Meredith (Bender) Moorefield

Experience

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  Sentara Health

  Jun 2006 - now

  • Provide patient safety leadership, training, and technical expertise for a 224-bed community hospital and ambulatory surgery center to promote a culture of safety and a reduction in preventable medical errors• Works closely with senior leadership and leaders across the organization to support hospital and system initiatives, and to proactively identify, assess, and correct high-risk safety issues.• Builds collaborative relationships with staff and leaders to effectively peer coach and foster safe practices• Effectively manages multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize tasks as necessary• Facilitated development and implementation of a hospital-­‐wide comprehensive safe patient handling program to include oversight of the vendor relationship, equipment purchase, staff training, roll‐out and program management, resulting in a significant reduction in employee injuries year-to-date as compared with baseline data. • Lead multiple hospital teams, effectively engaging frontline staff and leadership for process improvement. • Collect, aggregate, and analyze performance improvement data. • Leader and member of facility Root Cause Analysis teams to participate in cause analysis of events. • Responsible for being knowledgeable of and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards relating to patient safety, contributing to successful regulatory surveys• Additional training and skills include: Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Records, Completion of TEAMSTEPPS Master Trainer Course, Completion and competency in ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Training, Hospital Ethics Consultant Show less

  • Director, Strategic Transformation

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Director, Ambulatory Services

    Jul 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Manager of Operations

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Patient Safety Specialist

    May 2007 - Jan 2016

  • Administrative Intern

    Jun 2006 - May 2007