Ashley Ellison
Greenville,SC
Summary
Driven and compassionate Registered Nurse with multiple years of experience in home infusion therapy and healthcare leadership. Highly skilled in working within collaborative environments, utilizing effective problem solving techniques, coordinating home infusion patient care, and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Sales Liaison- Patient Educator
Coram Home Infusion
02.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with hospital case managers, physicians, and discharge planners to identify, manage and secure referrals for home infusion servies
- Evaluated patient clinical needs to prepare them for home care therapy
- Conducted initial infusion setup and patient/caregiver training on therapy services and technology prior to discharge
- Maintained and helped grow core therapy admissions through customer relationships and provided responsive customer service
- Coordinated infusion therapy schedules, optimizing resource allocation for timely service delivery
- Collaborated closely with our pharmacy team to work through the referral process to get patients home in a quick and safe manner
- Managed key accounts effectively, fostering long-term partnerships by addressing concerns promptly and professional
- Assisted and/or covered in other sales markets when the need would arise
Assistant Nurse Manager
Prisma Health - Upstate
04.2015 - 02.2020
- Supervised ENT, Plastics, GYN and Urology surgical services at a Level 1 Trauma Center
- Was responsible for staffing 12-15 operating rooms daily
- Supervised and coordinated activities of personnel in the Operating Room
- Reviewed daily/weekly OR schedule to ensure necessary resources were available
- Recruited, hired and mentored registered nurses, surgical technologist and perioperative techs
- Communicated specialty needs to OR, Sterile Processing and Materials Management
- Collaborated with anesthesia, surgeons, charge nurse and core coordinators in problem solving and planning for needs as appropriate
- Identified capital equipment needs in collaboration with manager, surgeons and OR staff
- Worked closely with Nurse Educator to oversee orientation process for all new staff
- Verified and maintained accurate records of staff training and orientation as indicated by hospital policy and procedures
- Coordinated evaluations, trials and implementation of new products/equipment
- Planned and implement in-services for staff education and development
OR Circulating Nurse
Prisma Health-Upstate
05.2011 - 04.2015
- Assisted surgeons throughout surgical procedures and treatments
- Precepted and mentored new staff
- Oversaw the condition of the patient and the needs of the surgical team
- Ensured that all necessary equipment and instruments were readily available
- Responsible for properly positioning patient in Operating Room table
- Participated in Time Out procedures prior to all surgeries
- Ensured counts were completed and accurate before and after all surgical procedures
- Responsible for prepping and cleaning the surgical site to prevent infection
- Coordinated Quality Improvement Projects to identify performance areas for improvement
- Served as the OR Unit Council Co-Chair
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, SC11-2010
Skills
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Budgeting expertise
- Clinical training
- Staffing management
- Organization and planning
- Nursing staff leadership
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Team supervision
- Schedule coordination
- Process improvements
- Patient safety
- Policies and procedures
Timeline
Clinical Sales Liaison- Patient Educator
Coram Home Infusion
02.2020 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager
Prisma Health - Upstate
04.2015 - 02.2020
OR Circulating Nurse
Prisma Health-Upstate
05.2011 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Upstate