Shamira Diamond
Goodyear,AZ
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Allura Home Health
08.2025 - Current
- Monitored vital signs and documented patient progress, ensuring timely interventions as needed.
- Implemented care plans that integrated evidence-based practices, improving patient outcomes significantly.
- Managed patient care plans, ensuring adherence to prescribed treatments and medication schedules.
- Conducted comprehensive health assessments to identify patient needs and develop tailored interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate services and optimize patient outcomes.
- Educated patients and families on health management, promoting adherence to care protocols and lifestyle changes.
- Assessed patient conditions regularly, promptly reporting changes in status to healthcare providers for timely intervention.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Coordinated with physicians, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless continuity of care for patients.
- Improved patient quality of life by delivering compassionate and empathetic support during home visits.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient progress, treatments administered, and other pertinent information for thorough recordkeeping.
Charge Nurse
Clear Sky Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.
- Trained new nurses on best practices for efficient workflow and patient management.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to clinical protocols and patient care standards.
- Participated in continuing education programs, applying new knowledge to improve nursing skills and enhance overall team performance.
Registered Nurse
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2023 - 11.2024
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive rehabilitation strategies for patients.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Abrazo West Campus
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
LPN Team Lead/Registered Nurse
Bella Vita Health and Rehabilitation Center
03.2021 - 01.2023
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Collected biological samples from patients and performed routine lab tests to support diagnosis.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
Education
Master of Science - PMHNP
Wilkes University
Wilkes-barre, PA08.2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilkes University
Wilkes-barre, PA08-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Gateway Community College
Phoenix, AZ12.2022
Skills
- Prioritization and task management
- Integrated healthcare systems
- Efficient sample gathering methods
- Clinical triage expertise
- Effective work organization
- Patient care assessments
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Effective conflict resolution
- Clinical patient observation
- Medication delivery
- Empathetic listener
- Family education facilitation
- Psychotropic Medication Knowledge
- Effective Communication
- Staff Direction and Task Delegation
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Emergency care
- IV insertion
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Allura Home Health
08.2025 - Current
Charge Nurse
Clear Sky Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2023 - 11.2024
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Abrazo West Campus
02.2023 - 10.2023
LPN Team Lead/Registered Nurse
Bella Vita Health and Rehabilitation Center
03.2021 - 01.2023
Master of Science - PMHNP
Wilkes University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilkes University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Gateway Community College