Marion Shell
Comforts of Home Healthcare
Pflugerville,TX
13
years of professional experience
Dedicated Registered Nurse experienced in individualized patient care and care coordination. Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective education, empathetic communication, and streamlined safety protocols. Advocated for patients while maintaining calm under pressure and building strong relationships with families.
Work History
RN Case Manager
3 Years- Evaluated patient progress through comprehensive assessments and implemented necessary adjustments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance communication and improve care coordination.
- Coordinated patient care plans to ensure effective treatment and resource utilization.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple comorbidities, requiring close monitoring and coordination of various healthcare services.
- Educated patients and caregivers on healthcare protocols and processes.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing comprehensive care plans tailored to individual health needs.
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans.
- Conducted regular assessments to evaluate patient conditions, adjusting care strategies as necessary.
- Coordinated comprehensive care plans for patients, ensuring alignment with individual needs and family preferences.
- Educated families on disease management and end-of-life care options, fostering informed decision-making.
- Advocated for patients' rights and wishes, ensuring ethical considerations are prioritized in care decisions.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during the end-of-life process, promoting dignity and comfort.
- Collaborated with physicians to optimize medication regimens for symptom control in terminally ill patients.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Improved patient care by developing and implementing comprehensive hospice nursing plans tailored to individual needs.
RN Staff Nurse
8 Months- Prepared pre-op patients for surgery including starting IV's, documenting V/S, monitoring post-op patients' levels of consciousness, observing for any side effects for anesthesia, treating pain, nausea, and checking medications.
- Continuously assessed patient's condition, ensuring patient data is collected, documented, and communicated accurately, and that physician orders were followed for all patients.
- Measured patient's progress toward designated outcomes, auditing patients' charts, auditing Doctor arrival times & patients' wait times, and revised plan of care and interventions as necessary.
- Assessed patients' pain levels and administered appropriate medication dosages to effectively alleviate discomfort.
Registered Nurse
10 Months- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnoses, treatment options, and lifestyle management to enhance understanding and engagement in care.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed patient care from admission to discharge, ensuring continuity and quality of care throughout the hospital stay.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and coordinate treatment plans, ensuring comprehensive patient care.
Field Nurse
9 Years- Delivered pediatric private duty nursing in home setting for medically fragile patients, ensuring personalized care and support
- Implements, develops, and documents the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care for the patient
- Educated patients and caregivers on effective health management strategies and care protocols to enhance patient well-being
- Provides effective communication to patient/family, team members, and other health care professionals
- Executed trach care and suctioning, managing ventilator connections and disconnections according to established schedules
- Communicated with physicians regarding patient care and abnormal findings. with abnormal findings and carry out any new orders
- Monitors Mic-key button balloon fluid level, replaces g-tube feeding, administers nutrition via g-button, and ensures appropriate maintenance of medications
Nursing Supervisor
1 Year 3 Months- Managing the overall administration of the clinical departments and monitoring of appropriate staffing and productivity
- Oversees patients and nursing staff, guiding field nurses, and ensuring higher level of patient care
- Provides clinical staff with tools and training to ensure they are supporting efficient patient flow in the home,and communication
- Evaluated health conditions of home health patients to identify their physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs
- Monitored systems and identified issues, communicating findings to administration through verbal and written reports
Registered Nurse
5 Months- Case managed and provided care and effective communication to patient/family, physicians, team members, and health care professionals
- Assessed home health patients to identify the psycho-social, physical, and environmental needs by documentation, case conference, clinical record, and evaluations
- Supervised LVN/HHA to maintain high standards of care and ensure continuity of services for home health patients
- Performed health promotion, disease prevention education, and on-call services to patients/families as assigned
- Documented and implemented patient care through the Plan of Care, and revised as necessary
- Conducted wound care on surgical wounds and dressing changes to include but not limited to wound vacs and compression bandages, and recorded measures and recommendations made on patient wound progress
- Educated patients and families on health promotion and disease prevention to empower them in managing their health effectively
- Confidently initiated IV therapy and drew blood specimens from patients within their home
Education
Associate Degree of Applied Science - Nursing
Skills
Patient Care Assessment
Patient Condition Monitoring
Nursing Consultation
Chronic management
Patient assessment
Sample collection
Care plan development
Treatment Preparation
Care Coordination
Chronic disease care
HIPAA compliance
Clear Patient Communication
Skills
- 12-Lead EKG Monitoring
- Fluoroscopy, fluoroscopic procedures
Timeline
RN Case Manager
Comforts of Home Healthcare
09.2023 - CurrentRead More
RN Staff Nurse
Austin Premier Surgery Center
01.2023 - 09.2023Read More
Registered Nurse
St David's Medical Centre
03.2022 - 01.2023Read More
Nursing Supervisor
Aveanna Heathcare
10.2017 - 01.2019Read More
Registered Nurse
Seton Home Care
10.2016 - 03.2017Read More
Field Nurse
Aveanna Healthcare
04.2013 - 04.2022Read More
Austin Community College
Associate Degree of Applied Science from Nursing
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