Karen Kent

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Shift charge nurse responsible for overseeing team, assigning workloads, listening and resolving family or patient concerns.

• Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital. Overseeing management of $90 million budget for 3 hospital campuses.711 beds, and additional clinical services
• Supervised 30 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing and customer service duties. Supply chain management of all Surgical Services cases, including management of preference cards, and pulling of surgical cases for multiple Surgical sites and clinical services.
• Led and committed to tier contracts based on historical data, physician and division strategies for pricing optimization
• Approved and established supplies for new Trauma II ER, West Creek ER, Renovation and expansion of L&D, MBU, NICU, Antepartum, Renal Care, PNCU, New Cancer Center, and New Behavioral units.
• SMAT Team member

Selected by division to establish standard supplies for supply room setup for all ordering pars for nursing, and ancillary departments for new 133 bed hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. $18.5 million budget.

I collaborated with all the nursing team and director, to review supplies, and worked with new physician group to establish the baseline products for surgery, cardiac cath lab and angio..

Clinical Resource Director RN, initiated and established SMAT team for all departments at Spotsylvania Regional. Committee is responsible for approving/declining new supply request using evidence based clinical and financial review with Administration, Directors, Managers, Staff members, and Physician input.

Expansion of services in ED, Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, and Behavioral Health unit during tenure.