SHANNON HEATH
Nashua,NH
Summary
Diligent nursing professional brings strong foundation of medical knowledge and patient care expertise, honed over 15 years of industry experience. Seeking professional development in nurse leadership. Professional goals include pursuing a Master's in Healthcare Leadership, obtaining board certification, and becoming a nurse leader and educator.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge RN Critical Care Float Pool
Catholic Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
- Critical care float pool nurse in large urban hospital.
- Clinical expertise across numerous specialties includes med-surg, telemetry, surgical, progressive care unit, observation, and psychiatric nursing.
- Primary specialty is cardiac nursing including advanced cardiac procedures, cardiac catheterization, cardiac drips, pacemaker/ICD placement, etc.
- Experienced and adaptable charge nurse with flexibility to perform charge duties on many different units.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes. Experienced nurse preceptor and educator, able to quickly onboard new graduates and travelors.
- Actively promote a transformational leadership style by guiding and educating staff through mentorship and empowerment that facilitates inspiration and motivation.
- Believe in leading by example to create a strong collaborative unit, including praising accomplishments, recognizing individual contributions, and instilling confidence in nursing staff.
- Familiar with hospital wide policies and procedures, as well as state laws, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements, and NH’s Nurse Practice Act.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced hospital situations that require emergent action through strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to all patient care while valuing and supporting the psychological, physical, and emotional needs of staff.
- Prioritize effective communication, patient and staff advocacy, and respect to ensure that even challenging situations are handled efficiently.
Care Transition Liaison
Granite VNA
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Manage all active/new GVNA patients at Concord Hospital, the largest referral source for the company.
- Process and manage all GVNA patients going into the hospital for surgical procedures, ED visits, and inpatient stays as well process referrals for new and current patients entering the community, an average caseload of 50-100 patients.
- Develop personal relationships and maintain superior communication with case managers, doctors, patients, and families to ensure smooth transitions of care from the facility to the home setting.
- Attend morning rounds with the nursing staff as well as meet directly with case managers and IV infusion nursing representatives to ensure transition of care is seamless.
- Serve as the ambassador for all of Granite VNA ‘s programs and services while providing educational inservices to patients and families prior to discharge to ensure they are aware of our services and have had an opportunity to ask questions.
- Provide contact information and educational materials to ensure continuity of care is maintained.
- Maintain working knowledge of the agency’s referral process, Medicare and Medicaid requirements, state laws, agency policies and procedures, and agency capabilities within is diverse geographical region.
- Complete appropriate documentation in a timely manner in liaison logs, referral forms, and electronic medical records.
- Work with Cerner PowerChart and Navi Health as a part of Concord Hospital and Matrix Care as part of Granite VNA.
- Process referrals for newborns requiring skilled nursing visits and new mothers needing Baby Homecoming visits.
- Utilize critical thinking skills, conduct community research, and pull knowledge from extensive nursing experience when processing complex, challenging referrals including patient’s going home with IV antibiotics, TPN, wound vacs, extensive wound care, and with multiple comorbidities Work closely with various vendors, such as NELC and Lincare, to ensure all needs of the patient are met before discharge.
Cardiac Progressive Care RN
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
09.2019 - 11.2021
- Provide care to 4 critical patients on a cardiac telemetry unit with diagnoses such as NSTEMIs, rapid atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, and other irregular heart rhythms.
- Proficient in proving care to patients post radial/femoral catheterization, new pacemaker placement, and cardiac ablations.
- Responsible for analyzing and interpreting cardiac rhythms via telemetry monitoring, recognizing abnormal rhythms that require urgent reporting to cardiologists, and recovering cardiac patient after cardiac testing and procedures.
- Administer medications via Pyxis dispensary system with emphasis on critical cardiac intravenous medications including amiodarone, nitroglycerin, furosemide, dobutamine, diltiazem, and heparin.
- Responsible for monitoring vital signs with increased frequency for all cardiac drips and documenting in real time.
- Perform tasks in a focused and organized manner on a high-volume unit with a significant turnover rate.
- Responsible for all admissions and discharges within the assignment, often with multiple assignment changes and discharges per shift.
