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Obii Emerole

Jamaica,New York

Summary

Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Director of Nursing, Off-shift

Maimonides Medical Center
02.2015 - Current
  • Participate in management team meetings to discuss patients status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
  • Perform rounds to observe care and interview staff, patients, and families.
  • Collaborate with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
  • Identify department issues to recommend corrective actions.
  • Build and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
  • Liaise with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.

Deputy Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care

NYC H+H, Lincoln Medical Center
05.2021 - 03.2023
  • Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
  • Participated in management team meetings to discuss patient status, census changes, and patient complaints or concerns.
  • Worked closely with administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
  • Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
  • Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
  • Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
  • Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
  • Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and patients for continued compliance with regulatory agencies.

Senior Associate Director of Nursing

NYC H + H, Harlem Hospital Center
11.2011 - 05.2021
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
  • Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

Associate Director of Nursing

NYC H +H, Jacobi Medical Center
11.2005 - 10.2011
  • Liaised with senior management to implement quality auditing, reporting and control monitoring.
  • Deployed new credentialing, growth and service line opportunities to advance nurse education and thought leadership.
  • Aligned program resources with patient care strategies through innovative and strategic goals designed to grow business.
  • Served as industry advocate to represent facility at industry events and organizations to support new business development.

Assistant Director, Nursing Information System

NYC H + H, Elmhurst
02.2001 - 11.2005
  • Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
  • Trained and mentored new employees on industry practices and business operations.
  • Created and updated physical records and digital files to maintain current, accurate, and compliant documentation.
  • Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.

Project Director

New York State Office Of Mental Health
07.1999 - 01.2001

· Fully responsible for telecommunications and computing projects in the Down State Psychiatric hospitals

· Collected and analyzed data on the cost of Y2K implementation

· Executed plans to meet the information systems needs of the Down State Psychiatric hospitals.

· Executed all systems migration, WEB site development, GroupWise upgrade, etc.

· Implemented systems security, site hardening, and patient confidentiality projects.

· Developed user training on different systems to prepare for Y2K

· Implemented and managed help desks

· Provided ongoing technical guidance to the Facilities’ Information Systems Centers

· Oversaw ISO (Information Systems Office) review of staff functions to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations.

· Prepared and monitored the budget of ISO projects

· Worked with vendors and consultants in ISO projects

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX
12.2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
06.2006

MBA - Information Technology

SUNY At Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
12.1990

Master of Arts - Economics

SUNY At Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
06.1989

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
12.1984

Skills

  • Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Staff Evaluation
  • Budget Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Clinical Operations Management
  • Clinical Resources Management
  • Policy Development
  • Discharge and Transfer Procedures
  • Leadership and Guidance
  • Strong Work Ethic

Additional Information

NYC + HHC Leadership Academy, Leadership Development Program

HHC Rapid Improvement, Bronze Certificate

NYS Registered Professional Nurse, BCLS.

Timeline

Deputy Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care

NYC H+H, Lincoln Medical Center
05.2021 - 03.2023

Assistant Director of Nursing, Off-shift

Maimonides Medical Center
02.2015 - Current

Senior Associate Director of Nursing

NYC H + H, Harlem Hospital Center
11.2011 - 05.2021

Associate Director of Nursing

NYC H +H, Jacobi Medical Center
11.2005 - 10.2011

Assistant Director, Nursing Information System

NYC H + H, Elmhurst
02.2001 - 11.2005

Project Director

New York State Office Of Mental Health
07.1999 - 01.2001

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Texas At Arlington

Associate of Science - Nursing

Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York

MBA - Information Technology

SUNY At Binghamton

Master of Arts - Economics

SUNY At Binghamton

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Eastern Washington University
Obii Emerole