Tyress Lewis
Tulsa,OK
Summary
Respectful Clinical Manager with extensive knowledge of health care administration and clinical philosophy. Familiar with fiscal management systems and human resource management. Talented at maintaining and developing effective relationships with staff, patients and senior management. Excellent supervisory skills and performance working under pressure.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Clinical Manager
Saint Francis Hospital
09.2014 - Current
- Oversee a new medical unit starting with eighteen beds to thirty-four beds within 6 months.
- Built a team by hiring all new employees, standardizing quality care.
- Hired twelve external travelers while building a team and managed the productivity of hiring full-time staff and ending traveling contracts.
- Responsible for fiscal year budget, capital expenditures on an annual basis.
- Employee’s performance evaluations, counsels, maintain employee files with certifications and licensure's.
- Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes.
- Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Promote high morale and staff retention through dynamic communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices and facilitation of positive work environment.
- Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.
- Communicating to the team policy and procedures, preparation for TJC surveys.
- Responsible for staff awareness of core initiatives and quality measures such as Skin, Cauti’s, Clabsi’s, Falls, HA-Pneumonia, DVT and hand hygiene.
- February 2015 added to our medical patient population six beds of behavioral health with suicide ideation and attempts being our focus.
- Pioneered this specialized unit within a unit.
- Added another six beds for a total of twelve behavioral health beds and twenty-two medical beds.
- Lead and organized specific trainings for our staff related to behavioral health diagnosis.
- Lead daily safety huddles, discuss access, experience, and quality.
- Assist with preparing staff for virtual nursing and companions.
- Committees: Cauti/Clabsi, Care Team, Clinical Leadership, Falls’s, Restraints, Recruitment/Retention, Skin, Zero Suicide.
- Awards: Excellence Award 2018, Justice Award 2023.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Staff RN
Saint Francis Hospital
07.2004 - 01.2014
- Responsible for implementing the nursing process, Admission assessments, head to toe shift assessments, individualizing care plans, medication administration, provide education about disease process, collaboration with health care team on discharge planning and positive quality outcomes.
- Promoted to charge nurse and Clinical nurse III adding more responsibilities to include but not limited to making staff assignments, rounding with neuro team to collaborate with the Dr. and nurses on a discharge plan.
- Led the team with safe and excellent delivery of care to the patients.
- Precepting new employees while taking a team.
Staff RN
UCLA
08.1987 - 06.2004
- Responsible for implementing the nursing process, Admission assessments, head to toe shift assessments, individualizing care plans, medication administration, provide education about disease process, collaboration with health care team on discharge planning and positive quality outcomes.
- In two years promoted to Charge nurse and Clinical nurse III adding more responsibilities to include but not limited to making staff assignments, rounding with neuro team to collaborate with the Dr. and Nurses on a discharge plan.
- Led the team with safe and excellent delivery of care to the patients.
- Precepting new employees while taking a team.
Staff RN
Saint Francis Hospital
08.1986 - 08.1987
- Responsible for implementing the nursing process, Admission assessments, head to toe shift assessments, individualizing care plans, medication administration, provide education about disease process, collaboration with health care team on discharge planning and positive quality outcomes.
Staff RN
Wesley Medical Center
08.1985 - 08.1986
- Responsible for implementing the nursing process, Admission assessments, head to toe shift assessments, individualizing care plans, medication administration, provide education about disease process, collaboration with health care team on discharge planning and positive outcomes.
Education
ADN -
Butler County Community College
01.1985
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Managerial experience
- Clinical quality improvement
- Team management
Accomplishments
Excellence Award 2018
Justice Award 2023
Certification
BLS renew every two years
BDR
CPI renew every 2 years
Timeline
Clinical Manager
Saint Francis Hospital
09.2014 - Current
Staff RN
Saint Francis Hospital
07.2004 - 01.2014
Staff RN
UCLA
08.1987 - 06.2004
Staff RN
Saint Francis Hospital
08.1986 - 08.1987
Staff RN
Wesley Medical Center
08.1985 - 08.1986
ADN -
Butler County Community College
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Self Care is Self Love and Self Love is Self Care; start today....
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Committees
- Cauti/Clabsi
- Care Team
- Clinical Leadership
- Falls
- Restraints
- Recruitment/Retention
- Skin
- Zero Suicide
Awards
- Excellence Award, 2018
- Justice Award, 2023
Committees
- Cauti/Clabsi
- Care Team
- Clinical Leadership
- Falls
- Restraints
- Recruitment/Retention
- Skin
- Zero Suicide
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