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RYAN CHRISTOPHER KAHL, RN MSN

Mechanicsville,VA

Summary

Highly motivated, patient-centered, experienced registered nurse leader. Experienced registered nurse with over a decade of experience in level one trauma nursing care, as well as, serving approximately six years as a nurse leader for medical surgical, progressive care, critical care, behavioral health, and inpatient rehabilitation nursing teams. Advanced skill working with diverse patient populations. Well-versed in Joint Commission standards and typical hospital procedures focused on maximizing patient safety and maintaining strict cost controls. Highly organized and proactive in managing patient needs. Looking to provide strategic nursing direction in the executive leadership role.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Critical Care Services

Parham Doctors Hospital
Henrico , VA
06.2023 - Current
  • Full Time employment (40+ hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill highlights: Managed the recruitment process for clinical staff in the critical care unit, interviewing candidates and making hiring decisions. Created and managed budgets for critical care services, including tracking expenses and identifying cost-savings opportunities. Conducted regular performance evaluations for critical care staff and provided feedback on areas for improvement. Coordinated with other departments to ensure that medical protocols were followed by all members of the healthcare team. Monitored patient outcomes within the critical care unit, analyzing data to identify trends or issues requiring attention. Provided training to new staff members on the proper use of equipment, safety protocols, and other relevant topics. Collaborated with physicians on patient treatment plans, ensuring that they meet established standards of quality care. Participated in interdisciplinary meetings to discuss patient cases and develop strategies for improved outcomes. Facilitated collaboration between nurses, physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, social workers, case managers, nutritionists, dietitians and other stakeholders in the delivery of critical care services. Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements related to the provision of critical care services. Reviewed patient records regularly to ensure accuracy of documentation regarding treatments provided.

Registered Nurse - Travel

Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women
Troy, VA
05.2023 - 06.2023
  • Full-Time employment (36 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill highlights: Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients. Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders. Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures. Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses. Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.

Hospital Clinical Educator

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Richmond, VA
12.2022 - 03.2023
  • Full-Time employment (40 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill highlights: Responsible for assessing the educational needs of the hospital staff, creating educational presentations, contacting vendors of supplies/equipment for educational inservices, and presenting educational inservices to hospital staff, responsible for conducting orientation for new hires within the nursing department, responsible for employee wellness (ie. new hire TB subcutaneous injections, flu shots, FIT testing, etc.)

Chief Nursing Officer

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Richmond, VA
01.2021 - 11.2022
  • Full-Time employment (40+ hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill highlights: Responsible for direct oversight of nursing department, responsible for direct oversight of the Hospital Dietitians, Respiratory Therapists, Wound Care Coordinator, Infection Control Coordinator, Hospital Clinical Educator, Nursing Supervisors, Nurse Manager, responsible for oversight of department budget, maintained correct number of staffers to meet budget parameters while promoting high levels of patient care, assessing current supplies and equipment, purchasing new supplies and equipment as needed, participating in numerous hospital based committees, ensuring key quality metrics are being met, in conjunction with Hospital Clinical Educator developing and providing educational opportunities, contributing to the professional development of staff nurses, ensuring staff are appropriately trained, interviewing and hiring staff, developing and maintaining departmental budgets, and ensuring evidence based practice is implemented, performing chart audits.

Nurse Manager

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Richmond, VA
07.2019 - 01.2021
  • Full-Time employment (40 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill highlights: Focused on quality metrics and process improvements to improve workflow of staff, Interview prospective employees, maintained employee attendance, implemented discharge folder process, created and implemented flex log and call out log, created and implemented Supervisor/Secretary Resource Guide, created and implemented Daily/Monthly Code Cart Checklist, helped maintain adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands, received and researched complaints from families, patients and clinical staff in order to resolve concerns to full satisfaction, helped floor nurses make care decisions by applying exceptional clinical judgment and knowledge of facility policies, kept close eye on department operations to maintain effective coverage of all needs, evaluated patients' needs and preferences to create and update treatment plans, managed medication dispensing and control, addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management, assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.

