Molly Crothers
Atlanta
Summary
Professional and empathetic Onboarding Clinical Educator with nearly 7 years in Pediatric Intensive Care Units and 1.5 years of leadership and education experience at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Organized and dependable leader successful at managing multiple priorities, delegating, and identifying and addressing educational needs. Demonstrates strong communication and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Passionate about developing nurses to improve and maintain Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's standards of patient safety and quality care. Eager to continue my contribution to the PICU Leadership's team success and further develop professional skills to assist with unit operations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Onboarding Clinical Educator
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
10.2023 - Current
- Collaborates with education partners, management, and other stakeholders to assess learning needs and prioritize high risk, problematic areas to develop PICU Annual Competencies, mandatory education, onboarding classes, and other system initiatives.
- Plans, designs, and facilitates about 30 classes a year including onboarding classes, preceptor development classes, and assists with simulations
- Evaluates outcomes and revises educational activities and orientation programs based on data, feedback, unit initiatives, and policy updates.
- Increased first year employee retention from 80% in 2023 to 97% in 2024 through partnering with recruitment and student placement departments, providing authentic leadership, meaningful recognition, and resiliency programs
- Implemented innovative teaching techniques, such as crime scene investigations and return demonstration stations in Lunch n Learns, ICU Intro Class, New Hire Medication Safety Class, Quality Class, and Respiratory Class to improve overall understanding of complex medical concepts.
- Communicates and partners with Onboarding Specialists and preceptors to evaluate clinical competencies of new employees, identifying areas for improvement and providing performance coaching and feedback
- Role model of a healthy work environment by fostering open dialogue between educators, onboarding specialists, new hires, preceptors, administrators, and other stakeholders through implementation of a Meet and Greet, frequent Check Ins with OBS/educator, ED to ANM Handoff, New Hire Check In 6-9 months off orientation, and thorough follow-through with new employees to complete the Nurse & Respiratory Residency Program
- Coordinate, plan, and schedule the new employees' orientation shifts
- Collaborate with the unit scheduler to complete the OBS schedule and ensure appropriate staffing on the unit
- Manages a team of 10 Onboarding Specialists, leading Q3 week meetings, delegating onboarding tasks appropriately, and promotes professional development
- Restructured the Onboarding Specialist Role to align with the organization's job description and the needs of the unit
- Adheres to the budget and resources for the clinical education department, ensuring cost-effective allocation of funds to support program goals.
- Maintain adherence to Joint Commission standards and other regulatory bodies guidelines including maintenance of employee files and assisted with staff preparedness.
- Serves as an active member on the Mentorship Council, PS&Q Council, Professional Development Council and PIVIE champion
- Served as an AMBH Ambassador
Registered Nurse, PICU
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, respiratory therapists, and other resource nurses to assist staff nurses with procedures, transport, patient care, admissions, and emergencies in a 36 bed Level 1 pediatric trauma unit
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols as a preceptor, onboarding specialist, and mentor
- Member of the PIVIE champion team assisting with decreasing PIVIEs through education and completing at least 2 bundle cards a month
- Member of the Patient Safety and Quality Council
- Competent in roles of ECMO, CRRT, and Resource nurse
Travel Registered Nurse, PICU
Stability Healthcare
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Provided quality patient care at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Adapted to new hospital policies and procedures quickly and safely
- Utilized appropriate resources to guide safe patient care
Registered Nurse, PICU
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
12.2018 - 10.2021
- Provided exceptional care to children 0-21 years old on a 40-bed level 1 trauma ICU unit
- Organized and collaborated with a committee of 3 staff nurses to produce night shift schedule for 40+ nurses
- Led an evidence-based project with committee of 3-5 nurses to implement nurse-led interdisciplinary rounds
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore05-2018
Certificate - Global Public Health
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD05-2016
Skills
- Mentoring and coaching
- Performance improvement
- Organizational skills
- Clinical expertise
- Competency development
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Workday Learning Management System
- Pediatric Learning Solutions
- Qualtrics
- Qlikview
- ONS management
Certification
Georgia License- RN315099
- CPN
- CCRN
- TNCC
- PALS
Timeline
Onboarding Clinical Educator
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, PICU
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
10.2022 - 10.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, PICU
Stability Healthcare
10.2021 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse, PICU
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
12.2018 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Certificate - Global Public Health
University of Maryland, College Park
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