Kathie Stucky, RN, BSN

• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
• Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
• Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
• Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.
• MIPS Quality Reporting
• Multiple Departmental Budget Prep and Management
• Provided direct patient care in every role during staff absences.
• Evaluated company documentation to verify alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Actively utilized and resolved software issues for physician and care staff using Clinic-based Azalea and eCW systems and Hospital-based CPSI and PAC's radiological systems.

Coordinated direct patient care to team of patients requiring complex care; including, but not limited to: Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Care Infusions, Rehab services, Respiratory treatments, Phlebotomy, Wound care, Venous Access devices, Gastric feedings.

• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.

Was recruited to develop and Implement a new primary care clinic for services within a 6 month time frame. Was on-track for this goal when hospital was sold and moving towards closure. Some of the things accomplished and managed during this short time frame:

• Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
• Oversee current Cancer Center Clinic Services
• Managed 15 Specialty Physician Services and Contracts
• Managed active Surgical Clinic
• Obtained Rural Health Status for new primary care clinic
• Participated in Hospital Leadership Team
• Utilized Cerner software

• IT Physician Liaison for Hospital and Clinic Services
• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals to Physician, Nursing and Registration staff.
• Participated in Governing Board Meetings, Physician Leadership, Hospital Product Development Team and Department Leadership.
• Member of Harper County Health Care Development Team
• Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.

• Recruited to Lead/Train Team of new nursing graduates. Team was managed from Emergency Department where I functioned as a direct care charge nurse and responded to hospital-wide nursing care needs.
• Trained staff in Emergency Response Procedures
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.

• Night Shift Charge Nurse providing primary ER services while leading staff in Med/Surg, Swing Bed Skilled, and Intermediate units.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
• Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
• Participated on Risk Management Team

• Functioned as the Risk and Quality Manager; reporting to CEO and Governing Board and submitting state reporting.
• Initiated Hospital Satisfaction Reporting and ultimately managed reporting contract with Press Ganey.
• Initiated and developed Hospital Newsletter.
• Developed procedures and strategies for quality assurance, patient services, departmental activities and public relations.
• Managed the Laboratory, Radiology, Infection Control, Utilization and Employee Health Departments.
• Planned annual budgets
• Member of the Executive Leadership Team and provided Admin rotation hospital call.
• Provided ER/Code Blue response hospital-wide

• Obtained CCRN Certification
• Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes. Became Lead Trainer of Critical Care Units.
• Spent final year working in the Heart/procedural catheterization lab. Redesigned and Implemented RN documentation during this time frame.

• First Nursing position in Critical Care - Completed 6 week training course for critical care services. Became unit leader and the Shift charge nurse during my two plus years.
• Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
• Utilized ventilators, monitors and infusion pumps following manufactures' guidelines.
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
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