Registered Nurse - Travel

American Mobile Healthcare
San Diego, CA
01.2019 - 07.2019
  • Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, Virginia - Surgical Intermediate Care Unit
  • Full-Time employment (36 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill Highlights: Responsible for assessing the physical, mental, and spiritual status as well as the overall well-being of each patient, assisting patients in performing activities of daily living, responsible for admitting and discharging patients, responsible for patient/family teaching, foley catheter insertion and removal, inserting and removal of intravenous catheters, assessing and maintaining chest tubes, managing epicardial pacer wires, managing patients with trachs and well as those on bipap, dispensing of various medications, communicating with interdisciplinary team to provide quality care, responsible for performing post-mortem care, responsible for obtaining EKGs, performing Accuchecks, performing wound care, obtaining blood, urine, and respiratory cultures

Nurse Manager (Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit/Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit)

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Richmond, Virginia
07.2014 - 12.2018
  • Full-time employment (40 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill Highlights: Providing leadership and guidance to staff, evaluating performance of staff nurses, patient care technicians, and monitor technicians, providing feedback and mentoring, addressing any issues in order to promote productive and collaborative work environment, participating in numerous hospital based committees (ie. Policy and Procedure, Throughput, Critical Care, Medication Safety, Emergency Management, Environment of Care, Joint Commission Compliance, Quality Improvement Council), ensuring key quality metrics are being met, developing and providing educational opportunities, contributing to the professional development of staff nurses, ensuring staff are appropriately trained, interviewing and hiring staff, developing and maintaining departmental budgets, and ensuring evidence based practice is implemented

Registered Nurse (Nurse Staffing Office)

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Mechanicsville, Virginia
06.2009 - 07.2014
  • PRN employment (at least 12 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill Highlights: responsible for assisting patients in performing activities of daily living, responsible for admitting and discharging patients, responsible for patient/family teaching, foley catheter insertion and removal, inserting and removal of intravenous catheters,dispensing of various medications, communicating with interdisciplinary team to provide quality care, responsible for performing post-mortem care, responsible for obtaining EKGs, performing Accuchecks, obtaining blood, urine, and respiratory cultures.

Registered Nurse (Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit)

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia
07.2007 - 07.2014
  • Full-time employment (36 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse
  • Skill Highlights: Performing duties as a charge nurse, ensuring adequate staff is provided for the following shift, assessing colleague educational needs and performing education where needed, performing in the role as a preceptor/mentor, responsible for advocating on behalf of the patient, responsible for inserting nasogastric/orogastric feeding tubes, in charge of dressing changes for various wounds/incisions, responsible for obtaining central venous pressures, responsible for obtaining bladder pressures, working in conjunction with Respiratory Therapy to provide adequate ventilation to mechanically ventilated patients, responsible for performing continuous renal replacement therapy, obtaining arterial blood gases, responsible for providing blood transfusions, providing precise and accurate documentation, responsible for physical, neurological, and psychosocial assessments. Responsible for assisting MDs, RRTs, and Anesthesia during patient intubations, responsible for titrating intravenous vasopressor, antihypertensive, and antiarrhythmic drips, assist MDs with bedside procedures, i.e. placement of arterial lines, central lines, and sorensen placements

Registered Nurse (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)

CARILION CLINIC
Roanoke, Virginia
12.2006 - 07.2007
  • Full-time employment (36 hours/week)
  • Licensed Registered Nurse

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Walden University
02.2017

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Radford University
12.2006

Bachelor of Science - KINESIOLOGY

James Madison University
05.2003

Certification

Nurse Practitioner, Virginia (non-licensed)

Registered Nurse, Virginia

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Healthcare Partners Institute (HPI) Certified Safety Trainer, "Safety First Error-Prevention Techniques"

Clinical Projects

  • Throughput project (RCH)
  • Length of Stay (LOS) project (RCH)

Affiliations

  • American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Timeline

Director of Critical Care Services

Parham Doctors Hospital
06.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse - Travel

Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women
05.2023 - 06.2023

Hospital Clinical Educator

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - 03.2023

Chief Nursing Officer

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
01.2021 - 11.2022

Nurse Manager

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
07.2019 - 01.2021

Registered Nurse - Travel

American Mobile Healthcare
01.2019 - 07.2019

Nurse Manager (Intensive Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit/Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit)

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
07.2014 - 12.2018

Registered Nurse (Nurse Staffing Office)

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 07.2014

Registered Nurse (Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit)

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
07.2007 - 07.2014

Registered Nurse (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)

CARILION CLINIC
12.2006 - 07.2007

Master of Science - Nursing

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Radford University

Bachelor of Science - KINESIOLOGY

James Madison University

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