Years of professional nursing experience
Lesli Summerhill
Oklahoma City
Summary
Highly skilled, dedicated Nursing Professional with 27 years experience and qualifications in nursing management and patient care coordination providing high quality nursing care and unparalleled patient service. Accustomed to busy workload. Astute problem solver with a strong commitment to accountability with focus on open communication with both physicians and fellow staff members. Committed to the organization's mission and core values.
Offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing while offering expertise with Quality, Emergency, and Transplant specialty.
Overview
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Work History
R.N. Quality Consultant
Integris Southwest Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
- Train, enforce, and monitor new changes with Nursing, Resident/Attending Physicians.
- Assist and coach clinical staff (Nursing, Residents, Attendings) with changes in the EMR systems as it relates to documentation and ordering practices.
- Perform reviews of clinical care practices focused on improved patient outcomes.
- Monitor healthcare guidelines, ED Core Measures to ensure alignment with Facility and The Joint Commission’s requirements.
- Primary support for ED Quality Dashboard and report development.
- Participate and collaborate with members of the ED and Quality Teams.
- Review the status of ongoing projects and day to day compliance with leadership.
- Developing reports that reflect dept compliance and status.
- Oversight of monthly Emergency Medicine Meeting in development of presentation of departmental data of issues, compliance and goal-setting.
- Accurately retrieves data from patient records, direct observation, and other data collection methods for hospital and medical staff quality improvement activities.
Home Infusion R.N. (PRN)
12.2023 - Current
- Infusion of various IV medication in patient home
- In-home education of new medications, how to give injection
- In-home dressing changes
R.N. Transplant Coordinator/Living Donor Coordinator
Oklahoma Transplant Center, OU Medical Center
08.2014 - 07.2022
- Responsible for the care of all kidney and pancreas transplant patient adult and pediatric populations.
- Coordinate all pre-transplant patient evaluations and pre-transplant education.
- Responsible for listing patients on the UNOS national list in UNET.
- Entering and maintaining patient and organ tracking information and quality indicators in the UNOS system.
- Review all organ offers and present them to the appropriate surgeon to determine the suitability of the organ for each patient.
- Coordinate the OR and admission process for all organ transplants and living donor procurement.
- Present in the OR for all living donor (LD) procurement to recipient transplant.
- Verification process and transport delivery of all LD pediatric donor grafts.
- Provide patients with all education while in hospital post transplant/living donation.
- Presentation of all LD to selection committees.
- Participation in M&M, Journal Club, Quality meetings.
- Participation in the multidisciplinary team rounding on all LD/post transplant patients.
- Collaborate with physicians/surgeons to develop the appropriate medication regimen and treatment for each patient.
- Monitoring and review of all lab results with further review with the physicians/providers.
- Continuing patient/family education as it relates to medications and medication changes.
- Further duties to include communication with pharmacies, prior authorizations, scheduling of needed procedures and referrals, continuing patient education, assisting patients with acquiring assistance for medication in financial hardships, computer charting, tracking of patient care/lab results and medication.
Nurse Team Manager, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
03.2010 - 02.2014
- Led teams of up to 80 full time and 30 part time and per diem medical professionals in a 44 bed unit, consisting of major care and minor care areas. Annual patient census of 57,000.
- Screen, Interview, train, and maintain competency of all ED staff members.
- Staffing and scheduling of all ED personnel while determining appropriate staffing matrix in consideration of productivity guidelines/patient census.
- Completed all department payroll.
- Evaluated individual performance of team Evaluations and Performance Improvement Plans.
- Monitored budgets, resources, and supply costs while identifying strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care and service.
- Managed and collaborated with individual staff, departments to resolve questions and manage possible risk associated issues.
- Wrote and developed ED policies and procedures.
- Developed tracking/assessment to to improve ED workflow and processes to insure timely provision of services to ED patients.
- Participated on multi-disciplinary committees consisting of physicians, facility leaders, interdisciplinary staff all in an effort at collaboration to establish, implement, and maintain quality patient care and services.
- Performed regular patient chart audits with goal emphasis to ensure quality measures were being followed and maintained.
- Promoted and improved patient services by problem solving patient complaints through a variety of efforts.
- Participated in patient, family, physician and staff rounding regularly.
- Led and participated in several Information Technology implementations in the ED including but not limited to; full Electronic Medical Record, build of ED documentation module and maintenance of same, Computerized Physician Order Entry, Bedside Medication Verification, Medication Reconciliation.
- Participated as a leader at both facility and State of Oklahoma level in the Emergency Response Management system.
Supervisor, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
06.2007 - 02.2010
RN Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
09.2002 - 06.2007
RN Staff, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
12.2000 - 08.2002
- (During tenure also worked 1 day a week in Interventional Radiology and/or Cardiac Cath Lab x2yrs).
RN Staff, Emergency Department
Great Plains Medical Center
05.2000 - 01.2001
RN Charge Nurse
Mangum City Hospital
03.1998 - 07.2000
EMT
03.1992 - 01.1999
- Part-time
Police Officer
02.1986 - 06.1998
- Full-time 3 depts
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK05.2025
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus05-1998
Skills
- Provide enthusiastic, skilled direct patient care
- Excellent service and communication skills demonstrated by courtesy and respect in interactions with patients, families, colleagues and Physicians
- Quality Improvement
- Project Management
- Data Collection
- EMR Systems
- Team Coordination
- Presentations
- Strong clinical judgment
- Nursing Staff Leadership/Team Coordination
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 1992 to present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification current, exp 2026
- Pediatric Life Support (PALS), exp 2026
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). Exp 2027
- Previous certifications inTNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course), STABLE (neonate emergency care), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
Community Service
- Organs for Life transplant support Group, Board Member, Oklahoma City, OK, 2018-2020
- Womens Resource Center, Board Member, Norman, OK, 2011-2014
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
Timeline
Home Infusion R.N. (PRN)
12.2023 - Current
R.N. Quality Consultant
Integris Southwest Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
R.N. Transplant Coordinator/Living Donor Coordinator
Oklahoma Transplant Center, OU Medical Center
08.2014 - 07.2022
Nurse Team Manager, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
03.2010 - 02.2014
Supervisor, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
06.2007 - 02.2010
RN Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
09.2002 - 06.2007
RN Staff, Emergency Department
Norman Regional Health System
12.2000 - 08.2002
RN Staff, Emergency Department
Great Plains Medical Center
05.2000 - 01.2001
RN Charge Nurse
Mangum City Hospital
03.1998 - 07.2000
EMT
03.1992 - 01.1999
Police Officer
02.1986 - 06.1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Oklahoma City University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Western Oklahoma State College
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