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Ali Bernhardt

Kailua

Summary

Experienced Registered Nurse and RN Lead with a strong foundation in emergency medicine, clinical leadership, and quality improvement. I lead with a focus on communication, collaboration, and accountability. In my current role, I’ve helped drive department-wide performance initiatives, mentor new staff, and support real-time decision-making in a high-acuity environment. I’m looking to transition into a Quality Management role where I can continue improving systems, outcomes, and the overall patient experience.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Lead, Emergency Department

Adventist Health Castle
04.2024 - Current
  • Provide clinical leadership in a 25-bed Emergency Department serving both adult and pediatric patients in a Level III Trauma and Primary Stroke Center.
  • Lead shift operations including patient flow, resource assignments, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and safe care.
  • Support performance improvement goals focused on patient throughput, documentation, stroke, sepsis, and trauma protocol compliance.
  • Conduct real-time chart reviews and assist staff with documentation and policy adherence.
  • Act as a resource to nursing staff, physicians, and ancillary departments for clinical questions and high-acuity patient needs.
  • Mentor new nurses and contribute to ongoing staff development and training.
  • Participate in hospital-wide quality initiatives, performance evaluations, and process changes aimed at improving outcomes and patient experience.

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Adventist Health Castle
10.2020 - 04.2024
  • Delivered evidence-based care in a fast-paced ER setting, managing acute medical, trauma, and behavioral health cases.
  • Supported team readiness contributing to a safe and efficient care environment.
  • Recognized for reliability, clinical judgment, and strong communication across teams.

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

INOVA
08.2016 - 03.2018
  • Assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated and documented the care of high acuity, adult, emergency room patients in Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center seeing 90,000 patients per year.
  • Selected among peers for early acceptance into trauma training course; became one of a select number of RN's able to provide nursing care in the trauma resuscitation bays seeing approximately 3,000 trauma patients per year.
  • Completed intensive new grad RN program with dedicated classroom and clinical hours.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA
06-2016

Skills

  • Quality & Performance Improvement
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Patient Safety & Risk Mitigation
  • Clinical Audits & Compliance
  • EMR Documentation (Cerner, Epic)
  • Staff Mentoring & Clinical Support
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration
  • Data Interpretation & Outcome Tracking

Certification

  • Hawaii RN License, Active
  • BLS, Current
  • ACLS, Current
  • PALS, Current
  • NIH Stroke Scale Certified, Current
  • TNCC Certified, Current
  • TEAMS Certified, Current

Timeline

Nurse Lead, Emergency Department

Adventist Health Castle
04.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Adventist Health Castle
10.2020 - 04.2024

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

INOVA
08.2016 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

College of Coastal Georgia

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