Sharon Prawl
Rosedale,NY
Summary
Goal-driven Healthcare Administration professional with 18 years of progressive in nursing leadership experience from Assistant Nurse Manage, Nurse Manger, Associate Director and Director level nonprofit organization in a health system. Well-versed in recruiting, training and managing employees to provide exceptional patient care services. Proven success in retaining novice nurses through monthly meeting with new nurse and adding their concerns in real time. Progressive experience in developing new leaders for three years with a zero attrition rate out of twenty two. Highly organized and hardworking with excellent planning and program management skills. Licensed in New York State.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director of Nursing
Health And Hospital: Jacobi Medical Center
03.2020 - Current
- Responsible for the clinical and administrative management of Medical-Surgical Departments, including Oncology (inpatient and outpatient), Dialysis, Seven Med Surg units, and five Critical Care units in a 457-bed hospital. Planned, coordinate, and directed activities of assigned Clinical Nursing Services for a total of 464 nursing staff to ensure adequate department management and quality of patient care in compliance with regulatory requirements and established standards of care. Participates in performance improvement and research activities; maintains professional practice standards while demonstrating leadership and management skills.Deployed new credentialing, growth, and service line opportunities to advance nurse education and thought leadership.
- Determined key measures for program success and implemented reporting metrics to assess and report every month.
- Spearheaded nursing staff recruitment and retention initiatives to maintain staffing levels.
- Developed nurse management staff to meet maximum operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Submitted referrals and recommendations based on findings of health assessments and coordinated patient care and services.
- Liaised with senior management to implement quality auditing, reporting, and control monitoring.
- Prepared and monitored salary and operational budget to reduce non-productive use of employee time, supplies and equipment.
- Aligned program resources with patient care strategies through innovative and strategic goals designed to grow business.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Associate Director of Nursing
Health And Hospitals; Jacobi Medical Center
04.2018 - Current
- In collaboration with the director of nursing, assume oversight of 14 nurse educators at the Assistant Director of Nursing level for all clinical areas (Critical Care, Med Surg, Behavioral Health Service, Out Patient Department, Women's Health Service, children's; NICU<, PICU, Peds, and Emergency Department). Cover all clinical areas in the absence of the service clinical educator. I liaised with senior management to implement quality auditing, reporting, and control monitoring.
- I spearheaded nursing staff recruitment and retention initiatives and was able to retain 86 nurses over three years through monthly meetings with novice nurses providing opportunities to address their concerns while coaching and mentoring to ade a smooth transition into practice.
- Submitted referrals and recommendations based on findings of health assessments and coordinated patient care and services.
- Aligned program resources with patient care strategies through innovative and strategic goals designed to grow business
- Strategically positioned leadership level to influence decision-making among other stakeholders, including health care organization’s governing body, senior leaders, and clinical leaders.
- Direct oversight of Nursing Education and Professional Development, Allied Health Education, Clinical Transformation, Nursing Affiliation, and Educational Planning activities.
- Responsibilities include budget preparation, departmental staff development, orientation programs, ongoing competency development, clinical transformation roll-outs, and professional growth of the team.
- Worked with senior administration to develop a professional practice model and implement a collaborative care council structure, conducting quarterly Leadership Workshop for Supervisor of Nursing, Head Nurse, and Assistant Head Hurse. A total of 10 workshops were completed with a focus on Pathway to Excellence, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency Program, and Continued Professional Development and Professional Growth.
- In collaboration with the service leaders and nurse educators, develop evidence-based topics for presentation at monthly Nursing Grand Rounds. A total of 18 Grand Rounds presentations have been completed over the past three years.
- Maintains Jacobi certification status to distribute Nursing Continuing Education credit for three years through Pennsylvania State Nursing Association.
- Successfully oriented and mentor a total of seven Assistant Director of Nursing, two Supervisor of Nursing, 15 Head Nurses, and five Assistant Head Nurses for the past three years.
Adjunct Faculty Nursing Clinical Instructor
Adelphi University, School Of Nursing And Public H
01.2018 - Current
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices.
- Coordinated with clinicians to develop and coordinate student assignments.
- Trained 40 students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of course objectives.
Patient Care Manager/Administrator on Duty
Bronx Care Medical Center
07.2015 - Current
- Responsible for the overall operation of the institution on the off tour, holidays, and weekends (Administration on Duty). Responsible for planning, implementing, organizing, and evaluating all services of the Nursing Department.
- Responsible for monitoring appropriate job performance and completion of evaluations and coaching of staff.
- Supports mission to provide the highest quality care by complying with regulatory guidelines and ensure that daily operational procedures and standards are maintained in accordance with established facility standards.
- Monitor patient flow and ED dwell time to improve hospital throughput, increase inpatient bed utilization, reduce patient, or bed turnaround delays.
- Collaborate with other departments to improve patient transport to diagnostic and treatment areas and monitor total weekend and tours OR Code utilization. Oversight of transfer of patient to ensures appropriate hand-off endorsement is completed.
- Monitor diversion of the emergency department and Labor & delivery service and collaborate with off tour surgical team to facilitate emergency Peri-operative cases.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Nursing Supervisor/Administrator on Duty
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
11.2016 - 07.2020
- Provided and integrated clinical leadership and management of all patient care areas during on the off tour consistent with the philosophy and goals of the institution, Departments of Nursing, and clinical service; sustains an environment of excellence in patient/family service, growth and development of staff, and application of evidenced-based practice. Maintain effective interactions with patients and families and ensure that patients concerns are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
- Allocated services and resources to improve and maintain services and enhance productivity in the nursing department.
