Laura Vorgic
Erie,CO
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Nurse Director with extensive experience in Professional Development and Magnet Recognition Program with a strong commitment to servant leadership. Recognized for reliability and consistency in delivering high-quality patient care and fostering a collaborative work environment. Proven track record of implementing innovative nursing practices that enhance operational efficiency and improve patient outcomes. Adept at mentoring and empowering nursing teams, cultivating a culture of excellence, and driving initiatives that align with organizational goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Professional Practice & Magnet Program
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Hospital
Lafayette, CO
11.2020 - Current
- Oversee Training & Development Department, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program, professional nursing practice, Nurse Residency Program, Specialty Nurse Apprenticeship Program, care site nursing research fellow mentor, preceptor & mentorship programs, student placement, and clinical scholar program
- Successful initial Magnet designation August 2023 with seven exemplars- falls with injury (inpatient and ambulatory), CAUTI, HAPI, and three patient satisfaction exemplars
- Magnet document writer; oversee Magnet Champions; partner with Healthlinx on nursing excellence journey
- Independently managed initial designation schedule and hospital wide site visit preparation with interim CNO support
- Manage financial stewardship & budget/forecasting within department, recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees, establish and evaluate performance appraisals, assess initial and ongoing staff competence, policy and procedure review and revisions
- Direct supervision of Manager of Clinical Education & Support, unit based Clinical Nurse Coaches; unit-based Nursing Professional Development Specialists, Clinical Educators, Critical Care CNS; Nurse Residency Program coordinator, Learning Management System Project Manager, total of 11 FTEs
- Achieved improvement in Training & Development Department’s Caregiver Engagement results from Press Ganey Team Index 2 in 2021 to a Team Index 1 in 2022 and transitioned to Qualtrics with 98%tile overall engagement in 2023
- NDNQI care site Administrator
- Qualtrics Nurse Satisfaction survey care site lead
- Executive sponsor for Professional Governance structure and coordinating councils
- Created and implemented hospital New Caregiver Welcome, Caring Connections, instructor
- Oversee Nurses Week organization and planning
- Work closely with Chief Nursing Officer, ongoing collaboration with nursing leadership; assist in recruitment, retention, and restoration of our caregivers
- Partner with Clinical Excellence/Patient Experience department for patient satisfaction initiatives
Interim Magnet Program Director
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, CO
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Created and edited over 40 SOEs; submitted document using ADAM
- Implemented Magnet Champions group with clinical nurses from various departments
- Created NDNQI Dashboard for nursing leaders
Interim Director Women’s and Children’s Services
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lafayette, CO
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Temporary oversight of operations in Labor & Delivery, Mother/baby, NICU, Lactation, and Childbirth Education
- Involved in decision-making and last stages of design for $9mil modernization of Level II NICU build
- Responsible for operations, budget / financial stewardship, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and clinical practice for 150 employees
- Direct supervision of clinical nurse managers of L&D, NICU, and Mother/baby
- Monitored staffing patterns and nursing care hours for efficiency and made proactive changes in staffing patterns by implementing a nursing acuity staffing tool to increase productivity an average of 2% in two of three perinatal nursing units
- Serve on the hospital Leadership Forward steering committee to foster professional growth with Managers and Directors
Clinical Nurse Manager, Labor & Delivery
SCL Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lafayette, CO
05.2017 - 12.2020
- Provided clinical supervision and performance management operations of Labor and Delivery with approximately 1,800 births per year
- Oversaw 40 FTEs including RNs, surgical technicians and CNAs
- Managed finances/budget, recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees, performance appraisals, staff competence, policies and procedures, regular cadence of OB/GYN provider communication and collaboration including new physician care site orientation
- Improved Team Index levels for Employee Engagement from Press Ganey Tier 3 to Tier 1 over the course of 3 years
- Decreased turnover from 21% to 10% over a 2-year time span
- Implemented and increased the use of a formalized debriefing tool by 80% to improve communication with physicians and healthcare team members during critical events
- Executed multidisciplinary board rounds in Labor and Delivery, including Physicians, Nurses, Anesthesia providers, and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
- Served as a Franklin Covey 4-Disciplines of Execution Master Performance Coach for the hospital
- Conducted a two-day Perinatal Risk Assessment at sister care site, providing valuable recommendations related to quality, safety, and risk improvements for a level II NICU, Labor and Delivery, and Mother/baby department
Perinatal Safety Nurse Educator
SCL Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lafayette, CO
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Oversaw education and professional practice to labor and delivery, mother/baby, and level II NICU caregivers, integrated best practices, collected and evaluated patient data, reviewed risk events related to patient safety and quality in the perinatal setting
- Professional development, onboarding and orientation of new hires, staff competence
- Direct oversight of perinatal unit safety coaches
- Facilitated unit-based simulations with provider collaboration
- Policy & procedure review and revisions
Clinical Nurse Leader, Labor and Delivery
AMITA Adventist Medical Center- Hinsdale
Hinsdale, IL
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Reviewed/tracked perinatal data and outcomes
- Integrated evidence-based practice aligning with TJC Perinatal Core Measures, ACOG & AWHONN initiatives at a Level III Perinatal facility to low risk to high risk antepartum and intrapartum patients (2,500 births/year)
- Onboarding and orientation
- Policies & procedures
Clinical Informatics Physician Liaison
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
La Grange, IL
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Assisted all physicians and mid-level providers with the integration and functionality of Cerner EMR and CPOE across the organization
