Shantel Griffin-Reed, MSN
Summary
Registered Nurse skilled in managing large-scale immunization programs and patient care. Led a $1.5 million vaccine program, facilitating mass clinics and ensuring compliance with health standards. Experience includes training clinical staff and responding effectively to patient needs in dynamic healthcare environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Immunization Program Manager
Naval Health Clinic Quantico
Quantico
08.2023 - Current
- Accountable for the strategic management and inventory control of a 1.5 million dollar vaccine program spanning the four branch health clinics of Quantico: NHCQ-Main side, Washington Navy Yard, Officer Candidate school, The Basic School and The presidents helicopter squad( HMX)
- Facilitate mass vaccination shot clinics for the flu to meet the 90% flu vaccine quota for the entire base by Dec 15 every year.
- Screen active duty and dependents for travel vaccines prior to deployment /PCS.
- Respond to and resolve instances of patient decompensation post vaccine and immediately alert the medical director to adverse events or operational concerns.
- Provide essential training, guidance and support to the main immunization clinic and its surrounding branch health clinics.
- Administer immunizations to all ages ranging 2mth and up in an ambulatory setting with a focus on active-duty military and their dependents.
- Provide comprehensive education and preceptorship to new and existing staff, ensuring seamless transitions and proficiently in all aspects of the immunization clinic operations for all age groups.
- Provides back up coverage for the immunization clinic during high volume periods, influenza shot-ex and marine in-processing.
Travel Nurse/Medical Surgical Float Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
09.2022 - Current
- Direct patient care as charge nurse for a 32-bed Oncology/Palliative/Hospice unit, overseeing and infusing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments for a diverse adult patient population with a 1:6 patient to nurse ratio.
- Maintain accurate and real time patient assessments within the Epic electronic medical record system.
- Provided expert nursing care to adult oncology patients, utilizing the nursing process and implementing purposeful rounding to optimize patient outcomes.
- Educate and support families navigating the complexities of oncology/palliative care and disease management.
- Manage patient chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments with an emphatic patient and family centered approach.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members for patient management and education.
- Assist and support the patient and/or patients’ family in the end-of-life decisions.
- Serve as a preceptor and a mentor, guiding new nursing staff on the oncology/ palliative care floor.
Travel Nurse/Medical Surgical Float Nurse/Charge Nurse
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Woodbridge
04.2022 - 09.2022
- Provided expert nursing care to adult patient on the Medical Surgical units in a 183-bed level three trauma certified hospital.
- Admitted and assessed patients for systematic changes upon observation, examination, interview, physicians’ findings, age-related issues, and other pertinent information used during the patient’s hospital stay.
- Accurately document in the patients' record utilizing EPIC EMR system.
- Educated patients and families to the expectations and side effects of treatments and procedures.
- Individualize each patient’s plan of care to meet their specific needs.
- Independently initiated standard care.
- Prepared patients for various diagnostic test and medical procedures.
- Collaborated effectively with supervisors and staff across various departments to ensure the delivery of safe and excellent patient care.
Charge Nurse/Medical Surgical Telemetry Nurse
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Fort Belvoir
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Maintained coordination with team members in executing nursing interventions and tasks for active military, veterans and their families from admission and initial assessment through the recovery phase until discharge.
- Provided leadership and direction for clinical nursing and support staff.
- Demonstrated proficiency in deliberate patient focused care planning and goal setting for managing complex patient situations.
- Precepted and mentored new active military nurses through the Certified Nurses Training Program (CNTP).
- Documented in the patients' record utilizing Clinicomp Electronic Medical Record.
- Charge nurse for a 19-bed telemetry unit.
- Identified potential safety hazards and assisted in enforcing infection control precautions as the Safety Compliance officer for the unit.
- Reviewed medical records for completeness to ensure records are maintained with appropriate standards.
Registered Nurse/Charge (Covid-19 Surge Nurse)/Vaccination Nurse
Department of Veteran Affairs-Hampton
Hampton
05.2020 - 01.2021
- Charge nurse for a 6 bed covid unit.
- Guided interprofessional healthcare teams with expert communication and collaboration to plan, implement and evaluate each veteran’s care plan with COVID-19.
- Provided care to veterans requiring treatment of any medical, surgical, or other condition in correlation to the COVID-19 disease to participate in process improvements.
- Administered COVID vaccinations and performed COVID tests for Veterans and their families.
