Sallye Bommarito
St. Louis,Mo
Summary
Dedicated Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator with a strong background in patient education and staff leadership. Known for excellent verbal and written communication skills, actively listening to patient needs, and driving impactful health outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Mercy Hospital South
St Louis, MO
09.2021 - Current
- Provide consultation on cases of new onset diabetes, existing diabetes and pre-diabetes.
- Educate patients and their family members on diabetes-related care; underscoring the significance of pertinent lifestyle changes.
- Maintain licensure by adhering to all prescribed guidelines; and strengthening existing multidisciplinary networks.
- Support patients and professional staff by routinely answering questions about diabetes and treatments.
- Maintain detailed documentation of education services provided and learning outcomes.
- Plan and deliver individual instruction based on results of patient evaluations.
Registered Nurse
Mercy South Hospital
St Louis, MO
09.2016 - 09.2021
- Carry out nursing care of 5-6 patients on a daily basis
- Communicate with members of health care team about patients' care
- Handle all tasks as per hospital policies and procedures
- Maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, families and staff members
- Handle safety and emergency practices and procedures
- Float to other units of the hospital on an as-needed basis
- Immunize patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses
- Promote healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms
- Address unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimize workload management
- Train and mentor new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and adapt individualized treatment plans, consistently achieving patient care and recovery goals
- Administer medications, track dosages and document responses to stay on top of changes in patient conditions
- Treat patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia
- Coordinate with clinical staff to keep patients updated and informed on care issues, including discharge delays, equipment inaccessibility and procedure postponements
- Educate patients about health conditions and treatments, answering questions and providing take-home materials for further information
- Assist patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating about continued care strategies
- Consistently assess and evaluate patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans
- Monitor patient condition, progress and medication side effects, accurately recording and reporting on changes
- Deliver care to 5 patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care
- Counsel patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support
- Perform blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes
- Assess patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provide interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms
- Attend quarterly staff meetings
Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
11.2015 - 08.2016
- Carried out primary nursing care of 3-4 assigned patients on a daily basis
- Communicated with members of health care team about patients' care
- Provided information about different plans to patients and their families
- Handled all tasks as per hospital policies and procedures
- Maintained a safe and secure environment for patients, families and staff members
- Handled safety and emergency practices and procedures
- Communicated with patients to understand their problems and requirements
- Floated to other units of the hospital on an as-needed basis
- Attended quarterly staff meetings
Clinical Resource Nurse/Charge Nurse
St. Anthony's Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
06.2010 - 08.2015
- Charge nurse over 5-6 staff RNs, 2-3 patient care assistants and 1 unit secretary on a 30 bed general surgery unit
- Responsibilities included carrying the charge phone, receiving inside and outside calls from staff members, family members, physicians and other various disciplines
- Assigned new admissions to staff RNs on current shift and made nurse/patients assignments on the next oncoming shift
- Cooperated fully with other health care professionals, in a team atmosphere
- Provided assistance to staff with all patient care, IV starts and other bedside procedures or activities of daily living
- Acted as a resource nurse to other staff members on unit
- Utilized computer system linking floor to hospital. (EPIC)
- Motivated staff to deliver high quality patient care, with result in improved morality and efficiency
- Attended staffing meeting once per shift with all other unit team leaders and house supervisors
- Ran equipment checks on unit, including daily crash cart check, AED machine and glucose monitors
- Worked closely with unit supervisor on a daily basis regarding staffing, census and any other issues on the unit
- Attended monthly leadership meetings with other unit team leaders, supervisors and managers of unit
- Carried out nursing care of 4-6 patients when needed
- Promoted kind nursing environment to alleviate stress on patients and medical staff alike
Registered Nurse Team Leader
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
05.2009 - 04.2010
- Charge nurse over 10-11 staff RNs and 1-2 patient care assistants on a 40 bed orthopedics/urology post-surgical unit. (33 medical/surgical beds and 7 acute rehab beds)
- Responsibilities included carrying the main unit phone and receiving all calls, including inside and outside calls from staff members, family members and other various disciplines
- Assigned new admissions to staff RNs on current shift and completed nurse/patient assignments for the next oncoming shift
- Cooperated fully with other health care professionals, in a team atmosphere
- Provided assistance to staff with all patient care, IV starts, and bedside procedures
- Acted as a resource nurse to other staff members on unit
- Utilized computer system linking floor to hospital. (IDX)
- Ordered unit-specific supplies as needed
- Counted narcotics in pyxis machines on each of the 3 pods once per shift
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management
Education
Bachelor of Science - In Nursing
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO1996
High School Diploma -
Nerinx Hall High School
St Louis, MO1992
Skills
- Diabetes education
- Resource advocacy
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- People Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Problem Solving
- Passionate disposition
- Providing education to nursing staff
- Electronic charting
- Patient Management
- Catheter Care
- Direct patient care
- Performing bladder scans
- Monitoring vital signs
- Care plan development
- Patient monitoring
- Nursing staff leadership
- Documenting vitals
- Patient discharging
- Maintaining feeding pumps
- Family and patient support
- Patient education and counseling
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Wound care
- Administering medicines
- Mobility assistance
- Training Seminars
- Data Gathering and Analysis
References
Karla Herrington
(Cell Phone) (573) 631-4635
Beth Riemer
(Email) Beth.Riemer@mercy.net
(Cell Phone) (314) 494-1109
Cynthia Cornett
(Cell Phone) (314) 482-6835
Certification
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
Timeline
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Mercy Hospital South
09.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Mercy South Hospital
09.2016 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic Hospital
11.2015 - 08.2016
Clinical Resource Nurse/Charge Nurse
St. Anthony's Medical Center
06.2010 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse Team Leader
Mayo Clinic Hospital
05.2009 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - In Nursing
Rockhurst University
High School Diploma -
Nerinx Hall High School