- Worked as a nurse preceptor for both new nurses during orientation as well as an intensive one-on-one preceptor for students from Rivier University and University of New Hampshire
- Developed personal curriculum for precepting students as well as educational materials and checklists appropriate for the unit.
- Engaged in Capstone research and project development for professional development.
- Adjunct clinical instructor at Northern Essex Community College, working with clinical groups of up to 8 students while developing entire curriculum, preparing case studies, and performing research.
- Board member of the Nursing Practice Council, a hospital wide committee with a primary focus on advancing nursing practice and establishing protocols in a Magnet-designated hospital.
- Co-chair of Shared Governance, a unit-based committee dedicated to establishing safer and more effective nursing practices within the unit.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities leading to the hospital's 4th Magnet designation.
Charge Nurse - SNF
Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
05.2014 - 04.2020
- Utilize all aspects of rehabilitative nursing process with charge experience on a fast-paced 18-bed skilled rehabilitation unit with a focus on positive patient outcomes and patient advocacy in an AHCA award-winning facility
- Provide direct care primarily to patients following orthopedic, cardiac, spinal, and general surgery as well as respite and hospice care
- Proficient in wound care, post-op surgical site care, and wound vac therapy
- Charge responsibilities included coordinating care via facility/community resources, admitting and discharging patients, creating staff assignments, managing patient immunization records, staff education, and MDS documentation accuracy.
Medical Surgical RN
Lowell General Hospital
10.2017 - 09.2019
- Provide care to 5 acute patients across multiple sub-specialties in addition to admitting patients to the unit, discharging patients into the community, and transferring patients during critical situations in a Magnet accredited community hospital
- Administer medications via Omnicell dispensary system, including continuous intravenous heparin, continuous intravenous morphine and comfort care medications, oral methadone and phenobarbital, antibiotics, intravenous furosemide, insulin, warfarin, oral antineoplastic agents, and various pain management medications
- Perform tasks with a focus on prioritization of patient needs and time management while remaining flexible to the consistent changes of a high-volume unit
- Teamwork, communication, and keen attention to detail needed to appropriately navigate the fast-paced nature of the unit
- Documentation performed via Cerner system with barcode scanning.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Courville Nursing Center
12.2012 - 05.2014
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center
09.2010 - 12.2012
Business Manager/Accountant
Alternative Sun/Spiderbite Inc.
09.2005 - 08.2010
Unit Coordinator and Family Liaison Coordinator
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
07.2001 - 09.2005
Education
Bachelor of Science – Nursing -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTAssociate of Science – Nursing -
St. Joseph School of Nursing
Nashua, NHLPN – Practical Nursing -
Salter School of Nursing & Allied Health
Manchester, NHSkills
- Care Coordination
- Healthcare regulations
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Care Quality Evaluation
- Plan of Action Implementation
- Patient care planning
- Patient Assessment
- Staff Supervision
- Team Leadership
- Training and Development
- Patient Care Standards
- Clinical expertise
- Nursing Care Coordination
Certification
- Registered Nurse – New Hampshire, #075615-21, 09/2024
- Registered Nurse – Massachusetts, #RN2319625, 09/2024
- AHA BLS, 07/2024
- AHA ACLS, 10/3/2024
Timeline
Charge RN Critical Care Float Pool
Catholic Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Care Transition Liaison
Granite VNA
03.2022 - 01.2023
Cardiac Progressive Care RN
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
09.2019 - 11.2021
Medical Surgical RN
Lowell General Hospital
10.2017 - 09.2019
Charge Nurse - SNF
Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
05.2014 - 04.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Courville Nursing Center
12.2012 - 05.2014
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center
09.2010 - 12.2012
Business Manager/Accountant
Alternative Sun/Spiderbite Inc.
09.2005 - 08.2010
Unit Coordinator and Family Liaison Coordinator
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
07.2001 - 09.2005
Bachelor of Science – Nursing -
Western Governors University
Associate of Science – Nursing -
St. Joseph School of Nursing
LPN – Practical Nursing -
Salter School of Nursing & Allied Health
- Registered Nurse – New Hampshire, #075615-21, 09/2024
- Registered Nurse – Massachusetts, #RN2319625, 09/2024
- AHA BLS, 07/2024
- AHA ACLS, 10/3/2024
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