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Laurel Lessing

Hallandale

Summary

  • I am a Registered Nurse of 30 years with a strong clinical background in NICU, holding a National Certification in Neonatology, RNC-NIC since 2006. Also experience serving as frontline hospital wide nursing administration as House Supervisor for eight years. I have also worked Pediatric ICU, the Emergency Department, and specialty clinics including Dialysis, Pulmonology, and Neurology. This varied background gives me a unique perspective on both the in-patient and out-patient aspects of delivering quality care. My responsibilities have/do include:
  • Centralized Staffing, proficient with ANSOS One Staff program
  • Payroll for Nursing Administration including House Supervisors, pool nurses, PICC Team, Wound Care Coordinator, Student Nurse Techs: KRONOS program
  • Work in collaboration with Nurse Managers and Charge Nurses on staffing issues as well as Social work and Pastoral Care for patient care and family issues
  • Responsible for Emergency Room Through-Put and bed assignments
  • Serve as a nursing practice resource with knowledge of nursing standards, policies, and procedures
  • Represent Nursing Leadership in dealing with Staff or Guest Relations
  • Represent Nursing Administration for various Committees and Collaboratives
  • Code Team response which includes not only medical codes but security codes
  • Code Committee-Rapid Response System Subcommittee member, Assisted with development on Rapid Response Team policy which has significantly decreased in-patient codes; CHCA Collaborative member
  • Vast knowledge with EMTALA, patient transfers, and Memorandums of Transfer
  • Pre-Access Interqual, Case Management specialty training
  • Daisy Recognition Award Committee Chair
  • Renal Transplant Committee member
  • Staffing Effectiveness Committee member
  • Physicians Category Committee member
  • Mass Casualty Policy Committee member
  • Cerner, EPIC, and Meditech trained

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
01.2024 - Current
  • Level 4, 85+ bed unit, Busy, High acuity unit with High Frequency Oscillating Vents, JET vents, Nitric, Cardiac surgeries, Neurology surgeries-VP shunts, Extreme Low Birthweight Prematurity, Congenital Anomalies, etc.
  • Close collaboration with ancillary departments including Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapies, Lactation Specialist, and Social Work
  • Participated in daily Physician rounds as well as specialty rounds including BPD weekly rounds
  • Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Henderson Hospital
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Level 3, 35 bed unit

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Sunrise Children’s Hospital
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Level 4, 72 bed unit. High acuity unit with High Frequency Oscillating Vents, JET vents, Nitric, Cardiac surgeries, Neurology surgeries-VP shunts, Extreme Low Birthweight Prematurity, Congenital Anomalies, etc.

Registered Nurse Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Kaweah Health
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Level 3, 25 bed unit. Reoccurring contract as they ask me to return.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Chippenham Hospital
11.2020 - 12.2020
  • Level 3, 25 bed unit. Contract cancelled early due to significant drop in census.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Yale University New Haven Medical Center
03.2020 - 08.2020
  • Level 4, 60 bed unit with high number of extreme prematurity and surgical patients. Care includes High Frequency Oscillating Ventilators, Nitric, Tracheostomies, Cardiac Anomalies, Congenital anomalies, Gastroschesis and Omphaloceeles, Neurology patients including VP shunts, and External drains, etc

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Kaweah Delta Medical Center
05.2018 - 02.2019
  • Level 3, 25 bed unit, multiple Travel contacts with Maxim Healthcare

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Juan F. Luis Hospital
12.2014 - 05.2018
  • Served as Neonatal Intensive Care Charge Nurse. Hands on Clinical Care for Premature Infants as well as Newborn Nursery and Pediatrics. Attend all Cesarean and High Risk Deliveries. 182 bed hospital located on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. This facility presents new and unique challenges each day as it is located on an island with limited resources. This experience has strengthened my creative thinking to problem solve while providing the highest level of care to the smallest of patients.

