Melanie B Shatzer 550 Thorncliffe Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 412-278-2170 [email protected] EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2009 Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Area of Concentration: Nursing Leadership Capstone: Designing a Curriculum to Decrease Barriers Related to Scholarly Writing with Staff Nursing in a Community Hospital Doctoral Project Residencies: UPMC Passavant Chief Nursing Officer: Assessing Organizational Evidence Based Practice University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader Chairperson: Course Transformation: From Traditional to Online Format

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1997 Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) Area of Concentration: Medical-Surgical Nursing Minor: Nursing Education

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1991 Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center for Nursing Excellence & Innovation Pittsburgh, PA Director, Academic Service Partnerships 2010-Present Responsible for developing and supporting educational initiatives for both new and experienced nurses across twenty hospitals. Reporting directly to the Chief Nurse Executive, leads the collaboration with local and regional schools via chairing the Academic Service Partnerships Council. Designs, develops and operationalizes programs in collaboration with schools of nursing and business units that support the rapid transition of highly qualified new graduates to the practice settings. Directs and leads local and national internship programs and nurse residency program. With the Chief Nurse Executive and Vice Presidents, redesigns, builds and implements leadership development opportunities for nursing at all levels and phases of a nurses career. Leads system councils including evidence based nursing, preceptor academy task force, and GN residency steering council. Serves on multiple system councils including mid-level provider advisory board, unit director council, professional practice council, clinical standards council, nursing education committee, and just culture advisory committee.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA Administrative Director Nursing Discovery and Innovation

2008-2010

Responsible for coordination, design, development and implementation of professional clinical education, evidence based practice, research and nursing informatics activities. Co-chair of executive research council , relationship based care council, and heparin task force. Chair of education network council. Hospital representative for academic service partnerships, nursing education, standards steering, directors of clinical informatics, and transforming practice councils. Administrator for student clinical placements, GN residency, and summer nurse intern program. Appointed to Institutional Review Board as hospital representative. Collaborate with senior leadership team to support future planning development and implementation of clinical components of the electronic health record. Clinical leader responsible for merging two electronic health record platforms. Direct oversight for the informatics nursing team, nurse educators, Diabetic educators, Clinical nurse specialists, Director of Medical Library Services, and Directors of RN and PN Schools of Nursing. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Presbyterian, 2001-2008 Pittsburgh, PA Advanced Practice Nurse – Cardiothoracic and Cardiology Services Responsible for continuing education and specialty orientation of cardiothoracic and cardiology nurses. Developed heart failure disease management program. Appointed to system-wide heart failure and acute myocardial infarction expert teams. Designed Cardiopulmonary Series and Professional Development modules for nursing staff continuing education at hospital and system levels. Lead clinical and process improvement initiatives. Chairperson of nursing policy and procedure committee appointment. Perform clinical and IRB approved studies to further develop nursing knowledge. Provide mentoring and leadership for nursing personnel to navigate the Clinical Advancement Program, identify areas for scientific inquiry and evidence-based practice. Disseminate research findings via presentations, journal clubs, teaching rounds, and individualized teaching sessions. Selected as Beckwith Leadership Academy Fellow. Member of Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) hospital team. Simulation facilitator for emergency response course for healthcare providers. Collaborate with physician leader to provide quality reviews of service line near misses, adverse events and mortalities. Appointed to credentialing committee for mid-level provider. Precept graduate students enrolled in advance practice and research programs. Unit Director – Thoracic Surgery

2000-2001

Directed day to day operations for 19 bed thoracic surgery unit. Responsible for ensuring quality patient care while maintaining a fiscally responsible environment. Maintained and evaluated unit- based competencies. Facilitated and planned staff continuing education programs. Performed employee performance appraisals. Fostered physician relationships. Designed a new step-down unit. Successfully implemented step-down unit orientation program. Maintained adequate staffing levels daily. Mentored staff development in cardiothoracic nursing. Cardiovascular team leader for JCAHO preparation. Planning team member for minimally invasive surgery conference. Clinical Nurse IV – Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

1998-2000

Provided direct patient care to cardiothoracic, vascular, and transplant patients assigned to my care. Served as charge nurse; and in addition to clini cal nurse responsibilities, provided coverage for unit when unit director was on vacation. Completed performance appraisals for clinical nursing staff. Under unit director’s supervision performed fiscal analysis of unit’s performance and productivity, product acquisition, interviewing, projection of hiring needs, and disciplinary interventions. Served as co-chairperson of hospital’s policy and procedure committee. Served as clinical educator for cardiothoracic units, program manager for fast -track open-heart surgery program, consultant for thoracic surgery patient care delivery, and preceptor for newly hired nurses. Mentored staff nurse in performance appraisal process. Nursing staff clinical competency evaluator and educator.

