Kashareya Funches
Cleveland,MS
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a progressive career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in afast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle complex patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing solid relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Floor Registered Nurse
Lake Village Rehabilitation And Care
04.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor
Washington Care Center
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Schedule nurse's shifts
- On Call
- Assign nurses to patients
- Ensuring nursing operational standards are met.
- Provide reports on productivity, quality, and patient care
- Ensure all nurses follow policies and procedures.
- Train new team members
- Evaluate nurse's performance
- Inform family members about medical procedures and doctor's instructions
- Handle complaints or other issues
- Establish compassionate environment
- Keep records of nurses' files, patient's cases and procedures.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Evaluated patients'' wounds and recommended appropriate treatments, expediting the healing process.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive treatment plans, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of advancements in wound care research, incorporating new findings into practice for better results.
- Reduced wound infection rates through strict adherence to aseptic protocols and proper wound dressing procedures.
RN Wound Care Nurse
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Coordinating treatment and referrals
- Assess patient response to treatment
- Complex wound care
- Implemented wound care supply
- Patient Education
- Round with wound care physician weekly
- Monitoring results and document wound progress
- Tracking patients
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Served as a liaison between physicians and patients'' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Washington Care Center
05.2023 - 04.2024
- Assess patient's conditions
- Record patient's medical histories and symptoms
- Observe patients and record the observations
- Administer patient's medicines and treatments.
- Set up plans for patient care or contribute information to existing plans.
- Consult and collaborate with doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Operate and monitor medical equipment
- Teach patients and their families how to manage illnesses or injuries
- Explain what to do at home after treatment
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
LPN Agency Nurse
Superior Healthcare Staffing LLC
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Administer medications
- Checking vital signs
- Monitoring patients
- Changing bandages
- Administering injections
- Record keeping
- Observing the patient's mental health status
- Supporting RNs and MDs on rounds
- Review medical records
- Collecting samples
- Moving Patients safely
- Provides routine care for patients
LPN Agency Nurse
Immediate Staffing, LLC
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Receives report from the off-going shift and reports to oncoming shift
- Review communication systems to be knowledgeable of any unusual occurrences during the previous shifts.
- Assign nursing assistants and other designated personnel, assuring each resident's needs will be met during the assigned staff
- Make rounds of the assigned unit frequently during the shift providing intervention as needed.
- Gives report to nursing assistants.
- Notifies MD of unusual findings as indicated
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Charge Nurse
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Receives report from the off going shift and gives report to oncoming shift
- Reviews communication systems to be knowledgably of any unusual occurrences during the previous shifts.
- Assigns nursing assistants and other designated personnel assuring each resident's needs will be met during the assigned staff
- Make rounds of the assigned unit frequently during the shift providing intervention as needed.
- Gives report to nursing assistants.
- Notifies MD of unusual findings as indicated
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
Medical Records Coordinator
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Auditing facility and patient medical records
- Admissions
- Thinning charts
- Participate in on call schedule
- Attending stand up meetings daily
- Updating policies and procedures
- Maintaining lab tracking
- Prints monthly physician's order
- Prepares copies of records when required with assistance of administrator
- Destroys clinical records according to facility policy and procedure and State Statue.
- Maintaining filing system in a organized manner for both active and discharged records.
- Assigns the necessary codes for diagnoses
- Prepares and maintains pre-admission packets and chart "set-ups" for new admission
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
North Sunflower Clinic
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Taking and monitoring patient vital signs
- Administering medications
- Administering vaccines
- Communicating changes in patient behavior or health status to nurses, physicians, and family members
- Maintaining and updating patient records
- Collecting specimen samples when needed
Front End Cashier
Kroger Store
08.2014 - 07.2018
- Bag, box or gift wrapped packages
- Resolve customer complaints, guide them and provide relevant information
- Maintain clean and tidy checkout areas
- Issue receipts, refunds, change or tickets
- Scan goods and ensure pricing is accurate
- Manage transactions with customers using cash registers
- Collect payments whether in cash or credit
- Handle merchandise returns and exchanges
Field Technician
Monsanto Bayer
05.2014 - 07.2014
- Worked in soybeans fields
- Picked corn and watermelon
- Sampled plants for sampling in the lab
- Scanning packages of seeds
- Chopped dead cotton
- Worked inside of a sampling lab
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mississippi University For Women
Columbus, MS07.2024
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, MS05.2023
Career Certificate in Practical Nursing -
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS11.2020
Associate in Art -
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS07.2020
High school diploma -
Cleveland Central High School
Cleveland, MS05.2018
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Medication and IV administration
- Clinical judgment
Certification
- LPN
- Tuberculosis Certified
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
Timeline
Floor Registered Nurse
Lake Village Rehabilitation And Care
04.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor
Washington Care Center
05.2023 - 04.2024
RN Wound Care Nurse
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
05.2023 - 04.2024
Registered Nurse (RN)
Washington Care Center
05.2023 - 04.2024
LPN Agency Nurse
Superior Healthcare Staffing LLC
05.2022 - 07.2022
LPN Agency Nurse
Immediate Staffing, LLC
05.2022 - 07.2022
Medical Records Coordinator
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
09.2021 - 01.2022
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
North Sunflower Clinic
07.2021 - 09.2021
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Charge Nurse
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
01.2021 - 05.2022
Front End Cashier
Kroger Store
08.2014 - 07.2018
Field Technician
Monsanto Bayer
05.2014 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mississippi University For Women
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Mississippi Delta Community College
Career Certificate in Practical Nursing -
Jones County Junior College
Associate in Art -
Jones County Junior College
High school diploma -
Cleveland Central High School
- LPN
- Tuberculosis Certified
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
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