House Supervisor, Resource Planning Specialist, Nursing Administration

Driscoll Children’s Hospital
07.2001 - 12.2014
  • Served as Premium Pool RN with NICU specialty for 4 years at this 287 bed children’s hospital. Hands on clinical Care for NICU, PICU, Emergency Department, Med-Surg including General, Orthopedic, Cardiac, and Neurosurgery patients, Medical floor including respiratory, Cystic Fibrosis, and diabetic patients. Worked in ancillary departments including Dialysis, Neurology, and Pulmonology clinics and Radiology for IV and other line placements. Also covered Evening/Nightshift House Supervisor position for vacations, staffing shortages, and FMLA absences. Accepted full-time Dayshift House Supervisor position in 2005 managing daily House wide operations. This includes all staffing issues, emergency responses including natural disasters (Hurricane and flooding), incoming and outgoing patient transfers, after hours OR scheduling, and guest and patient services. In 2008 my role was expanded to include Resource Planning Specialista created position to allow for a more centralized staffing module. This added such duties as payroll, covering employee evaluations, hospital needs assessment, flexing out data with reports, Daily census report, and many committee memberships.

House Supervisor, Shift Coordinator

Christus Spohn Shoreline
09.2011 - 11.2014
  • The largest hospital system in South Texas. Shoreline campus is a 500 bed adult campus, ranked #8 of 10 safest hospitals in Texas. pioneering programs including Cardiac care (Nationally Accredited Chest Pain Center), Neurology and Neurosurgery (Primary Stroke Center), Oncology, and Clinical Excellence. Responsibilities include Primary responder of Code Team, Emergency Department through-put, bed placement of patients including a large number of patients transferred in from referral facilities, Guest Service issues, and Staffing for 14 inpatient units including three ICUs. Also picked up shifts at sister facility which include a Labor and Delivery Unit, Nursery, and Level 3 NICU.

Registered Nurse

University of Louisville Hospital
09.1998 - 01.2001
  • Company Overview: Olsten Temporary Services
  • Level 3 NICU, Newborn Nursery, and Postpartum

Registered Nurse

Norton Suburban Hospital
07.1998 - 01.2001
  • Level 3 NICU, 30 bed unit. Worked extra shifts at Kosair Children’s Hospital in 60 bed NICU.

Registered Nurse

Charleston Area Medical Center-Women and Children’s Division
07.1995 - 01.1998
  • Level 3 NICU 40 bed unit.
  • Post-operative patient care
  • High Frequency Oscillator Vents

Nurse Extern

Charleston Area Medical Center-General Division
05.1994 - 06.1995
  • Inpatient critical care Dialysis Center

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

West Virginia University
Parkersburg, WV
05-1995

Skills

  • Patient safety
  • Neonatal resuscitation
  • Developmental care
  • Ventilator management
  • HFOV, Jet vents, NAVA monitoring
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Endotracheal intubation
  • Cooling
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Electronic health records

Certification


  • Registered Nurse State of Florida
  • Registered Nurse State of California
  • Registered Nurse Certified, RNC with Neonatal Critical Care NCC
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
  • S.T.A.B.L.E.

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
01.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Henderson Hospital
08.2022 - 05.2023

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Sunrise Children’s Hospital
02.2022 - 06.2022

Registered Nurse Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Kaweah Health
08.2021 - 02.2022

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Chippenham Hospital
11.2020 - 12.2020

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Yale University New Haven Medical Center
03.2020 - 08.2020

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Kaweah Delta Medical Center
05.2018 - 02.2019

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Juan F. Luis Hospital
12.2014 - 05.2018

House Supervisor, Shift Coordinator

Christus Spohn Shoreline
09.2011 - 11.2014

House Supervisor, Resource Planning Specialist, Nursing Administration

Driscoll Children’s Hospital
07.2001 - 12.2014

Registered Nurse

University of Louisville Hospital
09.1998 - 01.2001

Registered Nurse

Norton Suburban Hospital
07.1998 - 01.2001

Registered Nurse

Charleston Area Medical Center-Women and Children’s Division
07.1995 - 01.1998

Nurse Extern

Charleston Area Medical Center-General Division
05.1994 - 06.1995

Associate of Science - Nursing

West Virginia University

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