Shernika Sheffield

• Deliver in-home care to adult-geriatric patients, identifying chronic disease exacerbations for acute intervention.
• Conduct initial comprehensive assessments for new members, ensuring thorough health evaluations.
• Collaborate with care team to address patient needs, prescribing diagnostics to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Complete follow-up, post-hospital assessments, and urgent visits, ensuring continuity of care.
• Educate patients and caregivers on chronic disease management and wellness promotion, enhancing overall patient health.
• Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
• Liaised with healthcare teams to determine best course of action for patients.

• Conducted yearly Wellness health exams in patient homes
• Coordinated care and made referrals to insurance plan resources when needed.
• Serviced patient from all diverse backgrounds
• Educated patients on chronic disease management and preventive health measures, promoting self-management strategies.

• Performed duties to include assessment and diagnosis of patients with acute renal disease in acute care settings
• Assess and manage patients requiring in-center chronic hemodialysis
• Consulted and collaborated with an assigned supervising physician to develop a plan of care for patients
• Familiar with Epic, Meditech and Acumen computer charting systems
• Performed hospital rounding as part of daily duties

Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and enha

• Provides care for young adult, adult and geriatric patient population in primary care clinic setting
• Adhered to high moral and ethical standards during practice
• Managed complex patients with multiple chronic disease processes like diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disease
• Used up-to-date resources/guidelines for prescribing and diagnosing
• Deliver in-home care to adult-geriatric patients, identifying chronic disease exacerbations for acute intervention
• Conduct initial comprehensive assessments for new members, ensuring thorough health evaluations
• Collaborate with care team to address patient needs, prescribing diagnostics to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
• Complete follow-up, post-hospital assessments, and urgent visits, ensuring continuity of care
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease management and wellness promotion, enhancing overall patient health
• Worked independently as sole NP in office 1-2 days weekly
• Collaborated with supervising MD and peers to develop patient plan of care when needed
• Attention to detail in developing patient care plan and assessments
• Excellent communication skills and able to establish patient and family rapport
• Documentation completed in ATHENA system

• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists to provide holistic and evidence-based nursing care to emergency department patients for the past 3 years with 8 years prior experience in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit caring for open-heart surgical patients
• Worked with patients across all life-spans requiring emergent medical needs
• Prepares for and assists Emergency Department providers with bedside procedures such as suturing, foreign body removal, and incision & drainage
• Provides patient-specific care, taking into consideration patient's individual healthcare needs and expectations
• Skillfully responds in urgent situations with appropriate and timely nursing interventions to ensure patient safety and optimal patient outcomes
• Serves in the role of charge nurse by guiding staffing, addressing issues, and acting as a resource for nursing staff in both the emergency department and intensive care unit
• Provides leadership in nursing as a preceptor to students and new graduates in the emergency department and intensive care unit
• Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team displaying conflict resolution skills
• Promotes patient independence through providing patient-specific education concerning condition, procedures, medication, and self-care; assesses patient's health literacy and learning preferences