Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Wendy York

Columbus

Summary

Experienced, Clinical Lead, Charge RN, Ohio-licensed acute/intermediate/critical care and palliative/hospice care nurse

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Lead Nurse

Ohio Health
02.2021 - Current
  • 60% Charge nurse duties & 40% administrative duties
  • Permanent charge that provided leadership and support for daily running of the unit; staff delegation; assignment planning; acuity monitoring; handling admissions, deaths, discharges, patient and family needs and concerns; problem solving; communication facilitation and planning implementation & communication facilitation between providers, management, staff, patient and families; educating staff, new hires, patients, families.
  • Administrative duties that included staffing management & scheduling; Control Check narcotic monitoring and discrepancy resolution; staff education; staff evaluations; documentation audits; staff performance audits and coaching; liaison between clinical staff and management; establishing, testing, evaluating and modifying methods for process improvement; communicating with providers; facilitating and/or troubleshooting unit issues between management, staff, patients, families, providers, social work and spiritual care, transportation services, service recovery, rounding, etc.
  • Competent with communication methods of emails, phone, secure chats, texts, Microsoft teams, virtual meetings, other messaging apps, in person group meetings and 1:1 interactions.

Registered Nurse, Acute, Intermediate & Critical Care RN

Mt. Carmel Health Systems, St. Ann’s Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2020
  • General Nursing skill proficiency: Acutely, Intermediate & Critically ill patient (Clinical, Delegation, Organizational, Care Planning & Team Consulting, & Patient-Family Teaching Skills related to one-on-one patient care)
  • Authorized to float to all floors & settings, performing independently (mother/infant excluded) to Critical Care, Intermediate care, Acute care, ER overflow, Observation, Palliative & Hospice
  • Performed Charge RN leadership duties & was main preceptor for the intermediate and acute care units and designated mentor for the mentorship program.
  • Participant in the Professional Practice Council of RNs, for Trinity and nursing policy/procedures, Mt. Carmel Health Systems
  • Structured reports and staff education for JCAHO Inspection and accreditation; Regulatory Readiness in conjunction with Performance Improvement Department
  • Assisted in design teaching models for patient safety & RN Practice trends within St. Ann’s Hospital and assisted with Annual RN, PCA & MST Skills proficiency
  • Performed Physician & RN chart documentation auditing and reporting for Unit Directors, Chief of Medicine, Performance Improvement Director, and VP of Patient Care Services
  • Served on the “Standards of Excellence” committee, for policies/procedures for updating and combining four separate hospitals policies, into a common standard of practice for Mt. Carmel Health Systems.
  • Served on the St. Ann’s Leadership committee for several years / served as Chair of unit-based council; shared governance
  • Projects: patient/family medication teaching; pain reassessment compliance; preceptorship; mentor; alternative therapies; onboarding/retention initiatives

Registered Nurse, General Surgery Acute Care

Genesys Regional Medical Center
01.1994 - 01.1999
  • R.N. responsible for the planning and care of medical/surgical clients by using advanced assessment skills, team coordinating, communication between clients, physicians, and staff, and utilizing clinical skills to deliver quality patient care

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing - H.L.N. Accredited Program

Mount Carmel College of Nursing, MCCN
Columbus, Ohio
01.2019

Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined

Mott Community College
Flint, Michigan
01.1994

Skills

  • Clinical leadership
  • Unit management and staff coordination
  • Policy development and evaluation oversight
  • Charge RN duties: Designing daily nursing assignments / organized the unit, staffing, cared for patients, troubleshooting and resource management
  • Skilled in facilitating communication between disciplines, staff, patients, families
  • IV insertion (Resource expert for unit; able to operate ultrasound PIV access) Mediport, SQ and Phlebotomy
  • Care plan development / Wound care / Triage / Assessments / Documentation / Discharge / Admissions / Death expiration navigator
  • Bedside RN: Patient/Family educator / Assessments / Planning / Time management / Teaching
  • Family grief counseling / Grief support / Transitioning education for loved ones

Certification

  • Ohio RN Active License RN-286992, Exp: 10/31/2025
  • Michigan RN License (1994 to 1999)
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers Issued by the American Heart Association

LANGUAGES

English (native)
American Sign Language (minimal functionality)

Affiliations

  • Member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
  • Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) education participant

Timeline

Clinical Lead Nurse

Ohio Health
02.2021 - Current

Registered Nurse, Acute, Intermediate & Critical Care RN

Mt. Carmel Health Systems, St. Ann’s Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2020

Registered Nurse, General Surgery Acute Care

Genesys Regional Medical Center
01.1994 - 01.1999

Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined

Mott Community College

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing - H.L.N. Accredited Program

Mount Carmel College of Nursing, MCCN
Wendy York