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Kathleen Shelton

MORTON,IL

Summary

Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities with a positive attitude. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Springfield Clinic
06.2022 - 01.2024
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, and emotional needs.
  • Clean, adjust, and maintain reliability and validity of all lab equipment through daily cleaning, testing, and maintenance.
  • Order and prepare exam rooms, lab, and facility with necessary medical supplies, medications, and documentation for efficient, cost effective, safe, and successful operation.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.

Registered Nurse

Unity Point Health Methodist
10.2018 - 05.2022
  • Therapeutically communicate with patients to identify current suicidality, help recognize and verbalize personal difficulties, plan and practice relevant behavior modifications to decrease emotional and physical trauma.
  • Evaluation option effectiveness, readjust focus, improve crisis management to decrease emotional stress
  • Provide patients and staff with safety, security, and enable all to respond to stressors with healthy, life affirming outcomes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Saint Francis College of Nursing
Peoria, IL
05.2018

Skills

  • Wound Care and Acute Intervention Administration
  • Management of Chronic Health Conditions like diabetes, CHF, HTN
  • Lab Sample Acquisition and Result Interpretation
  • Clinical Data Collection and Interpretation
  • Vaccine Administration
  • Medical Recordkeeping with HIPPA compliance
  • Chart Updating and Generating Legal Documentation
  • High Level of Autonomy
  • Patient Education and Counseling with Compassion and Empathy
  • Infection Control Measures
  • Touchworks, Outlook, Teams, RCMS, WebEx, Epic Use
  • Strong Clinical Judgment and Emotional Intelligence
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Patient Counseling

Certification

CPR certified

BLS certified

Maintain active RN/BSN licensing in the state of Illinois

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification

Nominated for numerous Daisy Awards

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Springfield Clinic
06.2022 - 01.2024

Registered Nurse

Unity Point Health Methodist
10.2018 - 05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Saint Francis College of Nursing

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