JUNELL HARRIS
Palm Coast,FL
Summary
Dedicated nursing leader with excellent unit management skills. Proficient in quality, cost and care standards focused on maximizing resources and patient satisfaction. Registered Nurse in state of Florida.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Manager
Flagler Health Plus
09.2020 - Current
- Extensive clinical and management experience in critical care nursing and nursing education
- Provide Nursing Leadership by developing effective organizational structure, fostering professional climate, directing philosophy of patient care, which promotes patient safety and compliance to local, state, national, and federal standards
- Increased hand hygiene compliance from 23% to 73%
- Increased Press Ganey scores from 26% to greater than 50%
- Decreased turnover from 36% to less than 13%
- Maintained productive hours within budget for three critical care units, four units during height of pandemic
- Managed 39 critical care beds with 121 FTE, 59 critical care beds during pandemic
- Maintaining skill and didactic competencies of critical care staff
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with certifications and licensure of critical care staff
- Instrumental in developing, structuring and implementing of Weekend Plus Program for Staff retention and recruitment
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Instrumental in acquiring and educating staff in EV1000
- Increased HCAP scores to greater than 50th Percentile
- Responsible for hiring, discipline, onboarding of staff
- Responsible for instituting unit-based council for critical care
- Maintained skills through intermittent shift coverage
- Instituted additional 20 Beds of critical care during pandemic
- Instrumental in introducing Daisy Award for Nursing to entire facility
- Developed Healthcare Hibiscus for recognition of non-nursing staff
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff
Manager /Educator TRIC/PCU, Intermittent Manager MSICU
Orange Park Medical Center
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Successful change agent in implementation of process improvements in various patient care outcomes resulting in Unit of Distinction and top 5% of multi-hospital units
- Maintaining skill and didactic competencies of critical care staff
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with certifications and licensure of critical care staff
- Responsible for scheduling 106 FTE
- Responsible for maintaining budget for 36 bed TRIC/MSIC/CVIC/PCU
- Supported healthy working environment, adhering to patient safety protocol, complying with hospital policies and maintaining situational awareness.
- Instrumental in acquiring and educating staff in performance of Coretrak DHT placement
- Instrumental in acquiring and educating staff in EV1000
- Increased staff satisfaction from 44% to 87%
- Responsible for instituting unit-based council for critical care
- Maintained skills through intermittent shift coverage
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
RN
Core Medical Staffing
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Direct patient care providing broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, EKG, phlebotomy, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central lines
- Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive cardiovascular ailments, Sepsis and other highly acute conditions
Director of Education
Kindred Hospital Indianapolis Market
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Oversaw development and implementation of quality educational programs.
- Develop educational offerings to ensure staff meets competency level required for delivering effective and efficient care to clients
- Responsible for ensuring that all staff remains compliant in licensure certifications as required by facility, CMS, TJC
- Developed educational plan for yearly competencies
- Educated SCU staff on ECCO program
Charge Nurse
University of Kentucky
10.2011 - 11.2014
- Charge nurse with shift supervision
- Coordinated patient care among varying levels of staff and created work assignments
- Responsible for cross-training CVICU-MSICU staff
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Task Force (Intensive Care Unit), data collection and recommendations
- Responsible for bed management
- First RN responsible for ‘Safari Nursing' covering critical patients held in emergency
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
Nursing Educator
Beckfield College
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Developed curriculum content and overall course structure in consultation with Dean of Nursing
- Instruct students and worked as facilitator regarding nursing profession guidelines and best practices
- Chair of Curriculum Committee
- Developed evaluation tool to ensure compliance with Council for Higher Education Accreditation and compliance with NLNC for accreditation.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
Charge RN Surgical ICU
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
01.2001 - 10.2011
- Direct patient care providing broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, EKG, phlebotomy, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central lines, CVA assessment and treatment
- Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens
- Cross trained in ECCOs, IABP, ICP monitoring, CVVHD and hypothermia protocol
- Stroke Certification
- Educated staff in CEBT/CRRT
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Nursing Educator
Galen College of Nursing
09.2009 - 04.2010
- Developed curriculum content and overall course structure in consultation with Dean of Nursing
- Instruct students and worked discussion facilitator regarding nursing profession guidelines and best practices.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
Nursing Educator
Good Samaritan College of Nursing
08.2007 - 05.2009
- Developed curriculum content and overall course structure in consultation with Dean of Nursing
- Instruct students and worked discussion facilitator regarding nursing profession guidelines and best practices.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
Clinical Staff Manager/Interventional RN
Interventional Pain Specialists
02.2002 - 12.2004
- Management of office staff
- Assistant to physician for invasive surgical procedures
- Conscious sedation
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Clinical Staff Manager
Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants
04.1999 - 02.2002
- Management of clinical office staff for multi physician practice including yearly mandatory training, scheduling, evaluations.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Staff Nurse, Charge RN
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
11.1989 - 03.1999
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- 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.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
MSN/Ed University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ08.2006
Nursing
BSN University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ05.2004
Diploma - Nursing
R.N Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing
Cincinnati, OH11.1989
Skills
- Establish Policies
- Recruit Well-Qualified Staff
- Policy Development
- Nursing Team Oversight
- Policy Optimization
- Conflict Management
- Seasoned in Medical Clinical Procedures
- Organizational Goal Development
- Author Reports
- Accreditation Coordination
- Staff leadership
Additional Information
- ACLS/BLS PALS CCRN FEMA CPI, Honors1989 Mary Simon Award for excellence in nursing 2011 Nomination for Nightingale Award2012 Nomination for ATI Award for Educator with Nurses Touch2011-2013 Instructor of the Quarter (11 consecutive quarters)2006 Sigma Theta Tau
Certification
CCRN
ACLS
PALS (expired)
TNCC
Timeline
Nurse Manager
Flagler Health Plus
09.2020 - Current
Manager /Educator TRIC/PCU, Intermittent Manager MSICU
Orange Park Medical Center
06.2017 - 09.2020
RN
Core Medical Staffing
08.2016 - 06.2017
Director of Education
Kindred Hospital Indianapolis Market
02.2015 - 08.2016
Charge Nurse
University of Kentucky
10.2011 - 11.2014
Nursing Educator
Beckfield College
01.2010 - 01.2013
Nursing Educator
Galen College of Nursing
09.2009 - 04.2010
Nursing Educator
Good Samaritan College of Nursing
08.2007 - 05.2009
Clinical Staff Manager/Interventional RN
Interventional Pain Specialists
02.2002 - 12.2004
Charge RN Surgical ICU
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
01.2001 - 10.2011
Clinical Staff Manager
Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants
04.1999 - 02.2002
Staff Nurse, Charge RN
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
11.1989 - 03.1999
Master of Science - Nursing
MSN/Ed University of Phoenix
Nursing
BSN University of Phoenix
Diploma - Nursing
R.N Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing