Dr. CHADWICK RICKS, DNP, MSN, FADLN, ACHE, RN.

Experience

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  Centinela Hospital Medical Center

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2016

  ✓ Developed service line programs to expand services in the community while planning, directing and coordinating services for assigned departments regarding operations, nursing practices, long term goals and budgets.✓ Ensured staff compliance with quality assurance, safety, infection control and environmental procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements of TJC, DHS, and OSHA. ✓ Served as full time Nurse Manager; managed day-to-day operations of a 42-bed emergency department with saw 68,000 patients yearly. ✓ Directly manage 150+ full-time FTE’s.

  • Director of Med-Surg/Rehab/Tele/Eduaction Dept. Service Line

    Dec 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Manager of Emergency Services

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Anaheim Global Medical Center

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  Director Of Emergency Services

  ✓ Served as full-time Director for a moderately busy ER and surpassed national average in customer service, and improvement in community evaluations and perceptions by designing above average customer service improvement plans averaging outcomes above 70%. ✓ Served as business development professional Market ER services to community to increase volume.

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  High Desert Medical Center

  Jul 2018 - Nov 2021

  ✓ Supervise and managed 45 beds with staff of 140 full time, part time, and per diem nurses in a union environment; oversaw staff activities, developed a budget, and was accountable to oversee budgetary constraints. ✓ Supervise Nursing Administration to cover oversight over the Continuing Care Center emergency management, resource pool, medical surgical floor, intensive care unit, and emergency department – oversee over 80% of hospital. ✓ Oversee Emergency Department and day to day operations with 28,000+ patients yearly.✓ Actively advise COO/COO, CEO, and CFO of administrative and nursing issues and needs of individual nursing units assigned; advising on quality of care, best practices, and patient safety. ✓ Ensure staff compliance with quality assurance, safety, infection control and environmental procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements of TJC, DHS, and OSHA.✓ Plan, direct and coordinate services for assigned departments in operations, nursing practices, long term goals and budgets.✓ Direct 1 Manager and 20+ Unit Charge Nurses in staffing matters, problem solving, education, supplies and equipment requisites and human resource management. ✓ Effectively manage staff to cover house wide staffing shortages including RN’s, LPN’s, Nursing Assistants, Monitor Technicians, Unit Assistants and Medical Office Clerks. Show less

  • Senior Director of Patient Care Services

    May 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Director Of Emergency Services

    Jul 2018 - May 2019
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  Providence

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  Director of Clinical Operations for Acute Care Inpatient Service Line
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  United States University

  Oct 2021 - now

  Instructor for the RN-BSN and the MSN -Leadership Track Advisory Board Member for the school of nursing assisting the organization to understand the work force requirements and the skill sets that are highly sought after.

  • Member of the Board of Trustees

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Advisory Board Member School of Nursing

    Oct 2021 - now
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  Mervyn Dymally College of Nursing Charles Drew University

  Jun 2024 - now

  Advisory Board Member

  Advisor to the Dean of the school of nursing at Charles Drew University regarding healthcare community development for nurses graduating from MDSON.

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  Woundtech

  Sept 2024 - now

  Executive Leader of CA, NV, AZ, TX, and UT - Western US Markets.

  • Vice President of Clinical Operations for the Western Division

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Regional Medical Director of Operations

    May 2023 - now

  • Interim Medical Director of Operations of The Western Region

    Sept 2024 - Nov 2024