John A. Coldsmith, RN, MSN, CRNI OBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE 750 Sienna Station Way Reno, Nevada 89512 Home Phone: 775-324-2403 Cell Phone: 760-234-8364 JAColdsmith@AOL.com To secure a position in Hospital Leadership as Chief Nursing Officer/ Chief Operating Officer with a healthcare system, facility, or service that promotes leadership, autonomy, creativity, teamwork and vision while striving for quality, safety and excellence in patient care and service. CENTENNIAL HILLS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV CHIEF NURSING OFFICER November 2011 - Present PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL/HEALTHCARE DISTRICT, BRAWLEY, CA CHIEF NURSING OFFICER/ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR September 2006 December 2011 Responsibilities include: Responsible and accountable for all patient care services at this 107 bed community hospital. Areas include Maternal Services; e.g. Labor & Delivery, Mother Baby, NICU, and Pediatrics. Other services include: Emergency, Critical Care, Medical, Surgical, Peri-operative Services, and PACU, Dialysis, SART, Diabetes & Nursing Education, Staffing Office, Float Pool and House Supervisors. Interim Chief Operating Officer (July 08 - September 08) in addition CNO and other duties. Covered CEO during vacation, etc. SANTA CLARA MEDICAL CENTER/KAISER PERMANENTE, SANTA CLARA, CA SERVICE DIRECTOR OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES IN-PATIENT ADULT SERVICE LINE (Interim Assistant Administrator/Patient Care Services 1/06-3/06 in addition to role as Director; Covered CNO during Medical Leave) December 2003 August 2006
Acute Inpatient Adult Nursing Service Line Critical Care Units (21 Beds) Step-Down Unit (36 Beds) Medical Telemetry/Stroke Unit (24 Beds) & 5 West B (12 Beds) Medical Surgical Orthopedic Unit (25 Beds) Medical General Surgery Unit (24 Beds) SANTA CLARA MEDICAL CENTER (Con t) Medical Surgical Expansion (7 Beds) Medical Oncology Unit (24 Beds) Renal/Chronic Conditions Unit (25 Beds) Respiratory Therapy Department Clinical Educators (5 FTEs) Float Pool & PICC Line Service Dialysis & Apheresis Service Clinical Decision Unit & Admission Transfer Nurses Responsible & accountable for the delivery of high quality patient focused, cost effective patient care services. Accountable for the implementation, management, monitoring of quality, service, and utilization standards. Collaborates with others to provide a seamless transition through a variety of care settings. Accountable for Quality/Outcomes Management, Affordability & Cost, Labor Partnerships, Team Development & Growth, Mentoring Program, Strategic Planning. Compliance with Nurse Practice Act, JCAHO, and other local, state, and federal regulations. SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL OF NURSING SAN JOSE, CA FACULTY/LECTURER August 2004 August 2006 (4 Semesters & 1 Summer Session) Lecturer for Nursing 138/Leadership & Management Course BROTMAN MEDICAL CENTER/TENET HEALTHCARE CULVER CITY, CA CHIEF NURSING OFFICER July 2003 October 2003 Responsible and accountable for Nursing Leadership of Nursing Services for this 432-bed community hospital. Services included: Emergency Services, Critical Care, Telemetry, Medical-Surgical Units, Behavioral Health, Chemical Detoxification Unit, GI Lab, and Radiology Holding Area. 2 Assessment, planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of nursing services, staff development, mentoring, performance
3 management and coaching, quality improvement, information management, and regulatory compliance. Member of the Administrative Team & Administrator On-Call Rotation. Member of Medical Staff Committees, Medical Executive Committee and Board of Directors Mtgs. Active in Recruitment & Retention Plan & Implementation Regulatory Compliance with Title 22, DHS, JCAHO, etc. DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER/TENET HEALTHCARE PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR / NURSING March 1996 July 2003 Responsibilities include: Nurse Staffing Office Administrative Nursing Supervisors Float Pool (42 FTEs) Special Care Unit (18 beds) with service of Acute Medical/Surgical, HIV, In-Patient Hospice and OP Blood Transfusions Skilled Nursing/Rehab Facility (34 beds) 1 East/Medical-Surgical Unit (12 Beds) Development & Implementation (Opened January 2003). Traveling Nurse Recruiter Administrative Liaison for Sub-Acute Unit (22 beds) until closing 12/04/02 7 Day/week, 24 hour position of leadership Planning, organizing, staff development, performance management, quality fiscal and information management, regulatory compliance, building and enhancing relationships through customer relations, and appropriate professional involvement. Accountable for management of cost center(s) and established budgets. Regulatory compliance includes: Dept. of Health, Title 22, CMS and JCAHO. Responsible for 180 FTEs, which includes Clinical Managers, Advanced Clinical Nurse, RNs, LVNs, CNAs, NAs, Unit Secretaries. Assisted with planning, design, and completion of Acute Rehabilitation Unit (12 beds). Coverage for Chief Nursing Officer and other Nursing Directors as needed; Psych, NICU, M/S, Emergency/Trauma, and Critical Care. Served as Interim Director of Critical Care Services 04/2000 7/2000 in addition to other responsibilities; TICU (8 Beds), MSICU (16 Beds), and CICU (8 Beds). ADMINISTRATIVE NURSING SUPERVISOR/CLINICAL SUPERVISOR March 1996 September 1997
(INTERIM DIRECTOR/HOSPITAL SUPERVISION NIGHTS from 05/97 09/97) Desert Regional Medical Center (Con t) Primary services include 398 Beds/Acute Care Hospital Level II Emergency Trauma Center Intensive Care Services Women s Services NICU General Surgery, General Medicine Inpatient and Outpatient Psych Services Hospice Home Health Services Skilled Nursing Services Central Staffing House Supervision CONTINENTAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, CA NURSING SUPERVISOR/PER DIEM June 1994 June 1996 ALVARADO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER/TENET HEALTHCARE, SAN DIEGO, CA ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR/HOUSE SUPERVISOR June 1990 March 1996 UNIT SUPERVISOR/NURSE MANAGER of TELEMETRY/DOU December 1986 June 1990 Telemetry (42 beds) and DOU (10 beds) CLINICAL MANAGER/STAFF NURSE CRITICAL CARE UNITS September 1986 December 1986 SICU (10 beds), CICU (10 beds), MICU (8 beds) 4
In addition, I have held the following Nursing positions in addition to my full time positions; many of which were second jobs opportunities : Assistant Adm. for Patient Care Services (Calexico Hospital, Calexico, CA-6/93-11/93) Dir. of Medical Surgical Nursing (Scripps East Co. Hospital, El Cajon, CA, 3/92-4/93) Nursing Supervisor/Per Diem (Scripps East Co. Hospital, El Cajon, CA 10/90-3/92) Dir. of Medical Surgical Nursing (Heights Gen. Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, 6/85-8/86) Administrative Supervisor (Heights Gen. Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, 6/83-6/85) Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse ER (St. Joseph W. Mesa Hosp., Albuquerque, NM, 9/84-8-86) Head Nurse/Orthopedic Unit (San Juan Reg. Med. Ctr., Farmington, NM, 6/82-6/83) Charge Nurse Intensive Care Unit (San Juan Reg. Med. Ctr., NM, 9/81-6/82) Relief RN Nursing Supervisor (San Juan Reg. Med. Ctr., NM, 9/81-6/83) Relief PACU Staff Nurse RN (San Juan Reg. Med. Ctr., NM, 9/81-6/83) Staff Nurse/LVN II/Intensive Care Unit (San Juan Reg. Med. Ctr., NM, 1/80-9/81) Staff Nurse/LPN/Intensive Care Unit (Waynesboro Hosp., Waynesboro, PA, 1/76-1/80) EDUCATION University of Phoenix Southern California Campus San Bernardino, CA Master of Science/Nursing (April 2002) Chapman University 9682 Via Excelencia, Suite C San Diego, CA Bachelor of Science/Health Science (May 1995) New Mexico State University San Juan College Farmington, New Mexico Associate Degree/Nursing (June 1981) Franklin County Vocational Technical School Chambersburg, PA LPN Diploma (September 1975) CERTIFICATIONS CRNI Certified Registered Nurse Intravenous (Credentialed: 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007) ACLS Certified (AHA) BLS Certified (AHA) 5
LICENSE California RN 408700 Nevada RN 59492 ACHIEVEMENTS 1997- Present John Coldsmith & Associates, Inc. Infusion Therapy Education & Consulting Medical Legal Review & Consulting Nursing Leadership (CNO) Mentoring & Coaching 1998 CRNI Certification & Credential Awarded 2002 Nominated for Nursing Excellence Award in Mentoring 2005 Nominated for Manager of the Year Award @ Kaiser Permanente/ Santa Clara Medical Center PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Infusion Nurses Society American College of Healthcare Executives/ACHE American Organization of Nurse Executives/AONE Nevada Organization of Nurse Leaders/NONL Association of California Nurse Leaders/ACNL Imperial Valley Nursing Council/IVNC Imperial Valley College Nursing Advisory Board Imperial Valley ROP Advisory Board for Health Occupations Imperial Valley Alzheimer s Association Advisory Board California Association of Regional Occupational Centers & Programs Pioneers Memorial Hospital Foundation Trustee References Upon Request 6