Sheena Thorpe
Evans,Georgia
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel OR/ICU Nurse, AYA Healthcare
AYA Healthcare
Augusta, GA
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed critical care patients with complex medical conditions, providing compassionate care and support to families.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and diagnostic tests to promptly identify changes in patient conditions.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Administered medications safely and effectively, following established protocols and guidelines for dosage calculations and administration techniques.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Provided life-saving interventions during emergency situations, stabilizing patients and preventing further complications.
Owner
The Wire Whisk Bakehouse
01.2014 - Current
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
Travel OR Nurse
AYA Healthcare
MUSC Charleston, SC
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Provided medical care to patients in varied settings to offer patients best possible care regardless of location.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop impactful treatment plans.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
Travel ICU Nurse
Aureus Medical
Prisma- Columbia, SC
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Led daily nursing rounds to assess patient progress and address any concerns.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Utilized ventilators, monitors and infusion pumps following manufactures' guidelines.
Travel OR Nurse
Aureus Medical
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Protect patient confidentiality
- Work directly with a multitude of surgeons in different fields
- Work directly with anesthesia
- Confirm surgical consent is in order and the patient is cleared for surgery
- Verify lab work, order and give blood, order labs
- Maintain aseptic technique in the OR
- Ensure proper equipment and materials are available for all cases
- Ensure patient safety during procedure
- Complete charting on each procedure
- Bring patient to PACU if stable or to ICU if unstable
- Represent patient autonomy
- Pre-op patients receiving surgical services from the med-surg floor or ER during emergencies or after hours
Travel ICU Nurse
AYA Healthcare
Cedar Sinai Medical Center- Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Protect patient confidentiality
- Represent patient autonomy
- Manage multiple complex patients simultaneously while being able to successfully perform all nursing duties and maintain patient safety
- Interact with patient families, directly coordinate with multiple departments to ensure the highest level of care for every patient
- Manage trauma/surgical, burn, medical ICU patients
- Draw all lab work, bathe all patients, transfer all patients, give report on all transferred out patients, receive report on all patients transferred in, work directly with all doctors on updates/changes in care for each patient
- Work directly with hospice, work directly with Life Link on patients eligible for organ donation
- Be able to anticipate and identify minor and critical changes in patients
- Be able to identify causes/treatments/outcomes
- Properly run/participate in a code
Travel OR Nurse
Cross Country Healthcare
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER- Aiken, SC
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Protect patient confidentiality
- Work directly with a multitude of surgeons in different fields
- Work directly with anesthesia
- Confirm surgical consent is in order and the patient is cleared for surgery
- Verify lab work, order and give blood, order labs
- Maintain aseptic technique in the OR
- Ensure proper equipment and materials are available for all cases
- Ensure patient safety during procedure
- Complete charting on each procedure
- Bring patient to PACU if stable or to ICU if unstable
- Represent patient autonomy
- Pre-op patients receiving surgical services from the med-surg floor or ER during emergencies or after hours
ICU Nurse
Doctor’s Hospital of Augusta
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Protect patient confidentiality
- Represent patient autonomy
- Manage multiple complex patients simultaneously while being able to successfully perform all nursing duties and maintain patient safety
- Interact with patient families, directly coordinate with multiple departments to ensure the
OR Nurse
Doctor’s Hospital of Augusta
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Highest level of care for every patient
- Manage trauma/surgical, burn, medical ICU patients
- Draw all lab work, bathe all patients, transfer all patients, give report on all transferred out patients, receive report on all patients transferred in, work directly with all doctors on updates/changes in care for each patient
- Work directly with hospice, work directly with Life Link on patients eligible for organ donation
- Be able to anticipate and identify minor and critical changes in patients
- Be able to identify causes/treatments/outcomes
- Properly run/participate in a code, Protect patient confidentiality
- Work directly with a multitude of surgeons in different fields
- Work directly with anesthesia
- Confirm surgical consent is in order and the patient is cleared for surgery
- Verify lab work, order and give blood, order labs
- Maintain aseptic technique in the OR
- Ensure proper equipment and materials are available for all cases
- Ensure patient safety during procedure
- Complete charting on each procedure
- Bring patient to PACU if stable or to ICU if unstable
- Represent patient autonomy
Rehab Aide
Hitchcock Healthcare
Aiken, SC
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Expedited scheduling processes by coordinating appointments between therapists, patients, families, and caregivers.
- Encouraged patients'' self-care skills development through education on proper body mechanics, home exercise programs, and assistive device usage.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development through continuous learning of new therapeutic techniques and approaches.
- Promoted patient adherence to prescribed home exercise programs by providing clear instructions and demonstrations, resulting in improved functional outcomes.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
Aiken, SC
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Enhanced pharmacy workflow by assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing, labeling, and packaging.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
ICU Travel Nurse
Burke Health
Waynesboro, GA
09.2024 - Current
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Led daily nursing rounds to assess patient progress and address any concerns.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Responded to emergency situations to provide rapid and accurate care.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Utilized ventilators, monitors and infusion pumps following manufactures' guidelines.
Education
Doctors Hospital of Augusta -
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Aiken
TNCC Certified - undefined
2019
Skills
- EMR Systems
- Patient Health Information Access
- Patient Intervention
- Resource Allocation
- Surgical Procedure Support
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Patient Assessments
- Critical Care
Certification
- BLS/ACLS
- TNCC
Timeline
ICU Travel Nurse
Burke Health
09.2024 - Current
Travel OR/ICU Nurse, AYA Healthcare
AYA Healthcare
04.2023 - 09.2024
Travel OR Nurse
AYA Healthcare
01.2023 - 04.2023
Travel ICU Nurse
Aureus Medical
10.2021 - 10.2022
Travel OR Nurse
Aureus Medical
05.2021 - 08.2021
Travel ICU Nurse
AYA Healthcare
01.2021 - 04.2021
Travel OR Nurse
Cross Country Healthcare
01.2019 - 01.2021
ICU Nurse
Doctor’s Hospital of Augusta
01.2018 - 01.2019
OR Nurse
Doctor’s Hospital of Augusta
01.2017 - 01.2019
Owner
The Wire Whisk Bakehouse
01.2014 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
01.2013 - 01.2014
Rehab Aide
Hitchcock Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Aiken