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
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- Replaced outdated narcotic and medication tracking with Omnicells.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
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
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, IL04-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL01-2019
Diploma RN - Nursing
Charles E Gregory School of Nursing
Old Bridge, NJ01-2004
Diploma LPN - Nursing
Middlesex County Vocational And Technical School
East Brunswick, NJ01-1993
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
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