- High-Intensity Interval Training
- Passionate about balancing physical health with mental and emotional wellness
Renee M. Sanchez, MS, RN, NE-BC
Rockville Centre,NY
Summary
An energetic and innovative healthcare leader with over 10 years of progressive leadership experience as Director, Nurse Manager, and Nurse Coordinator within not-for-profit organizations in a health system. Proven success in cultural transformation with services of varying complexity. Experience with professional development and operational excellence, and national recognition platforms including Leap Frog and CMS Stars. Active involvement on a regional/national/international level in healthcare to promote the professional image of Northwell Health. Knowledgeable Nurse Director with excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities demonstrated across a 20-year career history. Offers a blend of compassion and strong leadership potential. Ready to learn and grow within the healthcare setting, bringing the ability to grasp complex medical concepts and apply clinical skills effectively in patient care and team management. Prepared to utilize and further develop patient care and clinical assessment skills in a nurse executive role.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interim Director, Nursing Professional Development
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
07.2024 - Current
- Directed strategic initiatives to drive organizational growth and innovation.
- Transformed organizational culture to embrace continuous improvement, leading by example and mentoring teams.
- Leader of nursing education and professional development
- Lead nursing evidence based practice and nursing research studies
- Oversite over nurse fellowship and residency programs
- Oversite of Nurse Mentorship Program
- PTAP Certification site
Director Patient Care Services
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
06.2021 - Current
- Magnet Program, Nursing Quality and Nursing Staffing Office
- Creates and attains a shared vision and successfully manage change to implement the Patient Care Services and organizations’ strategic plan and achieve top level outcomes
- Led the planning, coordinating, and evaluation of Nursing ANCC Magnet designation
- Worked collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to create a culture where nurses and nurse practitioners are involved in professional practice decisions
- Developed and led multidisciplinary teams to incorporating Magnet standards
- Performed gap analysis and action plans for Magnet designation
- Collaborated with nursing leadership and clinical nurses on identify opportunities related to creating cultures of excellence
- Responsible for the fiscal, clinical, facilities, administrative management and regulatory compliance across all roles and departments
- Develops business strategy in collaboration with all leadership on established metrics and action plans for all services to achieve organizational goals
- Ensuring the safe, effective, high-quality, patient-centered care throughout the organization
- Creates a healthy professional work environment predicated on integrity, respect, shared decision-making, and lifelong learning and influences a professional model that is patient centric and collaborative
- Impacts healthcare professions, advocating for policies that promote the employees and organization at a local, regional, and national level
- Lead role in strategic planning related to nursing and leadership preparation and advancement across organization
- Responsibilities include fiscal, human resource management, quality, and the patient experience
- Improved unit performance in Nurse Sensitive Indicators (CLABSI, CAUTI, Falls, and Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers), excess day reduction and enhancing the patient experience while increasing nurse satisfaction, exceeding the NDNQI mean RN satisfaction scores of Magnet Hospitals
- Led the hospital wide initiative to decease patient falls and falls with injury resulting in a 50% reduction of falls in a 12 month period
- Led the hospital wide initiative to decrease hospital wide acquired pressure injuries stage II and above by 75% in a 12 month period
- Participated in Mission Zero campaign of proactive interdisciplinary rounding to decrease hospital acquired infections (HAIs), resulting in a reduction to zero from 5 cases the prior year
- Developed and implemented the Nursing Professional Practice Model for LIJVS
- Developed and implemented shared governance structures and handbook for LIJVS
- Developed and implemented standardized Magnet Boards for each nursing unit
- Chair of the Nursing Quality Council, Women Empowered (WE) BERG, and Nursing Empowerment and Connections Council
- Implemented and Led the first DAISY Program for Extraordinary Nurses at LIJVS
- Implemented and led the first Caring Heart Program for Extraordinary Ancillary staff at LIJVS.
- Developed high-performing teams for successful achievement of organizational goals.
- Fostered collaborative culture by promoting teamwork and open communication.
- Boosted employee morale with effective leadership and motivational strategies.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
Adjunct Professor
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
05.2014 - Current
- Performed the functions of educator, lecturer, leader, consultant, and in area of expertise
- Maintained visible clinical presence and adhered to regulatory body and agency standards.
Nurse Manager, COVID Stepdown and ICU Units
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
04.2020 - 06.2021
- Opened and created staffing models, patient care guidelines, and management to open and lead 2 inpatient and 1 critical care COVID-19 units
- Clinical leader to registered nurses, patient care associates, patient care service facilitators, behavioral health nurses, preoperative nurses and telemetry technicians
- Collaborated with attending physicians, hospitalists, intensive care attending physicians, resident physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to manage and care for COVID-19 patients during the pandemic
- Successfully directed change management during institutional transitions including unit closures and staff repurposing with minimal disruption of operations, staff morale or quality.
