Sabrina Sassano
Fort Pierce,FL
Summary
Forward-thinking Healthcare Leader with demonstrated accomplishments transforming teams across multi level health care organizations. Adept at shaping the organizational future and vision by spearheading mission-critical initiatives, leading strategic development, personnel, budget development and oversight. Proficient at strengthening and streamlining healthcare programs to optimize patient outcomes. Trusted business partner and leader introducing value added programs, processes and procedures that catalyze change and catapult organizations to the next level of growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Administrator/Business Office Manager
Cleveland Clinic -Stuart Surgery Center/Endoscopy
06.2022 - Current
- Direct, coach and inspire 25 + employees of a busy endoscopy center
- Work in collaboration with the executive team and physicians to drive growth
- Increases case volume by 40% by building relationships and collaboration with key stakeholders
- Stimulate consistent revenue growth by maximizing billing and AP/AR functions
- Steered project management of supply chain overhaul that captured greater efficiency and salary savings of $25K annually
- Transitioned to new vendors to for equipment yielding $50k in savings
- Reinvigorated the culture by rebuilding the team and empowering employees
- Executed succession planning for team leads/charge nurses accomplishing a 75% promotion rate
- Led quality improvement studies for accreditation purposes (i.e
- Hand hygiene, turnover times etc.) Assisted with development of policy and procedures including clinical and safety impacting all employees
- Served as Risk Manager Designee/ Corporate Compliance Designee to drive compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements
- Foster a safety-first culture by executing safety initiatives and reducing negative patient outcomes
- Successfully deployed integration to EMR (Electronic Medical Record) from paper medical records Prepare/Attend quarterly governing board meetings with physicians and executive leadership.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Championed evidence-based practice implementation throughout the nursing department to enhance clinical decision-making capabilities.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Monitored quality indicators closely to identify areas for improvement in nursing practice consistently over time.
- Managed budgets and resource allocation for optimal departmental performance and cost-effective solutions.
- Maintained high employee retention rates by cultivating a positive work environment that fostered collaboration, trust, and mutual respect among colleagues.
Director of Nursing
Stuart Surgery Center
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Manage and supervise 25+ employees
- Oversee clinical operations to include personnel workflow, physicians, vendors, and reps
- Daily walk throughs to ensure AAAHC , AHCA and Life Safety guidelines for facility are being met
- Quality/Compliance/ Patient Safety committee member
- Manage pharmacy
- Manage scheduling/timesheets/ personnel time management to reduce overtime
- Manage materials management and inventory to reduce expenditures
- Facilitate patient transfers
- Assist administrator with preparing agendas, minutes for Governing Board, MEC and Corporate Compliance meetings.
Preop/PACU/Endoscopy Circulator & Relief Charge RN
Stuart Surgery Center
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Preoperative, Intraoperative and Postoperative care of ambulatory surgical patients
- Performed relief charge duties as needed (scheduling, workflow of floor)
- Maintain safe environment for all patients.
Endoscopy RN Circulator
Cleveland Clinic
10.2018 - 06.2022
- Provide direct patient care to endoscopy patients
- Facilitate intraoperative cases with documentation of case, specimens and implants
- Assist physicians, CRNA, GI Tech as requested
- Maintain safe environment for all patients.
Cardiac Stepdown RN
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
08.2018 - 03.2021
- Provided direct patient care to post CABG and cardiac patients
- Experienced in critical cardiac drips (Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, heparin)
- Prepped patients for procedures and surgery
- Precepted new RNs
- Maintain safe environment for all patients.
Endoscopy GI Tech
Martin Health Systems/Cleveland Clinic
04.2008 - 10.2018
- Provided patient care in endoscopy case
- Prepared endoscopy table
- Working knowledge of Olympus and Fugi scopes
- Proficient in Steris, Evotech and Medivator cleaning systems
- Assistant to physician in obtaining biopsy, polypectomy and advanced procedures including ERCP, food impactions, EUS and HET procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing -
Indian River State College
08.2024
Associate of Science - Nursing -
Keiser University
01.2018
Skills
- Executive Leadership
- Healthcare Initiatives
- Strategic Planning
- Clinical Performance
- Cultural Transformation
- Leadership Development
- Operational Workflows
- P & L/Budget Oversight
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Quality Assurance/Compliance
- Risk Management
- Patient Safety
- Cross Functional Collaboration
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- Telemetry Certified
- Multi State Compact License RN 9488725, State of Florida
References
Furnished upon request
Timeline
Nursing Administrator/Business Office Manager
Cleveland Clinic -Stuart Surgery Center/Endoscopy
06.2022 - Current
Director of Nursing
Stuart Surgery Center
05.2021 - 06.2022
Preop/PACU/Endoscopy Circulator & Relief Charge RN
Stuart Surgery Center
03.2019 - 05.2021
Endoscopy RN Circulator
Cleveland Clinic
10.2018 - 06.2022
Cardiac Stepdown RN
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
08.2018 - 03.2021
Endoscopy GI Tech
Martin Health Systems/Cleveland Clinic
04.2008 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing -
Indian River State College
Associate of Science - Nursing -
Keiser University
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