Barbara Flood

Experience

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  Educational Testing Service

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1994

  Systems Analyst

  •Programmed mainframe computers using COBOL and CICS computer languages.•Performed systems analysis to create process for scheduling, grading and processing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

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  Hamilton YMCA

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Aerobics Coordinator

  Group Fitness Manager and Coordinator•Managed and coordinated all group fitness activities and staff for a busy YMCA.•Taught multiple group fitness classes including aerobics, dance and strength training.•Prepared budget and staff schedule and provided training to all group fitness staff.

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  Capital Health System

  Aug 2006 - Oct 2017

  • Manage quality metrics, workflow, patient throughput, and clinical care of acutely ill patients on a busy telemetry unit.• Supervise the training and development of a staff of over 60 nurses, patient care aides and other office personnel, providing education, guidance, and remediation when needed.• Organize and conduct monthly staff meetings.• Develop and monitor budgets and resource allocations while identifying strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care and service. • Conduct case reviews and audits to assure quality measures and federal and state regulations are followed and maintained.• Drive process change to comply with quality and safety metrics.• Maintain and update department policies and procedures.• Promote and improve patient centeredness and satisfaction using innovative and proactive information sharing, and problem solving strategies. Show less Capital Health, One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ – August 2006 – Present•Provide patient-centered, comprehensive assessment, triage, monitoring, and treatment of complex cardiovascular patients with multiple comorbidities including diabetes mellitus, end stage renal disease and cerebrovascular disease. •Efficiently and effectively serve as the primary care coordinator and advocate for each patient by concisely communicating with all members of the healthcare team including doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, diagnostic service providers, nutritionists, social workers and family members.•Collect and report performance improvement data, chair the unit based practice committee meetings and represent the unit at hospital-wide nursing forums requiring in depth knowledge of CMS, Press Ganey, Magnet, and JCAHO performance and compliance indicators. •Serve as frequent charge nurse requiring coordinating and managing bed assignments and traffic flow, assisting newer nurses, and responding to all issues on the entire 36-bed unit. •Write and edit unit newsletter.•Won Telemetry Nurse of the Year award in 2012 for creating and coordinating a training and orientation package to streamline transition to a new hospital. Show less

  • Inpatient Cardiology Nurse Manager

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2017

  • RN, BSN, PCCN

    Aug 2006 - Jul 2014
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  Hamilton PTA

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  President

  Chair of the Hamilton Township PTA Committee a group of PTA presidents from the 21 schools in the township. Won NJ PTA parent education award for coordinating a Parent Education Night and a School Board Candidates Forum.

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  Capital Health

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

  Clinical Nurse System Analyst

  Lead system administrator for outpatient hospital-based dialysis unit. Coordinated a system upgrade of Clinical Vision software. Designed and implemented new interdisciplinary care plan process utilizing existing system. Utilize Crystal Reports for report creation. System administrator for NetKonnect, a Nihon Kohden monitor viewing system; Teletracking, a patient logistic system; and Cantata Health, the inpatient management and documentation system. Co-administrator for system-wide nurse call and alerting systems. Chair of Nursing Informatics Council. Show less

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  Capital Health System

  Nov 2019 - now

  Lead analyst for inpatient nursing and ancillary solution modules.

  • Retired

    Jan 2022 - now

  • IS Clinical Application System Analyst, Cerner Project Team

    Nov 2019 - now