Nurse Manager, Pediatric Intermediate Care
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2017 - 06.2021
- Clinical and administrative oversight with 24/7 responsibility for the care of pediatric patients in pre-surgical, post-operative, and in-patient units.
- Clinical leader to registered nurses, patient care associates, patient care service facilitators, and child life specialists.
- Collaborated with pediatric attending physician hospitalists, pediatric intensive care attending physicians, resident physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
- Managed a nursing team that cared for patients come from all over the world to have unique specialty surgical interventions that consist of venous, arterial, and lymphatic malformations, mandibular osteotomoty, ear microtias, cleft lip and cleft palate, VEEG, tracheotomies, scoliosis repair, thoracic and orthro interventions, top hip replacements, patients requiring telemetry, PCAs, surgical
- and medical interventions as well as emergency admissions such as asthmatics, trauma, and respiratory patients.
- Implemented intermediate care in 2018
- Increased nursing certification rates from 50% to 90%
- The only pediatric unit at Northwell Health system to have eICU.
- Ensured the safe, effective, high-quality, and patient-centered care.
- Creates a healthy professional work environment predicated on integrity, respect, shared decision-making, and lifelong learning and influences a professional practice model that is patient centric and collaborative.
- Impacts healthcare professions, advocating for policies that promote the employees and organization.
- Leader for Magnet® recognition as a core writer for document submission, facilitator for nursing excellence throughout the organization.
- Chair of the Nursing Recognition Council for LHH.
- Created an annual graduation ceremony to recognize recent nursing graduates at the Manhattan region Northwell Health sites
- Facilitator for Nursing Leadership Courses for organization, certification through DDI.
- Site facilitator for Northwell Health Nurse Mentorship Program for Manhattan region.
- Maintained Zero HAIs, Falls, and HAPIs for over 4+ years.
- Tier 1 Leader for staff engagement for 4 years.
- DAISY Nurse Leader Recipient 2021
Nurse Manager Maternal Child Health
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2014 - 09.2017
- Labor and Delivery, High Risk Antepartum, and Postpartum Units and Obstetrical Resource Team, Clinical and administrative oversight with 24/7 responsibility for the labor and delivery suite, that delivers over 4500 deliveries a year
- The department includes labor and delivery, triage, post anesthesia recovery, operating suite and maternal fetal special care for high risk post partum and ante partum patients
- Oversaw and managed assistant nurse managers, informatics and quality nurses, registered nurses, nursing assistants, surgical scrub technicians, unit ward clerks and the Obstetrical Resource Team of nurses and nursing assistants
- Experienced in fetal monitoring interpretation, patient triage/assessment, administration of medications, Telemetry monitoring, phlebotomy, IV insertion, vital signs monitoring, PCA pumps, PICC Line, A-Line management, epidural infusions, Alaris pumps, and blood product administration
- Collaborated with physicians, residents, medical students, patients and family on treatment plans
- Trained to carry out the responsibilities of a resource role within the unit, working together with director of Maternal Child Health and other leaders to foster a safe working environment and deliver high quality patient care
- Responsible for the fiscal, clinical, administrative management and regulatory compliance for patient care services in Maternal Child Health
- Ensuring the safe, effective, high-quality, patient-centered, nursing care throughout the health care organization
- Increased nurse engagement and satisfaction scores by 50%.
Pediatric and Neonatal Emergency Transport Coordinator
New York University Langone Medical Center
09.2012 - 09.2014
- Clinical and administrative oversight with 24/7 responsibility for the Pediatric Transport Team for all of Pediatric Services at NYULMC.
- Practiced closely with other nurse managers, nurse administration, medical directors and critical care nurses throughout Children's Services at NYULMC to promote, advance, and build NYC's leading neonatal and pediatric emergency transport team.
- Developed the entire formal nurse run emergency transport program and orientation and workflow for critically trained nurses that transport critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients throughout the tri-state area to NYULMC.
- Based on the statistics gathered, the program I developed has doubled per year in the total number and critical status and acuity of patient transports for escalation of care to NYULMC from January 2013-January 2014.
- Developed a formal welcome brochure for patients and families and created an official website for the program.
- Developed the first interdisciplinary teaching and training for neonatal and pediatric emergency transport in New York City at the NY Simulation Center.