Clinical Nurse Coordinator-Division of Thoracic Surgery

1997-1998

Responsible for coordinating operative procedures, education and care for thoracic surgery patient population. Coordinated LIFE-Lung bronchoscopy program; patient recruitment, procedure scheduling, data collection and analysis. Served as consultant for community agencies, healthcare professionals, and referring physicians for LIFE program. Distributed research findings via written and oral presentations. Educator for staff, patients, and community. Developed educational materials for thoracic surgery patients.

Staff Nurse –Cardiothoracic ICU

1991-1997

PUBLICATIONS Shatzer, MB, Saul, L. BNP testing for heart failure. Nursing 33(1):68, 2003. Saul, L, Shatzer, MB. B-Type natriuretic peptide testing for detection of heart failure. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 26(1): 35-9, 2003. Wesmiller S, Shatzer M: Respiratory nursing roles and issues, in CORE Curriculum for Respiratory Nursing, in review. Shatzer, MB, Castor, AL. How transthoracic echocardiography detects cardiac tamponade. Nursing 34(3); 73-4, 2004. Shatzer, M, Saul, L. Deciphering diagnostics: What does BNP tell you? Nursing Made Incredibly Easy 2(3):7, 2004 George EL, Shatzer MB. When the patient’s history includes a transplant. RN, RN Web Exclusive CE, 8, 2006. Kane-Gill, SL, Seybert, AL, Lazar, J, Shatzer, MB, Saul, MI, Kirisci, L, Murali, S. Resource use of acutely decompensated heart failure. Congestive Heart Failure. 12(1):22-8, 2007. Shatzer, MB, George, EL, Wei, LW. To Pump or Not To Pump? Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 30(1): 67-73, 2007. Shatzer, MB, George, EL. Innovations in CV Care Issue Editors. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 30(1), 2007. George, EL, Shatzer, MB. Troponin targets cardiac injury. Nursing 2007 Critical Care. 2(3):10-12, 2007. Tasota, F, Clontz, A, Shatzer, M, Dongilli, T. What’s the 4-1-1 on the first five? Nursing 2010 (40)4:55-7. Shatzer, MB, Wolf, GA, Hravnak, MT, Haugh, A, Kikutu, JM, Hoffmann, RL. A curriculum designed to decrease barriers related to scholarly writing by staff nurses. JONA.40(9):392-8,2010.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, STUDIES AND PROTOCOLS

12/97-10/98 Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator for Early Lung Cancer Detection Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Identify, enroll, and schedule participants in the LIFE-Lung Bronchoscopy program. 10/01-7/05 Co-Investigator “ Impact of Clinical Nurse Specialist Interventions on Post-Op Cardiac Surgery Patient Outcomes” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Co-Investigator of study will be one of two primary providers of CNS interventions. Collaborates with PI and other investigators on IRB writing, data analysis and dissemination of findings. 8/02-1/04 Co-Investigator “Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHERE) National Registry” Provide data collection, management and dissemination for participating center in national registry. 9/03-9/04 Co-Investigator “Cost and Resource Utilization by Admission for Acute De-compensated Heart Failure Events” Provide data collection for funded study. Co-authored manuscript reporting findings. 12/06-7/08 Co-Investigator “The First 5 Minutes” Approved IRB to study impact of simulation training on staff nurses faced with early interventions in patient emergency scenarios. 8/09-12/09 Principle Investigator “Designing a Curriculum to Decrease Barr iers Related to Scholarly Writing With Staff Nurses in a Community Hospital” Approved IRB to study impact of self-efficacy based curriculum on staff nurses interesting in scholarly publication. PROTOCOLS 5/98-10/98 Use of LIFE-Lung Fluorescence to Identify Early Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Direct Non-invasive Photodynamic Therapy in High Risk Patients. 7/01-7/05 Clinical Nurse Specialist Intervention and Cardiac Surgery Patient Outcomes.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 7/98

“LIFE Bronchoscopy: A Promising New Tool To Monitor For Recurrence After Curative, Photodynamic Therapy Of Early Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma” Presented at The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Scientific Retreat. Johnstown, PA.

