C A T H Y B Y E R S , D N P, M S N , R N

310 38th Ave NE

Birmingham, AL 35215
205-643-0930
cathybyers62@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE
Director of Nursing Resources/House Supervisor
GRANDVIEW
MEDICAL
CENTER  Responsible for assessing activities of all departments
(FORMERLY in order to assure continuity of care.
TRINITY
MEDICAL  Monitor throughput of all patients.
CENTER)
 Provide guidance and direction to maintain quality
2016-PRESENT clinical care along with prudent fiscal management.
2010-2012  Promote staff, patient, family and physician
satisfaction.
 Create and maintain an environment that promotes
mutual trust, acceptance, recognition, and respect..
 Report pertinent information to management and
administration.

 Direct report for House Supervisors

 Direct report for float pool staff
 Direct report for Wound Care staff
 Direct report for PICC Nurses
 Directi report for Intake RN Coordinators in bed
control.
GRANDVIEW
MEDICAL
CENTER
Director 7 Cardiac Progressive Care
(TRINITY
MEDICAL Unit /Monitoring Services
CENTER)  Provide direction and leadership to employees to
achieve unit goals
2012-2016
 Monitors and analyzes results of patient /family
satisfaction data
 Serves as resource person to staff and other health

care providers in area of expertise

 Performs direct patient care as necessary
  Monthly staff meetings
 Functions as liason between administration, medical
staff, employees and patients/families
 Manages unit operations to budget
 Implements and monitors plan for staff resources to
provide patient care
 Develops and monitors capital equipment purchases
 Develops and implements unit based orientation for
new employees
BROOKWOOD
MEDICAL  Responsible for quality improvement and drill downs
CENTER on the unit level to insure patient safety.
 Responsible for performance management of all staff.
2006 TO 2010

Brookwood Medical Center Homewood, AL

Nurse Manager-CIU/Monitoring Services
 Responsible for keeping unit JCAH prepared by
monthly unit staff meetings, tracer rounds, daily
patient rounds, and daily chart audits.
 Responsible for staffing unit appropriately to provide
quality patient care while working within budget.
 Responsible for payroll.

 Responsible for interviewing and hiring of new

employees.
 Responsible for patient satisfaction, employee
satisfaction, and physician satisfaction.
 Responsible for quality improvement and drill downs

on the unit level to insure patient safety.

 Responsible for performance management of all staff.

 Implemented preceptor monthly teaching sessions to

improve nurse’s knowledge of standards of care.

 Helped plan installation of new telemetry station in

2006.
 Implemented self scheduling to empowered monitor

technicians and nurses with responsibility of staffing

unit and improve employee satisfaction.

BROOKWOOD 2002-2006 Brookwood Medical Center Homewood, AL

MEDICAL Southridge, SC
CENTER
Clinical Coordinator-CIU
2002 TO 2006  Responsible for payroll.

 Responsible for staffing unit within budget guidelines.

 Responsible for making daily staff assignments.

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  Sheath removals.
 Assist with monthly staff meetings.
 24 hour call for staffing issues.
 Responsible for daily patient rounds for Target 100
Standards of Care.
 Relief House Supervisor
 Assist with employee evaluations.
 Assist with employee performance management.
 Assist with interviewing of potential staff
 Delegate and follow up on task. assigned to other staff
members.
 Liason between physicians and staff nurses.

BROOKWOOD 2000-2010 Brookwood Medical Center Homewood, AL

MEDICAL Preceptor-CIU
CENTER
 Orientated all new nurses to unit.

1989-2002  Initiated competency checklist.

 Scheduled nurses for appropriate classes.

 Determined strengths and weaknesses of new nurses

and recommended further teaching if neccesary.

1989-2000 Brookwood Medical Center
Homewood, AL
Staff Nurse and Relief Charge Nurse-4 MAIN, CCU,CIU
 Patient assessment.
 Medication administration.
 Balloon pump management-CCU.
 Continuous veno-venous hemodynamic dialysis
management-CCU.
 Sheath removals-CCU,CIU.
 Assisted with endoscopy/colonoscopy procedures at
bedside-4 Main
 Recovered patients returning from GI procedures-4
Main
 Monitored patients after cardiac invasive procedures-
frequent vital signs, groin checks, pain management-
CCU,CIU.
UNIVERSITY OF  Relief charge nurse on night shift-4Main,CCU,CIU.
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 Made assignments for nurses.
BIRMINGHAM
 Liason between physicians and other staff nurses.
2015

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Part-time Adjunct Clinical Faculty
 Responsible for visting students at various clinical

sites.
 Responsible for grading clinical paperwork and
offering feedback in a timely manner.
 Evaluate student’s clinical performance and give
feedback at midterm and at the end of semester.
 Communicate with Course Manager regarding any

concerns about student’s performance or behavior.

 Participate in other related activities related to course

as needed.

JEFFERSON 2007 - 2012 Jefferson State Community College

STATE Birmingham, AL
COMMUNITY
Part-time Adjunct Nursing Instructor
COLLEGE
 Responsible for preparing lecture materials for
2007 TO 2012~ classroom.
 Responsible for demonstrating and evaluating students

in the laboratory setting.

 Compiling test questions to prepare students for
NCLEX-RN exam.
 Responsible for evaluating student’s performance in

the clinical setting.

EDUCATION
2017 -2019 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL
 Doctor of Nursing Practice
2015 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL
 Post Masters Certificate Nursing Education
Jan. 2007-Dec. 2008 Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
 Master’s of Science in Nursing
Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Track
Jan. 2006 –Dec. 2006 Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
 Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
2005-2006 Wallace State Community College
Hanceville,AL

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  Prerequisites for BSN program at Jacksonville
State University.
2001 University of Phoenix Online
1990-1992 Jefferson State Community College Pinson, AL
 Registered Nurse Associate degree
1988-1989 Bessemer State Technical College Bessemer,
AL
 Licensed Practical Nurse diploma
1984-1985 University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
1981.1984 Jackson State University Jackson
Mississippi

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

 Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Instructor

 Basic Cardiac Life Support-Instructor

 Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society

 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

REFERENCES

Available upon request