BARBARA MIDDLETON
BARBARA MIDDLETON
MHA, BSN, RN ACHE
MHA, BSN, RN ACHE
What are you looking for?
Reliable, ethical, Chief Nursing Executive with a proven ability to provide supportive leadership and achieve administrative goals while nurturing the organizations mission and values. Highly experienced in leading other healthcare staff ranging from non-clinical, to Physician’s. 25+ years in the medical field brings many different solutions to otherwise challenging problems you might see.
SKILLS
Master in Healthcare Administration
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Style
- I know how much experience I can offer as well as my limitations.
- I know the world has flaws and I create a great work atmosphere in spite of it.
- I reflect on what works and what does not within myself and my work environment.
- I know both my team and I have imperfections. I commit to overcome them together.
- I am not a laissez-faire or an autocratic style director. I am more of a blended director that wants to push and inspire.
- I will integrate my strength as a leader, and ability to be a team player to add cohesion and direction to any medical community.
- We will have fun and be creative.
Advanced Education
2019 South University MHA program
- Masters in Healthcare Administration
2015 South University BSN program
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
2011 Graduate: Labette Community College
- Associates of Science in Nursing
CERTIFICATION'S
FEMA Emergency Incident Command System
for Healthcare/Hospitals
ACLS/BLS
My WORK
Companies I've worked with include:
CURAHEALTH HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE
Chief Executive Office
- Responsibe for decision making of the 107-bed long term acute care hospital.
- Accountable for the management of all staff scheduling, hours per patient day (HPPD) and budget of overall departments including laboratory, hemodialysis, radiology, pharmacy, transportation, and rehabilitation.
- Managing executive for 120+ FTE’s as well as fostering beneficial relationships with physician groups and partnering hospital executives.
- Creative resource utilization to maintain the finely tuned budget, as well as bring innovative ideas to further the financial growth of the organization.
- Accountable for development of policies and procedures, authoring the 2019 Provision Plan and execution of accountability strategies for staff.
- FEMA certified member of the disaster and emergency preparedness team.
- Tasked with overseeing education, employee health, quality/risk management departments and incident culpability program.
- Voting member of multiple executive leadership and governing boards to further facilitate stability throughout the hospital and community
- Advisory board member for 3 local colleges.
- Execution of various levels of contracts ranging from rate negotiation with vendors to finalization of physician group contracts.
- Advocate the promotion and marketing of the facility by delivering support relations to partnering hospitals and other community services.
- Maintain exceptional ratings for hospital quality and compliance in accordance with CMS, ACHA, CIHQ, and JCAHO standards.
RETIREMENT HOUSING FOUNDATION
Director of Nursing
Report directly to the Executive Director & Assume the Executive Director role in their absence.
- Manage the operation of the Nursing department in the 36 bed Extended Acute Care and 220 bed Assisted Living department, as well as coordinate care escalation for the 237-bed independent living department.
- Operating with 75+ FTE’s staff consistently under budget.
- Manage unit materials intake and use to provide a more cost-effective department.
- Oversee the daily operations budget to achieve patient satisfaction, quality improvement, and financial success for the community.
- Act as an advocate for patients and their families to ensure a high-quality patient care-oriented team and complete satisfaction reflected in surveys.
- Direct staff involvement over the entire facility (120+ FTE's) including performance review, education, training, teambuilding, and disciplinary actions up to and including termination
MTC Medical
Director of Nursing/ Health Services Administrator
- Plan, direct, coordinate, the delivery of health care for the 420-bed county corrections facility.
Direct supervisor of all clinical areas and medical staff of 50+ FTE including minimal trained Deputies.
Educating nurses, physicians and other staff on numerous policies and procedures and EMR. Hands on training of all staff for proper medical knowledge and procedure.
Maintain all medical records, and health information. Responsible for ensuring that databases are complete, accurate, and available only to authorized personnel.
Manage staffing budget, facility operations budget, while providing quality patient care. Consistently achieved the goal of cost production at 20-30% under the budget.
Maintain the 50+ FTE schedule, payroll and yearly budget of 1.8-million-dollars without sacrificing patient care.
HALIFAX HEALTH HOSPITAL
Rapid Response Nurse Team Manager/ Emergency Department Relief Nurse
Configure reports and statistics of all nursing departments for the Director of Critical Care pertaining to the 720-bed facility. Including Telemetry, Intensive Care Units, Emergency Rooms, Trauma, Medical/Surgical, and Obstetrics.
- Manage and lead the Critical care team of 4 FTE’s and the entire 720-bed facilities nursing staff within each department.
- Provide all areas with education, training and oversight of all acute and escalated care needs.
- Relief Emergency, Trauma and Intensive Care RN.
- Manage, assess, triage and treat patients that alert to certain triggers such as post-surgical, trauma, bleeding, chest pain, respiratory distress, unresponsive patients. Serve as a resource for other nursing staff as critical care need arise.
- Administer all IV drip and push medications at a Critical care level.
- Follow and execute standing orders and protocols for labs, x-rays, CTs, bi-pap or intubation as well as transferring critical patients to step down or ICU as warranted within the scope of practice.
- Trained to lead and direct the codes until the physician arrives. As well as, monitor the code for quality and offering suggestion as needed.
- Respond to all critical events, visitor/employee emergencies, Traumas, STEMI's, and Strokes within the facility to make clinical decisions on what protocols to implement.
HEALTHSOUTH
Nurse Supervisor
Nurse Supervisor with responsibility for interim reporting, issue resolution, scheduling, setting direction and accountability for results.
Provide direction, education and supervision of nursing personnel of 75+ FTE and delegate duties appropriately by scope of practice.
Provide 1:1 or 1:2 patient care for Telemetry, Dialysis, Ventilator and Intensive Care Patients within the hospital.
Dedicated member of the Code Blue Team and Vice President of the Nurse Practice Council within the hospital.
Educator for FIMS medical rating system, Super-user for ACE IT Cerner EMR, Education and training for both nursing and physicians on the EMR rollout.
Non-Violent Crisis Prevention/Intervention Certified, STOP 2: transfer safety certified trainer, FEMA emergency Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals certified. NIH stroke scale certified.
Extra Extra...
WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE
Fun
A workplace should be a place you enjoy. If we are going to do it for 20+ years we should love it every day. Without fun and creativity work is just that... work. This adds to my low turnover record and nurse satisfaction.
Inspiration
I want to always encourage my team to not give up and never stop learning. Continuing education should always be a top priority. Without knowledge we can never move forward.
Dedication
If you take care of the team they will do the rest. A happy teammate will always give you everything they have. They will remain loyal, dedicated and bring happiness to your patients along the way.
Hard Work
From morning to night I think of new ways to improve problem situations and enhance already amazing conditions. Loving what I do makes it easy to give my all every second of every day.
Find me
Don't be shy, I won't bite...
Gallery
Photos from my fun work experiences.
