Taneka Curtis
Drexel Hill,PA
Summary
Knowledgeable Nurse Manager with excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities demonstrated across twenty-one year career history. A highly motivated, energetic, dynamic individual with excellent nursing, communication, collaboration and leadership skills and a positive attitude towards the needs of the patients, staff, and the organization.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2018 - Current
- Responsible for Cardiac, Transplant, and Vascular surgery service lines
- Supervise 40+ nurses and surgical technologist in the operating room
- Recruit, hire, and develop novice perioperative nurses
- Provide mentorship to the staff as well as complete performance reviews
- Successfully on boarded new surgeons to the south zone
- Manage FTE spreadsheet for intraoperative nursing
- Coordinate budget prep for intraoperative nursing
- Revamped cardiac call system as well as led a workgroup to assist with optimization goals
- Lead the surgical technologist advancement committee
- Foster community service activities for both Unit Council and the ST committee
- Present to potential gateway candidates for the Drexel Immersion Program
- Collaborate with nurse managers and educator to optimize gateway to the OR program as well as enhance our preceptor program.
Interim Nurse Manager
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
11.2021 - 04.2023
- Effectively addressed rapid response situations by strategically organizing and delegating tasks.
- Ran therapeutic groups and provided patient education.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
- Managed additional 50 nurses and 3 additional service lines providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient care standards.
Assistant Nurse Manager Perioperative Nursing
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2015 - 10.2018
- Assisted nurse managers in daily activities
- Served as unit-based Shared Governance Committee’s nurse manager liaison
- Facilitated revamping of the unit council, providing focus on strategic imperatives
- Led the ST committee in a drive to increase rate of ST certification
- Planned, developed, and implemented advancement committee and ceremony
- Planned, developed, and implemented staff recognition ceremony
- Led workgroup to optimize nursing assessment in the Optime record
- Led workgroup in the optimization of the count policy
- Equipment repair champion for the department
- Monitor and manage critical equipment inventory
- Responsible for transplant service inclusive of regulatory requirements and staff education
- Member of the donation council as well as active champion of the HAP Campaign
- Responsible for the transition from paper to electronic transplant documentation
- Created and optimized KL modules for transplant education for perioperative nurse
- Created monthly call schedule for specialty groups
- Perioperative lead for Uterine transplant; stood up team to develop the procedure from the nursing perspective
- Assisted with the Hand Transplant inclusive of simulation and case coverage
- Led the Take your Child to Work day activities for the department as well as sat on the planning committee for the hospital.
Operating Room Nursing Coordinator
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2013 - 10.2015
- Coordinate operating room schedule in collaboration with anesthesiology and surgery colleagues
- Responsible for strategic alignment of staff to service specific procedures
- Provide continuing education to the nursing staff as well as other perioperative staff members
- Triage cases according to severity of patient condition and operative need
- Fiscally responsible to maintain balance of staffing.
Level III Perioperative Staff Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
07.2002 - 10.2013
- Educated patients on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative aspects of cardiac surgery
- Assisted in operative procedures including Neurosurgery, Trauma, Vascular, Orthopedics, and with an emphasis on Cardiac surgery
- Discussed and implemented a plan for each surgical patient
- Created Cardiac surgery orientation evaluation tool for new cardiac team members
- In-serviced perioperative staff on new equipment, procedures, implants, and protocols
- Coordinator for the Cardiac Surgery Nursing Team
- Institute new regulations and guidelines for the cardiac team in relation to call practices
- Assigned call to the cardiac team members on a monthly basis
- Act as a liaison between staff management and surgeons as a conflict mediator as needed
- Precepted new staff members to cardiac surgery as well as other areas of the operating room
- Provided coverage for both nursing coordinator and nurse manager in their respective absences.
Level II Cardio-thoracic Surgical Intensive Care Staff Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2004 - 03.2007
- Care for the postoperative cardiac surgery patient
- Manage critically ill patients on life sustaining devices such as IABP, VAD, and ECMO
- Routinely the charge nurse for the unit, managing the staff and the patients
- Coordinate staffing for the next day as well as patient assignments
- Chaired of practice committee
- Exposed the staff to the perioperative experience in order to enhance their ability to manage the postoperative patient.
Education
Master of Healthcare Administration -
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA01.2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
LaSalle University
Philadelphia, PA01.2002
Skills
- Patient Care
- Clinical Supervision
- Staff Leadership
- Patient Education and Advocacy
- Department Management
- Budget Planning
- Quality Improvement
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
- AORN- Association of Operating Room Nurses
Interviews
- Interview for Docuseries: American Nurse Project: Behind the Mask- Nursing in the OR
- Interviewed for Article: Empowering Surgical Technologists as Members of the Perioperative team. AORN Journal August 2019
Degrees
MHA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Presentations
- Curtis, T., Geiger, K (2019) Tech it to the Next Level. Presented at OR Manager Conference, New Orleans, LA
- Curtis, T., Garbarino, C (2021) Move Well: Improving Ergonomics in the Operating Room Presented at OR Manager Conference, Chicago, IL
- Braun, C., Curtis T (2022) Achieving Extra vessel Disposition Documentation Compliance Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record Presented at Epic XGM Madison, WI
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse -Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2002
Timeline
Interim Nurse Manager
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
11.2021 - 04.2023
Nurse Manager
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2018 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager Perioperative Nursing
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2015 - 10.2018
Operating Room Nursing Coordinator
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2013 - 10.2015
Level II Cardio-thoracic Surgical Intensive Care Staff Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10.2004 - 03.2007
Level III Perioperative Staff Nurse
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
07.2002 - 10.2013
Master of Healthcare Administration -
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
LaSalle University
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