SAMANTHA SNORTON
Whitehouse,TX
Summary
Patient-focused Registered Nurse with 12 years of experience in quality patient care and leadership. Strong organizational, communication, and multitasking abilities. Expertise in managing medical records, evaluating staff performance, and developing continued care plans. Graduated and licensed in Texas, with experience ranging from geriatrics to pediatrics. Goal is to secure a position where I can make a significant impact on the health and well-being of adult and pediatric patients. Received comprehensive professional training to provide culturally competent care to diverse individuals with varying needs. Consistently upholds high standards of patient care, reflecting responsible and compassionate nature. Excellent communication abilities honed through experience in healthcare settings, including geriatrics and pediatrics.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2022.10 - Current
- Provided supervision to 100+ nurses to ensure quality care and compliance with current ACHC and HHSC regulations.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss patient status, census changes and complaints or concerns.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Created customized care plans, working with nursing staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
- Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
- Communicated with patients' families and physicians, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Home Health RN Case Manager
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2020.03 - 2022.10
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Advised and coached patients progressing from hospitals, rehab facilities, and other medical organizations to at-home treatment settings.
- Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Assessed patients' health status and developed individualized care plans to suit needs.
- Coordinated with other healthcare team members to support patient needs.
- Provided emotional support and kind companionship to patients and families to increase overall wellness.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Collaborated with vendors to procure medical equipment, supplies and services.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
RN
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2018.01 - 2020.03
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Charge Nurse, Lvn
First In Pediatrics HHC Inc
2016.12 - 2017.07
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for special needs children
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management to patient and family
- Assisted patients with daily functions
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress or lack of progress with prescribed medications
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Followed infection control procedures
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring
- Administration of oral, im, hhn, and g-tube medications as ordered per mar
- Provided incontinent care q2h and prn
- Bathing, dressing, and oral care care for patients.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health
2016.03 - 2016.10
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for pediatric patients
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management
- Assisted patients with daily functions
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Followed infection control procedures
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Pine Tree Lodge Nursing Center
2014.03 - 2015.01
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift
- Chronic patient care in nursing home, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 20+ patients per shift
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Assisted patients with daily functions
- Oversaw and managed clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Followed infection control procedures
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults.
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Heritage at Longview Health and Rehabilitation
2012.06 - 2013.02
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift
- Chronic patient care in nursing home, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 20+ patients per shift
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Assisted patients with daily functions
- Oversaw and managed clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Followed infection control procedures
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults.
Charge Nurse, Lvn
The Clairmont - Longview
2012.01 - 2013.02
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift
- Chronic patient care in nursing home, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 20+ patients per shift
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Assisted patients with daily functions
- Oversaw and managed clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Followed infection control procedures
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults.
Education
Associate of Applied Science: Nursing -
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX01.2017
Associate of Arts -
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX01.2016
Certificate of Completion: LVN -
Kilgore College
Longview, TX01.2011
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Patient/family focused
- Accreditation Coordination
- Clinical Resources Management
- Issue Resolution
- HIPAA Regulations
- Documentation And Reporting
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Nurse Education and Training
- Policies Compliance Enforcement
- Personnel Evaluations
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Clinical Documentation
- Discharge and Transfer Procedures
- Clinical Leadership
- Quality Improvement
- Standards of Practice
- Employee Coaching
- Quality Assurance
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Leadership and Guidance
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2022.10 - Current
Home Health RN Case Manager
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2020.03 - 2022.10
RN
Pediatric Home Healthcare
2018.01 - 2020.03
Charge Nurse, Lvn
First In Pediatrics HHC Inc
2016.12 - 2017.07
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health
2016.03 - 2016.10
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Pine Tree Lodge Nursing Center
2014.03 - 2015.01
Charge Nurse, Lvn
Heritage at Longview Health and Rehabilitation
2012.06 - 2013.02
Charge Nurse, Lvn
The Clairmont - Longview
2012.01 - 2013.02
Associate of Applied Science: Nursing -
Kilgore College
Associate of Arts -
Kilgore College
Certificate of Completion: LVN -
Kilgore College
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