Shawna Schnitker
Oxford
Summary
Motivated MSN-FNP student and licensed Registered Nurse with a robust background in pharmaceutical sales and healthcare communication. Brings over a decade of success translating complex clinical data, cultivating strategic provider relationships, and driving market expansion. Demonstrated ability to analyze trends, deliver persuasive messaging, and outperform at the senior level.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Registered Nurse
INcompass Healthcare
Lawrenceburg
07.2024 - Current
- Charge of a 16 bed inpatient, acute care psychiatric facility with the ability to detox patients with substance abuse issues, as well as alcoholism and drugs. Medication maintenance for illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar, autism, spectrum disorders schizoaffective.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve daily goals.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary meetings between physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, dietitians, and pharmacists to discuss treatment plans for individual patients.
- Resolved conflicts among nursing staff in a timely manner while promoting positive working relationships.
- Assisted with onboarding of new nurses by providing orientation materials and training sessions.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure quality patient care was provided throughout the hospital system.
- Coordinated staffing schedules to meet patient needs while adhering to budgetary constraints.
- Investigated incidents involving patients or staff members, documenting findings as necessary.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from physicians or other healthcare providers regarding changes in medication orders or treatments.
- Ensured that all documentation met legal requirements before submission.
Registered Nurse - OR Circulator / PACU / ED Float
TriHealth
Batavia
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Recovered surgical patients in PACU, monitoring vitals and managing anesthesia-related needs
- Circulated OR cases by prepping the room, maintaining sterile field, and documenting intraoperative events
- Floated to ED to assist with triage, rapid assessments, and pain control in acute settings
Registered Nurse - Med-Surg / Float: ED & L&D
UC Health
Cincinnati
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Delivered direct care to post-op and trauma patients on a surgical telemetry floor
- Monitored surgical wounds, drains, labs, and performed medication and PCA pump management
- Floated across Emergency and Labor & Delivery units, adapting rapidly to evolving patient needs
- Led unit operations as charge RN, coordinating pacing, crisis response, and team workflow
- Supervised LPNs, techs, and RNs while maintaining compliance and documentation standards
- Collaborated with behavioral health teams to facilitate treatment plans, safety measures, and therapeutic structure
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT12.2027
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Adult Clinical Nursing
Western Governors University
01.2024
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Ivy Tech State College
Indiana06.2005
Skills
- Clinical Skills
- Trauma-Informed Psychiatric Nursing
- Charge RN Supervision & Staff Delegation
- PACU Monitoring & Phase I/II Recovery
- OR Circulation & Sterile Field Coordination
- Surgical Pre-op/Post-op Teaching
- Crisis Management & De-escalation
- IV Therapy & Pain Management
- EMR: EPIC
- EMR: Cerner
- Interdisciplinary Communication
- Discharge Planning & Patient Advocacy
- Crisis intervention
- Care coordination
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Cross-selling strategies
- Industry awareness
- Customer engagement
- Service accounts
- Lead prospecting
- Sales presentations
- Product and service sales
- Lead generation
- Customer service
- Interpersonal communication
- Multitasking
- Self-Directed
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Recordkeeping
- Price quote preparation
- Project management
- Account forecasting
- Closing techniques
- Quality assurance
- Professional networking
- Product knowledge
- Trend analysis
- Negotiation tactics
- New market penetration
- Deal structuring
- Sales strategy
- Market trends
- Sales planning
- Sales performance analysis
- Product promotions
Certification
- Compact RN License, Indiana, Ohio, Unencumbered
- Licensed Practical Nurse, Indiana, Unencumbered
- Basic Life Support (BLS), AHA, [Insert Date]
- Notary Public, Ohio, Remote & In-Person
Membership American Nurses Association
- Currently as of July 2025 belonged to the American nurses association in order to access evidence practice, as well as begin to look back into pharmaceutical and medical equipment sales
Timeline
Charge Registered Nurse
INcompass Healthcare
07.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse - OR Circulator / PACU / ED Float
TriHealth
06.2024 - 01.2025
Registered Nurse - Med-Surg / Float: ED & L&D
UC Health
02.2024 - 07.2024
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Adult Clinical Nursing
Western Governors University
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Ivy Tech State College