Brandon Cunningham
Hazlehurst
Summary
Healthcare professional with a proven track record of elevating patient care standards through strategic planning and adept team leadership. Skilled in fostering collaborative environments and adapting to the dynamic healthcare landscape. Proficient in clinical operations and ensuring regulatory compliance, with proactive problem-solving abilities and exceptional time management skills. Committed to leveraging reliability, adaptability, and a swift capacity to learn new skills to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Med/Surg and ICU
Jeff Davis Hospital
10.2024 - Current
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Infection Preventionist
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2024 - Current
- Provided comprehensive training for staff on proper hand hygiene, personal protective equipment usage, and other infection control practices to minimize risks.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for effective infection prevention strategies and policy development.
- Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate communication regarding best practices in infection prevention and control.
- Facilitated ongoing risk assessments for healthcare-associated infections by identifying potential vulnerabilities in current practices or systems and recommending strategies to address these concerns.
- Investigated outbreaks and revamped control measures to prevent future incidents.
- Evaluated hospital-onset and healthcare-acquired infections by conducting root cause analysis.
- Developed strong working relationships with public health officials to ensure timely notification of reportable communicable diseases within the community.
Clinical Educator
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2024 - Current
- Championed a positive work environment by fostering open dialogue between educators, clinicians, administrators, and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of patient care.
- Strengthened relationships with external partners such as universities or professional associations by coordinating joint educational initiatives.
- Evaluated clinical competencies of staff members, identifying areas for improvement and providing targeted training solutions.
- Optimized patient care quality by updating policies, procedures, and protocols based on current best practices in clinical education.
- Collaborated with management to assess learning needs and develop customized training plans for various departments.
- Enhanced staff proficiency in clinical procedures through hands-on demonstrations and interactive workshops.
- Served as a clinical mentor, offering guidance and support to new hires during their onboarding process.
- Facilitated continuing education events for healthcare professionals, fostering a culture of lifelong learning within the organization.
- Participated in interdisciplinary committees, collaborating with peers to address challenges related to patient care and safety initiatives.
Charge Nurse
Jeff Davis Hospital
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient information, enabling informed decision-making among the healthcare team members.
- Served as a liaison between nursing staff, physicians, and management, fostering open communication channels among all parties involved in patient care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Tift Regional Medical Center
05.2015 - 01.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality care and implementing evidence-based nursing interventions.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Coffee Regional Medical Center
06.2017 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
Nurse Extender/ Unit Secretary/ Monitor tech
Tift Regional Medical Center
06.2011 - 05.2015
- Improved patient care by assisting nurses with routine tasks and procedures.
- Enhanced overall patient satisfaction through timely response to call lights and addressing their needs.
- Ensured proper documentation of vital signs and input/output for accurate patient records.
- Supported nursing staff by providing efficient transportation of patients throughout the hospital, ensuring smooth transitions between units.
- Monitored patients'' conditions closely, reporting any changes or concerns promptly to the appropriate healthcare professional.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
07-2026
Associate of Science - Nursing
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA05.2015
Skills
- Rapport Building
- Procedure Development
- Process Evaluation
- Staff Supervision
- Plan of Action Implementation
- Team Leadership
- Staff Education and Training
- Critical Care
- Critical thinking
- Quality improvement
- Infection monitoring
Certification
- Georgia Board of Nursing, RN248278
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- ASLS
- EPI 101 & 102 certified
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Manager of Med/Surg and ICU
Jeff Davis Hospital
10.2024 - Current
Infection Preventionist
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Clinical Educator
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Charge Nurse
Jeff Davis Hospital
08.2023 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Jeff Davis Hospital
04.2023 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Coffee Regional Medical Center
06.2017 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Tift Regional Medical Center
05.2015 - 01.2023
Nurse Extender/ Unit Secretary/ Monitor tech
Tift Regional Medical Center
06.2011 - 05.2015
Master of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
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