Allison J.

Vasilj
2120 West Washington Blvd #302 Chicago, Illinois 60612 ajvasilj@gmail.com

Career Highlights
Leads development and drives implementation of standardized clinical education strategies that address organization needs, foster improved outcomes and advance associate competency: Supports nursing managers to coordinates safe and efficient patient flow and appropriate patient
placement using critical skills set, tools and reinforcement of clinical nursing judgment. Develops programs to enhance patient satisfaction

Manages and directs the clinical education function including centralized and site-based resources Education and training program was a key strategy to successful Implementation of a teletracking process to enhance throughput of patients to assigned bed. Participated in the preparation for Magnet redesignation Oversees the monitoring and financial management of clinical education to ensure initiatives are aligned with key result areas Financial management experience in developing annual budgets, five year budgets and ratios for program impact Experience in cost benefit analysis Experience in measuring outcomes of care according to planning benchmarks Internal and external stakeholder management Experience in working with internal stakeholders to determine their interest and support of projects that I am working on. Positive reputation as a professional with exceptional ability to establish and maintain a strong, collaborative relationship with medical and support staff within the hospital. Acts as member of leadership teams to develop comprehensive system wide learning strategies, ensuring clinical education needs influence hospital and nursings direction and priorities Education and clinical development of staff is integral to most of the work that I have accomplished as a nurse manager and as a clinician Participated in educational assessments, workforce development planning and supporting strategic plans of academic medical center through project implementation, education and training programs. Participated in building, implementing and evaluating a wound care education and training program for the medical ICU

EXPERIENCE
RUSH UNIVERSTY MEDICAL CENTER, Chicago, Illinois ANCC Magnet Designated, teaching hospital with 664+ licensed beds Transfer Center/Patient Placement Bed Manager

2012 to present

Coordinates safe and efficient patient flow and appropriate patient placement using critical skills set and clinical nursing judgment. Oversees ICU, Surgical, and Medical Unit Charge RN communication and bed management Facilitates transfers from outside hospitals to RUMC through the Rush Transfer Center Facilitates 2-Brain Neurology, Neurosurgery Transfers for Chicagoland and outlying area Training to designated units on EPIC, Teletracking, Transfer Center Software

Provides feedback to hospital leadership, medical staff and faculty, which assists in quality and process improvement with regard to bed status and hospital throughput.

Professional Nursing Practice Education Quality Coordinator Assistant 2011 to present Assists with nursing quality improvement activities designed to evaluate and improve the quality of nursing care. Enhance nursing and patient care technicians in development and quality of patient care. Aids in the planning and implementing of continuing education activities Float Pool Registered Nurse (Adult ICU Units) 2006 to June 2012 Work/float to Adult ICU areas consisting of Medical, Cardiac, Surgical, and Neuroscience Intensive Cares, Interventional Radiology, Post-Anesthesia Recovery, Endoscopy Lab, Catheterization Lab, and Telemetry Units. Cares for diagnosis of sepsis, shock, hemodynamic instability or the potential for hemodynamic instability, acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, COPD exacerbation, liver failure, severe pancreatitis, GI Bleed, renal failure, multisystem organ failure status post arrest, acute oncological complications, obstetrical emergencies (ante and post partum). Charge nurse capabilities on the ICU units. Cares for all post-operative craniotomy patients, neurologically unstable patients, immediate postcerebral vascular embolization, aneurysm coiling or balloon occlusion, patients with acute onset of seizure activity, requiring emergent interventions, and any neurosurgical/neurological patient who experiences an exacerbation of a previous medical condition requiring critical interventions. Cares for adult inpatient/outpatient while undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral procedures; along with patient post-surgery and post-anesthesia to be discharged to units within the hospital or home.

MICU/NRCU Registered Nurse Provide clinical care for critically ill patients with multi-system organ failure, chronic and acute respiratory conditions and failure, renal and liver failure, immunocompromised patients, and Septic, ARDS and DKA diagnosis. Proficiency includes: Charge nurse capabilities Unit skin and wound resource individual for unit Member of the Cardiac Arrest Team Member of the Rapid Response Team Ability to float throughout Critical Care units in the hospital COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Munster, Indiana 400+ bed community hospital, part of Community Healthcare Systems ICU/CCU/Neuroscience Nurse Proficient with: Arterial Lines EVD with monitoring and CSF drainage Prisma AVVH and Peritoneal dialysis Swan-Ganz Catheters Ventilator Care Member of the Acute Response Team compliance Nurse Fellow Assisted with admission, transfer, and discharge of patients. Obtained vital signs, performed glucose checks, and intake and output monitoring. 2004-2006 2005-2006

2004-2005

Discontinued catheters and peripheral IVs. Provided oral care and suctioning, and assisted with post mortem care

St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Hammond, Indiana Acute care community hospital with 250+ licensed beds Financial Counselor Pre-registered patients for tests and procedures Verified insurance eligibility, coverage, and ICD9/CPT codes Attained authorization from appropriate parties Trained employees on updated Quadra/Med/Affinity Computer system

2001-2004

EDUCATION
Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Systems Leadership, Rush University, Chicago, IL (Dec 2014) Masters of Nursing Degree, Rush University, Chicago, IL, 2010 Associate of Nursing Degree, Purdue University, Hammond, IN, 2005 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science Major, Purdue University, Hammond, IN, 1998

Awards and Honors

Medical Home Project Leader Recipient of the Arnold Horween Jr. Award Nursing Class President Outstanding Nursing Student Award Political Science Association Vice President Criminal Justice Club Secretary

Additional Skills
Chemotherapy Infusion Certified Microsoft Office and Macintosh Applications BLS ACLS EKG Designated Tissue Requestor MICU skin and wound expert

Professional Affiliations
American Association of Critical Care Nurses: member American Heart Association: member Sigma Theta Tau International, Section Gamma Phi: member