Sarah Rentfro
Kewanee,IL
Summary
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Skilled nursing professional with more than 25 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Hammond Henry Hospital and Clinics
Kewanee, IL
03.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Led quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and safety standards.
- Streamlined workflow processes, improving efficiency in patient care delivery systems.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care.
- Advocated for best practices in nursing, influencing policy changes within the department.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring their needs were met and their rights protected throughout their healthcare journey.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate results for optimal treatment planning.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting and double-checking dosages.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Promoted a culture of safety by strictly adhering to infection control measures and reporting any potential hazards or concerns.
- Streamlined workflow processes to increase efficiency in a high-volume clinical setting.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Industrial Nurse
Great Dane Trailers
Kewanee, IL
06.2023 - Current
- First aid and education to employees injured on the job, maintain medical records of all employees, facilitate yearly hex chromium and hearing evaluations of all employees, safety committee, yearly inventory, teach CPR/AED/First Aid to all supervisors
DME CSR LPN/Quality Assurance Nurse
Preferred Pediatric Home Health Care/Aveanna Home Health
Galva, IL
08.2019 - 06.2023
- Ordering patient monthly supplies, resolve issues with supplies and dme equipment, updating care plans, updating orders, calculate formula allowances for authorizations, on call weekends, holidays, and evenings, auditing charts to ensure that all state, federal, and company guidelines are being followed, facilitating new computer programs for organization and ease of use and educating staff nurses on their uses and how to operate.
Clinical Supervisor
Neurology Consultants, PC
Davenport, IA
04.2018 - 12.2018
- Facilitate daily duties and activities of a very busy medical office while maintaining a staff of 15, update schedules of staff to accommodate facility needs, manage patient complaints, take daily inventory of medications, close the office daily, as well as being the primary nurse for 3 providers
Floor Nurse
Unity Point Hospital
Rock Island, IL
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Handling patient needs for individuals recovering in the hospital from various surgical procedures, as well as educating on pain management and at home aftercare once discharged
LPN
Center For Behavioral Health
Davenport, IA
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Distribute methadone to patients withdrawing from opiate and heroin addictions, monitor vital signs, random drug screens
Practical Nurse
Unity Point at Home
Moline, IL
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Wound care, medication management, and education to patients in their own homes
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Handicapped Development Center
Davenport, IA
02.2003 - 03.2015
- Day to day duties including, medication passes, g- tube feedings, managing seizures and behaviors, and managing care plans for special needs individuals in a residential facility
Education
Certification - CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
HSI
St. Louis, MO03-2024
Certification - Intervenous Fluid Certificate
Scott Community College
Bettendorf, IA01-2018
Nursing
Eastern Iowa Community College District
Bettendorf, IASkills
- CSR (2 years)
- Cerner
- Experience Administering Injections (10 years)
- Nurse Management
- Computer Skills
- Customer Care (2 years)
- Customer Support (2 years)
- Medical Office Experience
- Phlebotomy (10 years)
- Hospital Experience
- Transcription
- Triage
- Patient Care
- Customer Service
- Supervising Experience
- Infection Control Training
- Laboratory Experience (5 years)
- Order Entry
- Venipuncture
- Home Care
- Tube Feeding
- Epic
- Vital Signs (10 years)
- Pain Management
- Nursing (10 years)
- Medication Administration (10 years)
- Phlebotomy (5 years)
- EMR Systems (2 years)
- Patient education
- Patient safety
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Infection control measures
- Care planning
- Medication administration
- Family education
- Specimen collection
- Disease prevention
- Quality improvement
- Skill development
- Tracheostomy care
- Vaccine administration
- Ethical practice
- Health promotion
- Geriatric nursing
- Home health care
- Clinical judgment
- Patient counseling
- Community health
- Diabetes management
- EMR / EHR
- Regulatory compliance
- EPIC EMR software
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Wound care management
- Monitoring vital signs
- Documentation
- Vitals monitoring
- Critical thinking
- Patient care assessment
- Compassionate and caring
- Decision-making
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Patient condition monitoring
- Patient examination
- Medical recordkeeping
- Accurate documentation
- First aid
- Patient and family advocacy
- Collecting vitals
- Intravenous therapy
- CPR/AED
- Insulin medication assistance
- Strong clinical judgment
- Infection control
- Clear patient communication
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Immunizations and vaccinations
- Medical supply management
- Diagnostic test ordering
Certification
- IV Certification October 2017 to Present
- AED Certification
- CPR Certification
- LPN
Nursing Licenses
PN
Expires: January 2027
State: IL
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Hammond Henry Hospital and Clinics
03.2025 - Current
Industrial Nurse
Great Dane Trailers
06.2023 - Current
DME CSR LPN/Quality Assurance Nurse
Preferred Pediatric Home Health Care/Aveanna Home Health
08.2019 - 06.2023
Clinical Supervisor
Neurology Consultants, PC
04.2018 - 12.2018
Floor Nurse
Unity Point Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2018
LPN
Center For Behavioral Health
01.2016 - 01.2017
Practical Nurse
Unity Point at Home
01.2015 - 01.2016
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Handicapped Development Center
02.2003 - 03.2015
Certification - Intervenous Fluid Certificate
Scott Community College
Certification - CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
HSI
Nursing
Eastern Iowa Community College District