VIRGINIA BLACKARD
Napa,California
Summary
Healthcare professional with extensive experience in nursing leadership and patient care. Known for improving team collaboration and achieving high standards. Reliable and flexible, with strong skills in clinical supervision and staff development.
Diligent Registered Nurse with solid background in nursing leadership. Proven track record in team management and improving patient care standards. Demonstrated expertise in staff training and conflict resolution.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
07.2021 - 10.2024
- Mentored 20 plus nurses by direct report, elevating department's compliance with health regulations.
- Lead cross-functional team in a safe birth committee to aid in reduction of c-section rates.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Managed the day-to-day hospital including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management and quality improvement.
- Investigated and resolved complex patient/family member complaints.
- Worked with a multi disciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
- Resolved conflicts among staff members by employing effective communication techniques and seeking mutually beneficial solutions when issues arose.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, providing constructive feedback and support for professional development opportunities.
- Managed scheduling to ensure optimal coverage while maintaining a healthy work-life balance for staff members.
- Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
- Streamlined workflow processes within the operating room suite by troubleshooting technical problems related to equipment functionality, promptly reporting any concerns to appropriate personnel for resolution.
- Collaborated with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists to ensure smooth transitions between various operating room procedures.
- Displayed strong attention to detail when collecting patient data pre-operatively, ensuring that vital information such as allergies or medical history was accurately documented and communicated to the surgical team.
Multi Site Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
04.2014 - 07.2021
- Supervised and evaluated the patient care team, to ensure patient satisfaction.
- Assisted in implementation of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation program, resulting in patient satisfaction of incontinent female patients.
- Facilitated daily team meetings to discuss patient care strategies, and staff concerns enhancing interdepartmental cooperation.
- Represented the nursing department at policy discussions, informing best practices in patient care protocols.
- Managed a staff of up to 15 medical assistants and telehealth nurses maintaining high-quality care standards.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Trained medical assistants in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Staff Nurse II
Kaiser Permanente
07.2000 - 04.2014
- Enhanced maternal satisfaction by dedicated support during labor and delivery for hundreds of expectant mothers.
- Achieved safe delivery rate by monitoring maternal and newborn health in all birth methods.
- Assisted with administration of medications and epidurals for pain management.
- Offered emotional guidance and support to ensure a safe and positive experience for patients and their families.
- Maintained compliance with facility policies, state regulations, and national nursing standards through diligent adherence to established protocols.
- Supported surgical teams under high-pressure situations while maintaining composed demeanor, contributing to optimal patient outcomes.
- Reduced surgical site infections through meticulous adherence to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols.
- Demonstrated adaptability in adjusting to new technologies and equipment within the operating room, enhancing efficiency and accuracy during surgeries.
Education
Associates Degree Nursing -
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California05.2000
Skills
- Process improvement leader
- Dedicated to continuous improvement in healthcare systems
- Efficient care delivery
- Effectively helped manage a busy labor and delivery, postpartum and NICU unit
- Leadership and mentorship
- Strong ability to mentor nurses
- Ethical practice
- Staff development
- Quality improvement
- Care coordination
- Documentation accuracy
- Medication management
Certification
- Ultrasonography
- Certified to confirm fetal position and deepest vertical pocket DVP
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
- Current
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Healthcare Provider CPR
- Health Source at Kidsake 427 Mendocino Ave Santa Rosa, California, 95401
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
07.2021 - 10.2024
Multi Site Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
04.2014 - 07.2021
Staff Nurse II
Kaiser Permanente
07.2000 - 04.2014
Associates Degree Nursing -
Santa Rosa Junior College
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