7/98

“The Efficacy Of Photodynamic Therapy In The Palliation Of Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma” Presented at The University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Scientific Retreat. Johnstown, PA.

8/01

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Pulmonary Morbidities and Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Surgical Patients: Beyond the ICU Walls Cross Country University Conference Philadelphia, PA

4/03

Clinical Pharmacy Involvement in a Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Education Team at a Major Academic Institution. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Palm Springs, California

9/03

Effectiveness of a Standardized Heart Failure Disease Management Program in an Academic versus Community Hospital Setting. Heart Failure Society of America Las Vegas, Nevada

5/04

Outcomes and Recovery Patterns in Complex Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients. American Association of Critical Care Nurses Orlando, Florida

4/05

Comparing Resource Use of Patients with Diastolic Dysfunction to Systolic Dysfunction 2005 Practice and Research Forum of American College of Clinical Pharmacy Myrtle Beach, SC

5/05

Resource Use During Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure 6th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Washington, DC

6/05

The Advanced Patient Care Technician’s Impact on Reducing Nursing Transport Time 2005 UPMC Quality Fair Winner, President’s Award for Satisfaction Pittsburgh, PA

6/05

Healthy Lifestyle Brochure Utilization to Meet Quality Indicators 2005 UPMC Quality Fair Winner, Outstanding Achievement 3rd place Pittsburgh, PA

10/05

Resource Use During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure 2005 American College of Clinical Pharmacy San Francisco, CA

5/06

Advanced Patient Care Technician: The Impact on Reducing Nursing Transport Time Cleveland Clinic: Nursing Research Symposium Cleveland, OH

5/06

Low Level Monitoring Alarms: A High Level Risk 2006 UPMC Nurses Week Conference Pittsburgh, PA

6/06

Responding to Cardiac Alarms: A Patient Safety Priority 2006 International MET Conference Pittsburgh, PA

6/06

Responding to Cardiac Alarms: A Patient Safety Priority 2006 UPMC Quality Fair, Winner, Safety, 2nd place

1/07

“First 5 Minutes” What to do Until the Code Team Arrives 7th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare Orlando, FL

5/07

Do Desensitizing Decibels Drown Out the Deadly Alarms? 34th National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition Atlanta, GA

6/07

Wireless Integrated Network for Nurses: WINN A Winning Innovation for Staff and Patient Safety 2007 UPMC Quality Fair Winner, President’s Award for Patient Safety

6/07

Heparin Hazards: Decreasing Heparin Administration and Monitoring Errors 2007 UPMC Quality Fair Winner, Safety 4th Place

6/07

Impact of Education on Staff Perceptions of Communications and Co-Worker Relationships 2007 UPMC Quality Fair Winner, President’s Award for Satisfaction

2/09

Developing an Evidence Based Research Council 10th Annual Research & Clinical Poster Session of Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau Pittsburgh, PA

5/09

Developing an Evidence-based Research Council: Changing Practice/Changing Culture 16 th Annual Nursing Horizon’s Conference Pittsburgh, PA

5/09

Electronic Health Record Training, Program Tips, Techniques and Lessons Learned Cerner User Group North Atlantic, Great Lakes and Midwest Washington, DC

5/09

Electronic Health Record Training, Program Tips, Techniques an d Lessons Learned 2009 UPMC Nurses Week Celebration Pittsburgh, PA

9/09

Migrating Databases: An Opportunity for Collaboration & Evidence -Based Practice South Western Pennsylvania Organization of Nursing Leaders Farmington, PA

2/10

A Curriculum Designed to Decrease Barriers to Scholarly Writing for Publication with Staff Nurses in A Community Hospital 7 th Annual Florida Magnet Nursing Research Conference

4/10

Supporting a Culture of Inquiry in a Magnet Designated Community Hospital 2010 UPMC St. Margaret Clinical Research Forum

4/10

Bar Code Medication Administration: The Educational Process for Enhancing Patient Safety 2010 UPMC Nurses Week Celebration Pittsburgh, PA

10/10

A Curriculum Designed to Decrease Scholarly Publication Barriers for Staff Nurses in a Community Hospital 2010 ANCC Magnet Conference Phoenix, AZ

3/11

A Curriculum Designed to Decrease Barriers to Schol arly Writing for Publication with Staff Nurses: Achieving Organizational and Individual Professional Development Outcomes 2011 AONE Conference San Diego, CA