Senior Nurse Clinician
New York University Langone Medical Center
07.2011 - 04.2012
- Led and opened the new Congenital Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in 2011
- Trained and precepted nurses to care for patients with congenital heart lesions and abnormalities
- Cared for patients’ ages ranging from newborns to patients of eighteen years of age who are admitted post-operative with surgical repairs of congenial heart disease
- Cared for patients who require conventional ventilator support, CPAP, BiPAP, Nitrogen Oxide, vassoactives, inotropics, analgesic and cardiac drips
- ICP and EEG monitoring
- Core charge nurse, preceptor and mentor to all nurses in the department
- Practiced closely and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team consisting of Nurse Practitioners, Pediatric Intensivists, House Officers, Respiratory Therapists, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Child Life Specialists, Social Workers and Nutritionists to provide holistic nursing care for the pediatric intensive care patient
- Implemented a formal mentoring program for bedside nurses
- Educated nurses on proper care for pacing wires, pacemakers, and patients with chest tubes
- Wrote and implemented the unit standards for both
- Implemented a shift report sheet and system to help the work flow for the patient care technicians
- Trained to float and perform the duties needed to care for patients in the Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Step-down and General Care units.
Nurse Clinician
New York University Langone Medical Center
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Performed the role as a charge and bedside nurse to critically ill pediatric patients post neurosurgery needing epilepsy monitoring, cranial facial reconstruction, complex orthopedic surgery, general pediatric surgery, unstable oncology patients and pediatric medical patients requiring specialized care in an intensive care setting
- Floated to care for patients Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Step-down and General Care units.
Delegate
Michigan Nurses Association
10.2005 - 07.2010
- Served as a delegate and voted on issues concerning nurses in the entire state of Michigan
- Attended the Michigan Nurses Association Convention held every year and met other nurses from all over the state of Michigan to discuss through established quorums on issues concerning the nursing profession across the state of Michigan.
Nurse Clinician
University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital
08.2003 - 07.2010
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
- Perform in the role as charge nurse in a 15 bed pediatric cardio-thoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTU)
- Ensured proper nursing staffing and safe patient assignments taking into the account the RNs skill level and patient acuity
- Accommodated unplanned and planned admissions, including post-op cardio-thoracic surgical patients into the PCTU
- Act as a resource to other RNs on the unit
- Constant communication with the physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse manager, respiratory therapists, social work, charge RNs on other units to ensure proper care was provided to all the PCTU patients
- Educational Research Council Chair and a member of the Operational Coordinating Council leadership team
- Through these groups I enabled staff in Mott to obtain CEUs for the review and preparation of the Pediatric Critical Care Credentialing exam
- I also scheduled and conducted nursing rounds, redeveloped our units orientation and preceptor program
- Developed and implemented the first unit based mentoring program, in Mott, for the new nurses and current nurses within the PCTU
- Preceptor to new RNs to the PCTU, acted in the role as a preceptor to student nurses and student nurse externs
- I was often asked to be host to RNs and future RNs who wish to job shadow
- Acted as a primary nurse to patients in the PCTU
- I have conducted as well as organized team meetings, between the patient’s nursing care team and with that patients other health care team
- Conducted team meeting between the patient’s family and their nursing and other health care team members
- Developed a tool for charge nurses to use when making patient assignments to see what “experience needs” each mentee or new employee off of orientation desires or still needs experience with
- Participated on the PCTU unit’s board to interview new staff to the PCTU
- Super User for computerized charting and orders system, Care-link
- Trained further in Care-Link to be the liaison and resource to other RNs for Care-Link hospital wide implantation for training questions, help and guidance
- Trained to be a preceptor for pulling central and arterial lines
- Experienced in caring for patients who require conventional ventilator support
- Care for patients on CPAP, BiPAP, Nitrogen Oxide, Nitric Oxidide, vassoactives, inotropics, analgesic and cardiac drips
- Experienced in caring for patients with LVAD’s such as the DeBakey, Thoratec and the Berlin Heart, patients on CRRT, peritoneal dialysis, ECMO, cardiac lines (right atrium and left atrium), arterial lines and central lines, chest tubes, external and internal pacemakers, ICP’s
- Experienced with cannulating and decannulating patients on ECMO, performing emergency sternotomies, chest explorations and chest closures at bedside
- Led the implementation of the University of Michigan Medical Center Nursing Clinical Ladder Program organizational wide for all nurses
- Union delegate for Pediatrics for the University for Michigan Professional Nursing Union.
Home Care Nurse, Pediatrics
Michigan Visiting Care
07.2008 - 11.2009
- Per diem nurse in the home setting for pediatric patients with tracheotomies and on home ventilators
- These patients may also have to be GT or NG fed
- Assisted the patients and their families with patient specific nursing care and well as assess for safety needs within the home necessary to patient.
