1. Kevin Harris
2717 Pepper Landing Ln.
Houston, TX 77089
256.452.5512
kevinrn24@yahoo.com
KEY STRENGTHS
Multi-Department Operations
Oversight
Multimillion-Dollar Budget
Administration
Strategic Planning
Operational Planning
Quality & Performance Improvement
Financial Reporting
Needs Assessment
Team Building & Leadership
Managed Health Regulatory
Requirements
Compliance Reporting
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Registered Nurse, State of Louisiana
Registered Nurse, State of Texas
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP)
Certification
Nurse on Boards Training
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Dedicated and compassionate health care manager who is cognizant of
the life-changing events experienced by patients and focused on
improving services and procedures that affect patient care.
 Multi-department operations management expert, shaping organizational
performance and responsiveness to the needs of patients and healthcare
regulations.
 Strong background leading people, building teams, and developing the
vision and practical strategies that enhance operations.
 Develop and execute strategic projects and programs to advance
healthcare services and improve patient outcomes.
 Completed 180 Practicum with Vice President of Perioperative
Services and Texas Children’s Hospital in the Houston Medical Center.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TX 2015 to Present
Manager, Nursing Resources and Informatics
Responsible for operations, strategic planning and development of the
Nursing Resource Office to include Utilization Review RN’s, Administrative
Coordinators, Staffing Coordinators, Flex Team Members and Graduate RN
program. Managed 50+ employees, while being responsible for annual
performance reviews, recruiting, hiring and retention.
Creation and review of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines
relating to patient care.
Managed high visibility projects for nursing:
 Developed and implemented Bed Capacity Management project.
This included the use of the Teletracking application and
customized tracking tools designed to provide higher level of
transparency for bed availability. Also aided in establishing new
processes to meet initiatives for reduction of length of stay and
timely discharge
 Stabilized nurse to patient ratio for inpatient units utilizing the
Flex Team.
 Proposal for Centralized Staffing to aid in meeting and exceeding
hospital initiatives.
 Development of work flow processes configured into the EPIC
application
 Provide support for teletracking and Everbridge programs.
 Epic Champion
WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER, Marrero, LA 2008 to
2014
Clinical Director Women, Infant, & Child Service (2012 to 2014)
Oversee all operations for five departments, including Pediatrics, Nursery,
NICU, Labor and Delivery, and Postpartum, leading all administrative
functions and administering multimillion-dollar capital budgets for each

2. EDUCATION &TRAINING
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, LA
Master of Science in Nursing
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Jacksonville, AL
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
RECOGNITIONS
Daisy Award, 2010
City Business HealthCare Hero, 2014
Great 100 Nurse of Louisiana, 2013
Nurse Leadership Award, 2016
Good Samaritan Bronze in Nursing
Excellence, 2016
COMMITTEES &
ORGANIZATIONS
Former Chair, Nurses Week
Former Chair, Recruitment and
Retention
Member of the Policy and Procedure
Member, Patient Throughput
Member, Environment of Care
Member, Emergency Preparedness
Former Board Member of the
Greater New Orleans
Immunization Network
Co-Chair Professional Nurse
Advisory Council
Expert Advisor and member of the
Texas Nurses Association
Member American Nurses
Association
Board Member, Texas Alliance for
Patient Services
department. Drove recruitment, hiring, performance reviews, and
supervision of 103 practitioners and employees.
Develop and maintain quality care systems and standards, including
creating and improving medical protocols and guidelines. Achieve and
exceed departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes
and standards for inpatient care.
 Key player in West Jefferson Medical Center becoming the first GIFT
certified hospital in Louisiana.
 Act as the Administrator on Call for the entire hospital.
 Authored a policy requiring mandatory oxygen saturation
monitoring of infants prior to discharge to protect against SIDS.
 Implemented strict standards and policies for Hepatitis B
vaccination compliance, earning the hospital’s acceptance into the
Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll system.
 Implemented perinatal core measures resulting in a decrease of
under 39 week elective deliveries to zero over three years,
improving outcomes for mothers and babies, and reducing costs of
NICU admissions and maternal compliance. Developing changes to
the EMR for reporting.
 Maintained employee vacancy rate at 3% and turnover rate at less
than 18% through effective recruitment and training policies.
 Collaborated with sister hospitals in the development of state of the
art infant security systems.
 Secured outside funding for upgrades to the Family Birth Place
waiting area and the procurement of fetal monitors.
House Supervisor (2011 to 2012)
Delivered care with a patient-centered focus, partnering with RNs to
identify opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments to
ensure the overall wellbeing of patients.
 Provided administrative leadership and clinical support to
nursing, hospital departments, and the Administrator-on-call
during non-business hours.
 Collaborated with business services department and
facilitated appropriate patient placements for optimum
patient outcome.
 Coordinated staffing and problem solving for administrative,
clinical and personnel issues that occurred on duty.
 Cerner super user. Assisted in implementation.
 Teletracking super user. Assisted in implementation.
Critical Care RN SCU (2008 to 2010)
Coordinated with doctors and RNs to develop care plans for patients,
providing quality nursing care in accordance with resident care policies
and procedures.
 Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment,
treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained
patient flow.
RN RECRUIT, Gasden, AL (2005 to 2008)
Critical Care Travel RN