Kimberley Kircheim
Canton,GA
Summary
Dedicated Nursing Supervisor that maintains staff by selecting, orienting, and training nurses and clinical staff. Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nurses and clinical staff. Maintains nursing and clinical staff by coaching, counseling, and disciplining through monitoring and appraising nurses and staff job performance. Accomplished, detail-oriented healthcare professional with excellent communication and analytical skills, recognized for promoting a culture of integrity, compliance and quality.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Supervisor
Wellstar Center For Cardiovascular Care
05.2016 - Current
- Supervised busy Cardiology Clinic and Primary Care Clinic for 3 years. Staff included 3 doctors and 1 nurse practitioner and 5 clinical staff members.
- Managed the day to day clinical operations of the office including running a daily coumadin clinic, conducting various types of nurse visits, including pre-procedure education, blood pressure checks, wound checks and EKG visits.
- Triaged phone calls and utilized in basket for communication with providers and other staff members. In basket including refilling prescription requests, calling results, corresponding and triaging via MyChart messages.
- Performed and maintained records for point-of-care testing.
- Administered medications and immunizations for providers.
- Assisted primary care providers with in clinic procedures.
- Roomed patients for providers during staffing shortages.
- Developed and improved communication, work flows, and protocols within the practice.
- Continued to supervise Cardiology Clinic over the next 3 plus years and increased providers to 9.
- Starting in January 2023 I took on the supervision of a second very busy Cardiology Office with the addition of 15 providers and 10 plus clinical staff members.
- Provide leadership, supervision, orientation and mentoring to all nurses and clinical staff employees.
- Formulate, review and manage daily and monthly schedule for all clinical staff for both offices.
- Provide clinical supervision and perform clinical operations under the direction of the nurse manager and office manager.
- Ensure that all clinical competencies are completed with all new hires and current employees. Manage all staff evaluation review processes.
- Serve as a resource for all clinical staff and provide education for new processes and procedures with collaboration with nurse manager.
- Interview, assist in hiring, and train new clinical staff. Manage daily payroll for all clinical staff.
- Conduct month audits on nursing staff to ensure that protocols, policies and procedures are being adhered to.
- Nominated for the 2020 AJC Nursing Excellence Awards.
Staff Nurse Cardiovascular IMCU
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
10.2000 - 05.2016
- Provided comprehensive nursing care in a 24 bed unit for patients with various cardiovascular pathologies- pre and post operative open-heart surgery, cardiac catheterizations, stress tests, pacemakers, pericardial windows and other cardiac procedures, post-operative vascular surgeries including Carotid Endarterectomy, arrhythmias and those requiring cardiac telemetry. Cared for pre and post op Thoracic patients.
- Served as relief charge nurse as needed.
- Skills include chest tubes, pleurovacs, PCA pumps, IV pumps, IV insertion, wound care, pre-op preparation, starting and maintaining cardiac IV drips, Arterial line maintenance and removal, wound vacs, glucomanders, EKG interpretation of benign and life threatening arrhythmias
- Recipient of Nursing Excellence Award
Staff Nurse for Orthopedic Unit
Munroe Regional Medical Center
11.1998 - 10.2000
- RN on Orthopedic Floor. Duties included administrations of medications, wound care, and caring for surgical patients.
- Utilized various orthopedic equipment such as CPM machines, traction, wound vacs, immobilizers and braces.
- Rotated throughout hospital to Obstetrics, Medical/Surgical and Medical Telemetry
Licensed Practical Nurse
White Oaks Nursing Home
06.1998 - 08.1998
- Administered prescribed medication and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques to 50 plus residents.
- Administered treatments to residents which included wound care colostomy care, GT care and foley care.
Certified Home Health Aide
Recco Home Health Agency
05.1997 - 06.1998
- Monitored vital signs, administered shower and bed bath, ROM, performed skin care and catheter care, assisted with dressing, feeding and meal preparation. Assisted RN with wound care.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY09.1998
Bachelor of Arts - English
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA05.1989
Timeline
RN Supervisor
Wellstar Center For Cardiovascular Care
05.2016 - Current
Staff Nurse Cardiovascular IMCU
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
10.2000 - 05.2016
Staff Nurse for Orthopedic Unit
Munroe Regional Medical Center
11.1998 - 10.2000
Licensed Practical Nurse
White Oaks Nursing Home
06.1998 - 08.1998
Certified Home Health Aide
Recco Home Health Agency
05.1997 - 06.1998
Associate of Science - Nursing
Nassau Community College
Bachelor of Arts - English
Muhlenberg College
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