Simone Cheong
June 2022
Simone
Cheong
,
MSHSA, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Nursing Administration
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami
,
FL
United States
She has quietly and selflessly contributed so much to the entire WKBH organization in her own way. Prior to the COVID pandemic until now, she continues to surprise us with her compassionate service and dedication to our organization.
This nurse leader possesses a lot of great qualifications that make her a true DAISY Nurse Leader. She has quietly and selflessly contributed so much to the entire WKBH organization in her own way. Prior to the COVID pandemic until now, she continues to surprise us with her compassionate service and dedication to our organization. She spends indefinite time here in the hospital and has the time flexibility for whatever service she needs to provide everyone. I remember seeing her come in in various shifts during the COVID pandemic, even at night, just to be of help and of support to the team. She was a runner, a task nurse, and did whatever she could to support anyone in need of help. She provided the ICU team with shoe covers and disposable caps which she personally ordered online in the beginning of the pandemic. This was one of the ways she supported us.
On countless occasions, Simone cooked for us and filled the ICU cookie jars in the staff lounge just so the staff had something to eat on those times we had no time to take breaks. She brings in desserts at any given time. She humbly pushed those heavy huge blue bins that hold the isolation gowns from our EVS department to the different floors to help restock the COVID floors. She has assisted me multiple times in various departments where we intubated COVID patients during code blue because she knew that the ICU code responder did not have much support in those areas until an ICU bed became available.
Her leadership and commitment extend even to outside activities like the Nursing Consortium. I have known her to be the one who opened the grand ballroom at the Signature Grand as early as 5 am to put up all posters belonging to WKBH representatives for the past two Nursing Consortium of South Florida, Inc. She was the same person to take them down and brought the posters back to WKBH.
She is also the epitome of encouragement to any RN for advancement. She never fails to support every advancement applicant and spends time with them to discuss their CCAP points and areas where the nurses can work to get enough points. She honestly provides them feedback on the nurses’ opportunities if they do not meet the criteria for advancement.
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Professionalism, Commitment, and Personal/Professional Growth – Simone is very respectful, pleasant to work with, and has the professional competencies for her role. She continues to empower and improve herself professionally through educational achievement. She has the MSN and MSHSA in her file with CMSRN certification. She has done the following that relates to this criteria:
1. Responsible for the direction and management of nursing structures and processes related to acquiring and maintaining the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation. Coordinates the development of the process for successful (ANCC) application, including required documents for designation and re-designation.
2. Directs, provides, and implements education related to ANCC model components and sources of evidence to leadership and staff at all levels.
3. Possesses strong communication, presentation, writing, and computer skills.
4. Inspires, motivates, collaborates, and instills Magnet principles.
5. Responsible for preparing/maintaining the organization for ANCC Magnet Designation (Gap analysis, Interim Reports including demographic report, and Magnet Application submission).
6. Oversees the planning of the organization for Magnet designation in collaboration with VP/CNO following the Magnet Model components and sources of evidence (e.g.: strategic goals, shared governance, nursing quality, evidence-based practice, research).
7. Plans, obtains, and manages resources to support and produce documents necessary for obtaining and maintaining Magnet designation (e.g.: consultants, IT, workgroups/teams, budget).
8. Develops, compiles, organizes, and finalizes Magnet and nursing quality-related reports for leadership and staff at all levels.
9. Acts as liaison between ANCC Magnet Program and organization (e.g.: communicates with Magnet Office, access to FAQs, queries, list serve/Magnet Learning Community, keeps current with Magnet requirements-webinars/conferences).
10. Serves as an internal consultant for ANCC Magnet principles and concepts to leadership and staff (organization and system level).
11. Supports reward and recognition activities for nursing excellence (e.g.: Nurses' Week, Certification Day, celebrations, publications, nominations for nursing awards at local/state/national levels).
12. Assists in the development, mentoring of teams/councils related to Magnet initiatives.
13. Participates in projects that enhances and improves nursing quality outcomes.
14. Develops communication tools/teams to assure Magnet knowledge is disseminated throughout the organization (e.g.: newsletters, annual reports, presentations, web page).