Staff Nurse - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum, Clinical III RN
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
La Grange, IL
01.2006 - 01.2014
- Clinical bedside nurse, functioned as relief charge nurse, preceptor for new hire RNs at Level II Perinatal unit
- Care for antepartum, intrapartum, recovery, mother/baby couplets, and post-surgical gynecological patients
Clinical Nurse Educator, Maternal/Child Services
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
La Grange, IL
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Policy & procedure review/revisions, annual competencies oversight
- Facilitated and coordinated Perinatal Risk Assessment (2012)
- Chair of Perinatal Documentation Committee for region
- Assisted with planning, policy and procedure development, and opening of the first accredited Natural Birth Center (CABC) in IL, at La Grange Memorial Hospital
OB/GYN Clinic Nurse
La Grange Women’s Clinic
La Grange, IL
01.2010 - 01.2011
- RN in an OB/GYN clinic setting; phone triage for gynecological and obstetric patients, intake nurse
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Illinois-Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2006
Skills
- Professional Development
- ANCC Magnet Designation
- NDNQI Administrator
- Coaching and mentoring
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Change agent
- Project Management
Publicationspresentations
- Decreasing CLABSI Rates with Vascular Access Focused Macrolearning, Poster presentation, Intermountain Health Research & EBP Symposium, 04/24
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Strategies to Improve Your Team Index Scores from TI-3 to TI-1, Oral presentation, Press Ganey National Client Conference, 11/21
- Randomized Controlled Trial: Bladder Management in Labor with Epidural Anesthesia, Oral presentation, Rocky Mountain Research Symposium, 10/21
- Randomized Controlled Trial: Bladder Management in Labor with Epidural Anesthesia, Poster presentation, CO AWHONN, 09/21
- Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Bladder Management in Labor with Epidural Analgesia/Anesthesia, Journal article, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses, 49, 6, 564-570, 2020
- Diabetes in Pregnancy, NCC Review Course, SCL Health, 11/17
- Obstetrics in the ICU, Oral presentation, American Associate of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Chicago Chapter meeting, 03/16
- OB Hemorrhage Program, Oral presentation and Simulation instructor, Illinois Department of Public Health, OB Hemorrhage Updates for the state of Illinois, 03/16
- Utilization of an Evidence-Based Teaching Tool: Discharge Readiness in Orthopedic Surgical Patients, Poster presentation, MSN Residency Project; Magnet Recognition Program, AMITA Health, Adventist Medical Center- Hinsdale, 2015
- Implementing mPPID: Medication Positive Patient Identification – A Patient Safety Effort, Poster presentation, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL, 2013
Accolades
- Nurse Excellence Award - Nurse Leader of the Year, SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2022, 2024
- Nurse Excellence Award- Nursing Professional Development, SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2016
- Nurse of the Year, Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, 2012, 2013
- Transforming Leadership - Collaboration with Physicians Award, 05/13
Certification
- CNL - Clinical Nurse Leader, AACN, Commission on Nurse Certification, 2015 - current
- C-ONQS- Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety, National Certification Corporation, 2020 - current
- RNC-OB - Inpatient Obstetric Nurse Certification, National Certification Corporation, 2012 - current
- Just Culture certified, The Just Culture Company, 2021
- Certified Master Performance Coach, Franklin Covey: 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX), 2019
- AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring, Intermediate Course Instructor, 2017 - 2023
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Course Instructor, 2012 - 2020
- Current BLS
- RN License, Colorado, active
Professionalorganizations
- ANA (American Nurses Association), e-member since 2022
- AONL (American Organization for Nursing Leadership), member since 2018
- AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing), member since 2011
Activities
- Completed Intermountain Health Leadership Development 6-month program, Leading Through Others, 08/24
- Professional Governance Council, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Executive Sponsor for Charge Nurse Council, Research & EBP Council, Caring & Wellness Council, 2020 - current
- Career Ladder Program, Chair, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2016 - current
- Colorado AWHONN Conference Vendor Lead – volunteer, 2017 - 2020
- Lean Six Sigma Introduction Course completion, 2015, AMITA Health
- Bereavement Training- Resolve through Sharing, 2015, AMITA Health
- Childbirth Educator, 2007 - 2010, Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
Timeline
Interim Magnet Program Director
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
03.2024 - 08.2024
Interim Director Women’s and Children’s Services
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
02.2022 - 01.2023
Director of Professional Practice & Magnet Program
Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan Hospital
11.2020 - Current
Clinical Nurse Manager, Labor & Delivery
SCL Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
05.2017 - 12.2020
Perinatal Safety Nurse Educator
SCL Health, Good Samaritan Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2017
Clinical Nurse Leader, Labor and Delivery
AMITA Adventist Medical Center- Hinsdale
01.2014 - 01.2016
Clinical Informatics Physician Liaison
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014
Clinical Nurse Educator, Maternal/Child Services
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2013
OB/GYN Clinic Nurse
La Grange Women’s Clinic
01.2010 - 01.2011
Staff Nurse - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum, Clinical III RN
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2014
- CNL - Clinical Nurse Leader, AACN, Commission on Nurse Certification, 2015 - current
- C-ONQS- Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety, National Certification Corporation, 2020 - current
- RNC-OB - Inpatient Obstetric Nurse Certification, National Certification Corporation, 2012 - current
- Just Culture certified, The Just Culture Company, 2021
- Certified Master Performance Coach, Franklin Covey: 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX), 2019
- AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring, Intermediate Course Instructor, 2017 - 2023
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Course Instructor, 2012 - 2020
- Current BLS
- RN License, Colorado, active
Master of Science - Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader
Elmhurst University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Illinois-Chicago
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