Patricia A White

Emergency Management: Review and revision of NICU Disaster Plan.

• Patient Care: Implementation of neurodevelopmental positioning process and equipment. Revision and standardization of all NRP equipment.
• Regulatory: Joint Commission readiness with tracer program.
• Equipment/Supplies: Multiple coordination projects with Materials to be responsive to supply chain challenges.
• NICU Team Leadership: Direct oversight for SCN staff. Relief leadership oversight for Maternal Child Health Division. Work culture consulting.
• Performance Improvement: Skin care protocol. Safety rounds enhancement.
• Human Resources: Development of orientation/training program. Labor budget design.
• Infection Prevention: Leadership for pandemic emergency staffing plans.

• 35 bed Level III NICU - 65.7 FTEs
• Customer Service - Development of Patient Advisory Council and Parent Handbook. Implementation of parent sleep chairs.
• Patient Care - Infant driven feeding with nipple protocol and early oral intervention; Project Calm for NAS; BPD improvement project including new ventilators, MIST, and NAVA; Code Debriefings.
• Regulatory: Project Manager for California Children's Services certification review. Major review and updates to all NICU and High Risk Follow Up Clinic policies and procedures. Achievement of Joint Commission Perinatal Certification.
• Equipment: Secured financial capital approval to replace 21 Giraffe bed fleet. initiate CMAC video intubation, and 25 Nic View cameras for 24/7 parent baby viewing.
• NICU Team Leadership: Direct supervision of nursing supervisor and NICU Clinical Nurse Specialist. Chair of NICU Committee. Partnership with multiple leaders of disciplines serving NICU patients. Author of NICU Project Multidisciplinary Project Management Calendar.
• Performance Improvement: Responsible for CA Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative data abstraction and submission. Grow Baby Grow CA Collaborative.
• Supplies Inventory: Coordination of project with Purchasing and Storeroom to respond to multiple backorder problems due to national supply chain.
• Human Resources: Responsible for all aspects of recruitment/retention, position control, staffing, and staff professional development.
• Infection Prevention: Member of Perinatal Covid Planning Team.
• Risk Management: Responsible for all safety events and alerts in NICU. Experience with resolution with Risk Manager and RCAs.
• Magnet Facility: Support of NICU Nursing Council and system-wide nursing councils.
• Finance: Responsible for operational, labor, and capital budgets. $100000 savings with realignment of on call program.

• Kaiser San Leandro, CA May 2020 - July 2020 Assistant Nurse Manager
• Fountain Valley Medical Center, Fountain Valley CA Oct 2019 - Nov 2019 NICU Manager
• Kaiser, Walnut Creek CA March 2018 - Dec 2018 Assistant Nurse Manager
• Memorial Hermann Greater Heights, Houston TX July 2017 - Feb 2018 Manager Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby, and NICU
• Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Oct 2016 - April 2017 Manager NICU
• Kaiser, Modesto CA July 2016 - Oct 2016 Manager NICU
• Clear Lake Medical Center, Webster TX March 2016 - July 2016 Manager NICU
• Kaiser, Los Angeles CA Nov 2015 - March 2016 Manager NICU
• Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, San Antonio TX March 2015 - Nov 2015 Director NICU

• 67-bed Level IV NICU Academic Medical Center 167 FTEs
• Report to Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Women’s and Children’s Services.
• Customer Service: Press Ganey review and action planning. Testing site for Press Ganey pediatric focused survey. Annual NICU reunion.
• Patient Care: Development of neurodevelopmental care training program; initiation of NICU cardiac division; Initiation of breastmilk preparation and storage plan.
• Regulatory: Regulatory surveys with no findings. Ongoing regulatory readiness planning.
• Equipment/Supplies: Ongoing evaluation and procurement. $200000 savings by evaluating usage and modifying skin care supplies.
• NICU Leadership: 2 Managers, Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Leads, Nursing Care Assistants, and non-clinical employees. NICU Committee Co Chair with Medical Director, annual strategic and operational project plans.
• Performance Improvement: Vermont Oxford Database. Coordination of multiple PI and research initiatives. Oversight for patient safety, event trending, risk management, and root cause analysis.
• Infection Prevention: Development of CLABSI bundle and achievement of no line infections for 365 days.
• Finance: Responsible for operational, labor, and capital budgets. 11-15 FTE improvement in productivity with indirect work hours redesign.
• Human Resources: Responsible for all aspects of recruitment/retention, professional development. Development of department culture improvement plan with Tier improvement results. Development of employee recognition program. Coordination with Duke School of Nursing.
• Information Technology: Design and implementation of EPIC electronic medical record.
• Magnet Facility: Restructuring and improvement of unit based Nursing Council

• Responsible for leading all organization compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Expertise with monitoring and evaluating actions necessary to comply with existing and new regulations, standards, and accreditation requirements.
• Direct liaison to external regulatory and accreditation agency representatives.
• Designed and implemented organization continuous readiness strategies.
• Responsible for managing all on-site agency visits and surveys.
• Responsible for leading initiatives and action plans to correct regulatory deficiencies.
• Responsible for all written and verbal reporting to external agencies, including actions plans and appeals.
• Internal consultant to all departments to provide clarity regarding standard and regulation interpretation.
• Organization presentations regarding regulatory and accreditation changes and action plans.
• Chair of organization’s Regulatory Compliance Committee.

• Responsibilities as described above with TriHealth.
• Experience with coordinating outside consulting firms for performance improvement initiatives.
• Project management and team coordination for survey finding resolutions

• Responsibilities as described above with TriHealth

• Level III NICU and Spina Bifida Program.
• Advance practice nursing in 50-bed Neonatal ICU, Spina Bifida and Cerebral Palsy Clinics.
• Consultant to school systems to assist with neuropsychological diagnostic evaluations.
• Community liaison i.e.
• Indiana Folic Acid Council, Spina Bifida Association Board Member, and Wheelchair basketball.

• Advance practice nursing and manager in 23-bed Special Care Nursery and Delivery Rooms.
• Responsible for all aspect of Neonatal ICU Nursing
• Responsible for operational, labor, and capital budgets.
• Georgia state Newborn Metabolic Screening Program coordinator for system.
• Lead Women and Children's NICU department decision, construction, and go live in new facility.
• Responsible for corporate merger of Women and Children's services into one location.

• 21 Bed Level III NICU
• Program Development: Responsible for program development from Level II NICU to Level III. Involved construction and development of new NICU department. Also included procurement of appropriate equipment and training of all staff for the increase in Level of Care.
• Finance: Responsible for operational, labor, and capital budgets.
• Human Resources: Responsible for all aspects of recruitment/retention, position control, staffing, and staff professional development.
• Patient Care: Responsible for authoring and developing all new policies for Level III care.
• Equipment: Responsible for selection and procurement of all new equipment for Level III NICU.

• Responsible for the March of Dimes state perinatal education program.
• Planned and coordinated all aspects of perinatal education programs for Indiana hospitals.
• Lecturer for perinatal education programs.
• Responsible for grant administration and renewal.
• Staff/transport RN Level IV NICU.

• Level IV NICU staff registered nurse.
• NICU transport team member.

Staff RN Post Surgical Urology.