Kelly Neubauer
Westmoreland City,Pa.
Summary
Caring and compassionate healthcare professional with a deep passion for nursing. Demonstrates strong and effective leadership skills and possesses a positive and contagious personality. Committed to providing quality patient care, proactive, exceptionally responsible, and excels in effective cross-functional communication. Nursing is not just a job, but a way of life. Ultimate goal is to make a positive difference in every path crossed.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Emerus
Greensburg, PA
03.2025 - Current
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
08.2023 - Current
- Assist nursing students in learning essential nursing skills
- Teach patient care in a Medical surgical unit to nursing students
- Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in Medical surgical clinical unit of hospital
- Evaluates student progress and maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience
- Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices
Director of Nursing
Emerus: AHN Hempfield
03.2023 - 09.2024
- Emergency Medicine with all age groups
- Critical care nursing skills including but not limited to, medication administration, patient advocating, IV skills, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, strong fast assessment skills, excellent time management, advance life support, pediatric life support, family and patient teaching, continuing education, and strong team work abilities
- Lead nursing team to improve quality of care and patient satisfaction
Director Palliative Home Care and Hospice
05.2021 - 03.2023
- Leadership over the palliative and hospice team
- Budgeting
- Employee evaluation and goal setting
- Coaching and educating staff members with various experience levels
- Interviewing and hiring
- Interdepartmental collaboration for quality care improvement
- Reviewing and revising of system and department policies
- Chart auditing with educational follow up
- Establish and maintain a safe work environment
- Customer communication and satisfaction
- Prioritize and delegate workload
- Eliminate waste utilizing the LEAN process
Heart Failure Nurse Navigator
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Educate family and patients regarding Heart failure
- Follow guideline director therapy for Heart Failure population
- Make appointments at HF clinic for appropriate patients
- Document education
- Data Analysis
Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Staff nurse on night shift
- Emergency Medicine with all age groups
- Critical care nursing skills including but not limited to, medication administration, patient advocating, IV skills, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, strong fast assessment skills, excellent time management, advance life support, pediatric life support, family and patient teaching, continuing education, and strong team work abilities
- Chair of Unit base Council, 2014-present
- Active in leadership council, staffing committee, small work groups, and lean projects
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Assist nursing students in learning essential nursing skills
- Teach patient care in a Medical surgical unit to nursing students
- Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in Medical surgical clinical unit of hospital
- Evaluates student progress and maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience
- Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices
- Due to pandemic provided case studies to nursing student and provided zoom sessions for clinical time to help develop clinical experience
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Penn State University
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Assist nursing students in learning essential nursing skills
- Teach patient care in a Mental Health clinical setting to nursing students
- Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in Mental Health clinical unit of hospital
- Evaluates student progress and maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience
- Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices
Emergency Department Clinical Director
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Leadership of a forty-bed emergency department which also includes observation patients and an inpatient hold area
- Budgeting
- Employee evaluation and goal setting
- Currently supervise 90 employees, including registered nurses, technical partners, paramedics, and unit clerks
- Scheduling
- Coaching and educating staff members with various experience levels
- Interviewing and hiring
- Interdepartmental collaboration for quality care improvement
- Reviewing and revising of system and department policies
- Chart auditing with educational follow up
- Establish and maintain a safe work environment
- Customer communication and satisfaction
- Prioritize and delegate workload
- Eliminate waste utilizing the LEAN process
- Conflict resolution
- Mentoring and education
Nursing instructor
Westmoreland County Community College
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Assist nursing students in learning essential nursing skills
- Teach patient care in laboratory and clinical settings to nursing students
- Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in clinical units of hospital
- Prepares and administers examinations, evaluates student progress, and maintains records of student classroom and clinical experience
- Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices
Clinical Nurse Coordinator Emergency Medicine
Excela Health Westmoreland
Greensburg, Pa.
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator with strong leadership, communication, conflict-resolution, and delegating skills
- Emergency Medicine with all age groups
- Critical care nursing skills including but not limited to, medication administration, patient advocating, IV skills, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, strong fast assessment skills, excellent time management, advance life support, pediatric life support, family and patient teaching, continuing education, and strong team work abilities
- Chair of Unit base Council, 2014-2015
- Active in leadership council, staffing committee, small work groups, and lean projects
- Staff scheduler
- Recipient of the Daisy award
Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine
Excela Health Westmoreland
Greensburg, Pa.
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Staff nurse on night shift
- Emergency Medicine with all age groups
- Critical care nursing skills including but not limited to, medication administration, patient advocating, IV skills, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, strong fast assessment skills, excellent time management, advance life support, pediatric life support, family and patient teaching, continuing education, and strong team work abilities
- Chair of Unit base Council, 2014-present
- Active in leadership council, staffing committee, small work groups, and lean projects
- Staff scheduler
- Recipient of the Daisy award
Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit
Excela Health Westmoreland
Greensburg, Pa.
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Critical care nursing skills including but not limited to, medication administration, patient advocating, IV skills, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, strong assessment skills, excellent time management, advance life support, family and patient teaching, continuing education, and strong team work abilities
- Charge nurse for a 28-bed unit
- Basic Arrhythmia skills
Registered Nurse Oncology Med-Surg
Excela Health, Westmoreland
Greensburg, Pa.
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Staff nurse with rotating shifts
- Oncology and surgical patient care with adults
- Basic nursing skill including but not limited to medication administration, patient advocating, IV insertion, urinary catheter insertion, basic computer skills, delegation, strong communication skills, assessment skills, and time management
Nursing Assistant Intensive Care Unit
Excela Health, Westmoreland
Greensburg, Pa.
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Assisted with all Patient care
- Responsible for stocking and cleanliness of department
- Emptying linen and garbage
- Transporting
Education
Doctorate in Nursing Practice -
Carlow University
01.2020
Master of Science in Nursing - Concentration in Leadership and Education
Carlow University
01.2015
Bachelor of Science Degree -
Carlow University
Greensburg, Pa01.2014
Associate Nursing Degree -
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, Pa01.2005
Skills
- EKG interpretation
- Patient assessments
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Medication administration
- Compassionate care
- Intravenous therapy
- Vital signs monitoring
- Airway management
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Ethical practice
Certification
- Basic life support
- Advanced life support
- Pediatric life support
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Team training
- Lean training
- NIHSS
- Greenbelt certification in LEAN
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Emerus
03.2025 - Current
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
08.2023 - Current
Director of Nursing
Emerus: AHN Hempfield
03.2023 - 09.2024
Director Palliative Home Care and Hospice
05.2021 - 03.2023
Heart Failure Nurse Navigator
06.2020 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine
01.2020 - 06.2020
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
01.2020 - 04.2020
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Penn State University
01.2019 - 04.2019
Emergency Department Clinical Director
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
Nursing instructor
Westmoreland County Community College
01.2015 - 05.2018
Clinical Nurse Coordinator Emergency Medicine
Excela Health Westmoreland
01.2014 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine
Excela Health Westmoreland
01.2011 - 01.2014
Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit
Excela Health Westmoreland
01.2006 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse Oncology Med-Surg
Excela Health, Westmoreland
01.2005 - 01.2006
Nursing Assistant Intensive Care Unit
Excela Health, Westmoreland
01.2004 - 01.2005
Doctorate in Nursing Practice -
Carlow University
Master of Science in Nursing - Concentration in Leadership and Education
Carlow University
Bachelor of Science Degree -
Carlow University
Associate Nursing Degree -
Westmoreland County Community College