Joan Dispenza |
Joan Dispenza earned many credentials during her career as a nurse in Buffalo, New York. After earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree, she went on to work for the Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo. Over time, she earned the Nursing Director’s job, and oversaw the nursing staff for the hospital. She worked many long hours with patients and doctors to determine the best course of action for how the hospital operated and cared for its patients. She was a Registered Nurse (RN) and a Board Certified Nurse for her work in the ambulatory wing of the hospital for many years. Nurses can earn certifications that go along with their specialties, those that also help to improve their resume and expand their training to help more people. There are many different kinds of certifications that nurses can acquire. Nurses can earn Licensed Practical Nursing and Vocational Nursing certifications in pharmacology, long-term care, and IV therapy. Board Certification is required for practice in such specialties as mental health, school nursing, informatics, and pediatrics. Many nurses are certified for more general practices, such as primary care and family nursing. These certifications help employers find the nurses they need for their particular departments of hospitals or other work settings for nurses. Joan Dispenza earned many certifications during her long career as a nurse. She left the position, due to severe illness, in 2009, and she moved to Nevada after her years of nursing were over. She helped many people and served with distinction for decades before she left her post as the Director of Nursing for Millard Fillmore Hospital, the result of a severe illness. Many people become nurses for many reasons. For Joan Dispenza, she wanted to help people and get into a growing field that will always have a need for dedicated workers who can help doctors with patients, and get patients the help they need to treat their illnesses while preventing others. The places where nurses work and the work they do there often depend on their education, specialty, and experience. While most nurses with Bachelor’s or Associate’s degrees are qualified for hands-on nursing work with patients and doctors, those with advanced degrees can teach nursing or supervise nursing staffs at hospitals or clinics. Most nurses have to work long hours, as well as to provide care during holiday and weekend shifts. They usually work three or four 10 to 12 hour shifts a week, often on holidays and weekends. While most nurses spend at least some time in this work setting, many go on to work for physicians’ offices, corporate settings, schools and other places with traditional work hours. Some are at-home nurses, working with specific patients on a daily basis to help them with at-home treatment and health care. In most settings, nurses are the primary liaison between doctors and patients, acting as advocates for their patients during and after treatment. Joan Dispenza worked for many years as a nurse in several settings. She was the Administrator of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York for ten years before retiring. She was responsible for oversight of the facility as it expanded from two operating rooms to six. Joan Dispenza has experienced tremendous success as a nurse. With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Community Health Administration from D’Youville College of Buffalo, New York, she received a strong foundation on which to build her career.
Medicine is a highly specialised field and having a solid work ethic is essential. These characteristics below exemplify Dispenza’s work ethic and why she has been successful as a nurse as she moved up through the ranks throughout her career. Reliability When you do what you say and say what you are going to do, you become a very valuable asset for your employer because they can depend on you. They can trust that when you say, for example, you will come to the board meeting early to help set up for the presentation, your boss can expect you early without any doubt in his mind whatsoever. Character A good character tends to go hand in hand with a good work ethic. People with good characters and work ethics tend to be disciplined, self-motivators, honest and trustworthy and many other characteristics that will benefit the employer and the team at work. Productivity Individuals with a good work ethic are often highly productive. They complete all tasks placed before them, generally with minimal error and when they have completed a task they jump to the next one with little to no external prodding. Cooperation The phrase “team work makes the dream work,” rings true in almost any setting. When you work together what you can achieve is far greater that the gains received from working alone. Working with others is essential in almost every business and the medical field is not exempt. Doctors and nurses have to trust that their co-workers did their part of the work, because any error may result in a casualty which for the profession never bodes well for anyone on a medical team. So cooperation is essential. Dedication For dedicated individuals, the job they have to do at that moment is more important than any other. They work at it until it is completed satisfactorily. Dedicated people tend to value their position and not switch jobs as easily as others who are not dedicated. Beginning her career as a staff nurse, and working her way through the ranks to achieve the success she has today, Joan Dispenza has proven herself to be worthy of the praise and accolades that she has received thus far. She has had the privilege of being a member of a number of prestigious health care groups such as: the American College of Health Care Executives, the Western New York Health Care Executives Forum and the American Organisation of Nurse Executives.
The American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE), is an international professional society of more than 400,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organisations. It is their goal to be the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery. Within the ACHE, The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership which draws more than 4,000 participants and ground breaking research. The ACHE values coincide perfectly with the tenets that are seen in Dispenza’s work as a nurse. The ACHE values integrity, the ability to pursue lifelong learning and continually improve themselves, leadership through example and the recognition that caring must be a cornerstone of professional interactions and last but not least diversity, the embracing of the differences of those with whom they work and the communities served. To become a member of the ACHE, you have to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and a commitment to the profession of healthcare management. There are different membership levels within the organisation: Faculty Associate, International Associate and Student Associate. The ACHE is one of Dispenza’s many activities outside of her work as a nurse. It ties in perfectly, and is beneficial for her as she has access to a network of more than 400,000 healthcare professionals who share the same goals with regards to the improvement of healthcare delivery. Joan Dispenza is a successful healthcare professional owing to her extensive career experience and solid education. She began her tenure in healthcare as a staff nurse and then made her way up the ranks to become a certified administer of a free standing surgery centre. Dispenza is known in her network for being responsible for an operational budget in excess of $800,000, coordinating the development of the angioplasty program, assisting in the implementation and on-going evaluation of patient acuity categorisation and information.
