Shelbie Allen
Ventura,CA
Summary
Bachelors prepared registered nurse with experience in high acuity care setting, nursing education, home health/palliative/hospice care. Confident in charge nurse role emphasizing heavily on collaborative care resulting in positive patient outcomes. Dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients and their families.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health/Palliative Care/Hospice Registered Nurse
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurses Association
09.2020 - 09.2024
- Responsible for admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient and high quality, patient-centered care in home setting.
- Provided exceptional interpersonal skills to establish rapport with patients, their families, and interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Responsible for managing 20+ patients ensuring safety, implementation of individualized care plan, adequate supplies needed for patient specific needs.,
- Established and managed various catheters, central lines, wound and ostomy education and care.
- Initiated IV and central line access for medication administration.
- Educate patients and their families on disease management, medication regimens, and post-discharge care instructions to prevent rehospitalization and ensure patient safety.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Los Robles Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
- Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
- Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
- Collaborates with subject matter experts and other managers to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
- Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
- Supports efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
- Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, completion of performance evaluations, and/or disciplinary actions to ensure a competitively better organization.
- Assists with staff scheduling. Manages all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
- Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.
- Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services
- Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews to assess nursing personnel
- Directed day-to-day nursing and operational functions for 30-bed nursing orthopedic medical surgical unit, ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams
Clinical Nurse Educator
Ventura Community College School of Nursing
01.2019 - 06.2023
- Mentor and guide 10+ nursing students through clinical nursing experience, provide constructive feedback, and facilitating their professional growth and development
- Provide hands-on supervision and guidance to nursing students in clinical settings, ensuring safe and competent patient care
- Conduct assessments and evaluations to measure progress and competence of nursing students
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to work effectively with nursing faculty, clinical staff, and healthcare professionals, fostering interdisciplinary teamwork and communication
- Develop and deliver effective clinical instruction to nursing students, using various teaching methodologies, including hands-on practice, case studies, simulations, and critical thinking exercises.
Senior Registered Nurse
ICU Step Down Unit, Ventura County Medical Center
10.2013 - 10.2020
- Charge Nurse for 12 bed, high acuity unit, overseeing 7+ health care professionals, responsible for bed transfers and other movements in unit.
- Responsible for maintenance and care of insulin, cardiac and diuretic drips and infusions, endotracheal tubes and gastric tubes as well as epidural and PCA infusions.
- Unit Based Committee Representative: Attended monthly meetings, and responsible for implementation of quality improvement projects, such as hourly rounding.
- Oriented and supervised newly hired Registered Nurses and students to the Progressive Care Unit/ Direct Observation and Telemetry units.
- Supervising RN for Nuclear Medicine: Monitored cardiovascular status undergoing stress tests and assist MD with procedures using Cerner Computer System.
- Contributed to positive outlook and morale on unit, as well as demonstrating appropriate and respectful demeanor in workplace.
Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
08.2011 - 10.2013
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Grand Canyon University
Arizona11.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ventura College School of Nursing
California06.2011
Associate of Arts - Nursing Major
Ventura College
Ventura, CA05.2008
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Los Robles Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Home Health/Palliative Care/Hospice Registered Nurse
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurses Association
09.2020 - 09.2024
Clinical Nurse Educator
Ventura Community College School of Nursing
01.2019 - 06.2023
Senior Registered Nurse
ICU Step Down Unit, Ventura County Medical Center
10.2013 - 10.2020
Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
08.2011 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Science -
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ventura College School of Nursing
Associate of Arts - Nursing Major
Ventura College
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