Hospice Nurse, Adults
Health Care Innovations
05.2008 - 05.2009
- Provided holistic individualized nursing care to adult hospice patients in an inpatient skilled nursing Center
Charge Nurse, Pediatric Moderate Care Unit
University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital
08.2003 - 11.2006
- In a 15 bed pediatric cardio-thoracic step general unit and in a 6 bed Moderate Care, (MCA) step down ICU
- While in this role, maintained a full patient assignment, as well as ensured proper RN staffing and organized safe assignments for other RNs
- Constant communication and collaboration with the physicians, other charge RNs in the hospital and nursing supervisor and manager to maintain quality care for all the patients on 5 East Mott/MCA
- Preceptor for new RNs and student RNs on 5 East Mott/MCA
- I also acted as a host to RNs and Student RNs who wanted to job shadow our floor
- Update our current educational videos on congestive heart failure and nasogastric tubes
- Conducted a survey with nurses and patient’s family to what they thought was needed and or missing in our educational videos
- Wrote a proposal, obtained funding, updated, redesigned and refilmed the educational videos for nasogastric tubes and congestive heart failure for the Michigan Congenital Heart Center
- Cared for pediatric patients with congenital heart disorders
- Most patients were postoperative surgical patients while others were awaiting surgery
- Patients ranged from premature infants to adults
- Staffed in Moderate Care step down ICU
- Cared for pediatric cardiology patients as well as non cardiology patients on sedation and analgesic drips as well as Milrinone, Amiodarone and prostaglandins, ICP monitors, glucose tolerance tests, arterial lines, central lines, Ph Probes, sleep study, isolation, LVAD’s such as the Thoratec and The Debakey, pacemaker (internal and external), pre-op and post-op cath patients, DKA’s, telemetry and other specialized procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
New York University
New York City, NY05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI05.2003
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12.1999
Skills
- Team leadership
- Clinical expertise
- Healthcare management
- Patient care
- Budget planning
- Staff leadership
Certification
- Board Nurse Executive NE-BC
Accomplishments
- Presidents Award North Health- Extraordinary Impact and Building Belonging for Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee-5/2023
- Distinction In Leadership Award, Leader of the Year, Lenox Hill Hospital, Nurses Week- 5/2021
- Event of the Year Award, Chief Nursing Officer Panel, New York University Alumni Council- 10/2021
Affiliations
- New York University Meyer's Alumni Board, 2022-Present
- New York University Meyers Nursing Administration Alumni Advisory Council, Founder and Chair 2014-Present
- Sigma Theta Tau, 2003-Present
- American Nurses Association (ANA), 2003-Present
- American Nurses Association New York (ANA-NY), 2010-Present
- Nursing Engagement and Recognition Committee, 2024-Present
- Greater New York Nassau Suffolk Organization for Nursing Leadership (GNYNSONL), Program Committee 2023-Present
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), 2021-Present
- Michigan Nurses Association (MNA), 2003-Present
- Michigan State University Alumni Association, 2023-Present
- ANCC Magnet and Pathway Abstract Reviewer, 2022-Present
Professional Presentations
12/02/2020-Virtual Panel Presentation Moderator. “Healthcare Heroes Panel Discussion COVID-19”, Lenox Hill Hospital. New York City, NY
12/03/2020-Virtual CNO Panel Bring Back Discussion; “Leadership Lessons Learned During a Pandemic”. NYU Meyer College of Nursing Alumni Advisory program.
02/05/2020- Panel Discussion; “Pearls of Wisdom for Proven Nurse Leaders.” NYU Meyer College of Nursing Alumni Advisory program. New York City, NY.
09/05/2022- Nurse Leader Panelist; “Healthcare Heroes Panel Discussion”, 6th Annual Asia Healthcare virtual event, Asia.
02/2023- Nurse Leader Moderator. CNO Panel NYU Meyer College of Nursing Alumni Advisory program. New York City, NY.
01/29/2024- CNO Panel Discussion Moderator NYU Meyer College of Nursing Alumni Advisory program. New York City, NY.
Publications
Sanchez, R., Smith, E., & O’Flaherty, D. (2020). Supporting nurses when patients die
during a disaster: What leaders can do. American Nurse.
Interests
Timeline
Interim Director, Nursing Professional Development
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
07.2024 - Current
Director Patient Care Services
Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
06.2021 - Current
Nurse Manager, COVID Stepdown and ICU Units
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
04.2020 - 06.2021
Nurse Manager, Pediatric Intermediate Care
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2017 - 06.2021
Nurse Manager Maternal Child Health
Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
09.2014 - 09.2017
Adjunct Professor
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
05.2014 - Current
Pediatric and Neonatal Emergency Transport Coordinator
New York University Langone Medical Center
09.2012 - 09.2014
Senior Nurse Clinician
New York University Langone Medical Center
07.2011 - 04.2012
Nurse Clinician
New York University Langone Medical Center
07.2010 - 06.2011
Home Care Nurse, Pediatrics
Michigan Visiting Care
07.2008 - 11.2009
Hospice Nurse, Adults
Health Care Innovations
05.2008 - 05.2009
Delegate
Michigan Nurses Association
10.2005 - 07.2010
Nurse Clinician
University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital
08.2003 - 07.2010
Charge Nurse, Pediatric Moderate Care Unit
University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital
08.2003 - 11.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Michigan State University
- Board Nurse Executive NE-BC
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
New York University
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