Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Honors And Awards
Research Activities
Presentations
Publications
Consulting
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Nicole Dellise, DNP

Nicole Dellise, DNP

Nashville,TN

Summary

Doctoral prepared nursing leader with 17 years of experience in the healthcare field. Strong background in strategic growth, quality improvement and program optimization. Expert consultant, educator and published author. Exhibits strong communication and listening skills. Passionate to improve patient outcomes.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Director

HCA Centennial Heart
01.2021 - Current
  • Structural Heart & Advanced Heart Failure Programs
  • Collaborates with Service Line leadership team and assumes responsibility for the development, implementation and management of the Advanced Heart Failure and Structural Heart Programs.
  • Serves as the expert on all aspects of heart failure and structural heart care to health care professionals, staff, patients, families and the community.
  • Develops and facilitates ongoing professional education programs for key stakeholders.
  • Participates and directs appropriate clinical efficiency teams/meetings to facilitate standardization of best practices and collaboration among team members.
  • Facilitates the collection of performance measures to serve as a means to evaluate the overall customer satisfaction, financial performance and long term outcomes. Utilizes measures to identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
  • Ensures consistency and standardization of the programs.
  • Ensures that all mandated measures for accrediting bodies such as Joint Commission and/or TVT and LAAO registries are collected and submitted in a timely basis.
  • Maintains awareness of market share to assess competitiveness of service. Develops and implements plans to optimize market share of Heart Failure and Structural Heart services.
  • Provides leadership for clinical and administrative process redesign.
  • Provides supervision and oversight to the Advanced Heart Failure Program and Structural Heart Program coordinators and or advanced practice clinicians.
  • Expert consultant for large medical industry companies


Assistant Professor

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
01.2018 - Current
  • Evaluated student performance through comprehensive assessments, identifying areas of improvement and providing targeted feedback for growth.
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
  • Assessed students' progress and provided feedback to enhance learning.
  • Performed literature reviews and evidenced based quality improvement projects to serve as basis for academic writing for publication.
  • Published author of textbook and peer reviewed journals
  • National podium speaker

Nurse Practitioner

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Managed complex heart failure cases in the clinic setting, involving multiple co-morbidities through diligent monitoring of disease progression and proactive intervention strategies.
  • Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient cases and treatment plans.
  • Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.

Nurse Practitioner

Saint Thomas Heart Advanced Heart Failure
01.2013 - 01.2018
  • Intricate member of the inpatient advanced heart failure team.
  • Assisted in the management of complex cases involving multiple co-morbidities through diligent monitoring of disease progression and proactive intervention strategies.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

RN/Charge Nurse

Saint Thomas Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
  • Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.


Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing-Family Practice

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

Bellin College of Nursing
Green Bay, WI

Skills

  • Program Leadership
  • Clinical Expertise
  • Strategic Planning
  • Quality Improvement
  • Research
  • Public Speaking
  • Medical Writing
  • Problem-Solving
  • Team Collaboration

Certification

  • Licensure, Advanced Practice Nurse, Tennessee, 03/2013 - 08/2023
  • Licensure, Registered Nurse, Tennessee, 08/2008 - 08/2023
  • Certification, Certified Heart Failure Nurse, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, 2016 - Present
  • Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
  • Certification, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
  • Credentialing, Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Expires 01/16/2023

Honors And Awards

  • 05/2022, Outstanding Alumni, Belmont School of Nursing
  • 2016 - 2018, Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing
  • 08/2009, Rising Star Award, Saint Thomas Hospital

Research Activities

  • Sub-Investigator, Hemodynamic-GUIDEd Management of Heart Failure (GUIDE-HF), 2018 - 2021
  • Sub-Investigator, Apola-1 Event Reducing in Ischemic Syndromes II (AEGIS II), 2019 - 2021
  • Sub-Investigator, Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Medtronic Intrepid TMVR System in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation (APOLLO), 2018 - 2021
  • Sub-Investigator, TRILUMINATE Pivotal Trial, 2022 - Present

