Sharon Greene, BSN, RN
2000 Pruett Court, Glen Allen,VA
Summary
Experienced Clinical Nurse since 2001. Skilled in Leadership as a Charge Nurse and as a Care Coordinator in Behavioral and Mental Health. Ability to effectively communicate with multidisciplinary healthcare providers, team members, and patients and their families.
Healthcare professional with strong background in patient care and medical support. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs. Expertise in patient assessment, documentations and medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse
VA McGuire Veteran Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- Providing full range of nursing care to patients while utilizing the nursing process on the Medical Surgical/Oncology unit with the ability to navigate difficult and uncomfortable situations with care and comfort.
- Operates as a charge nurse and overseeing the Nursing Assistances on the unit; precepting experienced Registered Nurses and Students Nurses.
- Executing daily clinical patient care duties while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to execute interdisciplinary care planning for effective patient outcomes.
- Skill with daily assessments, documentations, patients teaching, initiating patient care plans, and discharge planning.
- Ability to safely administer high risk medications such as Chemotherapy medications, and blood products while maintaining a safe environment.
- Proficient with CPRS and BMAC software
- Grade: II Level 07
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Virginia Commonwealth University – VCU Health
02.2021 - 10.2023
- Fulfilled the role as a Charge Nurse and preceptor on the Endoscopy unit. Coordinated care within the multidisciplinary teams to maintain a safe and smooth environment in a timely manner.
- Executed patient education, interdisciplinary care planning, care coordination and documentation of care delivery.
- Assisted physicians with Endoscopy procedures while utilizing numerous endoscopy equipment.
- Safely administered medications to patients for conscious sedation during their endoscopy procedures and continuously monitored their status while they were sedated, also assisted the anesthesia team during deep sedation, vigorously documented patients’ status during procedures, also provided post procedure patient monitoring.
- Performed as the Specialized Motility Nurse in the Endoscopy unit; work solely with motility procedures, such as, Esophageal and Anorectal Manometry, Capsule/PillCam and Bravo procedures. Taught patients, executed, analyzed, and downloaded the procedures and then scanned them into patients’ charts for the physicians to make the final report and diagnosis.
- Developed training models for the endoscopy staff (Nurses and Endo Techs) on each motility studies, and trained experienced endoscopy nurses on how to carry out motility procedures.
- Triaged patients remotely by formulating appointments for their Endoscopy procedures with instructions on how to prep for them, and by assessing their history and physical and medication list prior to their appointment; made post procedure follow up calls to check on patient’s well-being after their Endoscopy procedures.
- Proficient in Cerner, ProVation, MultiCare, and EPIC software’s.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse
Cumberland Hospital
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Worked cooperatively as a member of the multidisciplinary team to provide a structured and therapeutic residential environment to children and adolescents with brain injury, chronic illness and behavioral issues.
- Completed initial assessments and reassessments of assigned patients; developed nursing care plans with specific goals and interventions, individualizing actions to meet patients’ needs, such as, management of diabetes, weight and nutrition issues, and a host of behavioral and mental health issues.
- Designed and implemented ongoing psychotherapy plans, workshops and group sessions for daily activities with the patients in the behavioral settings.
- Prepared, maintained and effectively administered mass medications in a safe and efficient manner throughout the day and documented accordingly.
- Assigned/delegated roles collaborated with the behavioral techs to monitor and maintain a safe environment for the patients throughout their daily activities.
- Worked closely with the administrative team to implement plans for patients discharge.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Nurse Coordinator
Alignstaffing Employment Agency
04.2019 - 11.2019
- Provided support to the staff at Volunteer of America (VOA); assessed, documented, as well as prepared and coordinated Medication Administration Records (MARs) for administration to individuals at Residential Homes;
- Managed the LPN’s and other in-house staff (DSPs) who physically cared for the health and wellness of the individuals; Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team members to coordinate clients Medical, Psychological, Nutritional, Physical and Community Developmental plans; Organized and created care plans according to clients dynamic care; Managed the medical aspect of clients with Profound Intellectual Disabilities; Worked closely with government agencies such as the District of Columbia (DC) Department of Disability Services (DDS) and the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), organized and uploaded clients documents, such as, yearly medical and physical appoints, to ensure safe individual outcomes, and to make sure regulatory care were managed and executed.
- Assumed the leadership role as psychiatric nurse coordinator in the Behavioral Health Crisis Program; administered medications and treatments according to physicians orders; promoted staff development regarding safe medication management and provided training with a focus on health and wellness; assessed and monitored individuals’ ongoing recovery, psychiatric, medical and addiction and detox needs; collaborated closely with disciplinary team members such as community/consultants health care professionals to coordinate ongoing psychiatric and medical treatment plans for community care.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse
Travel Nurses Across America Employment Agency
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Performed Endoscopy duties at various hospitals. Serve as patients advocate throughout pre, intra, and post procedures; implemented continuous assessment, accurate documentation, and interdisciplinary care planning, for patient safety during their procedures while they were deeply sedated; Assisted physicians, the anesthesia team, and the pain management team during procedures; performed vigorous documentations, patient assessment and reassessment during and after procedures, also utilized various endoscopy equipment during procedures.
