Tracy Smith

• Coordinate care for diverse patient populations before and after surgical procedures, ensuring seamless transitions and continuity.
• Educate patients and families on care expectations, processes, and next steps.
• Maintain full compliance with documentation standards to support appropriate care delivery and billing accuracy.
• Serve as Preceptor and Overnight Trauma Charge RN, leading teams without formal authority and resolving workflow barriers in real time.
• Assisted in emergency procedures, maintaining a calm and efficient environment.
• Trained new nursing staff on hospital protocols and patient care techniques.
• Supervised nursing staff to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Communicated effectively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other team members.
• Coordinated patient care activities to optimize surgical workflow and efficiency.

• Coordinate care for diverse patient populations before and after surgical procedures, ensuring seamless transitions and continuity.
• Provided family education and navigation support during complex hospital experiences.
• Documented care comprehensively to support interdepartmental communication and payer requirements.

• Guided families through pre-operative and post-operative processes, clarifying expectations and next steps.
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• Ensured required documentation, labs, and consents were completed accurately to support smooth clinical and administrative workflows.
• Adapted quickly to diverse subspecialty cases requiring cross-functional problem-solving.

• Coordinated daily care for pediatric surgical patients, resolving documentation gaps and supporting provider workflow
• Ensured timely communication between clinicians, support staff, and families.
• Monitored patient vital signs during pre-operative and post-operative phases.
• Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
• Responded quickly and calmly to emergency situations that may arise during a surgical procedure.

• Coordinated pre-operative readiness including consents, documentation, labs, and workflows.
• Educated patients and families to support informed decision-making.
• Served as Nurse Preceptor, simplifying complex processes for new staff members.

• Advocated for patients throughout complex treatment plans, identifying needs, navigating care pathways, and coordinating multidisciplinary support.
• Served as Epic Super User, helping staff navigate new workflows and documentation requirements.
• Performed Charge RN duties including staffing evaluation, throughput management, and conflict resolution.

• Provided comprehensive education to patients and families undergoing complex oncology treatment.
• Collaborated across disciplines to support continuity of care and timely access to therapies.
• Delivered hospice care with emphasis on communication, empathy, and support.

• Managed transitions across the continuum of care from admission through discharge.
• Helped patients and families understand diagnoses, treatment pathways, and available resources.
• Ensured accurate and timely EMR documentation to support continuity and proper billing.

• Coordinated all aspects of pre-operative workflow, ensuring accuracy of documentation and patient readiness.

• Preceptor for new nurses, enabling efficient adoption of systems, expectations, and processes.