- Delegated roles and responsibilities as charge nurse for overseeing patient care, staff assignments, emergency situations, and transport issues, while handling various conflicts that emerged on the floor.
- Initiated referrals of other care disciplines and services appropriately within the nursing scope of practice.
- Participated in hospital performance improvement activities to optimize the patient experience and improve patient safety.
Medical Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse/ Float Pool
Onward Health/ Liquid Agents Travel Nurse Agency
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Provided patient care to medical surgical patients with various disease processes in a fast-paced environment.
- Participated alongside core nursing staff to improve performance and nursing quality to ensure patient safety and increase hospital satisfaction scores.
- Trained new nursing staff and served as a senior nurse resource on the unit.
- Maintained current knowledge/certification/licensure required for each state.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Coordinated patient care with physician and other multi-disciplinary team members to ensure positive treatment goals from admission to discharge.
- Provide emotional support to patients and/or patients’ family members.
- Provided support to other departments during emergencies when staffing was low.
Preop/Postoperative Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Health System
West Bloomfield
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Managed care for patients of all ages during the preoperative and postoperative phases of surgery during off shift hours reserved for emergent cases only.
- Prepare patients for procedures during the preoperative phase.
- Assist the physician with tests and examinations.
- Perform pre-op assessment prior to procedures.
- Attentively monitored patients post procedure for acute conditions and transitioned patients on to the next level of care if ALDRETE ready, while educating patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Report abnormal findings to the physician.
- Monitor vital signs and cardiac rhythm.
- Educated patients and family on discharge instructions.
Float Nurse/Acute Care/ Preceptor/Charge Nurse
Detroit Medical Center
Detroit
08.2011 - 01.2018
- Float RN for the hospital’s acute care units, including Neurology/Medical surgical/Orthopedic/Bariatric/Cardiac Telemetry unit/Nephrology.
- Collaborated with core nursing staff to improve performance and nursing quality that would ensure patient safety and increase hospital satisfaction scores.
- Engaged with nurse manager and supervisors.
- Documented patient information utilizing Cerner Electronic Medical Record.
- Preceptor and mentor for new nurses as well as delegating to the nursing care team consisting of LPNS and CNAS.
- Observed, monitored, and assessed patient condition and notified the physician of any acute changes or abnormal findings.
Clinical Nurse Research Coordinator
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Conducted patient interviews, enrollment, and recruitment, verifying eligibility for neurology/stroke clinical studies to ensure participant compliance with study protocols.
- Maintained research logs and scheduled patient appointments, ensuring adherence to standards set by Henry Ford's Institutional Review Board for all research projects.
- Compiled clinical data from neurology clinic study participants using Excel EMR systems, enhancing accuracy of data collection for research analysis.
- Assisted in obtaining informed consent for neurology studies, ensuring comprehensive patient understanding of study objectives and procedures.
- Administered prescribed medications and monitored patient responses to drug treatments based on the studies protocol and guidelines.
Education
MSN - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona08-2014
BSN - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio05-2011
Core classes and nursing prerequisites
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio08-2008
Skills
- Vaccine program management
- Immunization policy writing
- Patient care coordination
- Clinical training facilitation
- Team leadership
- Employee scheduling
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Effective communication
Certification
- RN, Michigan, 4704284975, 06/28
- RN, Virginia, 0001288786, 07/27
Timeline
Immunization Program Manager
Naval Health Clinic Quantico
08.2023 - Current
Travel Nurse/Medical Surgical Float Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mary Washington Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse/Medical Surgical Float Nurse/Charge Nurse
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
04.2022 - 09.2022
Charge Nurse/Medical Surgical Telemetry Nurse
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
02.2021 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse/Charge (Covid-19 Surge Nurse)/Vaccination Nurse
Department of Veteran Affairs-Hampton
05.2020 - 01.2021
Medical Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse/ Float Pool
Onward Health/ Liquid Agents Travel Nurse Agency
10.2018 - 05.2019
Preop/Postoperative Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Health System
10.2017 - 10.2018
Clinical Nurse Research Coordinator
Henry Ford Health System
09.2016 - 10.2017
Float Nurse/Acute Care/ Preceptor/Charge Nurse
Detroit Medical Center
08.2011 - 01.2018
MSN - Nursing Education
Grand Canyon University
BSN - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
Core classes and nursing prerequisites
Bowling Green State University