Bernadette Purser

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ABOUT BERNADETTE PURSER

Currently the Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Duke University Health System Ambulatory Surgery. While at Duke, I was able to take the lead role to facilitate teams to build a brand new, 8 OR, square ft. state of the art ambulatory surgery center from the ground floor, Duke ASC Arringdon. By bringing this concept to life we opened access to more than 10k surgeries per year and opened up access to more inpatient surgeries across the health system. Strong strategic planning skills in perioperative operations, financial management and access strategyHIGHLIGHTS:• Quality: ASCA Benchmarking/Core Measures • Risk Management• The Joint Commission/CMS Regulatory/NC State Accreditation• Data analysis and collection• Safe Surgery Checklist Implementation and Maintenance• Sterile Processing• Infection Prevention• Recruitment and Retention• Health System Coordination of system policies and pathways• Developmental Leader • Infection Prevention• Health System and Matrixed Environments• Patient experience• AI (LeanTaas)• Areas of leadership experience include ASC, HOPD OR, Pre-op and PACU, Sterile Processing, Supply Chain, Radiology• Excellent written, oral, presentation skills• Member Perioperative Governance and Perioperative Service Line • Collaborating with teams to build a new 123 bed hospital with 8 ORs and a 6 Room ASC, GI clinic and design sharing sterile processing space• Leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence (LeanTaas) to migrate procedures to appropriate platforms while improving staffed utilization from 60% to 85% and improving volume (42% increase) in the operating rooms across the health system• Highly visible leader across the Health System collaborating strategically with senior leadership teams and clinical chairs on projects to improve care and access.• Appropriate planning moving inpatient procedures to outpatient surgical settings across the health system• Led facilitation of Outpatient Total Joint Program at Duke (coordinated processes for safe care in sending patients home the same day of surgery). • Provides/guides direction for perioperative budgets and expenses• Partners with Supply Chain for Cost Savings and Standardization Initiatives• Key stakeholder in perioperative service line initiatives• Member of New Product Review for Periop• Developed innovative flex operating room staffing tool for managers allowing periop teams to adjust staffing to volume across multiple sites• Capital Budget Development and Prioritization