- Proficient in EPIC for documentation.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Clinical Nurse III/Charge Nurse
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health
02.2008 - 08.2018
- Assumed the role of a Charge Nurse; worked closely with physicians, the anesthesia team, the multidisciplinary team members including the operating Room and PACU, and the endoscopy team regarding daily care planning and patients’ outcomes; Coordinated inpatient and outpatient care flow in a high pace procedural focused environment. Provided expeditious care for a department that performs 50-55 on average procedures per day for inpatient and outpatient both adult and pediatric patients.
- Administered high volume of medications, according to physicians’ orders, to facilitate a moderate, sedated state, during gastroenterology (GI) procedures; continuously documented and assessed patients’ progress to maintain cardiopulmonary stability during procedures, while they are sedated; also served as patients’ advocate who were undergoing anesthesia.
- Identified potential safety hazards and move forward with resolving problems; collaborated effectively with team members to provide a safe and adequate patient care environment. Implemented and enforced policies and procedures for patients’ safety according to protocols, recognized and enforced accurate safety measures, such as correct patient “identifiers” and “time-outs” in the procedure areas.
- Assisted physicians in the procedural areas, with numerous GI procedures as an RN and GI tech while utilizing various high-tech endoscopy equipment, including scope care, such as, pre-cleaning and washing scopes.
- Triage patients in the GI Nurse Clinic with pre-procedure preparation and scheduling; worked closely with the administrative scheduling team with scheduling outpatient procedures; Created and organized new programs for the GI Nurse Clinic for triaging and scheduling, and coached staff on the newly developed programs.
- Served as a Preceptor/mentor, and as a resource nurse for new hired staff; engaged with the hiring team with new staff interviews.
- Prepared and coordinated the on-call schedule for the GI Techs.
- Managed and executed Capsule/PillCam and Smart Pill procedures for adult and pediatric patients with GI bleeding and motility problems; trained staff members with this process.
- Served on the GI Community Committee, create and develop projects to broadcast the importance of GI treatments in the community; this benefited the company by enhancing the productivity of the Endoscopy unit. This production provided a daily increased of procedures from an average of 25-40 to 50-55 patients per day.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Registered Nurse – Unit Leader
HCA Henrico Doctors Hospital
10.2005 - 02.2008
- Assumed the role of the Clinical Coordinator Interim position and trained the new hired nurse coordinator.
- Operated as the unit leader/charge nurse in the Endoscopy unit; coordinated daily patient care flow with the endoscopy team in a timely manner for inpatients and outpatients.
- Organized, delegated, and collaborated effectively as a healthcare team leader in order to administer safe and adequate care planning and patient outcomes.
- During procedures, assisted physicians while utilizing numerous endoscopy equipment and safely administered medications to patients for moderate sedation; assessed and documented during procedures to maintain stability.
- Worked closely with the anesthesia team assisting with pain management.
- Worked together with the nurse manager, organizing and managing staff schedules.
- Skilled with patient and or family teaching pre and post Endoscopy procedure.
- Organized, maintained and recorded unit specific inventory supplies.
- 40 hours/ week (Full Time)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Walden University
Baltimore, MD07.2014
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA05.2001
Academic Diploma - undefined
Prospect Heights High School
Brooklyn, NY06.1979
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Patient care management
- Comprehensive patient evaluations
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Care planning
- Care plan development
- Professional bedside manner
- Patient care planning
- Patient evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Family education
- Licensed RN
- Nursing staff leadership
- Physical assessments
- Patient education and counseling
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Precepting
- Patient discharge
- Diabetes management
- Call triaging
- Appointment scheduling
- Mental health nursing
- HIPAA education
- Treatment Planning
- Chronic disease management
- Vaccine administration
- Maintaining privacy
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Performing ekgs
- Team coordination
- Tracheostomy care
- Critical care
- Taking vitals
- Wound care
- Patient care
Accomplishments
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.Successfully provided quality care to [number of] patients in [type of] environment.
Affiliations
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) – 2016
- Member on the Board of the Clinical Professional Advancement Program (PAP) – 2023
- Member of the Quality Improvement Committee – 2014
Certification
- VCU Health Clinical Nurse II to Clinical Nurse III Completion of Professional Advancement – October 2016
- BLS/ ACLS Certification current
- Mental Health First Aide Certification June 2021
- Certified Oncology Nurse Certification January 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse
VA McGuire Veteran Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Virginia Commonwealth University – VCU Health
02.2021 - 10.2023
Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse
Cumberland Hospital
01.2020 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse – Nurse Coordinator
Alignstaffing Employment Agency
04.2019 - 11.2019
Registered Nurse – Staff Nurse
Travel Nurses Across America Employment Agency
08.2018 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse – Clinical Nurse III/Charge Nurse
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health
02.2008 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse – Unit Leader
HCA Henrico Doctors Hospital
10.2005 - 02.2008
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
John Tyler Community College
Academic Diploma - undefined
Prospect Heights High School
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Walden University
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