LIZ NEWTON
Shorewood,WI
Summary
Goal-driven, resourceful, and accomplished health care professional with 11+ years in leadership working with diverse environments utilizing management, people, and organizational skills. Skilled at project management, analytics, process improvement implementations, cause analysis and effective action planning by leading teams and building relationships to effectively influence positive outcomes. Excellent presentation and communication skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Safety Manager
AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Milwaukee, WI
02.2021 - Current
- Leads the patient safety program under the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) and initiatives by coordinating safety efforts to align to the organization’s high reliability journey and patient safety strategic plan
- Consistently achieves stretch goal for safety event reporting
- Coordinates and leads root cause analysis on serious safety events
- Collaborates with site medical directors, executive leaders, and frontline team members to ensure implementation of corrective actions to reduce risk to the organization
- Implements 120+ actions and process changes per year
- Increased entire site culture of safety results over the last 5 years achieving 75% national benchmark
Patient Care Manager
AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Milwaukee, WI
02.2016 - 02.2021
- Accountable for more than 55 direct reports for an inpatient OB/GYN unit in a challenging urban environment
- Led implementation of several systemwide initiatives including LARCs in the immediate postpartum period
- Consistently achieved target of 100% labor cost efficiency
- Performed human resource responsibilities including interviewing, selection of employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale
- Facilitated evidence-based nursing to align with departmental, organizational, and strategic goals
- Worked with physicians, leaders, and team members to ensure efficient utilization of multidisciplinary resources
- Maintained an optimal level of productivity-based staffing and scheduling
- Developed and recommended operating and capital budget
OBGYN RN Lead
AURORA UW MEDICAL GROUP
Milwaukee, WI
03.2015 - 02.2016
- Supervised daily functions of two clinics, patient care coordination, patient and staff education and scheduling
- Helped to maintain effective relationships between patients and staff
Labor & Delivery Travel RN
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS
CO, CA, TX
01.2008 - 11.2015
- High-risk, busy L&D, Postpartum and NICU units
- Float pool RN in high-risk L&D unit, Postpartum unit, and level 2 NICU
- 7 bed L&D unit, Mom/Baby unit and Newborn Nursery, Care of patients 32 weeks and greater
Mutual Fund Trader
M&I TRUST COMPANY
Milwaukee, WI
01.2004 - 08.2006
- Daily trading of mutual funds for private and public trustees
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI01-2008
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
La Crosse, WI01-2002
Skills
- Training and development
- Team building
- Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Budget oversight
- Analytical Skills
- Project management
- Quality improvement methodologies
- Incident investigation
- Compliance monitoring
- Patient safety culture
Certification
- RN State of Wisconsin
- Nurse Executive – Board Certified
- CPPS – Certified Professional in Patient Safety
Timeline
Patient Safety Manager
AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
02.2021 - Current
Patient Care Manager
AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
02.2016 - 02.2021
OBGYN RN Lead
AURORA UW MEDICAL GROUP
03.2015 - 02.2016
Labor & Delivery Travel RN
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS
01.2008 - 11.2015
Mutual Fund Trader
M&I TRUST COMPANY
01.2004 - 08.2006
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse