Week 10 Assignment Project

Professional Summary

Highly qualified professional with extensive clinical experience combined with administration supervision

and staff leadership, consequential in high-performing clinical units with exceptional quality and service

standards. Develop and execute programs to improve productivity and effectiveness with target on patients

care. Collaborated as part of teams to meet needs of patients in a high demanding environment. Apply a

solution-oriented approach to resolve conflict, manage staff and work with strategic partners to achieve

optimal results.

Leadership Competencies

• Ability to quickly establish trust and credibility with leadership across the Health system

• Excellent analytical and negotiating skills, with the ability to think critically

• Ability to be flexible and receptive to change

• Knowledge of how to achieve results in a health system environment

• Knowledge of nursing principles, theories, and practice standards

• Ability to synthesize multiple points of view and accurately represent the view of both patients, leadership, and stakeholders

• Integrity of the highest order, as demonstrated in personal leadership behavior and decision, and tact

• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with physicians, staff, and professionals in multiple settings and in a multi-cultural environment promoting inclusion in the workplace

• Goal oriented and excellent team player

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maxim Health Care Services 2020-2021

RN- (Med/surg Tele-Covid-19 Crisis Response)

• Provides direct nursing care to patients with COVID-19 -19

• Performing the special tasks of an isolation/quarantine care nurse

• Commitment to standards of care and professional practice.

• Communicating with the on-call doctor regarding patients who are clinically deteriorating.

• Practicing first aid services such as Basic Life Support if needed including, ECG and use of automatic defibrillator.

• Providing health education including COVID-19 awareness and infection prevention. control to individuals and their communities including prior to discharge.

Sibley Memorial Hospital March 2011- December 2020

Senior Charge Nurse (Med/Surg-Weekend)

• Directed patient care Management.

• Managed and developed performance review of the nursing team.

• Participated in performance improvement activities.

• Delegated work and supervising staff accordingly.

• Managed budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.

• Conducted staff performance reviews.

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program May 2019-November 2020

Supervision of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• Responsible for supervised practice ensuring that supervisee is delivering services in accordance with Center policies and procedures.

• Directly responsible/accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer.

• Responsible for ensuring that the Center are sufficiently staffed for their respective shift with the proper mixture of nursing expertise to meet the needs of the shift and the special needs of patients.

• Responsible for managing all administrative aspects of the nursing operation of the Center and is the Center focal point for all Center operations after hours and all weekends. Week 10 Assignment Project

MedStar Visting Nurse Association (VNA) June 2019- September 2019

Jennifer Road Detention Center-2018-2019 (12 months)

Nursing Supervisor (Correctional/Behavioral/Mental Health)

• Planned, implemented, and evaluated all nursing services, to include associated administrative operations and activities.

• Reviewed, establishes and maintains patient care protocol and standards, ensuring that all federal and state, Well-path and facility policies, regulations and guidelines for patient care are met;

establishes and coordinates quality improvement, safety and infection control programs; and

reviews pharmacy utilization to ensure adherence to formulary.

• Directed and coordinated nursing, program, and clinical educational and in-service activities for the department.

• Monitored and enforced Infection Control policies and procedures; served on organizational committees such as the CQI and conducted regular staff meetings.

• Responded to requests from Security Staff as well as Well-Path Staff in accordance with Well-Path and Facility Guidelines. This always includes following the rules and regulations for employee

conduct/behavior and chain of command set forth by the command staff while working within the

detention/prison.

• Performed other duties as assigned.

ARS/IAFF Recovery Center: December 2016 – December 2018

Director of Nursing (Behavioral /Mental Health Rehabilitation)

• Directed all day-to-day operations of the Nursing/Health Services Department and staff to ensure the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients in treatment of psychiatric

problems including chemical dependency.

• Monitored the effectiveness of staff e.g., assessment, evaluation, and implementation of the standards of nursing and health service practice.

• Understood and incorporated a staffing grid, and flex staffing techniques.

• Collaborated with the Infection Control Nurse to incorporate infection control policies and procedures to provide a safe environment for patients and personnel.

• Oversaw the pharmacy and laboratory services.

• Ensured department’s budgetary guidelines were maintained. Monitored expenditures in areas of nursing supplies, equipment, and materials.

United Health Group: January 2015- January 2017

Director/Manager of Medical and Clinical Operations-Maryland

• Reviewed and implemented medical and clinical protocol for staff oversight and development.

• Case management and coordination of care

• Ensured compliance of medical and clinical operation programs and services

• Engaged and educated staff in proper documentation

• Focused on work that was clearly aligned with organizational objectives, changing work direction as required.

• Delegated work and allocate resources to maximize productivity and monitors progress to ensure that schedule; budget and other requirements were met.

• Incorporated different measures of quality into goals and expectations and works to make sure they were achieved.

National Rehabilitation: May 2006- April 2015

Clinical Nurse Coordinator/ Supervisor

• Directed and coordinated services related to direct patient care.

• Streamlined and improved strategic planning, operations, and quality care in compliance with national standard, Joint Commission regulations, Organization policies and Nurse Practice Act.

• Evaluated and assessed employee performance, terminated underperformance, hired new staffs; performed monthly coaching to monitor and measure professional development and conducted mid-

year and annual assessments.

• Lunched and piloted hourly rounding protocols established new skin assessment management standard and standardized skin assessment toolkit for the units, which reduced the hospital acquired

pressure ulcer.

• Served as committee member for Skin/Pressure Ulcer prevent team, Core measure, service excellence committee and ambassador for staff and patient. Week 10 Assignment Project

Prince Georges Community Hospital- September 2006- February 2010

Charge Nurse /Clinical Nurse (ER/Med/Surg)

• Supervised staff engaged in direct patient care and ensured quality services.

• Managed shift operation efficiently and effectively.

• Assessed staff performance, guided, and motivated.

• Completed administrative tasks and ensured high level of patient care.

Awo-omanma Community Hospital December 1996- January 2004 (8years)

Clinical Nurse (ER/Med/Surg)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CRENDENTIALS

Master’s in Psychiatry Nursing (PMHNP)-2021

Master’s in Nursing & Master’s in Health Administration, 2013

Bachelor’s in science of Nursing, 2009

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATES Case Manager /Delegating Nurse –State of Maryland

RN License -State of Maryland, Active

RN License -State of Washington, D.C, Active

American Heart Association health Care Provider, ACLS & CPR, Current

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Nurses (AAN)

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)

American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONE)