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Linda Patrone
Jefferson City,Tennessee
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Family Nurse Practitioner position. RN since 1975 (BSN since 1981, MSN since 1994), with extensive and varied patient management and hospital management experience in hospital operations, customer service and patient flow .
Overview
49
49
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Attending Carson Newman University for my Family Nurse Practitioner certification
08.2022 - Current
Cared for family members. Assisted with family business
08.2016 - Current
Nurse Manager Emergency Services and Safety Attendants
05.2015 - 08.2016
- Responsible for all aspects of operations for the Emergency Department and Safety Attendants
- Supervise a staff of 70-80 with an annual volume of 32,000
- Responsible for improving Patient Satisfaction scores from being ranked one of the highest in Emergency Services at Novant for Likelihood to Recommend
- Diversity Facilitator, Compassionate Connected Care Facilitator
Interim Nurse Manager Surgical Services and Transfusion/Infusions
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
11.2014 - 05.2015
- Responsible for all aspects of operations for the Operating Room, Pre-Admission Testing, Ambulatory Care Unit, Endoscopy, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Mobile services, Anesthesia Services, Sterile Processing and Infusion services
Assistant Nurse Manager Peri-Operative Services and Transfusion/Infusion Services
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
10.2012 - 11.2014
- Responsible for all aspects of operations for Pre-Admission Testing, Ambulatory Care Unit, Endoscopy, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and Mobil Services which includes Cardiac Cath, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Lithotripsy and Infusion Services
- Assisted with the development of all mobile services
- Designed and implemented the Infusion program
Clinical Coordinator Peri-Operative Services
Brunswick Community Hospital, Novant Health System
06.2008 - 10.2012
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Post Anesthesia Unit, Endoscopy Unit, Cardiac Cath and Pre-Admission Testing
Staff Nurse- Surgical Services
Brunswick Community Hospital, Novant Health System
08.2007 - 06.2008
Clinical Operations Director, Emergency Services
Duke Raleigh Hospital
01.2000 - 06.2007
- Supervise staff of 60 for an Emergency Department (ED) with 30,000 annual volume
- Project Manager for construction of new Emergency Department (doubling size of department)
- Member of the State Medical Assistance Team
- Deployed to Waveland, Mississippi to work at a field hospital which supported a hospital destroyed by the hurricane
Nursing Unit Manager, Emergency Department
Western Wake Medical Center
01.1996 - 01.2000
- Supervised 40 RNs and ancillary staff for a Level II Emergency Department - 28,000 patients treated annually
- Responsible for the construction of a new 18 bed Emergency Department included all aspects of the project from design, equipment procurement and start up
Unit Director, Emergency Department
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn-Queens, St. John's-Queens Hospital
02.1994 - 01.1996
- Supervise 70 RNs and ancillary personnel for 24-hours coverage of a Level II Emergency Department treating 50,000 patients annually
Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator, Telemetry/CAPD Unit
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
03.1993 - 02.1994
Staff RN, Emergency Department
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
01.1992 - 03.1993
Nurse Recruiter
Lutheran Medical Center
09.1988 - 12.1991
Per Diem RN, Emergency Department
Peninsula General Hospital Center
07.1989 - 01.1996
Clinical Care Coordinator, Critical Care
Lutheran Medical Center
07.1983 - 09.1988
Instructor / Staff Education
Lutheran Medical Center
01.1982 - 09.1982
Staff RN, Medical ICU
Maimonides Medical Center
06.1981 - 12.1981
Per Diem/Private Duty RN, Critical Care
CritiCare
02.1980 - 06.1981
Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator
Lutheran Medical Center
09.1977 - 02.1980
- Developed a Hemodialysis Program for the critical care patient
Staff RN ICU, RR, Open Heart Unit
Veteran Medical Center
08.1975 - 09.1977
Staff RN, Surgical and Pulmonary ICUs
King's County Hospital
01.1975 - 08.1975
Education
Nurse Practitioner student -
Carson Newman University, Jefferson, TN
08.2022
MSN -
Lehman College, City University, New York, NY
01.1994
BSN -
C. W. Post University, Greenvale, NY
01.1981
Diploma -
Kings County Hospital School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY
01.1975
Skills
- Acute and Chronic Disease Management
- Patient Education
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Preventive Healthcare
Professional Presentations
- April 25-April 26, 2006, Hospital Operational Excellence Summit, Chicago, IL, Hiring Guidelines Designed and Reinforced to Maintain Customer Service Satisfaction And Increase Throughput
- April 16-April 18, 2007, Hospital Operational Excellence Summit, Chicago, IL, Learning Best Practices in Accountability, Staff Perception and Patient Perception in the ED
- April 15, 2015, Perioperative Nurses Conference, Wilmington, NC, Get Some Satisfaction
References
References will be furnished upon request.
Certification
- Basic Life Support 2025 Training -
Quote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Interests
Timeline
Attending Carson Newman University for my Family Nurse Practitioner certification
08.2022 - Current
Cared for family members. Assisted with family business
08.2016 - Current
Nurse Manager Emergency Services and Safety Attendants
05.2015 - 08.2016
Interim Nurse Manager Surgical Services and Transfusion/Infusions
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
11.2014 - 05.2015
Assistant Nurse Manager Peri-Operative Services and Transfusion/Infusion Services
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
10.2012 - 11.2014
Clinical Coordinator Peri-Operative Services
Brunswick Community Hospital, Novant Health System
06.2008 - 10.2012
Staff Nurse- Surgical Services
Brunswick Community Hospital, Novant Health System
08.2007 - 06.2008
Clinical Operations Director, Emergency Services
Duke Raleigh Hospital
01.2000 - 06.2007
Nursing Unit Manager, Emergency Department
Western Wake Medical Center
01.1996 - 01.2000
Unit Director, Emergency Department
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn-Queens, St. John's-Queens Hospital
02.1994 - 01.1996
Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator, Telemetry/CAPD Unit
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
03.1993 - 02.1994
Staff RN, Emergency Department
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
01.1992 - 03.1993
Per Diem RN, Emergency Department
Peninsula General Hospital Center
07.1989 - 01.1996
Nurse Recruiter
Lutheran Medical Center
09.1988 - 12.1991
Clinical Care Coordinator, Critical Care
Lutheran Medical Center
07.1983 - 09.1988
Instructor / Staff Education
Lutheran Medical Center
01.1982 - 09.1982
Staff RN, Medical ICU
Maimonides Medical Center
06.1981 - 12.1981
Per Diem/Private Duty RN, Critical Care
CritiCare
02.1980 - 06.1981
Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator
Lutheran Medical Center
09.1977 - 02.1980
Staff RN ICU, RR, Open Heart Unit
Veteran Medical Center
08.1975 - 09.1977
Staff RN, Surgical and Pulmonary ICUs
King's County Hospital
01.1975 - 08.1975
Nurse Practitioner student -
Carson Newman University, Jefferson, TN
MSN -
Lehman College, City University, New York, NY
BSN -
C. W. Post University, Greenvale, NY
Diploma -
Kings County Hospital School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY