Sherry Tittle

• Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
• Operational budgeting and performance oversight

• Developed and maintained staffing schedule in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage.
• Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
• Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
• Set and monitored achievement goals for nursing department consistent with established philosophy and standards of practice.
• Maintained communication and transparency with governing boards, department heads and medical staff.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
• Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
• Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.

• Manage and lead all nursing personnel operations
• Develop short and long-term goals for the entire nursing department
• Establish new policies and update existing policies to improve the standard of care for patients
• Plan and oversee admission, nursing, and patient care processes
• Maintain department budgets and record all expenses
• Managed changes in integrated health care delivery systems and technological innovations while keeping focus on quality of care.
• Respond to any nursing-related issues in a timely manner
• Coordinate with medical staff and other departments to ensure hospital efficiency
• Oversee all record-keeping processes and ensure all necessary documents are accurate and up to date
• Hire and train new nursing staff members
• Evaluate staff performance and prepare accurate reports detailing your findings
• Update and create facility policies to remain in compliance with State and Federal regulations.

• Provides supervision, education, and guidance to assigned healthcare providers on Unit
• Utilizes knowledge of baseline care plans to assign and interpret needs of the facility based on daily census and clinical requirements
• Performs daily audits on nursing performance and standards with education and intervention during situations which require guidance
• Performs daily rounds with Physicians as needed and requests services of providers based on acute needs of patients
• Performs individual patient assessments as needed for acute illnesses and emergent situations
• Participates in daily meetings with interdisciplinary teams
• Coordinates and lead care plan meetings both new admission and quarterly with ability to suggest and address patient concerns and needs as they arise.
• Stocked medical supplies, medications and equipment to maintain essential items for unit.
• Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.

• Developmentally Disabled
• Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
• May not alter the plan of care
• As assigned, visits patient and provides nursing care according to plan of care
• Completes a progress note for each visit and submits progress notes to the agency daily
• Continually observes and reports the patients nursing needs
• Instructs the patients family in the care of the patient and maintenance of a healthy environment for the patient
• Observes, records, and reports to the supervising nurse and/or physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition.

• Ensuring eligibility and safety of potential donors at all times while in center
• Assessing and operating as a pre donation screener, technician, or phlebotomist
• Performing Physical exams and completing full and accurate health history
• Being knowledgeable in the management of mild donor reactions during the donation process
• Compassionate counseling regarding reactive blood tests performed
• Professionalism in all aspects of donor interaction
• Education to both potential and current donors regarding test results and disease and body processes.

• Patient assessment and critical thinking in relation to direct care needs due to acute care situations
• Monitoring multiple DME to maintain highest level of function
• Cleaning, sterilizing, changing all parts of DME on regularly required schedules to maintain Clean Home care requirements
• Documentation of all critical and non-critical care to maintain state standards
• Administration of medication as ordered as well as maintenance of daily MAR’s and DME documentation systems (Daily ventilation log).

• Responded to emergency situations such as allergic reaction by using recommended guidelines of care.
• Accessed patient medical history, current medications and pre-procedure instructions to confirm adherence and respond to questions.
• Maintained aseptic environment to prevent patient infections or other unwanted outcomes.
• Analyzed patient chart data and identification to verify accurate information.
• Informed patients, family members and caregivers of physician instructions for post-operative at-home care.
• Recorded patient outcomes, new post-operative prescriptions and other information in patient charts.
• Minimized infections using ChloraPrep, Mueller and Snowden-Pencer laparoscopic instruments and infection prevention products.
• Assisted with patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
• Assessed patients on admission to evaluate and continually monitor.
• Sterilized and arranged operating equipment and instruments to prepare room for surgery.
• Communicated with patients and recorded vitals after surgical procedures to evaluate current health status.
• Performed venipuncture to collect blood and submitted to lab for pre-operative testing.
• Built relationships with pre- and post-surgical patients with compassion and positive attitude.

My current passion is leading, educating, and training. My ideal goal is to implement my strengths into the position I secure and build onto it with further education opportunities which allow creativity.