Sandra Selisker
Jamison,PA
Summary
LPN Charge Nurse with proven expertise at Saint Mary Manor, excelling in critical thinking and medication administration. Successfully streamlined patient admissions, enhancing workflow efficiency by 30%. Adept at fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and ensuring comprehensive care, while prioritizing patient safety and effective communication in high-pressure environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Saint Mary Manor
09.2024 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinated patient admissions and discharges, streamlining processes for improved workflow efficiency.
- Conducted assessments of patient conditions, developing individualized care strategies in collaboration with healthcare teams.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and medical staff to ensure comprehensive care coordination.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, utilizing critical thinking skills to prioritize patient needs and resources.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.
- Promoted continuity of care by thoroughly documenting shift-to-shift communication in nursing reports.
LPN Charge Nurse
Abramson Center for Jewish Life
04.2005 - 09.2024
- Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, utilizing critical thinking skills to prioritize patient needs and resources.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and medical staff to ensure comprehensive care coordination.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patient responses for safety and effectiveness.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Promoted continuity of care by thoroughly documenting shift-to-shift communication in nursing reports.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PALicensed Practical Nursing - Nursing
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA02.2005
Skills
Critical thinking
Medication administration
Intravenous medications
Wound care
Specimen collection
Vital signs monitoring
Nursing documentation
Health promotion
Patient education
Interdisciplinary team collaboration
Patient observation
Emergency care
End-of-life care
Policy compliance
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Saint Mary Manor
09.2024 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Abramson Center for Jewish Life
04.2005 - 09.2024
Associate of Arts -
Bucks County Community College
Licensed Practical Nursing - Nursing
Bucks County Community College
Certification
CPR certification