Misty Fultz
Middletown
Summary
Dynamic, top-performing, and results-driven professional with substantial experience advancing clinical quality, operational efficiency, and educational excellence within diverse healthcare settings. Renowned for employing transformational and servant leadership styles to inspire and empower teams while ensuring high levels of performance. Proven history of mitigating staff turnover, cutting costs, and securing critical accreditations. Track record of teaching across various levels of nursing education, including LPN, ADN, BSN, and MSN programs. Extensive clinical experience in emergency and trauma nursing, clinical effectiveness, change management, and quality improvement. Equipped with advanced knowledge and a renewed focus on nursing research, data analytics, and AI.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Quality / Effectiveness Nurse Coordinator
UC Health
West Chester
11.2019 - Current
- Leads retrospective reviews of medical records, focusing on quality and utilization for sepsis, hospital-based inpatient services (HBIPS), psychiatric data sets, and outpatient stroke core measures
- Manages data entry into Midas database while ensuring complete and accurate information for analysis and evaluation of collated data
- Monitors compliance with current laws, process improvements, and implementation of the best clinical practices
- Contributes to strategic communications and improvements in clinical practices by devising action plans based on data findings
- Promotes awareness and compliance with core measure requirements by training leaders on quality informatics/CMS initiatives
- Functions as a subject-matter expert while providing effective supervision and guidance to leaders/clinicians on core measures
- Accomplished remarkable sepsis bundle compliance score increase from 25% to 60% over three years by spearheading initiatives in collaboration with physician champion and interdisciplinary sepsis team
Coming Home Team Leader
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton
Dayton
06.2017 - 03.2019
- Recruited and supervised a clinical team of 30 while attaining high staff retention through proactive management and supportive work environment
- Led patient care operations while overseeing staffing management, electronic health records, and quality assurance to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
- Provided exceptional support to patients and families while addressing concerns related to hospice care with compassion and responsiveness
- Boosted quality of care by 15% as reflected in patient satisfaction surveys by maintaining robust performance evaluation systems
- Improved employee satisfaction by executing programs/committees based on supervisory home visits and CAHPS survey reviews
- Mitigated clinical staff turnover rate from 45% to under 10% while significantly enhancing team stability and continuity of care
- Cut annual contract expenses by $200K within three months by recruiting clinical staff and eliminating 100% of contract staff
- Saved over $5K per month in training costs and improved fiscal health by spearheading staff budgets and reducing turnover
Director of Clinical Services
Otterbein Hospice
Lebanon
05.2016 - 03.2017
- Supervised a clinical team of 20, while adhering to practice standards, community needs, organizational policies, Medicare guidelines, and state hospice licensure laws
- Coordinated involvement of social workers, counselors, volunteers, and therapists, and educated community physicians on palliative versus end-of-life care to target the best opportunities for service
- Executed evidence-based nursing practices and recommended improvements based on observations from quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) process, focusing on patient outcomes and environmental concerns
- Provided organizational support through speaking engagements and consultations on palliative and end-of-life care considerations, enhancing agency services
- Introduced and managed crisis care team, hiring additional LPNs to expand services to more patients, families, and facilities
- Resolved deficiencies in EHR systems related to care plans, medication reconciliation, and proper bag technique
- Ensured sustained accreditation compliance and continuous quality improvement by monitoring QAPI programs
- Boosted referral base and admissions by 50% within six months, generating significant additional revenue
- Accomplished annual savings of approximately $150K by achieving 50% reduction in pharmacy costs
- Attained ACHC accreditation by delivering strategic insights for the plan of correction
Palliative Nurse Educator / Simulation Coordinator
Salus Group, Inc.
Dayton
10.2015 - 02.2016
- Directed and led training projects in palliative care, basic life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Trained healthcare providers for Veterans Affairs by implementing case scenarios for simulation exercises using virtual and standardized patients
- Oversaw maintenance of support equipment/supplies, including mannequin-based and surgical simulators
- Built robust partnerships with local and national Veterans Affairs (VA) stakeholders while enhancing collaboration and support
- Evaluated patient care guidelines while identifying areas for improvement and education to enhance and optimize care quality
- Implemented training and mentoring programs for hundreds of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses
Assistant Nursing Professor/ Post-Licensure Division
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion
04.2012 - 07.2017
- Developed and authored content for online and onsite nursing courses, covering topics such as nursing informatics, nursing process, clinical care concepts, and emerging healthcare technologies
- Served as curriculum author and course lead for elective nursing course, and co-authored curriculum for core nursing course in baccalaureate and master’s programs
- Utilized relevant technology for teaching and communication while delivering classes in face-to-face, distance learning, and online formats
- Advised and mentored hundreds of nursing students while guiding them toward academic and professional success
- Contributed to curriculum development and academic advancement by researching and publishing scholarly work
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Capella University
Master of Science - Nursing, Specialized focus on Healthcare Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Nursing Leadership & Management
- Strategic Planning & Implementation
- Educational Program Development
- Operations Leadership & Oversight
- Transformational/Servant Leadership
- Nursing Education & Mentorship
- Team Leadership & Supervision
- Emergency & Trauma Nursing
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Clinical Research & Outcomes
- Quality of Care & Patient Safety
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Staff Recruitment & Retention
- EPIC EMR & Midas Database
- Regulatory Compliance
Affiliations
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau-Omega Gamma Chapter
- Member, The National Society of Leadership and Success
Publications
Storytelling strategies for design of branching virtual patient simulations, Davidson, M., Fultz, M., Graham, C., Kaplan, C., King, K., Reddy, S., Scott, R., Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 9, 1, 28-39, 2020, https://www.jaid.pub/vol-9-issue-1-2020
Timeline
Clinical Quality / Effectiveness Nurse Coordinator
UC Health
11.2019 - Current
Coming Home Team Leader
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton
06.2017 - 03.2019
Director of Clinical Services
Otterbein Hospice
05.2016 - 03.2017
Palliative Nurse Educator / Simulation Coordinator
Salus Group, Inc.
10.2015 - 02.2016
Assistant Nursing Professor/ Post-Licensure Division
Indiana Wesleyan University
04.2012 - 07.2017
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Capella University
Master of Science - Nursing, Specialized focus on Healthcare Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
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