Tammy Summers

Experience

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  Franciscans Alliance - Sisters of St. Francis

  Jan 1991 - Sept 2007

  Bedside ICU RN to Division Director of Surgical Services

  Progressive career path with many opportunities - as outlined below.

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  St. Elizabeth Regional Healthcare

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2003

  Direct patient care for critically ill patients in 14 bed ICU.Immediate supervision of staff. Coordination of patient care. Preceptor for new staff.Clinical resource for the team. Hemodialysis (1993-1997) Acute critical care inpatient population. Performed this role in conjunction with critical care RN position. Updated and revised all hemodialysis and CAPD policies, procedures and forms. Revised continuous peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis processes – developed continuous renal replacement procedures and educated nursing staff. Conducted inservices for staff on new equipment, policies, and procedures related to dialysis and the patient experiencing renal failure - including CRRT. Show less

  • Clinical Nurse Leader - Critical Care

    Jan 1993 - Jan 2003

  • Critical Care Registered Nurse

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1993
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  St. Elizabeth Regional Healthcare

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2007

  44-bed orthopedic/neurology unit on the Home Hospital Campus and the 21 bed orthopedic / neurology unit at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Campus. Developed a cohesive team.Standardized care processes across the 2 campusesFocus on clinical expertise and exceptional service. Direct oversight and 24 hour accountability for a 44-bed orthopedic/neurology unit. Converted a team that had been without stability and vision for a number of years into a highly functioning, integrated, goal oriented team that exceeded patient expectations

  • Director Orthopedic Services

    Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Department Director - Orthopedics / Neurology

    Jun 2003 - Aug 2007
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  Franciscan Alliance, Inc. (Formerly St. Elizabeth Regional Health)

  Oct 2006 - Aug 2007

  Division Director Surgical Patient Care Services

  Scope of responsibility included 109 beds in 3 units–based on 2 campuses and 93 FTEs Participated in the development of a long-term inpatient continuous EEG monitoring program to serve the needs of the community.Collaborated in the architectural design, development, and operations planning for a new hospital to accommodate the merger of 2 existing campuses.Led the transition of 3 independent units to becoming one integrated team in preparation for merging into one campus

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  Carondelet Health Network: St. Joseph Hospital

  Sept 2007 - Nov 2009

  Clinical Director of Carondelet Neurological Institute (CNI)

  Nursing Lead in new service line focused on Inpatient Neurological Care Successfully built a new nursing team from a team of one to a team of 106 in 8 monthsDirected the education and training of the team to attain neurological expertiseEstablished a new care model with three levels of care within the same unit Expanded from 42 beds to 54 beds within the first year due to positive growthCNI was designated as a Neuro Center of Excellence during its first yearAchieved Primary Stroke Center accreditation 13 months after opening the inpatient unit Established Hourly Rounding Patient Care Initiative across the network of 4 hospitalsConsistently exceeded organizational goals for patient satisfaction Show less

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  Northwest Medical Center

  Dec 2009 - May 2012

  Director Medical/Oncology

  42 bed unit with 50 FTEs. Patient care focused on acute care medical and acute care oncology patient populations. Chairperson - 2012 Fall Committee Champion for patient satisfaction and hourly rounding initiatives Successful conversion to new computerized medical record systemCoordinator for annual Living with Cancer & Beyond – community conference

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  North Florida Regional Medical Center

  May 2012 - Dec 2020

  Nursing Director

  Successful leadership of a 47 bed acute care medical / orthopedic unit with ~ 55 FTEs. Evidence based practice in the care of the orthopedic patient population to support excellent patient outcomes and contribute to organization goals.Ortho Team recognized in 2014 for demonstrating the greatest increase in employee satisfaction over prior year. Growth and development of leaders, both formal and informal, and promotion of self-governance through unit based council and leadership council.Nursing Lead – 2013, 2014 & 2015 Fall CommitteePatient Experience Steering Committee & Co-Lead for hospital wide Comfort Rounds Initiative New hire orientation speaker: “Patient Experience”.Presenter at bi-annual preceptor class for development of new preceptors.Nursing Lead – House wide Alaris Pump Upgrade in 2013 and 2014. Show less

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  North FL Regional Medical Center

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  Interim Director Critical Care Services

  Leadership and oversight for 4 Critical Care Units: 24 bed intensive care, 14 bed critical care, 10 bed cardiovascular and a 12 bed progressive care unit. 150 FTEs. Evidence based practice for critical care patients Improving patient throughput and appropriate utilization of critical care resources Nursing Recruitment and Retention Initiatives Patient Satisfaction Improvement Implementation of workflow strategies to improve efficiency and nurse satisfaction Show less

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  HCA Florida North Florida Hospital​

  Dec 2020 - now

  Director of Clinical Informatics