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (REGIONAL/NATIONAL) 11/00 Care of the Post-operative Nissen Fundoplication Patient University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2/01

Cardiac Surgery: Advanced Post-operative Nursing Protocols American Healthcare Institute, Philadelphia, PA

11/02

B-Type Natriuetic Peptide (BNP) Testing for Clinicians UPMC St. Margaret’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

11/02

Heart Failure: Becoming Epidemic? UPMC Lee Regional Hospital, Johnstown, PA

4/03

Are You Up to Date on Medications for Heart Failure Management? University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

10/03

Multidisciplinary Disease Management Model 2nd Annual Heart Failure Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA

2/05

Heart Failure Disease Management: The UPMC Perspective University of Pittsburgh

9/06

The First 5 Minutes ™ 2006 UPMC Quality Symposium: Disruptive Innovation

11/06

Advanced Therapies for Heart Failure UPMC Passavant and UPMC Passavant Cranberry

2/09

Multidisciplinary Journal Club UPMC St. Margaret

9/09

Evidence Based Practice- Foundations & Applications to Practice UPMC St. Margaret

3/10

Publishing Made Possible UPMC Schools of Nursing Faculty Development Day

3/10

Capstone Progression & Professional Portfolios University of Pittsburgh Masters and Doctoral Students

2/11

From Bedside to Byline: Publishing Made Possible UPMC Magnet Fair

3/11

Capstone Progression: Lessons Learned University of Pittsburgh Graduate Nursing Students

TEACHING 10/95 Student Teaching Assistant to Undergraduate faculty member, University of Pittsburgh Assisted faculty with senior level nursing students on telemetry cardiology unit. 9/96 Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh

Clinical instructor for sophomore students at community hospital. 9/96 Mentor for student enrolled in RN to BSN program. Provided learning experiences for student caring for cardiac surgical patients in CTICU based upon student learning objectives.

6/01-12/01 Mentor for student enrolled in MSN program, University of Pittsburgh Publishing mentor for article development. Beta Blockade usage with congestive heart failure patients. 5/02-8/02 Mentor for nurse practitioner student, University of Pittsburgh Provided research and clinical experiences for student enrolled in MSN program. 9/02-12/02 Mentor for advanced practice nursing student, University of Pittsburgh Provided research and quality improvement clinical experience for student enrolled in MSN program. 1/03-4/03 Clinical faculty for clinical nurse specialist student, University of Pittsburgh Provided clinical site instruction for advanced practice nurse student enrolled in graduate program. 9/03-12/03 Clinical faculty for RN-MSN nursing student, University of Pittsburgh Provided clinical site instruction for student enrolled in BSN/MSN program 1/04-4/04 Clinical faculty for clinical nurse specialist student, Bloomsburg University 5/04-7/04 Clinical faculty for clinical nurse specialist student, University of Pittsburgh 5/06-8/06 Clinical faculty for clinical nurse specialist student, University of Pittsburgh 1/09-4/09 Clinical site coordinator for clinical nurse leader students, University of Pittsburgh 5/09-8/09 Clinical faculty for masters of nursing education student, Waynesburg University 1/10-4/10 Mentor for graduate student research practicum, Waynesburg University 1/11-2/11 Mentor for graduate nursing administration student practicum, Waynesburg University SERVICE (most recent) 9/99-6/03 Co-Chairperson UPMC-Presbyterian Nursing Policy and Procedure Committee Responsible for assigning sponsors for each nursing policy, providing guidance for policy review, editing policies, identifying new policy needs, composing policies, and disseminating policy information to nursing staff throughout the hospital. 10/99-3/00 Program Manager Cardiothoracic Surgery “Fast Track Program”

In conjunction with program director, plan, implement and evaluate program initiatives to improve patient care delivery and patient satisfaction. Provided educational programs to nursing personnel. 6/00-6/02 Hospital PCA Task Force, UPMC Presbyterian 8/00-10/05 Care Delivery Council Member, UPMC Presbyterian . 1/01-12/05 Hospital Pharmacy Task Force, UPMC Presbyterian 6/01-6/02 Editor of Policy and Procedure Newsletter, UPMC Presbyterian 2/02 Sponsorship Committee Member, American Heart Association Heart Ball 9/02 Course Director Innovations 2002: A Cardiothoracic Nursing Symposium Responsible for conference planning, speaker coo rdination, continuing education unit materials, fiscal and public relations aspects of conference. Steered planning and faculty committees. 10/02 Appointment to system-wide Magnet Hospital Council, Educational Standard Committee 10/02 Team Leader, American Heart Association Heart Walk

