Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Timeline
AWARDS
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Sherri Ferry

Bear,DE

Summary

Experienced with patient care, clinical support, and emergency response. Utilizes effective communication and critical thinking skills to manage patient needs and coordinate with healthcare teams. Track record of maintaining patient safety and delivering compassionate care in diverse medical settings.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Perioperative care of vascular surgery patients including scrub during procedures.

Vascular Specialists of Delaware
Newark, DE
01.2025 - Current
  • Perioperative care of vascular surgery patients including scrub during procedures.

Bariatric Surgery Program Manager

Christiana Care
Wilmington, DE
01.2020 - 01.2024
  • Oversee, facilitate, and manage bariatric surgery program inclusive of accreditation, project initiatives, joint commission, QI and quality improvement. Develop protocols and processes to improvement patient outcomes. Case management/navigation/care coordination of >450 bariatric surgery patients.

Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Systemwide Nursing Orientation/Project Education

Christiana Care
Newark, DE
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Design, plan, implement and evaluate orientation projects and provide recommendations in regard to data acquisition for project initiatives.

Adjunct Faculty

Wilmington University
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Design, plan, implement, teach and evaluate current curriculum based classes.

Staff Development Specialist

Christiana Care, Wilmington Campus
Wilmington, DE
01.2014
  • Design, plan, implement and evaluate educational inservices, conferences and presentations. Develop orientation processes for nurses, unit clerks, and patient care technicians. Teach systemwide nursing orientation classes. Support management and systemwide processes and standards of care.

Registered Nurse

Christiana Hospital, Electrophysiology Lab
Newark, DE
01.2001 - 01.2014
  • Assume care of pre and post anesthesia patients in the outpatient and acute and critical inpatient cardiac setting, Charge Nurse role, function as preceptor and resource person, scrub in and circulate for procedures, and arrange departmental inservices.

Registered Nurse

Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE
01.1997 - 01.2001
  • Responsible for care of surgical, trauma, and neurological critically ill patients and related patient and family teaching and assumed charge nurse role for 23 bed unit.

Education

M.S.N. - Nursing Leadership/Educator

Wilmington University
01-2013

B.S.N. - undefined

Neumann University
01-1993

Skills

  • Training evaluation
  • E-learning development
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Organizational development
  • Program implementation
  • Patient assessment
  • Curriculum design
  • Adult learning theory
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliability
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Clear communication
  • Organizational skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Leadership development
  • Self motivation
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Professionalism

Accomplishments

  • Author of “Local Anesthesia Systemic Toxicity: Increasing Awareness through Education” published in Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing in 2020.
  • Collaborated with team of ten in the development of "Gold Award: Improving Access to Bariatric Care for Spanish-speaking patients".

Affiliations

  • Off Shift Support Council 2020 Voting Member: Facilitating, creating, planning and implementing clinical support to off-shift staff. Recent implementation of off shift BLS classes.
  • Patient Satisfaction Focus Group 2010-2014 Committee Member: Key member in developing, planning and implementing measures to improve patient satisfaction.
  • Heart and Vascular Interventional Services Coordinating Council 2010-2014 Committee Chairperson: Facilitating, planning and implementing measures to improve teamwork, excellence, leadership, education, communication and patient safety.
  • Electrophysiology Lab Education Council 2010-2014 Committee Chairperson: Facilitating, planning and implementing measures to improve knowledge, skill and patient safety through educational endeavors. Revision of Electrophysiology-related Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).
  • Perioperative Evidence Based Practice Council 2010-2016 Committee Member: Collaborative effort in developing and revising Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).
  • Perioperative Education Council 2016 Educational Facilitator: Facilitate/advise on educational opportunities; provide systemwide educational information. Implement PI initiatives from council.

Certification

  • CPR Instructor
  • ACLS certification

Timeline

Perioperative care of vascular surgery patients including scrub during procedures.

Vascular Specialists of Delaware
01.2025 - Current

Bariatric Surgery Program Manager

Christiana Care
01.2020 - 01.2024

Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Systemwide Nursing Orientation/Project Education

Christiana Care
01.2017 - 01.2021

Adjunct Faculty

Wilmington University
01.2017 - 01.2020

Staff Development Specialist

Christiana Care, Wilmington Campus
01.2014

Registered Nurse

Christiana Hospital, Electrophysiology Lab
01.2001 - 01.2014

Registered Nurse

Christiana Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2001

B.S.N. - undefined

Neumann University

M.S.N. - Nursing Leadership/Educator

Wilmington University

AWARDS

Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing 2013, Nursing Excellence Award, Christiana Hospital 2009, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing 1990-1993