Alisha Sheets
Lykens,PA
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Critical Care/ICU
UPMC West Shore Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Staff RN for Medical/Surgical ICU.
- Trained in post-op, CRRT, IABP
- Provides high quality care for a wide variety of critical care patients, encapsulating all interventions within Critical Care RN scope of practice.
- Participates in Code situations; BLS/ACLS Certified.
- Manages ventilated/sedated patients, arterial lines, central lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, all other invasive lines, continuous ECG monitoring.
- Manages all pharmacological drips, including vasoactive/sedative drips.
- Collaborates with physicians from all disciplines including Critical Care Team (MD/Fellow/Pharmacist) and Cardiothoracic Surgeons to provide/manage care for critically ill patients.
- Collaborates with and educates patient/family as appropriate in a critical care setting.
- Provides end of life cares for patient/family as appropriate in a critical care setting.
LPN
UPMC West Shore Hospital
04.2017 - 02.2023
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
LPN
The Manor At Susquehanna Village
06.2014 - 04.2017
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD12.2022
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Calm Under Pressure
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (AHA)
- (ACLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (AHA)
- NIHSS Stroke Scale Certification
Accomplishments
- Able to implement safe, competent and ethical nursing interventions for patients and their families ensuring quality care throughout the continuum, including admission, assessment, treatment and referral/discharge in accordance with institutional policy and regulations.
- Clinical experience with a broad range of patient diagnoses requiring the ability to process critical details in a highly dynamic health care environment.
- Able to foster effective relationships and leadership across the care team, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
- Proficient at listening and responding to patient and family member concerns by developing a common rapport.
- Adept at educating patients about treatments, procedures, recovery measures, medications, interventions and physician instructions. Utilizes teach-back method to ensure understanding.
- Self-initiated learner who seeks out learning opportunities, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and high motivation to provide quality patient care.
Timeline
RN, Critical Care/ICU
UPMC West Shore Hospital
02.2023 - Current
LPN
UPMC West Shore Hospital
04.2017 - 02.2023
LPN
The Manor At Susquehanna Village
06.2014 - 04.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Allegany College of Maryland
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