Mary Kay Brooks

Experienced nursing professional with over 30 years experience in the academic hospital setting. Proven teaching expertise in the areas of quality management/outcomes, patient safety, and data analysis/informatics. Dedicated to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel and lead in today's healthcare settings. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

· Registered Nurse, State of California, (95106896)

· Registered Nurse, State of Iowa (086443)

· Master Team STEPPS Trainer, Kaiser Permanente, October 2016

· Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS), September 2015

· First Steps ® Advance Care Planning Certified Facilitator, May 2011

· Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), August 2007

· Six Sigma Black Belt, May 2005

· Advanced Burn Life Support, October 1997

• RN, DNP, MSN, CPHQ, CCDS
• Classroom management, clinical assessment and evaluation
• Hospital administration, team leadership and management
• Quality, risk, and patient safety management
• Healthcare informatics and outcomes measurement
• Bioethics
• Hospital accreditation and regulations
• Workplace violence prevention through threat management
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Provided leadership in the safe evacuation and re-population of an acute care hospital after Santa Rosa, CA wildfires in 2017 and 2019. Re-population required successful re-certification validation visits by the California Department of Public Health: Licensing and Accreditation division.
• Facilitated Kaiser Santa Rosa's consecutive "A" rating since 2019 on the Leapfrog Group Hospital Patient Safety Performance survey.
• Implemented a nursing review process to ensure that Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) and AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator triggers are not inaccurately coded.
• Facilitated an increase in hospital Case Mix Index by 6% and increased reimbursement by an additional $12 million through improved physician documentation driven by nursing documentation experts.
• Facilitated Kaiser Santa Rosa's consecutive "A" rating since 2019 on the Leapfrog Group Hospital Patient Safety Performance survey.
• Over ten years of nursing education experience in online or brick and mortar settings.