Experience

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  St. joseph's hospital and medical center

  Jul 2003 - Jun 2010

  • Worked closely with senior leadership in application of hospital’s strategic plan and served on multiple hospital committees.• Managed 100 employees over four adult ICUs, overseeing and coordinating staff scheduling, development, hiring, and evaluation of employees.• Mentored staff in the training and caring for patients with advanced and specialized therapies.• Provided patient care, especially in emergent situations and times of staffing challenges. • Coordinated care of critically ill patients.• Point of contact for families, patients and other members of the health care team on patient changes and current status.• Served as charge nurse.• Served as preceptor for new graduate nurses, new staff nurses and students.

  • Clinical Supervisor - Medical, Surgical, Trauma ICUs

    Mar 2007 - Jun 2010

  • Staff Nurse - SICU

    Jul 2003 - Mar 2007
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  Northwestern medicine

  Jun 2010 - now

  - Responsible for supporting and developing expanding Urology service line across large integrated healthcare system- Collaborated with Department Chair to develop and execute service line vision in alignment with organizational strategic plan- Streamlined physician recruitment across organizations to promote candidate visibility and communication- Initiated and facilitated governance structure and workgroups to support best practice across service line- Developed resources to facilitate communication and provider collaboration Show less - Manage daily and strategic operations for multiple testing departments; serving inpatient, outpatient, research, and corporate populations- Responsible for oversight and direct management of more than 60 employees of various specialty training- Maintain oversight and execution of multi-million-dollar annual operating budgets- Serve as the operational leader of NM’s Advanced Cardiac Imaging Workgroup, facilitating standardization of clinical practice and operations across non-invasive imaging departments at multiple hospital locations- Ensure consistent and high-quality service across multiple departments; including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, ECG, and cardiac rehabilitation- Oversee multiple departmental accreditations, involving successful coordination of site visits and maintenance of policies and procedures- Executed multiple large capital equipment and software purchases, with successful implementation and integration into workflow; including replacements of ultrasound, stress testing, and ECG equipment- Collaborated with patient engagement to launch initiatives and sustain improvement in patient satisfaction, surpassing organizational targets and departmental goals- Coordinated successful local execution of implementation of system-level EMR and echocardiography structured reporting systems- Engage with multiple stakeholders daily to ensure effective inpatient throughput and outpatient access, including implementation of the Low Risk Chest Pain Pathway to improve ED throughput- Provided interim coverage as BCVI Clinical Program Manager, overseeing multiple advanced heart failure program initiatives and supervision of over 40 employees of various specialties Show less • Responsible for successful initiation and ongoing management of multi-disciplinary clinical and research program and coordination of program initiatives; including rapidly expanding biorepository, patient enrollment, research initiatives, coordination of professional meeting presentations and publications.• Serves as the nurse resource for the Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) patient population, coordinating communication of clinical recommendations, education and research protocols.• Created database for longitudinal follow up of BAV population, responsible for continuing maintenance and review• Established and maintained collaborations across various institutions.• Provides cross-coverage as needed for cardiac surgery clinic and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) teams• Active member of Northwestern Medicine Culture Project. Show less

  • Program Director

    May 2023 - now

  • Regional Program Manager - Urology

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Operations Manager - Non-Invasive Cardiology

    Nov 2015 - Aug 2021

  • Nurse Clinician - Bicuspid Aortic Valve Program

    Apr 2012 - Nov 2015

  • Staff Nurse - Cardiothoracic Transplant ICU

    Jun 2010 - Apr 2012