Composing music
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Singing
Sharon Collins
Registered Nurse
Baltimore,MD
Summary
To obtain a challenging position utilizing my managerial experience to be a true patient advocate and a clinical leader to create a seamless transition throughout the continuum of care.
Dedicated to open, communicative culture where employees feel empowered to contribute to company's success. Resourceful supervisor trained in resolution of critical issues within time-sensitive environment with successful track record of building and maintaining talented teams. Highly organized, energetic and versatile leader committed to continuous improvements. Proven history of motivating staff to work together to achieve targets.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Manager
Bayada Home Care
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Managing a staff of nurses, therapists, Social Workers, and Home Health Aides. Utilization review, QAPI, Daily Huddles, educating field staff, Quality assurance, yearly performance reviews, continuing education.
Case Manager
Medstar Health
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Using critical thinking skills, assessment, communication. Proficient with Point Care and Homecare Homebase, Outlook, and Parable. Educating patients and families.
Supervisor
Medstar Health Visiting Nurse Association
01.2000 - 01.2007
- Supervisor responsible for a team of healthcare provisos and ancillary staff. Performing peer and staff yearly reviews, triaging patient calls with appropriate disposition. Intake from hospitals and care providers.
Case Manager
Diversified Health Services
Baltimore
04.1997 - 10.1999
- Coordinated care with diverse populations and multiple comorbidities. Assisted the Liaison in the education of doctors by facilitating a program of taking care Physicians out to the home to demonstrate how homecare fits into the continuum of care thus preventing rehospitalization.
Staff, Primary Nurse, Rehabilitation and Neurology
Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore
05.1992 - 05.1995
- Provided care to patients in acute rehabilitation/neurology and medical-surgical unit. Charge Nurse on most weekends with cross training to CCU. Conducted in-services on ventilator dependent patient care with all nursing staff to facilitate continuity in patient care.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Essex Community College
BaltimoreBachelor of Science - Nursing (Honor Roll)
University of Maryland School of Nursing
BaltimoreFamily Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
BaltimoreSkills
- Processes and procedures
- Goal-oriented
- Issue and conflict resolution
- Analytical
- Leadership
- Team building
- Point Care Proficient
- Parable Wound Care
- Reliable and trustworthy
- MS Office
- People Soft skills, Sitel
- Active listening
- Organization
- Relationship building
- Microsoft teams
- Venipuncture/ CVC
Accomplishments
- Educated staff, patients, physicians and families about diseases across the continuum of care.
- Worked as a Primary nurse in Neuro- rehabilitation, Case Manager in Home Care, Palliative Care Care and Hospice assessment and in critical thinking skills
- Educated a multidisciplinary team of professionals on the care of Ventilator Dependant Patients,
- Bachelors Degree from University of Maryland School of Nursing.
- BLS
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse
- BLS
Interests
Activities and Honors
Member, Alumni Association of University of Maryland School of Nursing, Maryland Ready Reserve Corp, Identify and collaborated with members of Inspire Network for EDS to educate, give resources and guidance for those impacted by Connective Tissue Diseases and EDS., Composed and performed original music with a small band, performing in different venues., Wrote a pamphlet regarding education regarding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Connective Tissue Disease Spectrum Disorders and distributed them to doctors offices in the area. Also provided screening tools to school nurses and education in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, MALS (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome), SMA Syndrome (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome) to Carroll County Public School in Taneytown Area., Loaves and Fishes Mission to feed and clothe the needy as volunteer.
Timeline
Clinical Manager
Bayada Home Care
01.2024 - 01.2025
Case Manager
Medstar Health
01.2023 - 12.2023
Supervisor
Medstar Health Visiting Nurse Association
01.2000 - 01.2007
Case Manager
Diversified Health Services
04.1997 - 10.1999
Staff, Primary Nurse, Rehabilitation and Neurology
Good Samaritan Hospital
05.1992 - 05.1995
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (Honor Roll)
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Essex Community College