Sunithamma Tomy
Bengaluru
Summary
A highly accomplished Deputy Chief Nursing Officer (DCNO) with over 25 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare settings. Proven expertise in driving patient care excellence, operational efficiency, and nursing team performance in clinical and administrative settings. Skilled in strategic planning, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Adept at leading multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with senior leadership to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Chief of Nursing
Fortis Healthcare
Bangaluru
01.2007 - Current
- Conducted performance evaluations for nursing staff and provided feedback on their progress.
- Evaluated staff performance and prepared accurate reports detailing findings.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Participated in meetings with hospital administrators, physicians, community organizations, and regulatory agencies to represent the nursing department's interests.
- Maintained communication and transparency with governing boards, department heads and medical staff.
- Reviewed medical records for accuracy, completeness, compliance with regulations, and appropriateness of care rendered.
- Coordinated disaster planning efforts among various departments within the organization.
- Engaged in continuing education programs to stay abreast of changes in healthcare regulations.
- Budgeted, managed, and scheduled nursing staff, fostering environment supportive to patients.
- Investigated incidents involving potential violations of policy or procedure by staff members.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
- Identified opportunities for improvement within the nursing department and developed strategies to address them.
- Set and monitored achievement goals for nursing department consistent with established philosophy and standards of practice.
- Developed and implemented nursing policies and procedures.
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Monitored staffing levels to ensure adequate coverage for all shifts.
- Developed and maintained staffing schedule in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage.
- Updated procedures necessary for compounding, mixing, packaging, and labeling medications.
Staff Nurse
Royal Hospital ,Ministry of health
Oman
01.2004 - 12.2007
Staff Nurse
St.Johns Medical college
Bangaluru
01.2001 - 12.2004
Staff Nurse
HCG
Bangaluru
01.1999 - 12.2001
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENEC
KARNATAKASkills
- Nursing Leadership &Management
- Strategic Healthcare Planning
- Patient Care Quality & Safety
- Financial Management & Budgeting
- Regulatory Compliance & Accreditation
- Staff Development & Mentorship
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Crisis Management & Change Leadership
- Healthcare Policy Advocacy
- Collaborative Team Building
- Issue resolution
- Performance evaluations
- Shift scheduling
Certification
- Registered nurse
- Certified Nurse Executive
- Advanced leadership in Nursing Certification
- Certification for radiation oncology
Languages
English
First Language
English
Beginner
A1
Malayalam
Beginner
A1
kannada
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Deputy Chief of Nursing
Fortis Healthcare
01.2007 - Current
Staff Nurse
Royal Hospital ,Ministry of health
01.2004 - 12.2007
Staff Nurse
St.Johns Medical college
01.2001 - 12.2004
Staff Nurse
HCG
01.1999 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENEC
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