Kandice Shaw
Goose Creek,SC
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse of 28 years with 17 years of experience caring for patients within perioperative setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive and compassionate patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within a team environment. Committed to patient education, advocacy and safety.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, BSN Ambulatory Care Unit
RSFH
Charleston, SC
10.2007 - Current
- Ambulatory staff nurse/charge nurse of a 25 bed outpatient unit 250+ patients per week
- Provide pre-operative and Phase II care to outpatient/inpatient/interventional radiology/endoscopy patients
- Educate families about perioperative nursing care practices and procedures.
- Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals in order to provide optimal patient outcomes.
- Individualize care for each surgical patient by soothing anxieties, checking vital signs and explaining procedures.
- Administer pain medication and implemented management techniques to assist patients experiencing discomfort.
- Assess patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns
- Timekeeper using Kronos/UKG program
- Preceptor for student nurses and new hires
- Participate on the Peri-op Council
RN, BSN Women and Children Services
RSFH
Charleston, SC
01.2005 - 10.2007
- Staff nurse/Team leader of 10 patients or Charge nurse for 19 bed women's surgical, postpartum, and pediatric unit
- Flexed staff for census, made care management decisions, covered for manager in her absence, classified patient acuity for staffing purposed
- Preceptor for new staff and nurses returning to the wrok force
- Staff scheduler
- Post-op calls to post-surgical patients to follow up on recovery and refer them to case management as needed
- Member of the Employee Recruitment and Retention Council in a Magnet designated hospital
- Selected to participate in JCAHO surverys do to my ability to research charts to find requested information
RN, BSN Women's Services
Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Staff nurse/Team Leader of 15 patients and Charge nurse of a 30 bed with surgical, post-partum, oncology patients
- Precepted to Pediatrics when they were absorbed into our unit
RN, BSN Med-Surg
Roper Hospital
Charleston , SC
05.1995 - 01.2000
- Staff nurse/Team Leader of 18 patients or Charge Nurse of a 36 bed medical surgical unit that primarily housed urology and infectious disease patients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC12-1994
Skills
- Excellent IV skills
- Collecting comprehensive patient histories and physical assessments
- Providing peri-operative education to patient and families
- Providing compassionate and empathetic care to patients and families
- Effective communicator and charge nurse
- Organized and can keep up in a fast paced environment
- Excellent time and attendance record
- Kronos/UKG timekeeper experience
- EPIC electronic record experience
- Quick learner
- Reviewing records and finding pertinent details in a timely manner
Accomplishments
- Daisy Award 2010
- Palmetto Gold Award 2010
- Nurse of the Year nomination 2010
Certification
- SC Nursing License #67805
- ACLS
- PALS
Timeline
RN, BSN Ambulatory Care Unit
RSFH
10.2007 - Current
RN, BSN Women and Children Services
RSFH
01.2005 - 10.2007
RN, BSN Women's Services
Roper Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2005
RN, BSN Med-Surg
Roper Hospital
05.1995 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Medical University of South Carolina
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