Julie Buttermore
Summary
Proactive Clinical Coordinator excited to transition into a new position where superb leadership and clinical coordination abilities can be utilized. Committed to ensuring staff is compliant with all safety and health standards and protocols.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Coordinator
VCU Health System
10.2020 - Current
- Mentors new clinical staff members for proper onboarding and orientation processes.
- Implements new policies and educates staff on changes, serves as an educator on annual skills days.
- Upholds quality assurance procedures to maintain patient safety and satisfaction.
- Builds strong relationships with patients and families for optimized care satisfaction.
- Assisted with the implementation of EPIC
- Serves as a NRP instructor as well as help with the administration of the program
Registered Nurse-Clinical Nurse Three/ Four
VCU Health System
09.2014 - 10.2020
- Serve as a member of the Shared Leadership Team that helps guide and implement hospital and unit initiatives
- Serve as a coach for employees and help mentor new staff members
- Website Manager for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Sharepoint Site
- Serve as a resource nurse for the unit, making assignments, participating in bed meetings, adjusting staffing to accommodate census, coordinating transport calls, ensuring a safe and proper environment for staff, patients and visitors
- Attend high risk deliveries and function as part of the resuscitation team including assisting in intubations, codes and emergency line placement
- Care for patients with multisystem instability, including patients undergoing ECMO and dialysis
- Unit Preceptor who orients new employees and assists in the orientation process as a facilitator and mentor
- Educate staff to changes in practice and policies, attend conferences to stay up to date on evidence based practice
- CPR Instructor for families
- Review Safety Intelligence Reports, drill down root causes and formulate recommendations to prevent future safety events
- Provide complete assessments, dispense medications, monitor vital signs, maintain intravenous fluids, provide support to families and comfort to infants, act as a liaison between parents and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Nurse Clinician-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Progressive Care Unit
VCU Health System
08.2011 - 09.2014
- Serve as educator for both units providing orientation plans and programs for new nurses, care partners and unit secretaries
- Facilitate in-services and educational updates for staff members
- Serve on multiple hospital based committees including but not limited to, Critical Care Practice Committee, Pediatric Practice Committee, Education Leadership Group (Products subcommittee), Children's Hospital of Richmond Quality, Women's and Children's Nursing Leadership
- Serve on multiple unit based committees including but not limited to, Quality, Evidence-based Practice and Preceptor-Clinical Ladder
- Member of the FOCUS: Pediatric and Neonatal Conference Planning Committee
- Coordinated and planned regional conference for 250 pediatric and neonatal nurses.
Registered Nurse-Clinical Nurse One/Two/ Three
VCU Health System
05.2000 - 08.2011
- Serve as a resource nurse for the unit, making assignments, participating in bed meetings, adjusting staffing to accommodate census, coordinating transport calls, ensuring a safe and proper environment for staff, patients and visitors
- Attend high risk deliveries and function as part of the resuscitation team including assisting in intubations, codes and emergency line placement
- Care for patients with multi-system instability, including patients undergoing ECMO and dialysis
- Unit Educator who orients new employees by teaching theory classes and assisting in the orientation process as a facilitator and preceptor
- Educate staff to changes in practice and policies, attend conferences to stay up to date on evidence based practice
- Provide complete assessments, dispense medications, monitor vital signs, maintain intravenous fluids, provide support to families and comfort to infants, act as a liaison between parents and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Perform audits of blood transfusions for the unit
- Member of the Bereavement Committee
- Member of the Pediatric Practice Council
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor.
Education
Masters of Science - Child Health Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia12.2010
Associates Degree in Nursing -
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia03.2001
Bachelor of Arts - History with concentration in Secondary Education
State University of New York
Cortland, New York05.1992
Skills
- Process Improvements
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Patient Relationship Management
- Clinical Education
Licensure Certification
- 0001174366, Registered Nurse, Virginia
- CPR Healthcare Provider, 05/2025
- NRP Provider/Instructor, 09/2024
Presentations
- High Reliability Organizations, 12/2017, NICU nurses, 100
- Parental Guidance, 12/2017, NICU nurses, 100
Committees
- Blood Utilization Committee (hospital-wide)
- Shared Leadership Team (unit-based)
Awards
2020 Unit Award-RN Excellence in Professional Development
2019 Unit Award-RN Excellence in Professional Practice
Timeline
Clinical Coordinator
VCU Health System
10.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse-Clinical Nurse Three/ Four
VCU Health System
09.2014 - 10.2020
Nurse Clinician-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Progressive Care Unit
VCU Health System
08.2011 - 09.2014
Registered Nurse-Clinical Nurse One/Two/ Three
VCU Health System
05.2000 - 08.2011
Masters of Science - Child Health Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Associates Degree in Nursing -
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Bachelor of Arts - History with concentration in Secondary Education
State University of New York