Robert C Abbadessa
Whitman,MA
Summary
Seasoned Clinical Nursing Coordinator with a robust history at South Shore Health System, demonstrating exceptional interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical leadership. Skilled in Epic and adept at healthcare personnel supervision, I've spearheaded initiatives improving patient care efficiency and satisfaction. My proactive approach and adaptability have significantly enhanced ED operational guidelines and patient outcomes.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nursing Coordinator
South Shore Health System
South Weymouth, MA
04.2014 - Current
- Work collaboratively with nurse managers, providers, and ancillary departments to maximize the safety and efficiency of patient care.
- The role includes being in charge of all scheduled shifts. Responsibilities include balancing staff assignments with skill levels, continuous rounding, working to ensure that patients are placed in the appropriate areas, and ensuring that staffing skills and expertise are assigned to high acuity/trauma.
- Work collaboratively with Bed-Flow facilitator ACCs, CNCs, and the Hospitalist service in order to prioritize evaluation for those admissions with higher acuity and pressing needs.
- Collaborate with ICU CNC and intensivists to alert potential admissions in the ED for early awareness, so ICU can manage staff appropriately to ensure patients are admitted efficiently.
- Troubleshooting issues, managing conflicts, and patient-related issues while mitigating potential problems and outcomes.
- Reallocate resources to areas throughout the ED as needed, while being aware of nurse/patient load and acuity, and being mindful of resources and fiscal responsibility.
- Receive, investigate, and follow up on STARRS reports, and aid the management team with assorted other work and tasks as needed.
- Complete purposeful leadership patient rounding to proactively speak with patients and discuss their perceptions and feelings on their ED visit.
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
12.1998 - Current
- Company Overview: Emergency Department/level-2 Trauma Center
- Cared for patients with broad ranging pathology and medical issues
- Patients include Trauma, ACS, COPD, End-Stage Renal failure, COPD, oncology, Cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, psychiatric and other medical emergencies
- 2008-2009: ED co-leader of the MS-2 project and redesign of ED process
- Worked collaboratively with outside consulting group, all disciplines at South Shore hospital and several other hospitals in order to identify metrics with impacted the efficiency of all ED processes and throughput while working to correct inefficiencies and streamline care
- Additionally, work was done to relocate/allocate Mid-level providers into a 'provider first' model to decrease door to provider time which leads to more time efficient care initiation, improve efficiency, improved outcomes and staff-patient satisfaction
- During this project, I also helped modify existing and write new, improved ED operational guidelines
Nurse
Memorial Medical Center
Savannah, USA
07.1998 - 12.2008
- Company Overview: Emergency/Level-1 Trauma center, Savannah Georgia
- Provided care to patients with diverse and complex medical pathology including but not limited to ACS/cardiac patients, COPD, End-Stage Renal disease, cardiac and respiratory failure patients, large population of sickle cell patients as well as psychiatric and Trauma patients
- Emergency/Level-1 Trauma center, Savannah Georgia
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
02.1997 - 07.1998
- Responsible for the care of a diverse range of patient pathology including but not limited to ACS, COPD, oncology, End-Stage Renal Failure, Cardiac, psychiatric, Respiratory and Trauma patients
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
08.1994 - 02.1997
- Pratt-4 South: Orthopedics/Medical Surgical unit
- Took care of mixed medical population with emphasis on acute orthopedic injuries in the pre and post-operative setting
- Additionally, Pratt 4 South was the primary location for caring for peritoneal dialysis population
Education
Paramedic Certificate Program -
Cape and Islands EMS
01.2001
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
01.1994
Skills
- Proficient with Epic
- Meditech
- Omnicell
- Clinical leadership
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Trauma nursing core course (TNCC)
- Pediatric emergency assessment, recognition and stabilization
- Ventilation support
- IV management
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Time management abilities
- Decision-making
- Healthcare personnel supervision
- Multitasking Abilities
- CPR certification
- Nonviolent crisis intervention (NVCI)
- Effective communication
Certification
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
- PHTLS
Degree
BSN, RN
Accomplishments
- 2023- Nomination for Transformational Leadership Award
Timeline
Clinical Nursing Coordinator
South Shore Health System
04.2014 - Current
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
12.1998 - Current
Nurse
Memorial Medical Center
07.1998 - 12.2008
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
02.1997 - 07.1998
Nurse
South Shore Hospital
08.1994 - 02.1997
Paramedic Certificate Program -
Cape and Islands EMS
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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