Jessica Levy MSN,CPPS

Experience

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  UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Respiratory Care Practitioner Emergency Department

  the appropriateness of medical orders. Interprets clinical data to optimize patient clinical objectives; Sets up and operates devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration; Operates equipment to ensure specified parameters of treatment, such as volume, gas concentration, humidity, and temperature, and to administer medicinal gases and aerosol drugs to patients; Observes equipment function and adjusts equipment to obtain optimum results to therapy; Inspects and tests respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment functions safely and efficiently. Show less

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  UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

  May 2002 - Jul 2008

  Document all aspects of education, care and services; Regularly collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure an effective plan of care and follow-up through consultation and formal team meetings; Plan, coordinate and participate in the orientation of new staff, staff development and continuing education programs based on identified learning needs, clinical priorities, and organizational resources; Serve as consultant to clients, the community and the health care team on difficult or complex clinical issues ;Assist in planning and implementing the patient education programs and conduct program evaluations. Show less Provided patient care and had charge responsibility; demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care; applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment ;demonstrates knowledge of teaching adult and children and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff ;actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts ;develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. Show less Patient care and charge responsibility in a level 1 trauma center, ER sees over 7,000 patients per year; demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care; applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment ;demonstrates knowledge of teaching adult and children and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff ;actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts ;develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. Show less

  • 2008; Nurse Educator ER

    Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Care Unit

    Apr 2004 - Jul 2007

  • Registered Nurse ED

    May 2002 - Apr 2004
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  2010-2011

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Nurse Educator-Adjunct Faculty

  the primary responsibilities are to teach and to develop the curriculum; develop and measure learning outcomes ;assess student performance; participate in department/discipline, division, campus, and college meetings and committees.

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  UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  Nurse Manager Ambulatory Care Operations/Infusion Center

  Manage front line staff of 35, in a Ambulatory department that has over 700 patient visits /day; Collaborate with over 15 practice managers daily; Oversee all aspects of the practice plan, departmental revenue; Managing all HR functions of department; Identifies educational needs of the staff including assessment of competencies and coordinate training of personnel; With director, responsible for developing operating and capital budget and ensuring that the department meets budget goals; Utilize QI principles to assess operational processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of department operations; Establish processes to ensure continuity of care for patients evaluated and treated by clinicians; Member- Patient Family Centered Care work groups ENT, general surgery, peri-op/same day surgery Show less

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  UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2014

  Provided patient care and had charge responsibility; demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care ;demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and teaching children) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff ;actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts ;develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues; Member- Hospital wide practice council, unit based practice council, education and research council Show less -Establishes and develop guidelines and proceses for the visit coordination service-collaborates with the physicians and practice managers-facilitates a seamless patient experienceestablish key metrics and goals for visit coordination program: monitor and evaluate resulta and make changes to process to create better outcomes for families- Expand and grow visit coordination program-Patient advocate and voice to the physicians-Develops and practices specific quality improvement Show less

  • Senior Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia Care Unit

    Jul 2008 - Apr 2014

  • Outpatient Visit manager

    Jun 2012 - Apr 2013
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  CareFusion

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2016

  RN Clinical Consultant

  Responsible for supporting timely and quality education of CareFusion products and services; also provides product and service education to facilitate technology adoption and workflow change management.•Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant clinical operations, products and services •leads clinical pre-sales support, assessment and evaluation of new products and services •leads the post-sales assessment, design, implementation and monitoring of new products and services •Develops, plans and manages customer training programs •Serves as lead consultant and resource to internal and external customers •Makes recommendations that will drive customer acceptance and utilization of new products and services Show less

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  UPMC

  Mar 2015 - Oct 2015

  Clinical Improvement Specialist

  coordinate the assessment of new clinical design projects for implementation at facility or facilities as assigned. Conduct assessment of operations and utilizes data from other organizational assessments and surveys to contribute to and prioritize the establishment of quality, cost and service goals of the organization. Lead teams created from the annual assessment and organizational goals. Assume a leadership role in the core clinical design team meetings and other key committees. Assume leadership role as needed to support redesign efforts. Create a supportive environment in the department where redesign work is occurring that is sensitive to the issues and needs of that area. Assess developmental stage of work group and identifies strategies to meet achieve goals. Coach and advise team members with their supervisor as needed to fulfill their role in a project team. Effectively communicate improvements that are made of clinical design activity to work teams, staff, managers and administrators throughout the organization and UPMC Health. monitor progress towards goals and identifies the need for redesign of practice improvements targeted by the clinical design initiative. Utilize cost effective approaches when planning team activity.Ensure that clinical design projects maintain patient care as the center of the work. Influence staff acceptance of recommended practice changes by articulating the contribution to clinical improvements established patient care goals. Seek out and integrates cost saving opportunities into clinical practice changes.Role models appropriate and effective methods for data analysis, problem solving, communication negotiation and persuasion skills.accountable for presentation facilitation, change management and application of quality improvement.Lead clinical design efforts and accomplishments via formal presentations and or publications at local, regions and national forums when available. Show less

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  UPMC

  Apr 2016 - now

  Actively participates in quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Utilizes evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care. Promotes best practice. Analyzes outcomes associated with educational programs. Evaluates technological advances for education. Assess and promote compliance with BD projects by regular field visits to all UPMC business unit. Take a leading role in major hospital-wide projects. Provides council or specialty project leadership. Chairs hospital wide committees. Leads staff professional development initiatives. Lead in the development of standards of nursing care and nursing policies. Identify, communicate and respond to meet the learning needs of nursing staff. Develop, implement and evaluate orientation and continuing education programs based on learning needs, clinical priorities and organizational resources. Promotes patient education. In collaboration with key health care professionals at UPMC, applies expert clinical knowledge and skills to achieve quality patient care outcomes as it relates to clinical practice and product utilization. Leads the infusion best practice team and system Alaris champions. Participate in root causes analysis action plans related to patient or product safety events with a focus on BD products and devices. Serve as a resource/consultant for patients, nursing staff and other disciplines in area of specialty. Participate in department-based Performance Improvement projects. Demonstrate a high level of initiative, work independently, and establish priorities to meet department and organizational goals. Support interoperability, new product/device implementations, training, software, server and drug library updates. Supports the strategic partnership between UPMC and Becton Dickinson (BD) to promote safe and optimal use of BD products and services to achieve quality patient outcomes and consistency of practice across UPMC. Show less Oversee the investigation for serious events and incidents. Responsible for triaging patient safety occurrences for further action including actions immediately necessary to ensure patient safety, root cause analysis and external reporting. In collaboration with Vice President Medical Affairs and Chief Nursing officer and designees, oversees CHP Main, North and South systems for reportable Patient Events and Infrastructure Failures according to state regulations. Responsible for daily operations of area; assess performance of patient safety staff. Responsible for conducting Intense Analysis (RCA) meetings and ensure implementation of system redesign based on recommendations. Track and monitor follow-up actions for RCA's. Monitor, trend and analyze data and identifies strategies to reduce and prevent events. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate to implement patient safety strategies. Coordinate the development and/or revisions of policies and procedures and the hospital-wide patient safety plan to comply with regulatory agencies (Joint Commission, PA Department of Health) to ensure safe operations. Prepare and present reports of patient safety information through established structures within the organization. Responsible for fostering a culture of safety, proactive risk assessment for CHP community. Establish and maintain effective communication channels with all departments and facilitate information sharing between departments. Show less

  • Advanced Education Specialist Alaris Infusion Safety

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Patient Safety Coordinator

    Apr 2016 - Sept 2018