MACKENZIE BAYER
Sparta,NJ
Summary
Dynamic Vice President of Clinical Operations at Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey, recognized for expertise in operations management and innovative problem-solving. Successfully led quality improvement initiatives that elevated patient care standards, while fostering staff development and strategic partnerships to drive significant growth and operational excellence.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President of Clinical Operations
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
Fair Lawn, USA
04.2022 - Current
- Supervised activities ensuring optimum efficiency in facility management.
- Facilitated communication between the Governing Board, Medical Staff, and various departments.
- Provided consistent updates on activities and performance metrics to the Governing Board.
- Ensure adherence to relevant state, federal, and accreditation regulations and standards.
- Hold monthly staff meetings to communicate facility goals and initiatives.
- Review and oversee employee performance evaluations, and necessary disciplinary actions.
- Manage staffing decisions, including hiring for new or vacant positions.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and collaborate with Medical Directors on service evaluation and development.
- Supervise nursing, housekeeping, and contracted clinical services while ensuring equipment functionality.
- Managed Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Patient Care, Infection Prevention and Education initiatives.
- Oversee the credentialing process for practitioners, and maintain positive relationships with the medical staff.
- Ensure alignment of physician services with facility capabilities to enhance efficiency.
- Attend corporate administrative meetings, and represent the facility’s interests.
- Kept abreast of changes in the industry landscape, new laws, and reimbursement challenges impacting workflow.
- Commit to ongoing education and adherence to healthcare best practices, while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
Director of Nursing
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
Fair Lawn, USA
09.2020 - 04.2022
- Oversee and manage all aspects of nursing operations within the facility.
- Provides guidance and leadership oversight to ensure patient needs are met in accordance with physician instructions, facility policies, and procedures.
- Set and review clinical staff schedules in accordance with scheduled procedures.
- Designed and enforced nursing policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Review and revise these policies and procedures in collaboration with the Administrative Manager and Nursing Staff, keeping up to date on current trends in nursing practices and patient care.
- Manage staffing levels that are essential to the achievement of the objectives of the facility.
- Performs regular reviews of medical records for accuracy and completion to ensure care is appropriate, and documentation meets standards.
- Processes and investigates incidents, adverse events, complaints, and grievances, and maintains records accordingly.
- Responsible for ordering, receiving, storage, and distribution of medical supplies and drugs, including monitoring usage and adjusting stock levels according to the needs of the center.
- Initiate and/or support activities to control costs, and make recommendations for medical supplies and equipment purchases to the Administrative Manager based on the evaluation of new or improved products.
Charge Nurse
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
Fair Lawn, USA
07.2016 - 03.2020
- Assess patients' needs, develop care plans, and provide care in the preoperative, perioperative, and post-anesthesia care unit.
- Schedule staff, including breaks, and ensure adequate staffing.
- Monitor patient care staff, and ensure they follow facility policies and procedures.
- Ensure patients move through the clinic smoothly and efficiently.
- Communicate with physicians, other nurses, and other staff about patient needs.
- Act as a liaison between patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members.
Circulating OR Nurse
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
Fair Lawn, USA
07.2015 - 07.2016
- Maintain cleanliness and sterility of operating room.
- Confirm patient's identity and surgical site before procedures.
- Monitor the patient's condition and vitals before, during, and after surgery
- Document all aspects of the surgery, including the tools used, the amount of anesthetic, and the length of the surgery
- Provide supplies and sterile instruments, and help with patient positioning
- Handle specimens taken during surgery, and ensure proper labeling and documentation
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families before and after surgery
- Maintain inventory of surgical supplies and reorder as needed
Registered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, USA
07.2007 - 07.2015
- Provide direct patient care to pediatric patients admitted to the PICU ranging in age from 3 days to 22 years
- Manage a variety of disease processes and diagnosis including respiratory failure, congenital and acquired cardiac diseases, renal failure, hematology, oncology including bone marrow transplantation, endocrine and neurological diseases
- Manage surgical patients including complex general surgery, neurosurgery and multiple traumas
- Experience in caring for patients on ventilators including high frequency oscillators, undergoing peritoneal dialysis, continuance renal replacement therapy, and hemodynamic monitoring
- Participate in transporting critical patients from referring facilities
- Provide education and support to families and loved ones
- Assume charge nurse duties
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI05.2007
Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse, State of New Jersey
- Certified Critical Care Nurse
- Certified Administrator Ambulatory Surgery
- BLS
- PALS
- ACLS
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Vice President of Clinical Operations
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
04.2022 - Current
Director of Nursing
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
09.2020 - 04.2022
Charge Nurse
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
07.2016 - 03.2020
Circulating OR Nurse
Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center of New Jersey
07.2015 - 07.2016
Registered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Hackensack University Medical Center
07.2007 - 07.2015
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of Rhode Island
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