KATE MAUL
Fircrest,WA
Summary
Nursing leader with experience managing neuro trauma ICU and PCU operations, staff development, and daily unit performance. Leads evidence-based practice, supports stroke and trauma accreditation, and uses quality, patient satisfaction, and budget data to guide decisions and improve care delivery.
Overview
1
1
Certification
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager-Neuro Trauma ICU and PCU
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
Tacoma, WA
10.2020 - Current
- Nurse Manager of 27 neuro trauma ICU and 12 PCU beds with 220 staff.
- Responsible for the management of five assistant nurse managers and over 200 direct reports
- Incorporates evidence-based practice strategies to guide nursing practice and achieve organizational strategic goals.
- Assess on a continuous basis patient outcomes, quality control, patient satisfaction and staff satisfaction
- Organize and direct daily operations within budgetary limits
- Works directly with the Neuroscience leadership team to support and create growth in the Neuro service line and maintain comprehensive stroke accreditation
- Works directly with Trauma leadership teams to enhance quality indicators on the unit and maintain trauma certification.
Clinical Manager-Neurology/Medical/Telemetry
St. Joesph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
03.2010 - 09.2020
- Supported care delivery for combined 33-bed neurology/progressive care and general medical/telemetry unit with 110 direct reports.
- Worked with neuroscience leadership to educate staff on stroke core measures and support adherence to stroke clinical standards.
- Helped maintain unit productivity and budget performance.
- Reviewed employee performance and provided coaching and feedback.
- Supported regulatory compliance for comprehensive and primary stroke recertifications, Joint Commission reviews, and Department of Health surveys.
- Partnered with leaders across organization to support change initiatives.
Assistant Clinical Manager-Orthopedics & Cardiac Telemetry
St. Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
06.2008 - 03.2010
- Assisted with clinical operations on a 37-bed unit with 127 staff
- Worked directly with the Orthopedic team to enhance and support the Orthopedic service line
- Aided in the management of staff to include evaluation of staff, discipline, supervising, hiring, and counseling
- Worked with the med/surg management team to implement new processes for performance improvement
Progressive Care RN
St. Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
02.2006 - 06.2008
- Provided care to 2-3 progressive care patients
- Ensured the provision of quality medical care to patients requiring treatment in accordance with MD orders, hospital policy and standard nursing practice
- Knowledge of open-heart patients, valve replacements, trauma cases and several other complex disease processes and surgeries.
Cardiac Telemetry RN
St. Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
02.2003 - 02.2006
- Provided care to 4-5 cardiac telemetry patients
- Used critical thinking skills to assess a wide array of patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases.
- Worked effectively as a team member and advocated for patients
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA, US12-2002
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Staff management and development
- Physician collaboration
- Regulatory compliance
- Strategic planning
- Process improvement
- Change management
- Conflict resolution
- Prioritization
- Deadline management
- Patient satisfaction
- Patient/family advisory council development
- Stakeholder alignment
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Quality oversight
- Data-driven decision-making
- Complex project management
- Building high-performing teams
Personal Information
Title: NURSE MANAGER TRAUMA ORTHOPEDICS
Certification
RN 00148753
AWARDS
President's award for clinical patient outcomes and quality reduction of sedation and delirium project with a reduction in vent days by 25% and length of stay in 17% over 1 year.
Timeline
Nurse Manager-Neuro Trauma ICU and PCU
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
10.2020 - Current
Clinical Manager-Neurology/Medical/Telemetry
St. Joesph Medical Center
03.2010 - 09.2020
Assistant Clinical Manager-Orthopedics & Cardiac Telemetry
St. Joseph Medical Center
06.2008 - 03.2010
Progressive Care RN
St. Joseph Medical Center
02.2006 - 06.2008
Cardiac Telemetry RN
St. Joseph Medical Center
02.2003 - 02.2006
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Pacific Lutheran University