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Kim A Bell

Old Bridge,NJ

Summary

Professional nurse with significant experience in clinical leadership seeking to impact patient care and team performance. Known for collaboration, adaptability, and consistent delivery of high-quality outcomes. Proficient in staff training, patient management, and implementing healthcare protocols. Reliable, results-driven, and skilled in fostering cohesive work environment.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Nurse Manager

HMH JFK Mediplex
Edison, NJ
06.2022 - Current
  • Managing the day-to-day operations of a 4 room hospital-based ambulatory surgery center
  • Thirty direct report employees from the registrar and the entire peri-operative staff
  • Surgical Volume increase of over 35%
  • Worked with reps, to purchase new and update equipment to cover multiple new surgeons and services.
  • Replaced outdated narcotic and medication tracking with Omnicells.
  • Organized and updated surgical instrument trays to better support the services using them.

Operations Manager/Service Line Manager

RWJBH
New Brunswick, NJ
02.2014 - 06.2022
  • As Operations Manager, I managed the day-to-day operations of a level one, 23-room trauma surgical department.
  • Responsible for staffing, scheduling, and discipline of approximately 180 employees
  • During the COVID-19-mandated reduction in surgery, I managed the scheduling for appropriate staffing to cover emergency surgical specialties and support the inpatient units with nursing staff.
  • As a Service Line Manager, I coordinated education, training, and team building of multiple surgical specialties including, bariatric, general surgery and trauma, colorectal, surgical oncology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Staff Nurse

RWJBH
New Brunswick, NJ
02.2008 - 02.2014
  • Staff nurse working mostly in vascular/endovascular, general and colorectal, orthopedics (trauma and spine) as a scrub and circulator

Staff Nurse

RBMC
01.1993 - 01.2014
  • Staff nurse in the operating room
  • Scrubbed and circulated all procedures done in the facility
  • As a staff nurse on a Med-Surg /Telemetry unit, direct patient care for the med surg patient

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL
04-2025

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL
01-2019

Diploma RN - Nursing

Charles E Gregory School of Nursing
Old Bridge, NJ
01-2004

Diploma LPN - Nursing

Middlesex County Vocational And Technical School
East Brunswick, NJ
01-1993

Skills

  • Surgical volume increase over 35%
  • Research project in progress for care of pediatric autistic patients perioperative experience

Certification

CNOR

ACLS

PALS

BLS

Timeline

Assistant Nurse Manager

HMH JFK Mediplex
06.2022 - Current

Operations Manager/Service Line Manager

RWJBH
02.2014 - 06.2022

Staff Nurse

RWJBH
02.2008 - 02.2014

Staff Nurse

RBMC
01.1993 - 01.2014

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain University

Diploma RN - Nursing

Charles E Gregory School of Nursing

Diploma LPN - Nursing

Middlesex County Vocational And Technical School
Kim A Bell