Valenie Harry
Bayside,NY
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with over eleven years of experience in the healthcare industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving patient satisfaction, and providing excellent patient care. Consistently working as a team player to improve patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Grand Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
- Improved patient care quality by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates through effective discharge planning and patient education.
- Enhanced staff performance by conducting regular evaluations, providing constructive feedback, and offering tailored professional development opportunities.
- Streamlined nursing operations by optimizing staffing schedules, resource allocation, and workflow processes.
- Promoted a culture of safety by enforcing compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
- Managed budgets effectively, identifying cost-saving measures while maintaining high-quality patient care standards.
- Led quality improvement projects aimed at enhancing clinical outcomes through data-driven analysis and targeted interventions.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Park Avenue Extended Care
07.2021 - 12.2022
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions
- Planned and assigned workload to 112-person nursing staff to direct patient care
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures
Assistant Director of Nursing
Centres Healthcare
06.2020 - 10.2021
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
- Offered patients and patrons information on various immunizations including flu, DTaP and HPV vaccines.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care
Registered Nurse
Northwell Health
08.2018 - 06.2020
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Patient Care Associate
Northwell Health
12.2013 - 08.2018
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient data and condition at all times to safeguard health information.
- Obtained patient vital signs and observed patient conditions to record progress in daily chart.
- Performed patient mobility services by turning, lifting, moving and repositioning patients.
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
- Increased utilization of preventative care to reduce readmissions.
- Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
04.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY05.2017
Skills
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Budget Management
- Shift Scheduling
- Quality Improvement
- Staff Evaluation
- Long-term Care
- Professional Development
- Training and mentoring
- Medication dispensing
- Patient education and counseling
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Grand Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
Assistant Director of Nursing
Park Avenue Extended Care
07.2021 - 12.2022
Assistant Director of Nursing
Centres Healthcare
06.2020 - 10.2021
Registered Nurse
Northwell Health
08.2018 - 06.2020
Patient Care Associate
Northwell Health
12.2013 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Queensborough Community College
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