylor Scott and White Health | One-year nursing leadership development program
- Leadership Effectiveness Program, Baylor Scott and White Health | Monthly series to aid in leadership development
- LEAN Management Systems, Baylor Scott and White | Training for leaders, including LEAN and Six Sigma principles
- BLS and ACLS Provider, AHA and RQI
- NRP
- S.T.A.B.L.E.
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA), Member
- Texas Nurses Association (TNA), Member
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Member
Honors And Awards
- BSWH Central Texas Top 30 Nurse, April 2021 | Recognition as top 30 nurse out of 300 nominations
- DAISY Award, November 2018 | BSWH Marble Falls Specialty Clinic Pain Management
- Management Nursing Excellence Award, 2012 | Hendrick Medical Center nursing leadership award
- Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Member | Among the very best and brightest at UTA among all academic disciplines
- Golden Key International Honor Society, Member | Top 15% of nursing class at UTA
Leadership and Service
- BSWH Hill Country Give to Change Committee, Chair
- BSWH Hill Country Activities/Engagement Committee, Chair
- BSWH Peer Support Volunteer
- BSWH-GAR Nursing Excellence Council and Magnet Steering Committee, Member
- BSWH-GAR Nursing Research (GRIT) Council, Member
Interests
Timeline
Nurse Manager Women’s Services
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
07.2023 - Current
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2023
Regional Clinic Nurse Manager – Nursing Professional Development
Baylor Scott and White Health – Hill Country Region
12.2019 - 05.2022
Interim Manager of Clinic Operations
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
05.2019 - 12.2019
Nurse Manager
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
08.2018 - 05.2019
Clinic Coordinator – RN Pain Management
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
09.2017 - 08.2018
Nurse Manager Medical/Surgical Unit
BSA Health System
09.2016 - 09.2017
RN Support Coordinator
BSA Health System
06.2016 - 09.2016
Regional Nurse Manager – Quality & Patient Safety Specialist
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Medical Center
04.2015 - 05.2016
Clinic Coordinator – RN OB/GYN
Baylor Scott and White Health – Marble Falls Specialty Clinic
07.2013 - 06.2015
Staff Nurse Perinatal Services
Scott and White Hospital – Llano
07.2012 - 07.2013
Interim Nurse Manager
Hendrick Medical Center
07.2011 - 03.2012
Charge Nurse
Hendrick Medical Center
04.2010 - 05.2012
Administrative Assistant
Austin County Medical Clinic
06.2005 - 06.2006
Lab Assistant
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Research Center
06.2003 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
The University of Texas at Arlington
Associate Degree Nursing - undefined
Blinn College
Master of Business Administration - Ethical Leadership
Schreiner University