Tiffany Grell
Puyallup
Summary
Dedicated and passionate Registered Nurse with 5+ years of acute care nursing experience and a strong commitment to clinical education, staff development, and nursing excellence. Experienced in onboarding, mentoring, competency validation, and professional development of new graduate nurses and clinical staff in fast-paced medical-surgical settings. Proven ability to assess learning needs, deliver individualized instruction, support evidence-based practice, and promote regulatory compliance, patient safety, and high-quality clinical outcomes. Recognized for leadership, communication, critical thinking, and the ability to foster confident, competent nursing teams. Seeking to leverage bedside leadership and educational experience in a Medical-Surgical Educator role.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse | Medical-Surgical Services
St. Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
02.2021 - Current
- Clinical Education & Professional Development
- Serve as unit preceptor and mentor for new graduate nurses and experienced staff through the National Nurse Residency Program, facilitating onboarding, competency validation, and successful transition to independent clinical practice.
- Assess learner readiness, identify knowledge gaps, and adapt educational strategies to support diverse learning styles and varying levels of clinical experience.
- Deliver individualized bedside instruction in patient assessment, clinical prioritization, delegation, medication safety, documentation standards, and evidence-based nursing practice.
- Provide real-time coaching, constructive feedback, and performance evaluation to support clinical competence, confidence, and professional growth.
- Collaborate with unit leadership to identify immediate and emerging educational needs and reinforce departmental standards, workflows, and best practices.
- Support orientation planning, clinical skill development, and ongoing competency reinforcement for nursing staff.
- Assist in implementation of new workflows, policy updates, and practice changes through staff education and role modeling.
- Regulatory Compliance & Quality Improvement
- Promote adherence to The Joint Commission standards, infection prevention guidelines, fall prevention protocols, medication safety initiatives, and organizational regulatory requirements.
- Reinforce accurate clinical documentation and compliance using Epic.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives focused on patient safety, clinical excellence, and evidence-based care delivery.
- Identify practice gaps and provide targeted coaching to support safe, compliant patient care.
- Leadership & Clinical Operations
- Serve as charge nurse, coordinating staffing assignments, patient throughput, escalation management, and operational efficiency in a high-acuity medical-surgical environment.
- Facilitate communication among nurses, physicians, case managers, therapists, pharmacists, and ancillary departments to optimize patient outcomes.
- Support conflict resolution, team collaboration, and effective delegation while maintaining unit standards of excellence.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, medication administration, IV therapy, wound care, discharge planning, and complex clinical interventions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington01-2020
Skills
- Adult Learning Principles
- Clinical Education
- Needs Assessment
- Competency Validation
- Orientation Program Support
- Performance Coaching
- Constructive Feedback
- Staff Development
- Policy & Procedure Education
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Quality Improvement
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Communication & Presentation
- Patient Assessment & Monitoring
- Telemetry
- Neurological Assessment
- Wound Care
- Chest Tube Management
- Ostomy Care
- Discharge Planning
- Patient & Family Education
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
Accomplishments
National Nurse Residency Program preceptor
National Nurse Residency Program mentor
Charge Nurse experience
Certification
- Registered Nurse License — Washington
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse | Medical-Surgical Services
St. Joseph Medical Center
02.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Pacific Lutheran University
LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Two-time nominee for the DAISY Award, National Nurse Residency Program Preceptor, National Nurse Residency Program Mentor, Charge Nurse Experience