Kimberlin Chestney
Gulf Breeze
Summary
Manager Procedural Recovery Unit
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager all Med Surg Units and Observation Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2024 - Current
- Assist Nurse Managers overseeing daily unit operations of 8 med/surg units
- Ensure safe, high-quality patient care and adherence to standards of practice
- Served as a clinical resource for staff nurses
- Participate in patient rounding and address patient and or family concern
- Served as acting Nurse Manager in their absence
- Support onboarding and orientations of new staff member
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Monitor incident reports and assist with follow-up investigations
- Support audits, chart reviews and performance metrics
- Collaborate with physicians, case management, and ancillary services to optimize patient flow and discharge planning
Assistant Manager Oncology/Med Surg Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Assist the Oncology Nurse Manager in overseeing daily unit operations of 39 bed unit
- Ensure safe, high-quality patient care and adherence to standards of practice
- Served as a clinical resource for staff nurses
- Participate in patient rounding and address patient and or family concerns
- Monitor patient acuity and assist with staffing adjustments
- Served as acting Nurse Manager in their absence
- Support onboarding and orientations of new staff members
- Coach, mentor, and support staff performance and professional development
- Assist with staff scheduling and coverage, responding to call-outs and coordinating replacements, payroll, and unit budget oversight
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Monitor incident reports and assist with follow-up investigations
- Support audits, chart reviews and performance metrics
- Collaborate with physicians, case management, and ancillary services to optimize patient flow and discharge planning
Charge Nurse Oncology/Med Surg Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2023
- Supervised nurses and patient care techs of a 39 bed unit, patient care, troubleshooting, and teaching
- Members of the Unit Committee
- Participated in IPUP
- Super-user for Cerner, Phillips vital sign machine
- Filled in for Manager when they were on vacation.
Registered Nurse/Supervisor of Patient Care Services
Christian Hospital
01.1994 - 01.2013
- Staff scheduling using Kronos program
- Interviewing, disciplinary actions
- Supervising 30-35 nurses and aides, assigning patients to the staff
- Patient rounding with doctors, round on each patient and family daily
- Discharge follow up calls to evaluate customer service
- QA's, implement new policies and procedures
- Chemo certified, preceptor, Palliative care, Hospice care, brachytherapy
- Super user for new computer programs (ex. McKesson, Horizon Clinicals).
Education
RN, BSN -
Southern University of Edwardsville
Skills
- Chemotherapy/biotherapy certificate-Oncology Nursing Society
- Meeting facilitation
- Certified to access Mediports
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Conflict resolution
- Employee performance evaluations
Timeline
Assistant Manager all Med Surg Units and Observation Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager Oncology/Med Surg Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
Charge Nurse Oncology/Med Surg Unit
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse/Supervisor of Patient Care Services
Christian Hospital
01.1994 - 01.2013
RN, BSN -
Southern University of Edwardsville