Shanell Stewart

Lvad Implant Administrative Coordinator @UNC Health

Chapel Hill, NC, US

Left Ventricular Assist Device: Destination Therapy / Bridge to Heart Transplant• V.A.D Equipment Manager for the Medical Center of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill & as of early 2022, the Hillsborough Campus location.• Sustain logistics of all patient & hospital owned equipment across the Medical Center, ensuring patient safety for readmissions and new implants. • Solely responsible for efficient vendor ordering 1-2 times a week using iNFOR software; processing and disbursing all lifesaving VAD medical equipment in a timely manner (before discharge and for outpatient clinic) for team and patient access.• Provide direct patient care during inpatient admissions (new and readmits) and in outpatient settings alongside the VAD Nurse Coordinators for addressing VAD equipment needs, safety protocols, and FCA recalls from either Abbott dba St. Jude’s Medical Center or Medtronic USA. • Orient and onboard training of administrative specialists to ensure efficiency by creating and restructuring the SOPs when systems and protocols are updated• Complete implementation of new processes to guarantee patient health information remains secured, for example, sending VAD patient lab orders from Epic rather than an external source like Outlook.• Knowledgeable with ICD-10 diagnoses and CPT codes to process totals of over worth of charges for equipment issued to patients per month.• Contribute and collaborate with Transplant and VAD leadership during budget planning and interdisciplinary meetings for the best practices for our staff and patients.• Appointed 20••••26 Assistive Personnel Career Advancement Team Chair, Completing Purple Belt Project involving Assistive Personnel with floating culture, judged 2024 UNC’s Got Talent, attend and conduct PETAL Award celebrations, collaborate with the Center of Nursing Excellence and the Certified Nursing Assistant II Program, and project management for a soon-to-be system campaign.

Northeastern University

Bachelor's Degree, International Affairs, Business Administration

Edward G. Noonan Business Academy

Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General