Sheila Fisher
North Chesterfield,Va
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with over 29 years of experience in delivering comprehensive patient care. Expertise in GI, SCI, Telemetry, Rehabilitation, Hospice, Transplantation, Endoscopy and advanced skill working with diverse patient populations. Demonstrated ability to foster relationships and coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hunter Holmes McGuire Hospital
Richmond, VA
06.2013 - Current
- Completed comprehensive patient assessments to determine individual needs, formulating plans of care in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Cared for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease coronary artery disease (CAD) and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds.
- Assessed patient needs including, taking vital signs and blood draws and inserting peripheral IVs and PICC.
- Consulted with physicians to understand conditions and implement effective treatment plans.
- Prepared for HIPAA and JCAHO reviews, ensuring required brochures and pamphlets were available to patients in all clinics.
- Deployed new electronic charting, barcode scanning and medication administration best practices at the facility.
- Met with patients, families and caregivers, providing information and education on diagnosis, treatment options and plans and lifestyle management.
- Provided patients with exceptional care from initial evaluations through final treatments and discharge.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Gentiva Hospice
Richmond, Va
10.2009 - 06.2013
- Worked with interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to patients suffering from chronic conditions.
- Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs and performance.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
- Coordinated home care, home infusion, and durable medical equipment to the chronically ill patient:
- Developed patient care plans, including overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
Registered Nurse
Vcu Medical Center
Richmond, VA
07.2001 - 11.2009
- Assessed patient conditions to determine level of care needed.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records.
- Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
- Provided excellent direct patient care.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented responses to stay on top of changes in patient conditions.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Educated and counseled patients and caregivers on discharge plan objectives, wound management, disease management and medication self-administration.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hampton University
Hampton, VANursing
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VAAssociate of Science - Nursing
Piedmont Community College
Charlottesville 1990
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Care planning
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Administering medicines
- Palliative and Pain Management
- Nursing Plan Development
- Changing tracheostomies
- Wound care specialist
- Performing bladder scans
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Disease management programs
- IV drug therapy management
- Patient Education
- Patient care planning
- Diabetes management
- Colostomy care familiarity
- Electronic charting
- Long-Term Care
- Wound cleaning/care expertise
- Medical assessment
- Coordinating referrals
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hunter Holmes McGuire Hospital
06.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Gentiva Hospice
10.2009 - 06.2013
Registered Nurse
Vcu Medical Center
07.2001 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hampton University
Nursing
University of Virginia
Associate of Science - Nursing
Piedmont Community College
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