Susan Austin
Hillsdale,NJ
Summary
Experienced with providing exceptional nursing leadership and patient care. Utilizes strong clinical knowledge and leadership skills to guide nursing teams and ensure highest standards of patient safety. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and adapting to dynamic healthcare needs.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Nurse Practitioner-Cardiothoracic Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
04.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: 650-bed acute care facility
- Manage 9 floor NP’s and 5 office NPs at Newark Beth Israel
- Manage 6 floor NP’s and 1 office NP at Jersey City Medical Center
- Organize the monthly schedule and daily assignments for all NP’s/RNs in CT surgery
- Complete annual evaluations
- Liaison between NP staff and CTICU RN staff
- Interview, hire, and precept new hires
- Attend weekly QA and M&M meetings
- Organize initiatives for decreasing length of stay for all CT surgery patients and other metrics in STS to achieve 3-star rating
- Assist with order sets and updates within the EMR – Cerner and lead NP for EPIC build
- Attend daily rounds in CTICU/SDU
- Precept 2 NP students per semester from local Universities.
- Care for 4-10 critically ill patients with MCS devices including-Impella’s, IABP’s, VA or VV ECMO, or LVADs awaiting heart transplants in CTICU.
Clinical Instructor-Part Time Lecturer
Rutgers University-School of Nursing
09.2012 - Current
- Instruct 6-8 senior students during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
- Teach clinical skills to students in the lab and acute care setting.
- Provide dedicated leadership in the clinical areas of cardiac and pulmonary.
- Apply and support the principals of collaboration, creativity in interaction, and critical thinking with the students.
- Evaluated student performance through assessments and practical examinations.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Fostered a culture of safety within the learning environment by emphasizing proper use of equipment, infection control measures, and patient privacy guidelines.
- Supervised students during clinical rotations, providing immediate feedback on their performance and suggesting areas for improvement when necessary.
- Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies.
Per Diem-Cadiothoracic Surgery
The Valley Hospital
12.2018 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: 451-bed acute care facility
- Assist with TAVR office hours 2-3 times per month
Nurse Practitioner-Cardiothoracic Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
07.2013 - 03.2016
- Elicit, records, and interprets a complete health history.
- Manage pre-operative patients including TAVR, consultations, diagnostic testing, and laboratory results
- Assists in the management of post-operative patients in the cardiac intensive care unit including orders, daily notes, medication management, extubation, chest tube removal, wire removal, and TAVR.
- Manages all patients in the step-down unit until discharge including daily notes, labs, x-rays, discharge planning, prescriptions
- Assists with office hours for cardiac surgeons twice a week for consultations and post-operative visits.
- Assist with data collection for Edwards Saphien S3 trial for TAVR including enrollment, protocol requirements for discharge, and follow-up visits for 5 years.
- Organizes monthly schedule for NP/PA’s in the office and on the floor/ICU.
- Preceptor for new NP hires for the cardiothoracic department
- Assists with implementation of a tablet/Ipad for consultations/H+P’s to augment data collection for STS/TVT registries and state data collection
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
- Assessed and diagnosed patients, determining appropriate treatment plans in a timely manner.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Developed individualized treatment plans for patients with complex medical needs.
- Assessed patient needs, clearly communicating diagnosis and treatment plans to patients and families.
Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Catheterization & Electrophysiology Laboratory
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
07.2000 - 07.2013
- Company Overview: 340-bed acute care facility
- Implementation of the nurse practitioner role in the cardiac catheterization/electrophysiology laboratories.
- Elicits, records, and interprets a complete health history.
- Orders tests and procedures necessary to augment physical findings, and can distinguish between normal and abnormal findings.
- Formulates plan of care with expected outcomes and implements the plan of care.
- Formulates a problem list and incorporates the list into the plan of care.
- Monitors the daily pre and post procedure care of all patients scheduled for cardiac procedures including diagnostic, interventional, ablations, loop monitors, pacemakers or defibrillators.
- Orders appropriate pre-procedural tests depending upon the patient’s diagnosis and scheduled procedure.
- Assists with organization of weekly cardiology conferences.
- Organizes month D2B meetings with MD’s, ER MD’s, and EMS.
- Provides patient teaching pre, post procedure and discharge.
- Implements discharge planning.
- Provides prescriptions for discharge and completes the discharge summary.
- Provides follow up care to all patients as necessary.
- Develops joint protocols with MD’s from clinical and pharmacological perspectives.
- Coordinates patient care with other health care team members by:
- Documenting and communication data for patients with common, well-defined diagnosis/patient problems to provide continuity of care.
- Using established channels of communication to implement an effective plan of care.
- Functions as an advocate for patients and families.
- Implemented data collection and reporting as required by the state of New Jersey and American College of Cardiology and Medicare.
- Design and implement the cardiology H+P note within CAOS/Cardiopulse data collection tool.
- Design and implement the diagnostic cath/PCI report note for all physician use within the CAOS/Cardiopulse data collection tool.
- Assists with organizing cardiac cath quarterly performance improvement meetings.
- Manages office hours for North Jersey Electrophysiology three days per week.
- Organize daily lab schedule for Electophysiology.
- Implemented HiCare cardiology to round on outside cardiologist patients requiring overnight admissions or cardiac bypass surgery.
- Study coordinator for Xience V USA/DAPT trial.
- Study coordinator for Ischemia trial
- Member of the evidence based practice and advance practice councils.
Clinical Instructor-BSN Program
Ramapo College
01.2012 - 05.2012
- Instruct 6-9 senior students during the fall and spring semesters.
- Teach clinical skills to students in the lab and acute care setting.
- Provide dedicated leadership in the clinical areas of cardiac and pulmonary.
