Marta Pasternak
Nokomis,FL
Summary
Innovative Clinical Nurse Manager offering 26 years of nursing experience and success in building positive team cultures and accountability. Knowledgeable in both inpatient and outpatient clinical care settings, while working closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Proven leader focused on developing clinically competent, patient-focused teams while utilizing resources to their full extent.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality and Safety Specialist Nurse-emergency Department
Sarasota Memorial hospital
Venice, FL
09.2023 - Current
- Develop and facilitated emergency department quality and safety programs
- Policy and procedure writer
- Chart abstractor to ensure staff in compliance with state and federal regulatory bodies
- Maintained and updated emergency response plans or procedures.
- Liaised with emergency services, police and fire to resolve issues and maintain quality of care.
Medical Surgical Nurse Manager
Atrium Healthcare
Charlotte, NC
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Supported professional development of staff by encouraging leadership opportunities, advanced degree and certification opportunities
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational oversite for 24-bed telemetry unit which care for patients with tracheostomy and ventilators
- Providing guidance and leadership to over 50 employees
- Collaborated with Physical Therapy department leadership to develop unit-based exercise physiologist to increase patient mobility by 50% in 2022.
Emergency, Nurse Manger
Atrium Health
Pineville, NC
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions in real time
- Mobilized drive thru Covid testing
- Performed leader rounder throughout the department
- Developed "Foley Few Initiative" to reduce the number of CAUTI infections within the hospital, which then was duplicated in other Atrium facilities
- Worked at least 20 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency
- Managed more than 80 direct reports in 32-bed emergency department by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
ICU and Dialysis Clinical Nurse Manager
BayCare
St. Anthony's Hospital
06.2017 - 01.2020
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 18-bed Neurosurgical ICU and 7 bay Inpatient dialysis unit
- Provided guidance and leadership to over 80 employees across more than 2 departments
- Participated in interdepartmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care
- Created cross-training opportunities between ICU and ED nurses to decrease burnout amongst staff
- Reduced ICU team member turnover to 7% (pre-Covid)
- Increased productivity to 95% from 83% in 12 months.
Rapid Response Nurse
BayCare
St Petersburg, FL
04.2016 - 06.2017
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Education
Master of Science, Nursing – Leadership and Management -
Nova Southeastern University
10.2019
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Western Governors University
05.2017
Associates of Applied Science, Nursing Science -
Lima Technical College
06-1998
Skills
- Daisy Manager Award 2022
- Founded Manasota Nurse Honor Guard
- Developed ED based foley catheter process to decrease the number of CAUTI's in the hospital
- Policy author
- Leadership committee member
- Created cross training opportunities for ICU, ED, Dialysis and Rounding nurse to decrease teammate burnout
Timeline
Quality and Safety Specialist Nurse-emergency Department
Sarasota Memorial hospital
09.2023 - Current
Medical Surgical Nurse Manager
Atrium Healthcare
06.2021 - 06.2023
Emergency, Nurse Manger
Atrium Health
02.2020 - 01.2021
ICU and Dialysis Clinical Nurse Manager
BayCare
06.2017 - 01.2020
Rapid Response Nurse
BayCare
04.2016 - 06.2017
Master of Science, Nursing – Leadership and Management -
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Western Governors University
Associates of Applied Science, Nursing Science -
Lima Technical College