Experience

HIS Initiative - Orthopedic Care

OR staffing model redesign

Site scheduling redesign lead

Site Call Coverage

Clinical Coverage of Surgical Unit

Clinical Managers Site Meeting, Chair

Accreditation Lead Perioperative Services

 Staffing, scheduling and Human resources management of direct reports

Procedureal Suite redesign and build

Collaboration for purchasing, procurement and supply chain management

Management of multidisciplinary teams: nursing, clerks, MRT, pacemanker tech., Nurse Practitioner, OR Aides, Health Care Aides, clinical navigators, health records tech's and Clinical leaders

Clinic booking management and redesign

Project management

Participation in Regional Interventional Radiology, Endoscopy, Cancer Care, and Palliative Care regional working groups

Management of OS&E and staffing budget

Mentored and partnered over 54 improvement opportunities for the OR at th General site

Collaborating with quality leadership team for implementation of CQI program in the operating room at the General

Developed a transfer algorithm for the Cardiac inpatients to go direct to the OR

Developed in 2015 a communication tool for MDRD and Cardiac nurses to communicate defects and improvement opportunities

Lead CQI staff in-services for CQI roll out, first case start times, process observation and daily team huddle

Monitor equipment availability through collaborative teamwork with company reps, purchasing, OR, management, stores, and materials managers

Collaborative planning and facilitating new programs.  Mini AVR program and reintroduction of ROSS procedure. Developing nursing education tools, organizing necessary instrumentation and corresponding with cardiac to ensure readiness of team

Facilitated evidence based practice change. Collaborated to eliminate Papaverine use for saphenous veins harvest

Assisted with implementing strategies for proper tracking of Cardiac cases through accurate documenting and streamlining procedure mnemonic selection 2015 & 2016

Collaborated with HIU and EP for complex case involving OR and unit specialists