sue decker-brown

Provided customer service and was a point person for physicians to address informatics issues and concerns. Responsible for computer education for new and established physicians. Developed and implemented teaching tools for clinical personnel, tested new devices and software. Implemented and supported mobile care rounding for physicians and ancillary personnel from Beta to implementation. Assisted with the implementation and support of Computerized Physician Order Management.

Developed, supported, and monitored the clinical pathway program. Designed and presented inservice programs for clinical staff and orientation of new hospital employees. Participated in clinical resource management, data collection, researching clinical protocols, and monitoring outcomes.

Assisted in interventional procedures and monitored patients under conscious sedation. Developed and updated policies, procedures, and educational materials utilized during patients and employees education. Maintained statistics and patient logs, and assisted in the coordination of scheduling of procedures. Professional memberships - AVIR and ARNA.

Administrator to seven clinical areas and Surgical Information in a multi-campus, not-for-profit, acute care hospital system performing over fourteen thousand surgeries annually. Managed six direct and over two hundred indirect reports. Represented the Department of Nursing and Surgical Services by serving on committees-JCAHO, Quality Improvement, Hospital Safety, Nursing Executive, Leadership Council, Surgical Operations, Department of Surgery, Trauma Core, Radiation Safety, OR / Endo Purchasing, Product Review, Revenue Cycle, and Magnet Steering Committee. Developed a Heartburn Treatment Center and freestanding Preoperative Education and Testing Center. Coordinated the development of an accredited Surgical Technologist program through collaboration with a local college. Assisted in the process of achieving and maintaining Level Two Trauma status. Participated in preparing the document that led to Magnet Designation.

Managed personnel and operating budgets for an eight-suite operating room. Developed, revised, and implemented policies and procedures, and provided clinical assistance within the suites. Elected by peers as the first President of the Shared Governance Management Council in the institution.

Clinical Operations Coordinator Coordinated clinical operations for the Cardiovascular Group. Administratively responsible for outpatient noninvasive cardiac testing, outpatient laboratory testing, the anticoagulant clinic, urgent clinic, and cardiac office visits with care delivered by over sixty employees in six locations. Developed and updated policies, procedures. Was instrumental in preparing the practice for provider based billing and it’s first JCAHO accreditation.