SHEENA ATKINSON
Rural Retreat,VA
Summary
Enthusiastic Registered Nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, dedication, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Eager to continue career advancement. Willingness to be flexible and take on additional responsibilities as needed to ensure success of the organization. A strong, dependable candidate who can manage multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude and would love to be an asset to Vita Health Care!
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Stability Healthcare
02.2024 - Current
- Delivered patient-centered care, assessing and monitoring health conditions to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Educated patients and families on disease management and post-discharge care to enhance recovery processes.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols, ensuring accuracy and compliance with safety standards.
- Travel positions with Rehabilitation, Floating at Hospitals, and LTACHs.
Dosing Nurse
Life Center Galax
12.2023 - 11.2025
- Administered medication dosages according to established protocols and individual patient needs.
- Monitored patients for adverse reactions and reported findings to healthcare team.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care plans and treatment outcomes.
- Educated patients on medication management, promoting adherence and understanding of treatment regimens.
- Addiction and Recovery
- MAT Dosing
Clinical Specialist for VA
ARK Post Acute Network
02.2020 - 12.2023
- Assist with oversight and management of 4 skilled nursing facilities (107, 90, 120, and 60 beds) and 1 assisted living facility (137 beds).
- Managed 9 total facilities prior to change in management company and selling of additional facilities.
- Maintain ePOC access, monitor survey activity, and assist with plans of correction for facilities in CA, FL, LA, and VA (11 facilities total).
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings and staff education related to policies and procedures and best practices.
- Improve customer satisfaction by assisting with resolution of resident and family grievances and/or concerns.
- Conduct frequent medical record reviews and audits.
- Lead teams in driving successful resident outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices while monitoring and improving Quality Measures.
- Collaborate with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Serve on COVID committee ensuring facilities are following current CDC and CMS guidance.
- Facilitate collaboration between contracted services to improve communication and customer satisfaction.
- Interim Administrator of Record, DON, ADON, as needed.
- Assist with transitioning to and implementing new EHR.
- Review all facility reportable incidents and provide additional recommendations prior to submission.
- Monitor and assist with NHSN reporting and prevention of any associated civil penalties or inconsistencies.
- Work closely with QIO on self identified areas of needed improvement and obtain additional education for facilities/company as needed.
Director of Nursing
Saber Healthcare
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Utilized "IMPACT" to improve retention, employee appreciation, and customer satisfaction.
- Learned and implemented new systems and processes to improve facility management and resident outcomes.
- Managed nursing staff and assisted with delivering exceptional patient care in 60 bed facility resulting in great survey results.
- Infection Control/Antibiotic Stewardship: Infection Control Preventionist
- Identified individual employee strengths for appropriate role placement , improving success overall.
- Maintained and analyzed compliance with RELIAS Learning.
- Scheduled and conducted skills labs for nurses and CNAs
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients
Registered Nurse
Nurse Spring
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Temporary agency RN position for LTC facilities while transitioning to new employment.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, Gastric Tube, and Intramuscular Injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Director of Nursing
Carrington Place At Rural Retreat
10.2015 - 05.2019
- Manage nursing staff of approximately 60 FTE in delivering exceptional resident care in a 120 bed facility while supporting medical staff.
- Hired, educated, disciplined, and terminated employees.
- Completed scheduling and delegated assignments using prioritization, organization, resident acuity, census, and employee competencies.
- Ensured employees were properly certified or licensed per federal and state guidelines and maintained expected requirements established by facility policies and procedures to deliver highest quality standard of care as established by the organization, state, and federal laws.
- Oversee Infection Control and Prevention/Antibiotic Stewardship
- Demonstrate leadership by presenting as a role model and sharing clinical expertise to deliver specialized/complex care using the nursing process.
- Collaborated with multiple interdisciplinary team members to deliver safe and exceptional outcomes for resident while maintaining allotted budget.
- Monitored and enforced attendance of clinical staff per company policy.
- Create new and update existing policies as needed.
- Participate in QA, implementing performance improvement plans as needed to maximize quality measures and resident outcomes.
- Provided oversight with care plans placing focus on resident specific preferences and goals of care.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Communities Of Wildwood Ranch
03.2014 - 10.2015
- Participated in opening this brand new cultural based facility.
- During admission of first "neighbor into our community," started as charge nurse.
- As neighbors multiplied, also had the role of RN Supervisor and wound nurse.
- Ultimately ended up with ADON role which consisted of:
- Instructed BLS courses for staff to maintain current certification.
- Maintained PPD and vaccination administration for all staff.
- Completed pain and incident investigations.
- Infection Control/Antibiotic Stewardship
- Scheduling, Educating, Orientation
- Monitoring nursing documentation to ensure completion and compliance.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Crowder College
Neosho, MO12-2013
Skills
- Geriatrics
- The Coin's Other Side (Alzheimer's/Dementia Training)
- Electronic health records primarily including: Matrix, PCC, AHT
- Infection Preventionist Certification
- PowerDMS (policies and procedures)
- Additional education obtained including leadership and management (available upon request)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Stability Healthcare
02.2024 - Current
Dosing Nurse
Life Center Galax
12.2023 - 11.2025
Clinical Specialist for VA
ARK Post Acute Network
02.2020 - 12.2023
Director of Nursing
Saber Healthcare
07.2019 - 02.2020
Registered Nurse
Nurse Spring
05.2019 - 07.2019
Director of Nursing
Carrington Place At Rural Retreat
10.2015 - 05.2019
Assistant Director of Nursing
Communities Of Wildwood Ranch
03.2014 - 10.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Crowder College