Patti Farley

Experience

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  Finger Lakes Health

  Apr 1994 - Jun 1998

  RN

  • Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel • Deliver safe and efficient care.• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement, and adjust patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

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  Finger lakes Visiting Nurse Service

  Jun 1998 - Mar 2006

  RN team leader

  • Coordination of care among multidisciplinary departments• Completed home care visits• Provide leadership to nurses, staff and aides

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  Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing

  Mar 2006 - Jul 2012

  Lab Coordinator/Instructor

  • Optimized space, supplies, and staff to coordinate two nursing programs • Created and implemented student success program• Collaboration with team to develop and implement new RN program• Provided advisement and career counseling to students• Implemented employee/staff educational programs• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently

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  Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2014

  RN Clinincal Manager

  • Supervise operation of nursing services and patient care.• Regularly evaluated employee performance and provided feedback.• Communicated effectively with staff members, physicians, and patients, • Developed, implemented, revised, and evaluated policies and procedures.• Delivered effective onboarding and training to new and existing employees and cross-trained staff members in other job roles to maximize coverage.• Selected, promoted, and terminated staff members.• Identified opportunities to improve clinical practices, devised strategies and implemented plans to increase patient care standards and enhance operational procedures.• Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.• Identified nurses' and staff training needs and devised training programs to close gaps. Show less

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  Orbis Education

  Sept 2014 - now

  • Manage 3 University partner relationships with several locations • Established and maintain 21+ Health Care Partner relationships• Initiate and deploy quality improvement measures• Spearhead cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve growth goals.• Establish performance goals and metrics for reaching milestones.• Evaluate product development strategies and prepare alternative techniques to exceed outcomes• Mitigate financial discrepancies by reviewing reconciliation monthly• Hire and manage employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.• Identify opportunities to improve business process flow and overall departmental productivity. Show less DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 08/2014 to 08/2017 Orbis Education | Indianapolis, IN • Established new policies and update existing policies to maintain compliance with statutory, regulatory, and local, state, and federal guidelines to improve student outcomes.• Advise, coach and mentor students for academic success• Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.• Identified department issues and recommend corrective actions.• Collaborate with clinical partner and university to provide optimal student center learning.• Track quality metrics and maintain established benchmarks• Recruited, hired, and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.• Developed and updated policies and procedures• Maintain physical facilities, equipment, and supplies in accordance with partner.• Allocate resources (humans, space, equipment, supplies) to effectively meet student and operational outcomes. Show less

  • Vice President Nursing

    Aug 2017 - now

  • Director of Nursing Academic Services for Utica College ASBN program

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2017