Marcy Bernickus

Work experience includes staff nurse in specialty areas of med surg, neurology, orthopedics, and telemetry.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

2013-2017 Assistant Patient Care Manager for Orthopedic Unit

• Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
• Set and enforced policies focused on increasing team productivity and strengthening operational efficiency. Continued direct patient care assignments while charge duties.
• Responsible for environment of care audits and maintenance orders
• Participated in The Joint Commission Certification for Total Joint Replacement Program with data collection and presentations with physicians, Quality, and TJC.

2017-Current Patient Care Manager

• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
• Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
• Continue The Joint Commission Certification of our Orthopedic Program with patient education and data collection