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KATHLEEN KELLEY

Registered Nurse, MSN
New Lenox,IL

Summary

Highly skilled masters prepared nursing professional with 26 years nursing experience, specializing in critical care, cardiology, quality, professional development, leadership and management. Passionate about leadership and patient and staff teaching to empower individuals with the knowledge to achieve the best possible health outcomes, for patients and staff. Dedicated to providing and coordinating excellent quality of care for patients while emphasizing team building and leadership skills to create a cohesive and efficient workplace.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1

Certification

Work History

Administrative Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist

Advocate Medical Group
Olympia Fields, IL
09.2019 - Current
  • Evaluate nursing staff's performance and develop education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
  • Assist with day-to-day nursing operations and supervise educational functions for regional ambulatory sites, ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams.
  • Collaborate with managers and staff in preparation and readiness of JACHO and IDPH visits.
  • Onboarding and education of all new hired nurses and Certified Medical Assistants.
  • Coordinate regional operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
  • Educates staff and managers/supervisors on treatment and expected outcomes, serving as advisory resource to staff to facilitate best possible outcome.
  • Collaborates with managers and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
  • Ensure adherence to established policies,standards of care,and standards of practice
  • Policy review as well as constructed new policies as required.
  • Created Job Instructions and Single Point Lessons.
  • Adherence to organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and other regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Collect, arrange and input information into database.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Participates in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Works closely with Quality and Patient Safety Department for tracers and determination of root cause analysis for performance and process improvement.

Registered Nurse

Advocate Heart Institute
Hazel Crest, IL
02.2014 - 09.2019
  • Responsible for thoroughly triaging over 60 calls per day and assessing patients as well as conveying that information to physicians in order to implement the highest quality of care.
  • Manage and coordinate coumadin clinic while maintaining 99% compliance rate.
  • Code Team Leader
  • Ability to utilize critical thinking skills to provide emergency treatment when necessary.
  • Coordinate and complete Quality Improvement studies.
  • Responsible for scheduling procedures and collaborate with insurance companies for prior authorization.
  • Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients condition.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
  • Collaborate with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
  • Participate with lead Electrophysiologist in stem cell research related to atrial fibrillation.

Assistant Nurse Manager of Clinical Operations

Christ Hospital Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL
10.2006 - 02.2014
  • Assisted in operation leadership, including admissions and discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
  • Oversaw training, staffing and education of all nurses , Patient Care Associates, and all staff members.
  • Directed day-to-day nursing and operational functions for 44 bed critical care cardiac unit , ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams.
  • Introduced initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration and proper wound care to achieve unit and facility goals.
  • Coordinated departmental operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
  • Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
  • Conducted rounds with physicians, advising physicians on patients' conditions and assisting in coordinating diagnostic testing and follow up appointments to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
  • Manage 75+ staff members across 44 bed Cardiology/Critical Care unit.
  • Interacted effectively with other department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
  • Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance.
  • Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews to assess nursing personnel.
  • Won Unit Award for exceptional ability to exceed goals, patient and employee satisfaction 3 consecutive quarters.
  • Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
  • Integrated evidence-based nursing into practice

Registered Nurse

Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL
12.2000 - 10.2006
  • Education consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
  • Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
  • Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  • Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
  • Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  • Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  • Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel serving as mentor / preceptor.
  • Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  • Assist in creating KRA's for unit.
  • Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for unit's staff as team leader and Charge Nurse for 10 years.
  • Served as chair on Professional Unit Council for 3 years

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Management And Leadership

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St Xavier University
Chicago, IL
12.1998

Skills

  • Former chair of Professional Clinical Practice Council (PCPC)
  • ACLS certified
  • Assist with day-to-day nursing operations and supervise educational functions for regional ambulatory sites, ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams
  • Patient education and advocacy
  • Performance Improvement
  • Staff leadership and management
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Hiring and recruitment and retention
  • Project oversight
  • Team Building
  • Training and mentoring
  • Effective decision maker, as well as conflict and crisis manager

Certification

CPR certified instructor with American Heart Association

Former Chair of Professional Clinical Practice Council (PCPC)

Port-a cath access certified Nurse

ACLS certified

BLS certified

Currently seeking NPD-BC

Covid fully vaccinated

Timeline

Administrative Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist

Advocate Medical Group
09.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse

Advocate Heart Institute
02.2014 - 09.2019

Assistant Nurse Manager of Clinical Operations

Christ Hospital Medical Center
10.2006 - 02.2014

Registered Nurse

Advocate Christ Medical Center
12.2000 - 10.2006

Master of Science - Nursing Management And Leadership

Olivet Nazarene University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St Xavier University

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