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Registered Nurse Care

Location:
Buffalo, NY
Posted:
February 12, 2021

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Kenmore, NY *****

Phone: 716-***-****

E-Mail: adj40c@r.postjobfree.com

LISA A. FLYNN, MS, BSN, RN, IBCLC, CLC

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION, 2018

Daemen College, Amherst, NY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, 2014

Daemen College, Amherst, NY

EXPERIENCE

August 1999 – Present

KALEIDA HEALTH, Buffalo, NY

Registered Nurse/Lactation Consultant (March 2017 – Present)

Kaleida Health, founded in 1998, is a not-for-profit healthcare network that manages five hospitals in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

Selected Accomplishments:

Planning and assisting with opening of “Baby Café “at Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

Improvement Initiative: “Baby Friendly” at Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

Quality Improvement Initiative: Neonatal Abstinence Project at Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

Quality Improvement initiative: Safe Sleep at Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

Served as clinical resource to medical, leadership, and nursing staffs.

Served as a mentor in the development of peers, staff, and students.

Fostered communication and collaborative practice with physicians.

Assisted nurse manager with projects as needed.

Conducted educational needs assessment for staff.

Assisted with patient satisfaction, quality, and safety data collection.

Consulted and participated in system wide projects such as staff competency, mock.

My Thesis: Barriers to Utilization of Prenatal Care for Low Socioeconomic Women in Erie County.

Wrote parent breastfeeding booklet for Kaleida Health “Breastfeeding Your NICU Baby”.

Initiated and taught “Happiest Baby Classes”.

Started Infant Massage Program for parents in the NICU.

Started Kangaroo Care for parents in the NICU.

Researched, developed and implemented Policy and Procedure: Infant Massage in the NICU.

Researched, developed and implemented Policy and Procedure: Kangaroo Care in the NICU.

Follow-up calls to breastfeeding NICU mothers.

Coordinate outpatient follow-up care with The Care Connection, WIC and Priscilla Project.

Educate staff by offering in-services on; breastfeeding, handling of breast milk and use of electric breast pump, infant massage and kangaroo care.

Started monthly support group for breastfeeding NICU mothers.

Participated in Incident Review Committee regarding Safety/Quality on issues of breast milk.

Participated in the development of Breast Milk Scanning System and freezer alarm system to maintain optimal temperature for breast milk and donor milk.

Extensive knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Points

Participated with hospital wide initiatives:

oBaby Friendly Designated Hospital.

oLeapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

oSuper user/Educator for move of Women & Children’s Hospital to Oishei Children’s Hospital

oDNV preparation and surveillance.

oQuality Initiatives.

oFamily and Patient Centered Care.

oNICU Donor Milk Study.

Registered Nurse/Lactation Consultant NICU (August 1999 – March 2017)

August 2000 – August 2003

THE CARE CONNECTION LACTATION & WELLNESS CENTER, Amherst, NY

Infant Massage and Lactation Consultant

The Care Connection Lactation Wellness Center is a baby-supply specialist offering nursing products & gear, on-site lactation consultants and classes.

Worked as a private lactation consultant for The Care Connection for out-patient follow-ups.

Taught infant massage classes at The Care Connection.

September 1987 – August 1999

WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO, Buffalo, NY

Registered Nurse in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo was a children’s hospital in Buffalo, NY.

Selected Accomplishments:

Charge Nurse Experience.

Researched, developed and implemented Policy and Procedure: Oral Sucrose Use in the NICU.

Reformed discharge packets for NICU.

Established discharge planning process for NICU baby.

Wrote proposal to administration to have NICU Lactation Consultant.

January 1985 – December 1996

THE JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, Baltimore, MD

Registered Nurse in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD is a general medical and surgical facility and a teaching hospital.

January 1985 – December 1996

SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL, Buffalo, NY

Registered Nurse in Maternity, Newborn and NICU

Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, NY are a general medical and surgical facility.

WORKGROUPS

New York State Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Pregnancy & Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome NAS) Project.

Healthy Start Healthy Future for All/Healthy Babies.

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County.

Western New York Breastfeeding Coalition.

CERTIFICATIONS

Breastfeeding Educator Program at the State University of NY at Buffalo, 1999.

Happiest Baby Certificate, 2011.

International Association of Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI) since 1999.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) since 1999.

International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 1999.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.



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