Lori Stephany
New Kensington,PA
Summary
Pennsylvania State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 13 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in acute, rehab, and long-term care units. Proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and supporting wide-spread healthcare system improvements. Committed to patient education and advocacy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
ADON
Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
07.2022 - Current
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care issues.
- Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations related to nursing practice.
- Developed educational materials for nursing staff on various topics related to quality improvement initiatives.
- Facilitated monthly meetings with nursing staff to review changes in policies, procedures, or standards of care.
- Coordinated with physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers., to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Reviewed incident reports involving nursing staff members for accuracy and completeness.
- Investigated complaints from patients or families regarding quality of care issues.
- Served as a resource person for questions related to professional practice issues within the facility.
Unit Manager
HCR Manor Care Inc./Spring Hill Rehab and Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
06.2020 - 05.2022
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
- Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Designed strategies to resolve nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and propose plans to enhance quality and safety initiatives hospital-wide.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
Registered Nurse
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
03.2011 - 05.2020
- Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Participated in hospital-wide initiatives and committees to improve patient care, satisfaction and safety.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
- Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans.
- Advanced nursing competencies through participation in simulation exercises and practice improvement projects.
- Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Ky12.2010
Skills
- Team supervision
- Palliative and Pain Management
- ELNEC training (End-Of-Life-Care)
- Patient and Family Home Care Education
- Mentoring
- Critical Thinking
- Direct patient care
- Oncology care plans
- Culturally-sensitive care
- CPR and PALS certified
- Time Management
- Unit administration
- Long-Term Care
- Wound care specialist
- Infectious disease control
- Acute and rehabilitative care
Timeline
ADON
Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing
07.2022 - Current
Unit Manager
HCR Manor Care Inc./Spring Hill Rehab and Nursing
06.2020 - 05.2022
Registered Nurse
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
03.2011 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Kentucky University
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