Clinical Nurse Manager
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Natalee Smith-Rodney, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager at Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Natalee serves as a Unit Champion and is highly motivated to take the next steps toward unit improvement. As a Unit Champion, Natalee leads initiatives that drive operational excellence and patient-centered care. Her commitment to improvement stems from identifying critical gaps in preoperative workflows that caused delays in first-case on-time starts, impacting surgical efficiency and satisfaction. Through her leadership, she spearheaded a project aimed at empowering preoperative nurses to independently perform IV insertions for surgical patients, reducing delays and streamlining processes. Natalee’s evidence-based approach and collaborative leadership exemplify her dedication to advancing quality and efficiency in surgical services