Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Activities
References
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TRACY CIMAS

Dunlap

Summary

Dynamic nursing leader with extensive experience at AdventHealth, excelling in team leadership and regulatory compliance. Proven track record in enhancing patient care quality and achieving stroke accreditation. Skilled in crisis management and compassionate patient assessments, driving performance improvement initiatives to ensure optimal outcomes in high-pressure environments.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Line RN

NHC Sequatchie
Dunlap
08.2024 - 06.2025
  • Provided excellent customer service to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Ensured compliance with all safety regulations.
  • Medication administration according to CMS guidelines.
  • Assessments are conducted each shift, and as needed, per CMS guidelines.
  • Assistance with ADLs.
  • Residents range from long-term care, Alzheimer's, memory care, palliative care, and hospice.
  • Work closely with, and oversee, CNA care.

Nurse Manager, Inpatient Progressive Care Unit, Stroke

AdventHealth
06.2013 - 03.2024
  • Manager of 36 bed Progressive care Unit, responsible for the daily/weekly measures to include HAI prevention, sepsis measures, glycemic, VTE compliance as well as joint commission compliance.
  • Meeting all budget requirements.
  • Monitoring and growing unit to become stroke accredited.
  • Directly responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, tracking and encouraging growth and development of over 80 employees at any given time.
  • As well as daily rounding for patient experience.
  • Managed a 16 bed COVID unit for the 1st year of COVID as well as the full prior unit simultaneously.

Clinical Nurse Manager, Inpatient, Progressive Care

AdventHealth
04.2008 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for leading and managing a 30-bed unit, committing to the team and patients and exemplary care being provided.
  • Building relationships with other departments, hiring of new staff and leadership.
  • Completed the changing of the unit from med surge to PCU with all education provided.

Assistant Nurse Manager, Inpatient, Med Surge

AdventHealth
04.2002 - 04.2008
  • Responsible for the oversight of the unit's day-to-day clinical operations to ensure safe patient care.
  • Daily management of staffing and quality measures.
  • Providing direct leadership of registered nurses, patient care techs and up to 52 patients.
  • Communicate effectively with all team members, engaging in interpersonal relationships, responding to conflict/resolution, and providing appropriate feedback.

Registered Nurse

AdventHealth
10.2000 - 04.2002
  • Staff nurse responsible for the day-to-day patient care while communicating with the physicians, pharmacists, care management, and family members.
  • Directly responsible for patient assessments IV drips, medication administration, wound care, education and completing care plans.

Education

BSN - BSN

ADVENTHEALTH UNIVERSITY
Orlando, FL
05.2013

ASN - RN Nursing

BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Coconut Creek, FL
10.2000

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Organizational skills
  • Performance Improvement initiatives
  • Reliability
  • Ethical
  • Compassion and empathy for my patients
  • Team leadership
  • Medication administration
  • Patient assessments
  • Care plan development
  • Infection control
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Quality assurance
  • Crisis management
  • Budget management

Activities

My passion is to create an open communication, as well as explaining the 'why' for everyone to feel safe to speak up to provide better care for our patients and family members. As a leader, it is important to show how to volunteer and provide the infrastructure for people to want to help others out. Providing the best care with compassion, increased communication and kindness in this ever-changing world.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Front Line RN

NHC Sequatchie
08.2024 - 06.2025

Nurse Manager, Inpatient Progressive Care Unit, Stroke

AdventHealth
06.2013 - 03.2024

Clinical Nurse Manager, Inpatient, Progressive Care

AdventHealth
04.2008 - 06.2013

Assistant Nurse Manager, Inpatient, Med Surge

AdventHealth
04.2002 - 04.2008

Registered Nurse

AdventHealth
10.2000 - 04.2002

BSN - BSN

ADVENTHEALTH UNIVERSITY

ASN - RN Nursing

BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TRACY CIMAS