Sheryl Hutchinson
Lemoore,United States
Summary
Driven and compassionate healthcare professional with 30 years hands-on experience in fast-paced hospital environments. Accountable and responsible with a strong focus on patient wellness. Currently RN Manager, Risk. Strong leadership skills.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Rn Manager, Risk
Adventist Health Central California Network
07.2025 - Current
- Currently, oversees 8 Acute Care Hospitals and Clinics. Educated residents on reporting structure and protocols. in reporting structure, Root Cause Analysis, and Just Culture. Educates Just Culture training to new leaders within the Organization. Ensures survey readiness, meets goals consistently. Engaged with California Department of Public Health to resolve complaints and grievances, ensuring regulatory compliance. Produced compliance logs for California Department of Public Health. as needed to California Department of Public Health. Have met the goal of no findings during survey on timely resolution of grievances. Performs Root Cause Analysis for near miss events. Educates leadership in Cause Analysis and classification. Reviews of all High Reliability events and Classifies as needed. Attends Leadership meetings and CERT calls. Actively engaged with CCN Risk Managers ensuring survey readiness. Addressed complaints and grievances with leadership, ensuring development of action plans and immediate corrective measures. Tracked and monitored patterns in grievances to identify areas for improvement. that may be occurring and escalate as needed. Resolves ligations with attorneys and helps prepare staff for depositions. Able to prioritize daily tasks successfully.
RN Manager, Risk
Adventist Health Central Valley Network
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Oversaw 4 acute care hospitals and clinics. Collaborated with California Department of Public Health to resolve issues and tries to resolve all complaints. Performs Root Cause Analysis for near miss events. Resolves litigations with attorneys. Helps prepare staff for depositions. Monitors track and trends that may be occurring and escalates as needed.
RN Risk Manager
Adventist Medical Center-Central Valley Network
05.2019 - 05.2024
- Rounds daily on 4 Acute Care Hospitals, meets with California Department of Public Health and resolves all complaints. Performs Root Cause Analysis for near misses, and events. Resolves litigations with attorneys.
Nurse Case Manager
Adventist Medical Center
07.2014 - 05.2018
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine patient care needs. Documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Registered Nurse Surgery Circulator
Adventist Medical Center
02.2006 - 07.2014
- Contributed to team efforts to enhance patient safety and body mechanics. to execute proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient. Employed individualized instruction techniques to educate students on patient observation, assessment, decision-making, and health teaching. Preceptor for 2-3 student nurses, new nurse graduates, and new nurse hires weekly. Completed training with the surgeon and tech and served as the Circulator for Plastic Surgery. Executed preop, surgery, and recovery processes while maintaining utmost privacy for patients. and completed training with the surgeon and tech.
Registered Nurse Medical Surgical
Adventist Health Parkview Medical Center
04.2002 - 12.2005
- Focused on patient-centered care while identifying and implementing process and treatment improvements. Created and executed effective patient care plans to enhance patient outcomes.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal care and safety.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement effective care plans.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care, enhancing recovery understanding.
Army Medic, Medical Supply, Unit Supply, Army OR Nurse
US Army
10.1990 - 12.2011
- Unit Commander Combat Support Hospital (CSH) for 4 years. Commander over 300+ soldiers. Attended leadership training to ensure success for the duties of Command Position. Deploying and training soldiers, making sure they were deployment ready. Formulated a training plan that aligned soldier skills with their job descriptions. Achieved 100% success rate in weapons qualification training for all soldiers. Also worked with NAS Lemoore weapons staff to secure site for weapons qualifications and in return ensured their sailors obtained their driving cards for military vehicles. Unit was recognized while under my command in addition to Combat Support Hospital duties and Biological Chemical Warfare. Reported yearly to the General regarding Unit readiness. Prior to accepting my Commission I held the position of Unit Supply Sgt. Managed a team of over 30 unit supply soldiers. Provided 300+ soldiers with dependable and operational equipment for their missions.
- Delivered emergency medical care in high-pressure environments, ensuring rapid response and patient stabilization.
- Trained and mentored junior medics on advanced life support techniques and battlefield medicine protocols.
- Coordinated medical evacuation processes, optimizing timelines and resource allocation for critical cases.
Education
CRHCP - Certification for Rural Health Clinics
01-2022
Master of Science - Nursing Education
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX, United States01-2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX, United States01-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME, United States01-2001
Skills
- Problem resolution
- Professional integrity
- Influencing others
- Patience and self-discipline
- Risk assessment
- Medical terminology
- Conflict management
- Task prioritization
Timeline
Rn Manager, Risk
Adventist Health Central California Network
07.2025 - Current
RN Manager, Risk
Adventist Health Central Valley Network
05.2024 - 01.2025
RN Risk Manager
Adventist Medical Center-Central Valley Network
05.2019 - 05.2024
Nurse Case Manager
Adventist Medical Center
07.2014 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse Surgery Circulator
Adventist Medical Center
02.2006 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse Medical Surgical
Adventist Health Parkview Medical Center
04.2002 - 12.2005
Army Medic, Medical Supply, Unit Supply, Army OR Nurse
US Army
10.1990 - 12.2011
Master of Science - Nursing Education
The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at Arlington
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Maine at Augusta