Nicole Faster

Experience

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  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Jul 2008 - Apr 2014

  Registered Nurse

  Registered Nurse in the NICU

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  Adventist Hinsdale Hospital

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Provided horizontal leadership for over 55 nurses• Accountable for ensuring quality patient care through direct supervision of all nursing personnel assigned to the unit• Maintenance of the NICU financial budget through knowledge of staffing ratios, hours per patient day, and unit specific productivity• Supervised clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism• Performed analysis of yearly Gallup survey results• Collaborated with NICU staff and leadership to improve employee engagement• Facilitated and negotiated physician contracts and relationships• Prepared capital expenditure requests for new equipment for the NICU• Facilitated multidisciplinary quality meetings including, but not limited to: NICU level III, pediatric operations, unit-based staff meetings, women & children’s complex meetings, and the perinatal morbidity and mortality meetings Show less

  • Clinical Coordinator and Nursing Informatics Liasion

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2017

  • Interim NICU Director

    Sept 2016 - Oct 2016
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  AMITA Health

  Aug 2017 - May 2020

  NICU Educator

  • Participates in screening, interviewing, hiring, and maintaining the competency of all departmental staff• Provides unit-based orientation and education to newly hired nursing staff at all hospitals within AMITA Health’s South Region• Responsible for newborn and NICU policy development, implementation, and education• Collaborates and communicates with multidisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive care for critically ill infants• Collaborates with the Neonatologists and NICU leadership team to discuss and implement evidence- based practice initiatives• Conducts annual educational needs assessment• Facilitates neonatal mock codes• Responsible for the identification of clinical areas of improvement • Implemented several evidence-based quality initiatives which resulted in improved neonatal outcomes including, but not limited to: reduction in neonatal oxidative stress, reduction in central line infections, improvements in the golden hour initiative, improved neonatal nutrition, and decreasing antibiotic use in the NICU• Collaborates with Cerner Corporate to improve clinical documentation• Prepared documentation and participated in the 2018 Level III NICU Redesignation• Participated and facilitated The Joint Commission visit at Hinsdale and LaGrange Hospital• Prepares documentation for Hinsdale and LaGrange’s Magnet journey• Conducts chart audits and prepares perinatal morbidity and mortality reports• Coordinator of the neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and transport team Show less

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  American Academy of Pediatrics

  May 2020 - now

  Sr Manager, NICU Verification Program