- Developed strategies to maximize revenue, control expenses and improve performance goals of the nursing department.
- Troubleshot employee concerns and recommended corrective actions to resolve issues.
- Evaluated operational practices and identified improvement opportunities to develop revisions for systems and procedures.
Patient Care Director
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2018
- Communicated with healthcare providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Manage the all aspects and daily operations of Step-down and Surgical/Telemetry Units. Maintain an autonomous environment that inspires nurses to reach their full potential.
- Assume responsibility for unit's fiscal performance, interviewing and selecting of staff, resource allocation, scheduling, staff evaluation and patient care delivery on a 24-hour basis.
- Mentor and evaluate over 80 FTEs and inspire their continued professional growth. Regularly assess unit operations and identify process improvement to enhance the patient’s experience.
- Participated in team meetings and trainings to stay updated on best practices and new developments in care management.
- Spearheaded the Quality Improvement projects (QIP) of a new Telemetry monitoring system and successfully trained 102 register nurses, four licensed practical nurses and 26 patient care technicians on the Telemetry, Cardiac Rehab, Ventilator and Traumatic Brain injury unit.
- Able to achieve 80% certification rate on the nurses in the Telemetry unit and 60% success rate in the Step=down unit.
- Able to improve Press Geany scores by 15% on communication with nurses and nurse listen to my needs in the 3 quarter of 2018 through continued rounding and implementation of 5- minutes sit-down by all staff.
Interim Director of Nursing
Interfaith Medical Center
06.2012 - 07.2015
- Responsible for the day to day operations of the Pulmonary Step-Down, Medical Surgical and Pediatrics units and coordinating and integrating services within the department and with other departments. Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support those services.
- In conjunction with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), develop staffing standards to provide appropriate levels of patient care.
- Responsible for interviewing/hiring of all nursing personnel in the department, ensuring that each staff completes the unit- based orientation within the expected time frame.
- Provide cross coverage to ICU, OR, Cardiac Cath, and Emergency Room in the absence of the Director.
- Spearheaded the successful implementation of Nursing Bedside Handoff report, Nurse to Tech report, and rounding with Physicians throughout the Acute Care and Pediatric care services.
- Promoted positive work environment and relationship building with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Developed and Implemented; Admission Criteria for the Telemetry Cardiology and Pulmonary Step-Down Unit, the Job Description Competency checklist and Annual Performance for the Nurses, Patient Care Technicians and Telemetry Tech/Scope Watcher.
- In partnership with hospital security, patient relations and quality established and implement Pediatrics Visitation Policy/Guidelines.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Supported and facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
Assistant Nurse Manager, Pulmonary Step-Down
NYU Langone Health- Tisch Hospital
01.2004 - 07.2011
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
- Created work schedules for multiple shifts to confirm complete floor coverage.
- Kept organized records of facility's services and utilization of inpatient beds through daily meeting with admission department.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- Complete performance appraisals and meeting with staff to discuss corrective action.
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
NYU Rory Meyers School Of Nursing
01.2009 - 05.2010
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Contributed significantly to the quality of the assigned course content: by teaching the students correct medication administration and drug interaction, Care plan, and patient and family education. Met course coordinator and/or program director to discuss students’ progress.
- Prepared and utilized a course syllabus with weekly learning objectives, evaluated students' progress and provided midterm, and final evaluations.
Staff Nurse, Long Term Care Facility
Holy Family Home
07.2003 - 10.2005
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, subcutanious, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Trained new nurses and licensed practical nurses on Nursing Home's policies and procedures, patient care protocol and patient interventions.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Performed admission on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Performed the role as the House Supervisors in the absence of the regular supervisor; coordinate activities of the nursing personnel in the nursing home by planning unit assignment and ensuring that patient care needs are met.
Education
No Degree - General Education (Prerequisites For Nursing)
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY05.1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Long Island University, Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY05.2003
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
NYU Rory Meyers School of Nursing
New York, NY05.2009
Ph.D. - Nursing Science
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY05.2026
Skills
- Facility Oversight
- Admission Procedures
- Administrative Staff Supervision
- Best Practices & Standards and Nursing Protocol
- Nursing Operations Management, Leadership Development, and Patient Flow
- Establish Policies
- Exit Interviews
- Employee Performance Management System & Corrective Action Plans
- Coaching Leadership
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Nursing Research
- Federal Guidelines and Regulatory
Affiliations
- New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
- Greater New York Black Nurses Association.
Timeline
Associate Director of Nursing
Health And Hospital: Jacobi Medical Center
03.2020 - Current
Associate Director of Nursing
Health And Hospitals; Jacobi Medical Center
04.2018 - Current
Adjunct Faculty Nursing Clinical Instructor
Adelphi University, School Of Nursing And Public H
01.2018 - Current
Nursing Supervisor/Administrator on Duty
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
11.2016 - 07.2020
Patient Care Manager/Administrator on Duty
Bronx Care Medical Center
07.2015 - Current
Patient Care Director
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
03.2015 - 03.2018
Interim Director of Nursing
Interfaith Medical Center
06.2012 - 07.2015
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
NYU Rory Meyers School Of Nursing
01.2009 - 05.2010
Assistant Nurse Manager, Pulmonary Step-Down
NYU Langone Health- Tisch Hospital
01.2004 - 07.2011
Staff Nurse, Long Term Care Facility
Holy Family Home
07.2003 - 10.2005
No Degree - General Education (Prerequisites For Nursing)
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Long Island University, Brooklyn
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
NYU Rory Meyers School of Nursing
Ph.D. - Nursing Science
Adelphi University
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