~ Dedicated Nurse Manager eager to contribute exceptional leadership and clinical expertise toward supporting a dynamic hospital in delivering exemplary patient care. ~

 

 

         Solid nursing management experience with proficiency in staffing, scheduling, and forecasting.

         Significant clinical leadership abilities; able to interact with people at all levels within a health care organization and establish immediate rapport with colleagues and patients. 

         Adeptness in patient advocacy, health promotion and education, and caring for patients of diverse cultures and backgrounds.   

         Reliably assess complex situations to make swift and accurate decisions in time-sensitive and high-stress environments.

         Proactively enforce quality assurance, efficient delivery of care, and ethical standards compliance.

         Advanced knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, JCAHO and other state and federal regulations.

         Awarded four scholarships for academic excellence in nursing.

 

 

Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA, 2009 to 2010

Nurse Manager, Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Unit

• Spearheaded daily operations of 41-bed acute surgical care unit comprised of 61 associates and seeing daily turnover of 10 to 20 patients per day.
• Leveraged exceptional organizational skills to administer budget, devise staff schedules, and provide employee coaching and counseling.
• Served on nationwide project (Care Committee) focused on reducing number of sepsis diagnoses, one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
• Demonstrated keen attention to quality control as Chair of Patient Satisfaction Committee.   

 

Lucille Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 2008 to 2009

Registered Nurse, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit

• Provided quality care to pediatric patients on 26-bed Hematology/Oncology Unit which receives and treats children from around the world for various leukemias and cancers, including bone marrow and stem cell transplants.
• Collaboratively participated in transition of unit to new location.

 

Kaiser Hospital, Redwood City, CA, 2006 to 2008

Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry

• Directed staff on Adult Med/Surg-Telemetry s evening shift and also floated to Neuro, Pediatrics, Mother-Baby and Emergency Department.
• Member of Stroke Team Committee that led to Center for Stroke Excellence. 

 

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Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, CA, 2000 to 2006

Staff Nurse, Emergency Department

• Relied upon quick thinking skills to provide emergency care to between 120 and 150 patients every 24-hour period.
• Concurrently served as per diem Nursing Supervisor, contributing outstanding leadership expertise.
• Demonstrated versatility in Inpatient/Outpatient Pre-Op, PACU and Mother/Baby Units.
• Chosen to attend high risk deliveries as based on NRP certification.

 

Lucille Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 1998 to 2000

Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Pediatrics

• Held accountability for staffing, scheduling, bed assignments, conflict management, and top-notch patient care for 250-bed pediatric facility.

 

UCSF Mount Zion Campus, San Francisco, CA, 1994 to 1998

Staff Nurse, Pediatrics & Adult Med/Surg

• Served as per diem Staff Nurse for Pediatrics and Adult Med/Surg at large teaching hospital.
• Proactively encouraged unified efforts among interns, residents and attending physicians to deliver optimum patient care.

 

Shriner s Hospital for Children, San Francisco, CA, 1990 to 1997

Assistant Manager, Pediatric Spinal Cord Rehab Unit

• Advanced from role as Staff Nurse to Assistant Manager, effectively maintaining budget compliance and facilitating seamless communication within unit resulting in excellent team cohesiveness, morale, and productivity.
• Resourcefully designed pain scale to assess pediatric pain, quickly adopted by unit nursing team.
• Hired, oriented, coached, motivated, counseled and disciplined/terminated new team members.

 

 

Master s of Science Legal Studies:  Healthcare (in progress), Kaplan University, 2009 to Present

 

BSN, Kaplan University, Summa cum Laude 2008

 

Associate Degree in Nursing, City College of San Francisco, 1989

• Vice President of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society

 

Professional Development / Certifications:

 

ACLS, PALS, NRP, BLS, and LNCC

Adult Learning Teaching Certificate, 2008

Certification Course for Legal Nurse Consulting, Kaplan University, 2006

 

 

Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL)

National Patient Advocate Foundation

American Red Cross Disaster Relief and Management: Nursing