15. Oversee the labor force for the Healthy Hub, including coverage for absences and staffing of special off-campus events
16. Assisting with operational oversight of the Healthy Hub reviewing and reconciling monthly financials including DRRs and payroll distribution
17. BHSF Magnet/Pathway Collaborative lead and liaison to PCLC
18. Coordinator of system roll-out of the Sunflower Award
19. Longstanding member of the Nursing Consortium of Florida’s conference planning committee
20. Current nursing representative on an ad hoc Employee Recognition Platform system group
All of the above achievements reflect the enormous amount of dedication and commitment she has to our BHSF organization, WKBH Family, patient care and service, and much more. For her excellence in every way, I proudly nominate Ms. Simone Cheong to be awarded this award of excellence.
On countless occasions, Simone cooked for us and filled the ICU cookie jars in the staff lounge just so the staff had something to eat on those times we had no time to take breaks. She brings in desserts at any given time. She humbly pushed those heavy huge blue bins that hold the isolation gowns from our EVS department to the different floors to help restock the COVID floors. She has assisted me multiple times in various departments where we intubated COVID patients during code blue because she knew that the ICU code responder did not have much support in those areas until an ICU bed became available.
Her leadership and commitment extend even to outside activities like the Nursing Consortium. I have known her to be the one who opened the grand ballroom at the Signature Grand as early as 5 am to put up all posters belonging to WKBH representatives for the past two Nursing Consortium of South Florida, Inc. She was the same person to take them down and brought the posters back to WKBH.
She is also the epitome of encouragement to any RN for advancement. She never fails to support every advancement applicant and spends time with them to discuss their CCAP points and areas where the nurses can work to get enough points. She honestly provides them feedback on the nurses’ opportunities if they do not meet the criteria for advancement.
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Professionalism, Commitment, and Personal/Professional Growth – Simone is very respectful, pleasant to work with, and has the professional competencies for her role. She continues to empower and improve herself professionally through educational achievement. She has the MSN and MSHSA in her file with CMSRN certification. She has done the following that relates to this criteria:
1. Responsible for the direction and management of nursing structures and processes related to acquiring and maintaining the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation. Coordinates the development of the process for successful (ANCC) application, including required documents for designation and re-designation.
2. Directs, provides, and implements education related to ANCC model components and sources of evidence to leadership and staff at all levels.
3. Possesses strong communication, presentation, writing, and computer skills.
4. Inspires, motivates, collaborates, and instills Magnet principles.
5. Responsible for preparing/maintaining the organization for ANCC Magnet Designation (Gap analysis, Interim Reports including demographic report, and Magnet Application submission).
6. Oversees the planning of the organization for Magnet designation in collaboration with VP/CNO following the Magnet Model components and sources of evidence (e.g.: strategic goals, shared governance, nursing quality, evidence-based practice, research).
7. Plans, obtains, and manages resources to support and produce documents necessary for obtaining and maintaining Magnet designation (e.g.: consultants, IT, workgroups/teams, budget).
8. Develops, compiles, organizes, and finalizes Magnet and nursing quality-related reports for leadership and staff at all levels.
9. Acts as liaison between ANCC Magnet Program and organization (e.g.: communicates with Magnet Office, access to FAQs, queries, list serve/Magnet Learning Community, keeps current with Magnet requirements-webinars/conferences).
10. Serves as an internal consultant for ANCC Magnet principles and concepts to leadership and staff (organization and system level).
11. Supports reward and recognition activities for nursing excellence (e.g.: Nurses' Week, Certification Day, celebrations, publications, nominations for nursing awards at local/state/national levels).
12. Assists in the development, mentoring of teams/councils related to Magnet initiatives.
13. Participates in projects that enhances and improves nursing quality outcomes.
14. Develops communication tools/teams to assure Magnet knowledge is disseminated throughout the organization (e.g.: newsletters, annual reports, presentations, web page).
15. Oversee the labor force for the Healthy Hub, including coverage for absences and staffing of special off-campus events
16. Assisting with operational oversight of the Healthy Hub reviewing and reconciling monthly financials including DRRs and payroll distribution
17. BHSF Magnet/Pathway Collaborative lead and liaison to PCLC
18. Coordinator of system roll-out of the Sunflower Award
19. Longstanding member of the Nursing Consortium of Florida’s conference planning committee
20. Current nursing representative on an ad hoc Employee Recognition Platform system group
All of the above achievements reflect the enormous amount of dedication and commitment she has to our BHSF organization, WKBH Family, patient care and service, and much more. For her excellence in every way, I proudly nominate Ms. Simone Cheong to be awarded this award of excellence.