Suzanne Fowler

• Demonstrated commitment to ethical decision-making in all aspects of clinical practice, prioritizing patient safety and wellbeing.
• Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
• Served as a liaison between patients, families, and physicians to ensure clear communication and continuity of care.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
• Managed staffing needs by creating schedules, adjusting assignments based on patient acuity levels, and delegating tasks efficiently.
• Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews to assess nursing personnel.
• Coordinated seamless transitions of care across various healthcare settings by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
• Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
• Manage 16 nurses across 48-bed IMC unit.
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• Communicated effectively with staff members, physicians and patients, employing active listening and interpersonal skills.
• Regularly evaluated employee performance and provided feedback.
• Oversaw overall operation of nursing services and patient care.
• Identified opportunities to improve clinical practices, devised strategies and implemented plans to increase patient care standards and enhance operational procedures.
• Implemented onboarding for new employees, which enabled each to effectively learn tasks and job duties.
• Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.
• Assisted with development and maintenance of Hospital Based Rapid Response Program.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
• Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
• Evaluated nursing practices and processes and made changes.
• Used Meidtech to track patient status, treatments and outcomes while maintaining complete data confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.

Lead Night House Supervisor

Responsible for staff schedules, evaluations, unit budgets.

Assisted in nursing policy/procedures, and continued staff in-servicing.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.