Clinical Teamwork Coach
Education/ Background:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Ambrose University
Responsibilities:
- Support the organization’s strategic goal of implementing a comprehensive program directed at surgical site infection reduction
- Audit team performance to ensure the consistent application of evidence-based tools and techniques.
- Develop strategies using hardwired tactics to achieve results
- Deliver targeted coaching on strategies / behaviors critical for reducing the incidence of surgical site infections.
- Monitor surgical site infection rates to evaluate reduction strategies
Certifications:
- Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR)
Professional Memberships:
- Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Special Interests & Activities:
- Surgical site infection reduction.
- Clinical teamwork performance and coaching
- Perioperative quality, safety, and research.
Contact:
Phone: 319-678-7913
Address: C51-J GH
michelle-mathias@uiowa.edu
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