Registered Nurse Quality Assurance
Resume:
Mary Donahue RN BS MBM
Summary of Qualifications: Excellent organizational and interpersonal
communication skills. A wealth of healthcare experience, culminating into a
decade of progressive managerial positions and travel.
Management /Marketing
. Facilitated negotiations with national and local vendors resulting in
savings for the organization
. Organized and planned special events & promotions increasing donor
attendance and blood supplies
. Coordinated donor services, including budget, staff, equipment
. Developed and implemented a pilot program and collaborated with team
for hospital wide guest relations program
. Developed a motivation and incentive program for employees resulting
in increased morale and productivity
. Served as administrator on call for Barnes West County Hospital
. Interviewed, trained, supervised, and evaluated employees for home
care
. Reorganized the focus of the Missouri Lupus Foundation to member
needs resulting in increased membership and financial stability
. Initiated and oversaw aphaeris operations,
. Created a resource unit for patients and staff while marketing
hospital assets increasing the hospitals visibility within the
community
Quality Improvement
. Ensured strict quality assurance and safety procedures
operating under FDA guidelines
. Reorganized donor services, improving operations and public
perception
. Developed a 23 hour clinical decision unit for managed care
organization
. Created a systems quality improvement that streamlined pre-op
processing to 15 minutes from 45 minutes
. Designed and coordinated a utilization review program for emergency
and surgical departments resulting in best practices being developed
Volunteer Projects:
Project Jerimiah ; a program to provide housing for flood victims
Parks & Recreation Committee for the City of St. Peters MO.
Served on the Research and Development Committee Washington University
Professional experience:
Providence Hospice 08/08 -present
Caring for pts in their homes transition from life to death
Signature Hospice House 02/08 -6/08
Facilitated opening of facility, staffing, supplies, care of pt actively
dying
Access Nurses, Nurse Network, Aramark, Club Med 03/04-
09/07Travel Nurse
Community Home Care, Med Surg, Home Care and Urgent Care
Providing Urgent care, home care, floor nursing
Liberty Northwest 03/ 01 -03/04Medical
Disability Case Manager
RN workers compensation, job analysis, facilitating return to work
Kaiser Permanente 12/99-03/01
Supervisor Emergicenter
Administrator on call, over emergicenter, pharmacy, clinics, and recovery
room
MESD 09/99-10/07Outdoor School Nurse
Seasonal position providing health care to 6th grade students and staff
American Red Cross 04/97-04/99
Supervisor
Supervisor @ North County blood donation site &charge nurse over 40 staff
Washington University 08/93-04/97 Supervisor
Administrator on call for hospital evening shift
Home Care Plus 06/86-08/88Home Care
Coordinator
Managed the Medicare division of home care company
Mckenzie Willamette
05/84-05/86 Staff/Charge Nurse
Charge nurse in Recovery Room, Ambulatory Care, ER, ICU, Med Surg
Washington University & St. Louis Children's 09/76-78 & 81-84&08/88-93
Staff/Charge Nurse ENT, Kidney Transplant, L&D, Nursery, Level 1 trauma
unit adult & pediatric
St. Louis University & Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital 09/75&
10/78-10/81 Staff Nurse
Neurosurgery, NICU, PICU, Level I trauma pediatric
1 Education & Awards
Registered Nurse : St. Louis Municipal School of Nursing 1975
Phi Theta Kappa: undergraduate St. Louis Community College& UMSL 1976-1984
Critical Care Nursing: Mckensie Willamette 1985
Pediatric Advanced Life Saving: St. Louis Children's Hospital 1989
Distinguished Service and Leadership Award: Webster University 1993
Quality Improvement Award Washington University 1994
Bachelors & Masters Business Management National Louis University 1995
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