Presentations

  • Invited, Nurse practitioners and nursing combating heart failure: improving outcomes and enhancing quality of life, Medical Crossfire, Newark, NJ, 2017-11-17, https://learning.freecme.com/a/28227P3wWsa7?
  • Invited, Acute decompensated heart failure management: roles for the bedside nurse, Saint Thomas Health: The Cardiac Team Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2017-11-02
  • Invited, Case study: indication and effect of CRT in heart failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Advanced Practice Grand Rounds, Nashville, TN, 2020-09-17
  • Invited, Aortic stenosis and TAVR, Healthcare Corporation of America, Nashville, TN, 2023-10-11
  • Invited, APP/RN role optimizing medical therapy for heart failure, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2023-10-23
  • Invited, Using the broader HF team approach to improve GDMT, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2023-10-24
  • Invited, Guideline directed medical therapy for advanced heart failure, Centennial Heart Advanced Practice Grand Rounds, Nashville, TN, 2023-01-23
  • Referred, Developing a guideline driven provider-to-provider handoff tool for patients with heart failure, National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Nashville, TN, 2017-04
  • Referred, Outpatient management of heart failure in primary care, National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO, 2020-07-12
  • Referred, The heart failure post hospitalization clinic visit: a step by step guide, National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO, 2021-07-08 - 2021-07-11

Publications

  • Textbook, Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care: A Case Study Approach, Hayes, K. Melissa & Dellise, Nicole (editors), Springer, 2023, 978-3-031-20193-6, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20193-6
  • Invited Manuscript, The use of technology in the management of sexually transmitted infections, Anthamatten, A., Dellise, N., Nursing Clinics of North America, 55, 3, 379-391, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2020.06.002
  • Book Chapter, Therapeutic interventions for cardiogenic shock and end stage heart failure: mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation, Dellise, N., Davidson, B., Cardiac Nursing, 7th, L. Purpetua, & P. Keegan, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 859-876, 2020
  • Newsletter, Recognizing advanced heart failure and referring for advanced therapies, The Connection, 2020-11-09, https://lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=61414&i=680059&p=10&ver=html
  • Newsletter, Utilizing strategic information management to drive a heart failure task force through a global pandemic, The Connection, 2021-01-18, https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=61414&i=690417&p=24&ver=html5
  • Newsletter, Functional mitral regurgitation-a heart team approach, mitral regurgitation: the basics., The Connection, 2022-03-21, https://lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=741654&p=&pn=
  • Newsletter, The role of the cardiomems nurse champion: innovative approaches to program management and growth, The Connection, 2022-05-10, https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=61414&i=705562&p=1&ver=html5
  • Doctoral Scholarly Project, Developing a guideline driven provider-to-provider handoff tool for patients with heart failure, Belmont University, May 2017, https://repository.belmont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=dnpscholarlyprojects

Consulting

  • Abbott, Faculty Speaker, 08/2022 - Present, Developed and delivered educational program: Treatment Options for HF Patients with Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
  • Medtronic Structural Heart, Faculty, 12/2022 - Present, Developed and presented at national TAVR Leadership Symposium
  • Medtronic Structural Heart, Program optimization consultant, 07/2023 - 01/2024
  • Medtronic Structural Heart, Faculty, 01/2023, Developed and delivered educational webinar: TAVR Staff and Clinic Optimization
  • Medtronic Structural Heart, Faculty, 05/2023, Developed and delivered educational webinar: TAVR Staff and Clinic Optimization 2.0

Timeline

Program Director

HCA Centennial Heart
01.2021 - Current

Assistant Professor

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
01.2018 - Current

Nurse Practitioner

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
01.2018 - 01.2021

Nurse Practitioner

Saint Thomas Heart Advanced Heart Failure
01.2013 - 01.2018

RN/Charge Nurse

Saint Thomas Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2013

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing

Belmont University

Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing-Family Practice

Belmont University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

Bellin College of Nursing

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