1/03-5/05 Course Director Innovations 2003: A Cardiothoracic Nursing Symposium . 2/03 Events Committee Member, American Heart Association Heart Ball 2/03 Co-Chairperson Heart Failure Awareness Week, UPMC Presbyterian Coordinated activities for hospital events and community education program 7/03 Visiting Nurse/Home Care Cardiac Surgery Program Assisted with program development and implementation 9/03-4/05 Faculty Practice Preceptor Serve as coordinator for two University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing faculty members for clinical practice site. 10/03 Member Preceptor Task Force, Advanced Practice Representative 11/03- 1/07 Faculty member National Heart Failure Program Site representative and instructor for nursing track. 1/04-12/04 Member Hospital system BNP Task Force

1/04-5/06 Clinical Contact/Recruiter Assisting School of Nursing Faculty member with cardiac surgery research subject recruitment. 2/04 Co-chairperson Heart Failure Awareness Week, UPMC Presbyterian 5/04- Present Manuscript Reviewer Provide peer review for articles submitted to Lippincott Williams and Wilkins nursing journal. 2/05 Co-Chairperson Heart Failure Awareness Week, UPMC Presbyterian 10/05 Team Captain, American Heart Association Heart Walk 11/05- 7/08 Member of Transforming Care at the Bedside Team Hospital Team, UPMC Presbyterian 12/05- 7/08 Member of Patient Safety Monitoring Task Force 2/06 Registration Volunteer, American Heart Association Heart Ball 5/06-1/07 Edition Co-Editor, Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 6/06- 7/08 Mock Code Clinical Evaluator/Instructor Collaborative effort with Wiser Institute for education and skill development of nursing staff in an emergency. 6/06 Medical Volunteer, American Diabetes Association: Tour de Cure Bike Ride 12/06-7/08 Appointed Chairperson of Nursing Policy and Procedure Committee, UPMC Presbyterian 2/07 Nursing Representative to PA Governor’s School for Health Care Planning Committee 5/07 Selected for Beckwith Leadership Academy Fellowship 6/07 Medical Volunteer, American Diabetes Association: Tour de Cure Bike Event 10/07 Appointed as Nursing Representative to Mid-Level Provider Credentialing Committee, UPMC 8/08-7/10 Appointed to UPMC Academic Service Partnership Council Appointed to the Directors of Clinical Informatics & Operations, UPMC 8/08-7/10

Appointed to the MD Workgroup for Informatics, UPMC 1/09-7/10 Appointed to the UPMC St. Margaret Medical Staff Quality Review Committee 1/09-12/09 Elected treasurer, Graduate Nursing Student Organization, University of Pittsburgh 1/09-Present Selected to serve on the Nightingale Awards Review Committee 4/09 Co-director UPMC St. Margaret Clinical Research Forum 5/09 Medical Volunteer, Pittsburgh Marathon 6/09 Volunteer, American Cancer Society Relay for Life 9/09 Appointed to the GN residency planning committee, UPMC 1/10 Appointed to Clinical Steering Council, UPMC 4/10 Commencement Speaker, UPMC St. Margaret School of Practical Nursing 4/10 Co-director UPMC St. Margaret Clinical Research Forum 5/10 Appointed to the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board 7/10-Present Co-chair UPMC Academic Service Partnership Council 8/10-Present Board member, Robert Morris University Health Professions Advisory Board 3/11 Induction Keynote Speaker, Sigma Theta Tau, Carlow University 3/11-Present BSN Council Representative, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing 4/11-Present Adjunct Faculty, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing 4/11-Present Appointment, Member of PA State Nurses Association, CE Reviewer Unit 5/11-Present Appointment, CCNE On-site Continuing Education Evaluator

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS Pennsylvania Nursing License

RN #317878 L

1991-Present

Critical Care Registered Nurse

AACN #109940

1994-2009

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

MEMBERSHIPS 

American Nursing Association

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American Organization of Nurse Executives

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Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

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Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society-Eta Chapter

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Southwestern Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders

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University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association

HONORS University of Pittsburgh, Cameo of Caring Scholarship University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation 2008 Recipient of the Gail A. Wolf N ursing Leadership Award 2008 Nightingale Finalist, State of Pennsylvania 2010 Leading With Wisdom Award Nominee, UPMC

1994-2008