Lydia Sohmer, BSN, RNC-NIC

• Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from more than 40 nurses on staff.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .
• Collect and report data for multiple ongoing quality improvement projects

Registered Nurse in 21-bed level III NICU

• Provides expert care for both extremely premature infants and full-term infants
• Attends deliveries and provides resuscitation of newborns
• Provides education and support to families and parents of NICU infants during their stay
• Contributes to quality nursing care through expert customer service and enhancement of policies and procedures

Permanent Charge Nurse

• Effectively runs charge in a 21-bed level III NICU
• Supervises 5-8 bedside staff nurses while providing care to my own patients
• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure the unit runs smoothly from shift to shift
• Assists physicians and nurses with all admissions, discharges and procedures

Chair of PICC line team

• Inserts and maintains PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) lines in the NICU
• Chair of PICC team

Member of IT User Group

• Hospital wide user group
• Attends monthly meetings and collaborates with other members to discuss hospital wide IT and Cerner related problems

Registered Nurse in large pediatric long-term care facility

• Provided expert care for sick children aged infant through 18 years old and their families
• Experienced with tracheostomy, ventilators, gastric feeding tubes, ostomies and all related equipment
• Skilled in IV insertion and maintenance
• Frequently ran charge of 15-bed pediatric floor