SONYA F. WOOD-JOHNSON
Registered Nurse
Flourtown,PA
Summary
Highly motivated Doctoral Nurse, with a passion for innovation, education, quality, safety, and performance improvement. I am versatile, adaptable, with well-developed communication, interpersonal, and problem solving skills. I am transformational leader with the ability to lead teams, drive positive change and performance excellence.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Clinical Instructor
Eastern University, Chester County Hospital
Chester, PA
09.2022 - Current
- Directs, manages and evaluates student learning in the clinical setting
- Evaluates the student's development of clinical reasoning skills
- Directly observes and guides students' learning activities with preceptors
- Serves as a resource to student's educational opportunities for their professional development
- Serves as a liaison between the clinical agency and school of nursing
- Provides timely and ongoing feedback to the lead faculty regarding individual student and group performance in accomplishment of the course's outcomes
- Provides feedback to the lead faculty regarding the clinical setting's effectiveness in supporting student accomplishment throughout the semester.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Assigned students to patients based on students' learning objectives and patient needs.
Director of Quality and Performance Improvement
Good Shepherd Penn Partners
Philadelphia, PA
04.2016 - Current
- Development and Implementation of an “Observation Decision Pathway” and “Virtual Monitoring Program” reducing our 1:1 utilization (33,672 to 20,208 observations hours)
- Development and Implementation of Sepsis Protocol for Penn Rehab, which reduced our sepsis returns to acute (19% to 12%)
- Serves as lean management coach for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services
- Develops and supports strategic plans and policies to align with the organizations multi-year strategic planning process and achievement of quality and high reliability goals
- Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates the hospital's comprehensive quality improvement program in collaboration with the clinical and administrative leadership
- Manages and maintains quality and metrics database and generates reports as requested
- Assists with the coordination of regulatory compliance readiness
- Facilitates implements and participates in quality improvement initiatives/teams
- Implemented best practice policies for patient education and patient and staff safety.
Clinical Coordinator and Nursing Administrator
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
09.2016 - Current
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality/safe patient care
- Change assignments as needed according to patient acuity and staffing needs
- Participated in Performance Improvement in Action (Improving the Advanced Directive Process)
- Provided comprehensive data on patient care, hospital procedures and nursing best practices.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
Clinical Instructor
Penn Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
08.2015 - 05.2023
- Directs, manages and evaluates student learning in the clinical setting
- Serves as a resource to student's educational opportunities for their professional development
- Serves as a liaison between the clinical agency and school of nursing
- Participates as a member of the course team in the developing simulation activities with the lead faculty
- Provides timely and ongoing feedback to the lead faculty regarding individual student and group performance in accomplishment of the course's outcomes
- Served as adjunct instructor in classroom and simulation setting.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
- Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies.
- Provided nursing skill demonstrations for medication administration, dressing changes and clinical logs.
- Conducted clinical simulations and provided feedback for each individual student.
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students.
Clinical Registered Nurse IV
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
04.2007 - 06.2016
- Assigned to various areas throughout the health system to care for critical care, medicine, oncology, home care, and hospice patient
- Administered medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
- Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
- Maintained patient confidentiality by protecting unauthorized access to personal information.
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
- Maintained accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
Clinical Level II Registered Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
07.2005 - 09.2006
- Performs critical care nursing and direct patient care to trauma and surgical patients
- Developed plans of care and evaluated patient response to care and treatment
- Administered medications and therapeutic regimens
- Provided patient/family education and support.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
Clinical Level III Registered Respiratory Therapist
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Ventilator and Airway management
- Precepts new respiratory staff and respiratory students.
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management, and intubations.
- Worked with patients to administer aerosolized respiratory medications and chest percussion treatments to improve breathing.
- Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement patient treatment plans.
Education
TRAINING Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing - RN566242 Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) Lean Management Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification -
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Leadership
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA05.2021
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership/Management
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
LaSalle University
Philadelphia, PA05.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapy
Community College Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA07.1999
Skills
- Hardworking, self-driven, and reliable
- Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, SharePoint
- Coaching, development, and mentorship
- Team Development
- Performance management/Conflict resolution
- Project management
- Six Sigma and Lean certified
- Data tracking, analysis, and visualization
- Organizational goal and strategic planning
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Root Cause Analysis
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Key Performance Indicator Development
- Audit Tracking
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the Victoria L. Rich for Transformational Leadership Award (Penn Medicine), 2018
- Publication - Wood-Johnson, S., Ho, S., Rainford, M. (2017). Learning from mistakes. American Nurse Today, 12(3), 52-54. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/archives
Affiliations
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- American Nurses Association
- National Association for Healthcare Quality
- SEPA-READS Health Literacy Coalition
- Sigma Theta Tau
Certification
• Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing - RN566242
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
Timeline
Clinical Instructor
Eastern University, Chester County Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Clinical Coordinator and Nursing Administrator
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
09.2016 - Current
Director of Quality and Performance Improvement
Good Shepherd Penn Partners
04.2016 - Current
Clinical Instructor
Penn Presbyterian Hospital
08.2015 - 05.2023
Clinical Registered Nurse IV
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
04.2007 - 06.2016
Clinical Level II Registered Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
07.2005 - 09.2006
Clinical Level III Registered Respiratory Therapist
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
01.2005 - 01.2006
TRAINING Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing - RN566242 Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) Lean Management Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification -
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Leadership
DeSales University
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership/Management
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
LaSalle University
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapy
Community College Of Philadelphia
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