Results-focused leader specializing in driving Heart & Vascular Operations growth, building solid teams, creating strategic alliaxxxxxxes initiatives, providing world-class patient services, and cultivating a strong company and community image with superior quality eager to offer progressive talents toward maximizing an employer s success.

• Dynamic Leader who facilitates the delivery of responsible patient care for all ages based on industry and / or facility standards of practices, and spearheads results-focused strategies to boost overall healthcare success.
• Top Performer who offers proven experiexxxxxxe in large-scale healthcare optimization, ixxxxxxluding developing and implementing forward-thinking programs, policies, and processes to achieve continued high-quality care.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who exhibits up-to-date knowledge of national healthcare trends and critical statistics.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with senior-level administrators, physicians, healthcare teams, patients, family members, and the community; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and with integrity to attain objectives.

  Spearheaded team-led design and construction of Novant Health Xxxxxx Medical Center s first-ever Hybrid Angiography Lab, ixxxxxxluding cost-effectively coordinating and managing a large-scale budget of $2.8 million.

  Collaborated with a details-focused team to establish a valuable structural heart program at NH Xxxxxx Medical Center, ixxxxxxluding facilitating the ixxxxxxlusion of TAVR and Mitral Clip procedures to boost care success.

  Directed team efforts to achieve critical Heart Failure and Advaxxxxxxed Heart Failure Certifications (2008 2012).

  Served as 2009 s co-author of a revised Heart Failure pathway using evidexxxxxxe-based practice standards.

  Authored 2008 s comprehensive Syxxxxxxope Standard of Care in Practice.

Director Heart & Vascular Procedures

  Capitalize on the opportunity to deliver forward-thinking leadership within a fully integrated health system for Heart and Vascular procedures, ixxxxxxluding inpatient and outpatient services exxxxxxompassing Cath Lab, EP Lab, Cardiac Non-Invasive, Pre- and Post-Recovery Unit, Short Day Inpatient Unit, and Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab.

  Direct top-performing healthcare teams in daily operations of facility in accordaxxxxxxe with policies and guidelines, along with continually ensuring delivery of quality care and excellexxxxxxe in patient / customer service.

  Ensure seamless operational processes by strictly adhering to Joint Commission and regulatory compliaxxxxxxe.

  Led operational responsibilities for a $132-million budget.

  Successfully operated below budget for various controllable expenses.

  Strengthened company s business via implementation of structural heart programs (e.g. TAVR, Mitral Clip).

Nurse Manager Heart Failure Unit (2008 2012)

  Strategically steered results-focused Heart Failure Unit operations, ixxxxxxluding providing leadership and management of daily initiatives of a fast-paced 30-bed designated Heart Failure Unit to meet critical objectives.

  Drove operations growth by recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing a patient-oriented team of personnel.

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Nurse Manager Heart Failure Unit (2008 2012)

  Successfully ensured Joint Commission adherexxxxxxe and strict regulatory compliaxxxxxxe.

  Cost-effectively controlled expenses while ensuring delivery of quality care and patient service.

  Led team in achieving Heart Failure Certification and Advaxxxxxxed Heart Failure Certification (2008 2012).

Staff Development Clinician (2008)

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward directing comprehensive staff development initiatives, ixxxxxxluding leading education and development of nurses, CNAs, and medical unit secretaries in Cardiac Services.

  Participated in learning efforts organized through Novant Health s Corporate Education.

  Coordinated the orientation of new hires and SNAP students to boost the learning experiexxxxxxe.

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (2006 2008)

  Led targeted quality-focused healthcare while working with scheduled outpatients and inpatients for Cardiac Catheterization procedures, along with serving as a strong advocate for patient safety during all procedures.

  Accurately monitored patients to ensure hemodynamic stability and provided conscious sedation as required.

  Proactively supported physicians with efforts at the procedural table.

  Continually monitored critical patients and carried out physician orders.

Registered Nurse (2004 2006)

  Played a vital role in continually monitoring patients and administering key medications per physician orders.

  Expertly advocated for patients regarding changes in status, patient coxxxxxxerns, and social work consultations.

  Successfully adhered to legal guidelines for documentation and charting.

  Delivered continual compassion and care for patients and their families.

Master of Sciexxxxxxe in Nursing Administration (4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude)

Bachelor of Sciexxxxxxe in Nursing (4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude)

Associate s Degree in Nursing RN (3.7 GPA)

Chair, Heart Failure Team Achieved Advaxxxxxxed Heart Failure Certification (2008 2012)

Recipient, Remarkable 45 Nurse (2011) ￨ Co-Chair, United Way Campaign, GWSM (2011)

Nurse Executive (Board Certified ￨ 2015) ￨ Presenter, VHA Variability Conferexxxxxxe (2013 ￨ 2014 ￨ 2015)

Member, American Nurses Association (Sixxxxxxe 2015)

Member, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (2010 2012)