STEPHANIE BISBING
Ocean City,USA
Summary
Collected and calm Wound Care Registered Nurse with situational awareness and process-oriented concept of effective wound care. Collaborative holistic health solutions supporter with 32 years of experience working in integral role on skilled team of medical specialists. Creative provider of specialized wound care to wide variety of surface and tissue-level injuries with differing levels of severity.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Wound Care RN
Atlanticare Wound Healing Center
11.2020 - Current
- Collaborate with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention
- Instruct patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections
- Maintain comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal, vascular and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them
- Implement plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments
Charge Nurse
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
04.2017 - 11.2020
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations
Care Coordinator
Universal American
06.2016 - 04.2017
- Determined need for special assessment activities for complex cases, effectively handling care plans
- Provided support and education to patients with acute and chronic conditions
- Provided education on prevention and maintenance of their disease, health and wellness state
Program Director
Restorix Health
01.2012 - 06.2016
- Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations for Outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones
- Collaborated with various teams to uncover issues, identify applicable solutions and offer guidance
- Maintained and updated project related documents
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Shore Medical Center
05.2011 - 01.2012
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, as well as pre and post op surgical instructions
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
Burn ICU RN
Wishard Hospital
12.2004 - 05.2011
- Managed the use of advanced wound care products and skin substitutes
- Provided care for patients with inhalation injuries, minor and complex burns, Stevens Johnson Syndrome, frostbite and necrotizing fasciitis
- Scrub/Circulator nurse for Burn and plastic cases
Care Delivery Manager
Wishard Hospital
10.1999 - 12.2004
- Implemented, managed and directed care on 3 Medical-Surgical floors
- Fielded customer questions and complaints and rectified issues
- Monitored customer quality metrics and took proactive steps to implement resolutions and restore acceptable levels
Associate Faculty Member
Indiana Purdue University
09.1999 - 06.2001
- Applied creative instruction methods to promote student learning objectives for BSN students
- Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Newcomb Medical Center
05.1997 - 10.1998
- Provided direct care to patients on telemetry unit
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other cardiac conditions
LPN
Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
01.1993 - 06.1996
- Administered medications and provided wound care
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements
Medical-Surgical LPN
Medical College Hospital
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake
- Managed caseload of patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care
- Recorded and measured patients' weight, temperature, respiration and blood pressure
Education
Wound Ostomy And Continence Nursing Program -
Rutgers University
Camden, NJ10-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA05.1997
LPN - Nursing
UPPER BUCKS COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH
Perkasie, PA12.1991
Skills
- Case Management
- Skin Substitutes
- Wound Prevention
- Complex Wound Care
- Continence Care
- Compression Therapy
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Offloading techniques
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Ostomy care
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Additionalinformation
Member of United States Army Reserve, Nurse Corp, 1995-2003
Timeline
Wound Care RN
Atlanticare Wound Healing Center
11.2020 - Current
Charge Nurse
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
04.2017 - 11.2020
Care Coordinator
Universal American
06.2016 - 04.2017
Program Director
Restorix Health
01.2012 - 06.2016
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Shore Medical Center
05.2011 - 01.2012
Burn ICU RN
Wishard Hospital
12.2004 - 05.2011
Care Delivery Manager
Wishard Hospital
10.1999 - 12.2004
Associate Faculty Member
Indiana Purdue University
09.1999 - 06.2001
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Newcomb Medical Center
05.1997 - 10.1998
LPN
Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
01.1993 - 06.1996
Medical-Surgical LPN
Medical College Hospital
01.1992 - 01.1993
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Holy Family University
LPN - Nursing
UPPER BUCKS COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH
Wound Ostomy And Continence Nursing Program -
Rutgers University
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