JANINA BUTTS
Cape Coral,FLORIDA
Summary
Professional nurse leader equipped to excel in healthcare management roles. Strong focus on team collaboration, patient care, and achieving results in dynamic environments. Skilled in staff training, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement. Reliable, adaptable, and driven to improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN House Supervisor
Shell Point Retirement Community
07.2023 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and best practices.
- Developed and implemented patient care protocols to enhance service quality and efficiency.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional growth and skill development within the team.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage and resource allocation in all units.
- Advocated for patients' rights and needs, promoting a culture of compassionate care within the facility.
- Managed critical situations calmly and efficiently, providing guidance to the nursing team during emergencies.
- Served as an approachable leader who consistently addressed concerns raised by both nursing staff and families regarding patient care issues or operational challenges within the unit effectively resolving them promptly whenever possible.
- Consistently acted as a strong advocate for patients and their families, ensuring that their needs were met while navigating complex healthcare systems.
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Cultivated an atmosphere of teamwork and open communication among staff members, resulting in a more cohesive work environment and greater job satisfaction for the nursing team.
- Ensured accurate documentation of patient information in electronic medical records system for optimal data integrity and accessibility across healthcare providers.
- Inventoried medications, supplies and equipment and distributed stock to patients.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Maintained regulatory compliance by conducting regular audits, reviews, and updates on policies and procedures.
- Developed and distributed nursing assignments for unit employees that outlined individual and group tasks.
RN, Critical Care, Charge Nurse
Landmark Hospital
12.2018 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE and using strong infection control procedures.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
RN, ICU, Charge Nurse, MET Nurse
Cape Coral Hospital
11.2014 - 05.2018
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed JP drains and chest, nasogastric, G and peg tubes.
- 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.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
RN Staff Nurse, PCU Unit, Charge Nurse
Health Park Hospital
07.2011 - 11.2014
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- 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.
- Managed JP drains and chest, nasogastric, G and peg tubes.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
RN Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse
Select Speciality Hospital
09.2008 - 06.2011
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- 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.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Directed patient care activities, guided and trained RNs, LPNs and residential advisors during shift.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
Ophthalmic Technician
Henry Ford Hospital
01.1998 - 06.2008
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and best practices.
- Developed and implemented patient care protocols to enhance service quality and efficiency.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional growth and skill development within the team.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage and resource allocation in all units.
- Advocated for patients' rights and needs, promoting a culture of compassionate care within the facility.
- Managed critical situations calmly and efficiently, providing guidance to the nursing team during emergencies.
- Served as an approachable leader who consistently addressed concerns raised by both nursing staff and families regarding patient care issues or operational challenges within the unit effectively resolving them promptly whenever possible.
- Consistently acted as a strong advocate for patients and their families, ensuring that their needs were met while navigating complex healthcare systems.
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Cultivated an atmosphere of teamwork and open communication among staff members, resulting in a more cohesive work environment and greater job satisfaction for the nursing team.
- Ensured accurate documentation of patient information in electronic medical records system for optimal data integrity and accessibility across healthcare providers.
- Inventoried medications, supplies and equipment and distributed stock to patients.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Maintained regulatory compliance by conducting regular audits, reviews, and updates on policies and procedures.
- Developed and distributed nursing assignments for unit employees that outlined individual and group tasks.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills, MI05.2009
High School Diploma - undefined
Grosse Pointe North High School
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI08.1995
Skills
- Nursing documentation
- Clinical assessment
- Clinical leadership
- Quality improvement
- HIPAA compliance
- Ethical practice
- Continuing education
- Self-reflection
- Compassionate care
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient education
- Staff supervision
- Critical thinking
- Patient advocacy
- Patient safety
- Training and mentoring
- Staff scheduling
- Medical clinical procedures
- Basic life support for health care providers (BLS)
- Problem identification
- Electronic medical record software
- Employee supervision
- Schedule management
Certification
- Certified Life and Health Coach
Languages
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
RN House Supervisor
Shell Point Retirement Community
07.2023 - Current
RN, Critical Care, Charge Nurse
Landmark Hospital
12.2018 - Current
RN, ICU, Charge Nurse, MET Nurse
Cape Coral Hospital
11.2014 - 05.2018
RN Staff Nurse, PCU Unit, Charge Nurse
Health Park Hospital
07.2011 - 11.2014
RN Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse
Select Speciality Hospital
09.2008 - 06.2011
Ophthalmic Technician
Henry Ford Hospital
01.1998 - 06.2008
High School Diploma - undefined
Grosse Pointe North High School
Associate of Science - Nursing
Oakland Community College