Skills
Leadership & Management
- Strategic staffing and retention
- Budget and resource oversight
- Performance improvement (RCA/FMEA)
- Regulatory and Magnet readiness
- Emergency preparedness planning
- Interdisciplinary team building
- Staff coaching and mentorship
- Change management and delegation
- Conflict resolution and corrective counseling
- Facility partnership and strategic planning
Clinical Expertise
- Thoracic and cardiovascular surgical care
- Post-operative recovery and telemetry monitoring
- Sepsis and respiratory failure management
- Advanced heart failure care
- Patient safety and adverse event reporting
- ACLS and BLS certification support
- High-acuity throughput and discharge planning
Academic & Educational
- Scenario-based instruction design
- Hybrid and online teaching proficiency
- Learner-centered pedagogy
- Academic writing and presentation
- Mentorship of pre-licensure and novice nurses
- Faculty collaboration and curriculum development
Operational & Strategic
- Workflow redesign and optimization
- KPI monitoring and dashboard interpretation
- Technology integration in clinical settings
- Survey readiness and compliance documentation
- Union environment navigation
- Project and program implementation
- Data-informed decision-making
Communication & Cultural Fluency
- Multilingual: English, Yoruba
- Culturally sensitive messaging and translation
- Legal and HR communication
- Executive presentation and influence
- Emotional intelligence and balanced feedback
About
Transformational nurse leader with over a decade of progressive experience in high-acuity clinical settings, academic instruction, and healthcare operations. Holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), MBA, and BSN, with compact RN licensure in Virginia and active licensure in Washington, DC. Proven success in leading interdisciplinary teams, stabilizing complex units, and driving performance improvement across the continuum of care.
Recent leadership includes Nurse Manager roles at UVA Health and Sibley Memorial Hospital, where I oversaw surgical stepdown and ICU units, improved staff engagement, and led strategic initiatives in staffing, regulatory readiness, and patient safety. Experienced adjunct faculty member with a commitment to inclusive, scenario-based instruction and lifelong learning. Skilled in change management, emergency preparedness, and evidence-based practice implementation.
Dedicated to advancing veteran-centered care, health equity, and workforce development through emotionally intelligent leadership and operational excellence.