Getting to this point in her career was not easy. Dispenza worked hard; she knew where she wanted to go and dedicated herself to getting the job done no matter what. Becoming a medical professional alone, let alone pursuing all that she has achieved is more than the average person is able to manage. If you are thinking of becoming a nurse, here are some characteristics you need to consider cultivating, if you don’t have them already. · Become a good communicator: Nurses are always communicating with families, patients, doctors and their fellow nurses. They must have a keen understanding of the situation, and what is going on with the patient for explanation to the family and friends. This skill is not easily escaped. · Gathering emotional strength: being a part of the medical profession is not easy. As a nurse you will undoubtedly have periods of unparalleled stress; however, you should be able to manage it in addition to dealing with the stress of others. You will especially draw on this emotional strength when working long shifts; you will need to continue giving quality care even in your tired emotionally drained state. · Being patient and calm: these two characteristics are one of the many cornerstones of medicine. As a professional, people or patients may upset you or just generally cause trouble. It is not for you to act out or show that you are upset. The show must go on, even when you are not feeling your best, put your best forward. · Pay attention to detail: The saying “The devil is in the detail,” rings true in the medical profession if not any other. Doctors and patients will be counting on you to arrange the correct treatments and medicines. You will need to double and triple check yourself to ensure that you are not making any mistake with regards to any aspect of the procedure being done as any slip up could be potentially life threatening depending on what the mistake was. These characteristics are not the only ones necessary in the nursing profession, however they are among the most important. A job in nursing will never always be easy, just like everything it has its ups and downs. However, if you find yourself with these characteristics and a longing for the profession, then perhaps it is right that you pursue it. Go after your dream and don’t let anybody persuade you against it otherwise. Joan Dispenza had an absolutely successful career in the professional health care industry before she retired in 2009. She had the career that some medical professionals can only hope to achieve after years of unwavering dedication and success. She graduated in 1976 with her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the prestigious D’Youville College located in Buffalo, New York. She was a member of the Honor Society known as the Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Nu Chapter for her exceptional work while obtaining her Master of Science degree in community health administration in 1989. She received both degrees from D’Youville College where she established herself as an exceptionally gifted student. Joan began her career as a nurse at the Millard Fillmore Hospital also located in Buffalo, New York and quickly rose through the ranks. She went from the head nurse to director of nursing, to acting director of clinical practice development, and finally to clinical manager of ambulatory care services. She was able to move seamlessly from one area of the health care world to another using her skills and dedication to the job. Many professionals working in health care only have a background in a single side of the industry, but she has a strong background and skill set that was derived from both the business and the medical side. Joan Dispenza feels a deep calling to help people in need of medical attention. It was this calling that motivated her to pursue a career as a health care and medical professional. Before retiring from health care in 2009, she had achieved her dream job of working as an administrator for the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York beginning in June of 1999. She was responsible for the surgery center completely including all of the daily operations. Joan Dispenza proved herself to be an extraordinary leader in the health care industry through her work with the Millard Fillmore Hospital and Health System. Beginning as a nurse and working her way up to management positions was feat not easily done by less determined people. Joan Dispenza is a highly dedicated and highly motivated individual with the drive to succeed no matter the task that is placed down in front of her. She has had a lengthy and successful career in the health care industry both in medicine, and in the business side as well. Her career was both long and illustrious featuring numerous leadership positions, which she undertook with the utmost professionalism and pride. She has the necessary skills to manage, lead, and supervise multiple people under her command and has proven that with her successful past employments as a nurse. In the world of medicine, especially within the walls of a hospital, one must be ready for anything at a moment's notice. Not only do you have to know what to do at the precise moment, but as a head nurse, you have to be able to know what other people should do as well. This is something that she does extremely well and was clearly recognized for. Joan, after being the head nurse for a cardiac care unit for five years, moved on to become the Director of Nursing at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York. Her leadership abilities allowed her to move one from nursing and take on positions more related to the management side of health care. Joan Dispenza has been a leader in both the business aspect of health care, and the medical side. At the beginning of her career as a nurse at the Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, she excelled and was recognized for her good work. As the Director of Nursing, she facilitated operations of medical, surgical, and critical care nursing units of a 400 bed tertiary hospital, led a team that developed and implemented an automated order entry system for acute care setting , directed operations responsibility of budget in excess of 10 million dollars, and coordinated the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Diabetic Education Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs. Joan Dispenza proved herself to be a worthy leader of any hospital or health system, and it provided amazing opportunities for the future of her career. Joan Dispenza had an absolutely successful career in the professional health care industry before she retired in 2009. She had the career that some medical professionals can only hope to achieve after years of unwavering dedication and success. She graduated in 1976 with her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the prestigious D’Youville College located in Buffalo, New York. She was a member of the Honor Society known as the Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Nu Chapter for her exceptional work while obtaining her Master of Science degree in community health administration in 1989. She received both degrees from D’Youville College where she established herself as an exceptionally gifted student. Joan began her career as a nurse at the Millard Fillmore Hospital also located in Buffalo, New York and quickly rose through the ranks. She went from the head nurse to director of nursing, to acting director of clinical practice development, and finally to clinical manager of ambulatory care services. She was able to move seamlessly from one area of the health care world to another using her skills and dedication to the job. Many professionals working in health care only have a background in a single side of the industry, but she has a strong background and skill set that was derived from both the business and the medical side. Joan Dispenza has the proven ability to lead people on the path of success. Not only has she been in charge of operations and responsible for entire nursing staffs, but she has also been in charge of the daily operations of entire surgical centers. She has a strong educational and work experience based background in both medicine and health care business, which allows her to excel beyond the point of many of her competitors in the industry. Joan Dispenza is a certified New York State Registered Nurse and has been CASC Certified since 2003. She is a member of prestigious health care groups including the American College of Health Care Executives, the Western New York Heath Care Executives Forum, and the American Organization of Nurse Executives. |
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