- Apply and support the principals of collaboration, creativity in interaction, and critical thinking with the students.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Fostered a culture of safety within the learning environment by emphasizing proper use of equipment, infection control measures, and patient privacy guidelines.
- Supervised students during clinical rotations, providing immediate feedback on their performance and suggesting areas for improvement when necessary.
Clinical Instructor-BSN program
Ramapo College/Englewood Hospital
01.2008 - 12.2011
- Instruct 6-9 senior students during the fall and spring semesters.
- Teach clinical skills to students in the lab and acute care setting.
- Provide dedicated leadership in the clinical areas of cardiac and pulmonary.
- Apply and support the principals of collaboration, creativity in interaction, and critical thinking with the students.
Nursing Education
Hackensack University Medical Center
09.1990 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: 620-bed acute care facility
- Per diem lecturer for critical care/step-down course.
- Present 5-6 lectures per year.
- Give various lectures on the cardiac cath lab and interventional radiology.
Radiology Nurse Clinician
Radiology Nurse Clinician - Interventional Radiology
07.1998 - 07.2000
- Manage a staff of six registered nurses in all departments of radiology including interventional, CT scan, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and diagnostic radiology.
- Create policies and procedure for interventional radiology according in the American Radiologic Nursing Association guidelines.
- Plan and implement performance improvement projects for interventional radiology.
- Provide patient teaching/discharge instruction for nephrostomy and biliary drainage tubes.
- Liaison with the chairman of the radiology department.
- Attend all meetings of the products review committee, patient care committee, vascular task force, and nursing executive committee.
Clinical Nurse III
Clinical Nurse III Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1995 - 07.1998
- Responsible for direct patient care of critically ill adults including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery.
- Assistant to the nurse manager in SICU.
- Create staffing schedule for 50 professional and ancillary staff members.
- Assumes charge nurse responsibilities.
- Analyzes budget process with nurse manager.
- Preceptor to new RN hires and student nurse extern program.
- Facilitates performance improvement projects
- Analyzes practice advances and staff competency in relation to performance improvement results.
- Defines the RN role in the automated time in attendance project.
- Analyzes the budget changes in relation to the automated attendance project.
Clinical Nurse II
Clinical Nurse II Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Responsible for direct patient care of critically ill adults including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery.
- Assumes charge responsibilities as needed.
- Produce a staffing schedule using ANSOS.
- Liaison with the PACU to formulate new ideas and policies for ensuring continuity of patient care.
- Facilitates performance improvement projects.
- Educated the SICU staff about changes in scheduling with ANSOS.
- Develop an evaluation too to track various elements of the SICU standards.
- As a member of the SICU standards committee, determine standards to monitor.
Clinical Nurse I
Clinical Nurse I Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1990 - 01.1994
- Plan and deliver direct patient care to critically ill adults including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, thoracic, and general surgery.
- Coordinate patient care with other members of the health care team.
Staff Nurse
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
01.1989 - 01.1990
- Company Overview: 340-bed acute care facility
- Planned and delivered care to 13-15 oncology patients.
- Chemotherapy certified. 1989 - 1990.
Education
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
Ramapo College of New Jersey
08.2024
Master of Science in Nursing - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Columbia University
12.1999
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Ramapo College
05.1997
Diploma - Nursing
Englewood Hospital School of Nursing
12.1988
Skills
- Ethical practice
- Care coordination
- Compassionate care
- Clinical leadership
- Team management
- Quality improvement
- Critical thinking
- Critical care nursing
Certification
- May 2000 - present American Nurses Credentialing Center-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification.
- May 2000 - present NJ - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner # 26NN09346000
- April 2000 - present NY - Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care # F430101-1
- 1997 - present NY - Registered Professional Nurse # 418297-1
- 1989 - present NJ - Registered Professional Nurse # N093460
- 1998 - present ACLS
- 1985 - present BLS - CPR
Awards
February 2011 “You Make a Difference” Award Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
May 1997 Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing Charter member - Omicron Pi
Omicron Pi President July 2002-July 2006
Omicron Pi Vice President July 2000-July 2002, May
1995 Nursing Excellence Award for Critical Care Hackensack University Medical Center
Conference Presentations
- October 2005 American College of Nurse Practitioners Palm Springs, California Annual Conference Current Treatment and Management of Atrial Fibrillation
- November 2003 Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Critical Care Day Management and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
- July 2003 Rutgers University - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program Online Lecture Acute Coronary Syndromes
Timeline
Per Diem-Cadiothoracic Surgery
The Valley Hospital
12.2018 - 01.2023
Lead Nurse Practitioner-Cardiothoracic Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
04.2016 - Current
Nurse Practitioner-Cardiothoracic Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
07.2013 - 03.2016
Clinical Instructor-Part Time Lecturer
Rutgers University-School of Nursing
09.2012 - Current
Clinical Instructor-BSN Program
Ramapo College
01.2012 - 05.2012
Clinical Instructor-BSN program
Ramapo College/Englewood Hospital
01.2008 - 12.2011
Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Catheterization & Electrophysiology Laboratory
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
07.2000 - 07.2013
Radiology Nurse Clinician
Radiology Nurse Clinician - Interventional Radiology
07.1998 - 07.2000
Clinical Nurse III
Clinical Nurse III Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1995 - 07.1998
Clinical Nurse II
Clinical Nurse II Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1994 - 01.1995
Nursing Education
Hackensack University Medical Center
09.1990 - 01.2005
Clinical Nurse I
Clinical Nurse I Surgical Intensive Care Unit
01.1990 - 01.1994
Staff Nurse
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
01.1989 - 01.1990
Master of Science in Nursing - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Columbia University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Ramapo College
Diploma - Nursing
Englewood Hospital School of Nursing
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
Ramapo College of New Jersey
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