INTERIM NURSING LEADER - ED

INTERIM NURSING LEADER – ED

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

OPEN TO ROLES:

CNO/VP/SYSTEM DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR/MANAGER

BED SIZE: 20-500
EDUCATION, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

MSN – Indiana University of Pennsylvania

BSN – University of Pittsburgh

RN Currently Licensed In: North Dakota (Compact), MN, and 7 other states

Pediatric ALS, Advanced CLS, CEN, BLS
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Transitional Director of Emergency Services

Interim Director of Emergency Services

CNO

Director of Emergency Services and ICU

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

A senior Healthcare Executive with over 14 years of progressive leadership and management experience. Patient centered, tenacious, and highly organized Emergency Department Director with extensive experience leading staff to provide quality care and outstanding customer service. Key strengths include the ability to initiate positive changes through strategic planning, emphasizing expertise with throughput challenges, revenue and productivity enhancement, and cost reductions using a lean Six Sigma approach.

STRENGTHS:

  • Effective Communication
  • Integrity
  • Empathy
  • Humility
  • Physician Relations
  • Change Management
  • Staff Development
  • Quality Management
  • Operational & Financial Improvements
  • Lean/Six Sigma – Process Improvement
  • Performance Improvement

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Worked closely with providers contracted for the emergency department on best practices for patient throughput to decrease our LWBS from 14.0% to 4.2%.
  • Worked closely with Registration to decrease current practice  of not registering 14% of our patient volume which resulted in a loss of $464,449 monthly.
  • Implementation of Vertical Triage Process creating a Rapid Treatment Area with the continued surge of ED patients resulting from in-patient holds.
  • Decreased the LWBS from average of 13.64% to 1.3% which monetizes to a revenue increase of $263,865 per month.
  • Managed AirCare helicopter critical care transport, emergency medical services for 911 and transports, and communications center for dispatching and incoming referrals.
INTERIM LEADERSHIP PLACEMENT The right talent – right when you need them.
Our Interim Leaders are instrumental in leading change for our client organizations. HARTZ Search is hands-on throughout the interim assignment, providing oversight and guidance for our interim professionals. Our Interim Leaders provide weekly progress reports to ensure alignment with our client’s goals. Communication and performance are our number one goals – we achieve this consistently for our clients with interim leaders that make a difference.
We know our interim talent pool, keep open communication, and provide seamless transitions from interim to permanent placements.