Sasha Macleod
Overland Park
Summary
Results-driven Clinical Nurse II with strengths in critical thinking and attention to detail. Known for enhancing team collaboration and streamlining processes that lead to measurable quality improvements in patient care.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse II
The University of Kansas Health System
05.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
- Assisted in the orientation of new nursing staff, promoting adherence to best practices and hospital policies.
- Implemented infection control measures, reducing risk of hospital-acquired infections among patients.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Co-chair of the Preceptor Council to help assist with the needs of the unit for preceptors and guide the new role of primary preceptor.
Administrative Assistant to Manager
The University of Kansas Health System
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Coordinated administrative operations to enhance departmental efficiency and workflow
- Managed scheduling and logistics for meetings, ensuring optimal resource allocation
- Developed and implemented office procedures to improve communication among team members
- Streamlined record-keeping systems, enhancing data accessibility and retrieval speed
- Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration on projects to achieve strategic goals
- Worked personally with Unit Educators to help with needed paperwork, data and materials were ready.
- Ran the SharePoint site for the unit.
Unit Secretary - Operating Room
The University of Kansas Health System
01.2015 - 04.2021
- Streamlined communication between departments, enhancing collaboration and reducing response times.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Maintained a clean, organized work environment for optimal efficiency in the delivery of patient care services.
- Maintained rapport with physicians, nurse,s and other healthcare personnel.
- Improved unit workflow by effectively prioritizing tasks and collaborating with team members to complete assignments in a timely manner.
- Input Staff assignments and Anesthesia assignments into O2
- Became a O2 superuser and has maintained that role
Unit Secretary - Pre/Post
University Of Kansas Health System
10.2011 - 01.2015
- Coordinated patient admissions, ensuring timely processing of paperwork and data entry.
- Communicated with healthcare professionals to facilitate patient care and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Implemented workflow improvements that enhanced document retrieval processes and reduced turnaround times.
- Monitored inventory of office supplies, ordering materials to maintain uninterrupted operations within the unit.
- Managed incoming calls and directed to appropriate department.
- Created new work flows and updated paperwork to maintain needed charges.
- Input all data for charges for all patients who were treated in pre and or post surgery care.
Maternal Surveillance Attendant
The University of Kansas Health System
08.2007 - 10.2011
- Collaborated with team members to improve overall service quality and guest experience.
- Provided excellent customer service to guests by promptly responding to inquiries and requests.
- Verifying identity of all visitors to the unit to ensure they were approved to be on the unit.
- Small tasks such as, creating bags and or packets to be handed out to our patients, data entry on nursing competencies and on class evaluation forms, calculating patient totals and average discharge times.
Teacher
Stony Point Christian School
08.2007 - 05.2011
- Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
- Implemented classroom management strategies to enhance student learning environments.
- Collaborated with colleagues to design interdisciplinary projects and assessments.
- Integrated technology tools to facilitate interactive learning experiences for students.
- Analyzed student performance data to identify areas for improvement and drive strategic initiatives.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University - College of Nursing
Chicago, IL12-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS05-2023
Skills
- Care planning
- Quality improvement
- Resource utilization
- Clinical judgment
- Patient examination
- Nurse training
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Coaching and mentoring
Timeline
Clinical Nurse II
The University of Kansas Health System
05.2023 - Current
Administrative Assistant to Manager
The University of Kansas Health System
04.2021 - 05.2023
Unit Secretary - Operating Room
The University of Kansas Health System
01.2015 - 04.2021
Unit Secretary - Pre/Post
University Of Kansas Health System
10.2011 - 01.2015
Maternal Surveillance Attendant
The University of Kansas Health System
08.2007 - 10.2011
Teacher
Stony Point Christian School
08.2007 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University - College of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College