Lisa Rudd
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
Vineland,NJ
17
years of professional experience
Experienced Registered Nurse and Assistant Nurse Manager with over 15 years in acute care, Stepdown, and ICU settings, including 2 years in leadership within an observation unit. Expertise in leading teams, optimizing patient flow, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Strong background in staff development, operational management, and strategic planning, seeking to contribute leadership and clinical skills in a Nurse Manager role.
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
2 Years 2 Months- Nursing Leadership
- Staff Development & Coaching
- Employee Engagement
- Observation Unit Operations
- Patient Throughput & Capacity Management
- Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Regulatory & Accreditation Compliance
- Budget & Resource Management
- Scheduling & Staffing
- Performance Management
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient Experience Improvement
- Change Management
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Provide daily operational oversight for a fast-paced observation unit caring for medical, surgical, and observation-status patients.
- Partner with the Nurse Manager to ensure safe staffing practices, patient flow optimization, and achievement of departmental goals.
- Serve as administrative leader during manager absence
- Supervise and support a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses, and ancillary staff.
- Conduct employee coaching, performance evaluations, and corrective action discussions.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, orientation, and retention initiatives.
- Monitor unit performance metrics including patient satisfaction, falls, medication safety, and throughput measures.
- Lead quality improvement projects resulting in measurable improvements in patient care delivery.
- Ensure compliance with DNV, hospital policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with physicians, case management, emergency department leadership, and bed management to expedite admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary rounds to improve communication and care coordination.
- Reduced observation patient length of stay to less than 24 hours
- Achieved patient satisfaction scores above organizational benchmark.
- Improved nursing retention through staff mentoring and development initiatives.
Registered Nurse
15 Years 1 MonthEducation
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Virtual Leadership Certificate Program - Nursing Leadership
Skills
Observation Unit Operations
Patient Throughput & Capacity Management
Quality Improvement Initiatives
Regulatory & Accreditation Compliance
Budget & Resource Management
Scheduling & Staffing
Nursing Leadership
Staff Development & Coaching
Performance Management
Employee Engagement
Observation Achievements
- 15 years of nursing experience with 2+ years in nursing leadership.
- Trusted leader frequently serving as manager designee.
- Strong relationships with physicians, case management, ED leadership, and staff.
- Demonstrated success balancing staff engagement, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency.
- Proven commitment to Inspira's mission, values, and strategic goals
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
08.2024 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse
Inspira Medical Center
07.2009 - 08.2024Read More
Rowan College of South Jersey
Virtual Leadership Certificate Program from Nursing Leadership
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Liberty University
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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