Chad Smith, RN
Wichita,KS
Summary
Registered Nurse with 16 years of experience in direct patient care and nursing management positions in hospital settings. Experience spans across OR, ICU, CCU and Long Term Acute Care environments. Passionate about providing programs and services in support of growth and healing for patients. Active listener with direct communication style and compassionate, non-judgmental approach to build patient trust and rapport. Outside-the-box thinker with strong crisis resolution skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Wesley Medical Center HCA
Wichita, Kansas
05.2009 - Current
- Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
- Oversaw admissions and discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
- Supervised team of nurses and surgical technologists in a 31 bed level 1 OR.
- Performed head-to-toe physical assessments, prioritizing treatment and delegating assignments to maintain patient flows.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
- Responded to behavioral and medical crises codes.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
- Advocated for patients' physical, psychosocial, developmental, spiritual and emotional needs during planning.
- Introduced initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration and proper wound care to achieve unit and facility goals.
- Documented all aspects of care following facility standards, creating accurate patient records of all interactions and interventions to sustain continuity of care.
- Coordinated departmental operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
- Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance.
- Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
- Initiated care plan and actualized appropriate interventions and treatment.
- Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
- Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with unit leaders to identify skill needs.
Charge Nurse, Long Term Acute Care
Select Medical
Wichita, Kansas
09.2007 - 04.2009
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Directed patient care activities, guided and trained RNs, LPNs and residential advisors during shift.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
12.2005 - 09.2007
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action..
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS2005
Some College (No Degree) - Health Administration
Wichita State University
Wichita, KSSkills
- Critical Thinking
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Employee Recruitment and Hiring
- Policy and Program Development
- Budget Development
- Emergency Readiness
- Problem Resolution
- Clinical Staff Management
- Electronic Charting
Certification
- Certified CNOR, 2018 - Present
- Certified EMT-B, 2000-2005
- BLS, Current
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Wesley Medical Center HCA
05.2009 - Current
Charge Nurse, Long Term Acute Care
Select Medical
09.2007 - 04.2009
Registered Nurse, ICU
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
12.2005 - 09.2007
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Health Administration
Wichita State University