Karen Roeske
Binghamton,NY
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Lourdes, adept in critical thinking and innovation management. Spearheaded strategic initiatives, reducing travel nursing by 100 in 12 months and maintaining 100% nursing leader retention for five years. Excels in clinical quality improvement and staff mentoring, driving significant advancements in healthcare delivery.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Nursing
Guthrie Lourdes
Binghamton, NY
02.2024 - Current
- Provided oversight of all departments in order to ensure the smooth operation of daily activities through the transition to the Guthrie enterprise.
- Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners during complete infrastructure downtime during a prolonged cyber attack.
- Developed and implemented strategic plans following a cyber attack to ensure safe patient care, revenue integrity, medical record security, and continuity of care.
- Stood-up a completely new electronic medical record in three weeks following cyber attack
- Reduction in travel nursing by 100 nurses in 12 months
Chief Nursing Officer
Ascension Lourdes
Binghamton, NY
03.2019 - 02.2024
- Manage operations, meeting 90% productivity goals for all departments.
- Created a new leadership position for the acute care setting that supports recruitment, retention, onboarding, and quality outcomes.
- Developed an electronic self-scheduling model for the acute care setting that puts the schedule in the hands of the associate and reduces the need for management oversight.
- Developed a professional practice model for LPNs at the bedside.
- Retained 100% of nursing leaders for three years.
- Expanded case management model to reduce length of stay and excess days.
- Engineered quality review infrastructure resulting in decreased sepsis and pneumonia deaths.
- Chair of the Ethics Consultation Committee.
- Co-lead the Ascension national catheter-associated UTI reduction team.
- Co-lead the Ascension National Preceptor Development Program.
- Member of the Ascension National Nurse Executive Team, Case Management Redesign Team, Human Trafficking Steering Committee, and Nursing Documentation Transformation Committee.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
Nurse Director
Ascension Lourdes
Binghamton, NY
02.2012 - 02.2019
- Accountable for all aspects of patient care for Labor and Delivery, Post-Partum, Nursery, Pediatrics, GYN Surgery and OB-ED.
- Developed a process for newborn tissue and organ donation for research which was the second such donation in the country. 2014 AWHONN speaker presentation topic
- Developed new Laborist care model including opening an OB-ED.
- Expanded role to include management of the DeMarillac Prenatal Clinic and development of a service line strategy.
- Mentor to hospital-wide Clinical Nurse Leader group.
- Developed hard-stop for elimination of early elective deliveries.
- Developed family Tdap immunization program.
- Implemented shoulder dystocia safety bundle.
- Performed personnel interviewing and hiring tasks.
- Evaluated staff and provided formal coaching and counseling.
- Developed policies, procedures and services to patients.
- Member of the Lourdes Meaningful Use Steering Committee, Computerized Physician Order Entry Committee, Ethics Committee, and Magnet Committee.
- Member of Ascension national Perinatal Safety Committee.
Nurse Manager
Ascension Lourdes
Binghamton, NY
02.2008 - 02.2012
- Implemented new electronic fetal monitor and documentation system.
- Launched new nurse graduate orientation program that reduced turnover in the first year from 80% to 5%. This was a Magnet poster presentation in 2012.
- Created nurse governance structure that increased nurse satisfaction in tasks, professional development, nurse to nurse relationships, physician to nurse relationships, and management.
- Improved patient satisfaction scores and became the leading inpatient unit overall.
- Coordinated Crisis Event Team Training and the use of simulation to enhance multi-disciplinary team training and communication resulting in positive perinatal outcomes.
Nurse Supervisor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton , OH
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Nurse Supervisor for LDR unit
Lactation Consultant
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Dayton, OH
01.2004 - 01.2007
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton, OH
01.1999 - 01.2004
- All aspects of patient care for the laboring family
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Lima Memorial Hospital
Lima , OH
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Charge Nurse for LDRP unit
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
South Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City, FL
01.1993 - 01.1996
- All aspects of patient care for the laboring family
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Hospital
Lakeland , FL
01.1991 - 01.1993
- All aspects of patient care for the laboring family
Registered Nurse
Hospital South
Charlotte , NC
1989 - 1991
- All aspects of patient care for the laboring family
Registered Nurse
Indian River Medical Center
Vero Beach, FL
1987 - 1989
- All aspects of patient care for the newborn
Registered Nurse
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, NC
1984 - 1987
- All aspects of patient care for the newborn.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
American Sentinel University
Aurora, CO05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capital University
Columbus, OH05.2009
Associate of Science - Nursing
County College of Morris
Randolph Township, NJ05.1984
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Policy and program development
- Financial Operations Oversight
- Clinical management
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Nursing staff supervision
- Staff mentoring and coaching
- Healthcare compliance
- Data-driven decision making
- Change management
- Innovation management
Timeline
Vice President Nursing
Guthrie Lourdes
02.2024 - Current
Chief Nursing Officer
Ascension Lourdes
03.2019 - 02.2024
Nurse Director
Ascension Lourdes
02.2012 - 02.2019
Nurse Manager
Ascension Lourdes
02.2008 - 02.2012
Nurse Supervisor
Good Samaritan Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2008
Lactation Consultant
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
01.2004 - 01.2007
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2004
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Lima Memorial Hospital
01.1997 - 01.1999
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
South Florida Baptist Hospital
01.1993 - 01.1996
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Hospital
01.1991 - 01.1993
Registered Nurse
Hospital South
1989 - 1991
Registered Nurse
Indian River Medical Center
1987 - 1989
Registered Nurse
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
1984 - 1987
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
American Sentinel University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capital University
Associate of Science - Nursing
County College of Morris
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