Ryan Murphy, RN, MSN
Houston,TX
Summary
Dedicated nurse leader with 26 years of successful experience in critical care/transplant nursing and nursing leadership. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to efficient functioning teams. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager-Heart, Lung Transplant, MCS
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
- Responsible for daily clinical operations of Heart and Lung transplant program as well as robust LVAD program in addition to a 7 room outpatient, hospital-based lung transplant/advanced lung disease clinic
- Provide direct oversight to both inpatient and outpatient transplant coordinators, navigators, social workers and exercise physiologists for a total of 30 FTE's
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Possess strong communication and organizational skills needed to lead a team and accomplish specific goals and meet quality metrics
- Work closely with physician leaders in department to assure that safe and efficient operational oversight is provided
- Collaborate with transplant leadership to on daily basis to address operational and patient care concerns and opportunities
- Possess ability to make critical decisions quickly and implement policies and procedures that ensure exceptional patient care and department operations.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Optimized resource allocation, effectively balancing priorities and managing competing demands.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
Program Manager-Liver Acquisition and Hepatology Services
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Responsible for daily clinical operations of a liver transplant program as well as a 20 room outpatient, hospital based clinic that had 16,500 patient visits in 2021
- Provide direct oversight to both inpatient and outpatient transplant coordinators, navigators, social workers and exercise physiologists
- Possess the strong communication and organizational skills needed to lead a team and accomplish specific goals and meet quality metrics
- Work closely with physician leaders in the department to assure that safe and efficient operational oversight is provided
- Collaborate with transplant leadership to on a daily basis to address operational and patient care concerns and opportunities
- Possess the ability to make critical decisions quickly and implement policies and procedures that ensure exceptional patient care and department operations.
Staff Nurse/Overall Charge Nurse Cardiovascular Critical Care
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
02.2009 - 12.2021
- Responsible for day shift clinical operations of a 31-bed cardiovascular surgery, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support recovery ICU
- Unit leadership responsibilities include all aspects of staff scheduling, balancing of schedules, and assuring proper staffing levels for acuity, auditing and entry of required hospital and unit specific quality data and metrics
- Utilize long standing and close working relationships with unit leadership as well as leaders from other departments to assure patients are appropriately cared for and moved through the continuum of care within the hospital
- Collaborate with unit leaders, house administrators, and patient placement to admit and transfer patients within the system
- Many times, this requires critical thinking skills to accommodate emergency transfers into the unit from other hospital areas and outlying hospitals
- Established close, collegial working relationships with intensivists and surgeons, including surgeons in the kidney and liver transplant service
- Work closely with physician leaders in the unit to assure that safe patient care is provided
- Serve as clinical resource to nursing staff and can proficiently provide direct patient care to all patients within the department
- This includes liver, kidney, heart, and lung transplant patients as well as those requiring LVAD, Tandem Heart, Impella and ECMO support
- Possess the strong communication and organizational skills needed to lead a team and accomplish specific goals and meet quality metrics
- Possess keen knowledge of all aspects of the liver transplant process
- This is based on the number of years of experience with the patient population and close working relationship with the liver transplant surgery team.
RN III/Charge Nurse CV/Surgical ICU
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
10.2007 - 02.2009
- Responsible for primary care of post open heart and general surgery patients requiring critical care
- Acted as charge nurse on a regular basis and directed patient care and flow throughout the hospital out of the CVICU
- Worked as House Administrator on a PRN basis.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing, Leadership in Healthcare Systems -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2023
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ02.2022
Diploma, Nursing -
St. Luke's College
Sioux City, IA05.1997
Skills
- Medical Record Auditing
- Process Evaluation
- Employee Performance
- Resource Allocation
- Policy Development
- Patient Management
- Staff Management
- Patient Flow Management
- Effective Communication
- Patient Care Standards
- Patient Assessments
- Task Delegation
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
Program Manager-Heart, Lung Transplant, MCS
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Program Manager-Liver Acquisition and Hepatology Services
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
12.2021 - 06.2023
Staff Nurse/Overall Charge Nurse Cardiovascular Critical Care
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
02.2009 - 12.2021
RN III/Charge Nurse CV/Surgical ICU
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
10.2007 - 02.2009
Master of Science in Nursing, Leadership in Healthcare Systems -
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Diploma, Nursing -
St. Luke's College
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