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Name: Gregory Emmens
Last Updated: 2019-11-13
Email: Greg.emmens@gmail.com
Phone #: 2032989125
Address: 550 Dogwood Road
Orange, CT 06477
RESUME
- Gregory Emmens II
- 550 Dogwood Road, Orange, Connecticut 06477
- 203.298.9125 / 203.584.2140
- Greg.emmens@gmail.com


Seasoned, compassionate, and patient-focused professional with 18 years of experience in all aspects of clinical operations and nursing care.


Areas of Expertise

Project Management | System Development and Implementation | Treatment Planning | Patient Care
Patient and Clinical Assessment | Data Collection and Documentation | Regulatory Compliance


Professional Experience

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Emergency Department Sep 2003–Present
Conduct assessment and provide treatment to emergent and urgent patients in the Emergency Department of an urban hospital
Demonstrate expertise in minor surgical and orthopedic procedures
Contribute in implementing workflow changes to improve patient care using strong knowledge of Epic EMR

Career Highlights:
Established reputation for identifying a break in the company's provider set up affecting 30,000 imaging studies by not receiving the secondary reviews, which involved creating process to retroactively review them and generating incident report regarding the break in
Received distinction for consistently at the top of patients per hour seen by completing the context of the night shift with fewer resources and attaining the highest Press Ganey scores in the department
Served as driving force in managing the scheduling for advanced practice providers to prevent schedule complaints, which resulted in the following:
Attainment of application satisfaction in first two months;
Identification of various unpaid personnel for worked shifts and unaccomplished works performed by other staff
Development of a tool in monitoring application hours worked to ensure staff met their contract obligations and got paid the appropriate amount of overtime

Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
ASAP Nurse Analyst Nov 2010–Nov 2013
Led the ASAP Design Team and implemented ASAP for all the Emergency departments throughout the Yale New Haven Health System
Set strategic direction to the team in identifying various workflows in each department, including:
Development of Visio diagrams to represent different workflows and modification of it to define new standardized workflows; and
Coordination of meetings with the leadership from each Emergency Department to standardize workflows when feasible
Held responsibility for the project plan spreadsheet to ensure it represented all the decisions that were made to standardize workflows
Carried out the delegation of tasks to other team members with realistic deadlines, while adjusting resources as necessary to meet deadlines
Performed the validation of completed build with Emergency Department leadership to ensure fulfillment of their department’s needs
Determined missed and disrupted workflows initially by the implementation by directing follow-up walk through of each department

Career Highlights:
Successfully developed a method by which both hospital technical and professional charges dropped automatically based on documentation

Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Cardiology Jul 2005–Jun 2007
Provided assessment and treatment to patients with cardiac emergencies
Rendered hands-on assistance in performing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization


Earlier Career

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Group, New Haven, CT
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Oct 2005–Mar 2007

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
Assistant Head Nurse, Emergency Department Mar 2001–Sep 2003
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department Mar 2001–Sep 2003
Staff Registered Nurse Sep 1998–Mar 2001

Abbott Ambulance, St. Louis, Mo
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Mar 1990–June 1995


Education

Master of Science in Nursing: May 2001, Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT
Associate of Science in Nursing: May 1997, Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing - Bridgeport, CT
Bachelor of Arts in History: May 1992, Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO


Certifications

Certificate in the ASAP Product of the Epic EMR, 2010 Version (2010) | Epic
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Valid Until: Dec 2020) | American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (Valid Until: Aug 2021) | American Heart Association


Professional Affiliations

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Society


Activities

Member, Parent–Teacher Association | Player, Fairfield Yankees


Additional Skills

Languages:
English and Spanish


Technical Skills:
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Vision) and Epic EMR


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