SHELDON BUTLER
Williamstown,NJ
Summary
Experienced with nursing management and patient care coordination. Utilizes leadership skills to foster collaborative team environment and ensure high-quality patient care. Knowledge of healthcare regulations and best practices, supporting operational excellence.
Healthcare professional with robust background in nursing management and patient care. Known for effectively leading teams and implementing care strategies that improve patient satisfaction. Focused on collaboration and adapting to dynamic healthcare environments. Skilled in clinical oversight and resource management.
Professional nursing leader with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Expertise in patient care management, staff development, and regulatory compliance. Known for reliability and adaptability, consistently meeting changing needs in healthcare environments. Skilled in clinical supervision, strategic planning, and quality improvement initiatives.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Developed and implemented training programs for nursing personnel to improve clinical skills and performance.
- Facilitated performance evaluations for nursing staff, providing constructive feedback and fostering professional development.
- Spearheaded quality assurance initiatives that improved patient satisfaction scores and reduced incident reports.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Managed nursing schedules and budgets, streamlining processes for cost savings while maintaining high-quality patient care.
- Contributed to the accreditation process by maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations for nursing standards.
- Mentored new nurses in clinical practice and procedures, fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Assisted in developing policies and procedures for safe medication administration, minimizing errors within the department.
- Served as a role model for nursing staff by demonstrating exceptional clinical skills, ethical behavior, and commitment to continuous learning.
- Enhanced staff performance through regular training sessions and professional development opportunities.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork by encouraging open communication among staff members and facilitating collaboration across departments.
- Optimized staffing levels to maintain an appropriate nurse-to-patient ratio, promoting quality of care without exceeding budget constraints.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, providing feedback and guidance for improvement when necessary.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing overall service delivery within the facility.
Charge Nurse
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
10.2008 - 06.2020
- Facilitate patient care, direct supervision of direct care support staff. Provides suitable assignments and instructions to the staff nurses, student nurses, occupational health nurses, and other members of the attending and clerical staff in an assigned area and supervises the performance of their work.
- Collaborate care with medical or treatment staff and make sure all orders are carried out and recorded. Keep all concerned units and staff appraised of any changes made by medical staff.
- Assists physicians with examinations of patients.
- Assumes the responsibility for the care, physical and mental well-being, safety and, in some instances, the custody of patients, inmates, and/or residents.
- Prepares clear, sound, accurate, and professionally detailed clinical and other reports.
- Responsible for the unit in the absence of the Nursing Supervisor.
- Counsels residents concerning their medications by utilizing medication fact sheets.
- Promote a professional attitude among the members of the nursing staff.
- Admits and discharges patients into and from the assigned area and maintains and supervises the maintenance of necessary records.
Instructor of Nursing
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Orients new staff members and provides in-service refresher programs for professional nurses returning to the hospital nursing service.
- Provide lectures and demonstrates new procedures for nursing service.
- Lectures on and demonstrates procedures in the classroom on clinical areas using motion pictures, charts, slides, projectors, and other audiovisual aides.
- Teaches nursing procedures by demonstration in classrooms and clinical units.
- Familiarizes new employees with the physical layout of the hospital and hospital policies and procedures as well as the organizational structures.
- Prepares, administers, and scores examinations to determine trainees’ suitability for the job.
- Developed presentations for training purposes by accessing Excel and other computer programs to compile data and provide weekly reports for nursing leadership.
- Participated in various meetings and committees.
Human Services Assistant
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
12.1997 - 10.2007
- Assist residents throughout admission, treatment, discharge, and community adjustment and maintaining a therapeutic environment for residents on the ward.
- Participate in continuous resident education programs with particular emphasis on self-help and whenever possible social development within the resident’s treatment plan.
- Teaches residents daily activities and performs components of these activities when the resident is unable to do so.
- Communicates using interpersonal skills necessary in assisting residents and all other members of the treatment team to perform in a harmonious manner.
- Makes regular tours of the unit to check fire equipment and other safety factors, recognizes actual and potential safety hazards, and takes corrective action and/or reports condition to the designated person in charge.
- Greets and assists visitors with inquiries which do not require professional judgment and/or evaluation and refers all other inquiries to the appropriate treatment team member.
- Organizes assigned work and develops effective work methods. Performs related direct care work as assigned. Required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
MSN/MSM-HCA -
Wilmington University
05-2027
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilmington University
Delaware, DE01-2020
Diploma - Nursing
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Blackwood, NJ01-2007
Associate of Science Degree - undefined
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ01-2007
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff
- Capable of motivating others
- A cheerful outlook and positive attitude on work and life
- Commitment to get the job done
- Flexible to be able to work as a team cohesively
- Excellent leadership skills
- Nursing management
- Clinical leadership
- Clinical assessment
- Patient education
- Care coordination
- Quality improvement
- Staff evaluation
- Professional development
- Recruiting and hiring
- Healthcare administration
- Process improvement
Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse #26NR13400500
- CPR certified November 2019
- Certified Therapeutic Options Trainer January 2020
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Instructor of Nursing
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
05.2018 - 11.2019
Charge Nurse
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
10.2008 - 06.2020
Human Services Assistant
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
12.1997 - 10.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilmington University
Diploma - Nursing
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Associate of Science Degree - undefined
Camden County College
MSN/MSM-HCA -
Wilmington University
HONORS
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society: Omicron Chapter June 2019 - present, Leadership Succession Committee Member & Convention Delegate