Ayanna S.

* Corporate Supply Chain employee responsible for the oversight of Value Analysis Program for eight specialized clinical teams for Baptist Health - Central Alabama. * Performed detailed analysis of products and equipment being introduced to the system. * Provided clinicians with alternative solutions to resolving product attainment. * Worked closely with Materials Management, Purchasing, and Vendors to ensure overall quality, safety, and cost-efficiency of healthcare supplies and equipment.

* Served as Unit Assistant Team Lead, responsible for supervising 3 Unit Assistants throughout the facility. * Initiated a supply cost savings initiative to improve system standardization resulting in 34% savings within the first month of implementation. * Enriched departmental sustainability efforts by increasing blood pressure recycling efforts 30% resulting in an $11,700.00 savings in buyback. * Serves as a highly respected resource person regarding performance, quality, and safety improvement initiatives throughout the facility. * Serves as a liaison between the unit clinical staff (approximately 170 employees) and 15 ancillary departments within the facility. * Mediates interdepartmental concerns to better serve and meet the needs of patients and staff in support of collaborative efforts for quality improvement. * Maintains levels of inventory for high volume, high acuity Emergency Department. Serves as a department representative on issues involving value analysis and Supply Chain decision making. * Responsible for trending data to identify Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) improvement opportunities. * Serves as a member of the department's leadership team, responsible for ensuring staff education and adherence to quality health care standards and regulations.

* Served as a non-licensed support staff member of the patient care team, assisting in routine and non-complex aspects of patient care and other duties to support the operations of the unit. * Performed clinical duties including attaining patient vital signs, performing ECGs, performing and documenting point of care laboratory specimen collection, and helping to facilitate patient throughput in the Emergency Department. * Functioned as a Patient Care Technician Preceptor, managing departmental onboarding and orientation for Patient Care Technicians in a high volume, high acuity Emergency Department. Served as clinical skill validator and assists in maintaining non-licensed staff competencies and development.

* Served as a member of the patient care team in a 24-hour, long-term, residential care facility specializing in Alzheimer's and Dementia care. * Performed interim training on organization policies and procedures, including elopement and fire drill training. * Assisted residents with activities of daily living, rotating between 4 residential living homes (16 residents each) - working with nursing staff and Administration to ensure accurate patient documentation and compliance with industry standards for improved continuum of care.