Joseph Clark-Thrower

• Developed and implemented new nursing protocols to improve patient outcomes while minimizing medical errors.
• Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
• Answered questions and addressed concerns from employees via email, phone and in person.
• Oversaw nursing staff at major hospital with 230 professionals.

• Oversaw nursing staff at major hospital with 112

professionals.

• Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
• Recruited new professional staff members and implemented comprehensive training programs.
• Spearheaded and implemented new projects to expand scope of engagement.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.

Bedside Nurse delivering acute nursing care at different care levels

• Assisted with preparation of budget and expense reports.
• Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
• Coordinated patient care services and managed clinical cost control.
• Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care.
• Maximized staff and patient protections by enforcing optimal disease prevention protocols.
• Interviewed, hired, instructed and mentored employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients.
• Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.

• Bedside Nurse delivering post-acute nursing care
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
• Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

• Bedside Nurse delivering urgent and emergent care to patients
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.

• Bedside Nurse delivering urgent and emergent care to patients
• Departmental sepsis champion
• DNQI Skin Champion
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

• Delivered bedside care to surgical oncological patients
• Champion of patient experience
• NDNQI Skin Champion
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

• Served as clinical expert leader in emergency nursing bedside care with patient volume of 125 patients daily
• Functioned as a shift manager ensuring payroll, time keeping and staff scheduling was completed timely

• Served as a bedside emergency room nurse. Delivered timely, informative and compassionate nursing care
• Delivered care at a Level One Trauma Facility with more than 120,000 visits annually

• Served as a specialized nurse trained in orthopedic post op care on a unit with 40+ surgeries weekly
• Served as house supervisor overseeing a 320-bed hospital, ER and inpatient throughput, transfer, staffing and any provider concerns

• Served as a bedside nurse in the ER and house wide in PCU, Med Surg and Oncology Units

• Delivered nursing care to post-acute patients in an inpatient rehab setting