Stephanie Dunkle
Registered Nurse
Wolfforth,Texas
Summary
Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Director of Nursing
Covenant Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
Nurse Manager, Progressive Care- Neurology
Covenant Medical Center
09.2011 - Current
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
- Directed patient discharge procedures to provide departing patients with needed aftercare and avoid readmissions.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
Clinical Nurse Educator
Excelsior College
05.2019 - 06.2022
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Administered medications and treatments to manage patient's condition.
- Maintained accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
- Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
- Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
- Provided wound care to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Served as a clinical resource to staff, patients and families.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Developed and maintained collaborative relationships with healthcare providers.
- Provided clinical oversight and support to health care teams.
Nurse Educator- SICU/ MICU
Covenant Medical Center
09.2008 - 09.2011
- Organized short-term educational programs such as lectures and workshops to address specific clinical topics.
- Remained up to date on clinical protocols, procedures and developments within American Heart Association to serve as informational resource to students.
- Remained up to date on clinical protocols, procedures and developments within Critical Care to serve as informational resource to students.
- Assessed educational needs of trainees and researched clinical instruction trends to develop educational curriculum and competency tools for clinical procedures.
- Demonstrated appropriate use of equipment such as Prismaflex and provided operational guidance to staff nurses.
- Met with students one-on-one to design learning plans and discuss projects.
- Created and executed Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy training program for staff and patients to achieve clinical care goals.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
Nurse Educator- Renal Telemetry/ Dialysis Unit
Covenant Medical Center
05.2007 - 09.2008
- Organized short-term educational programs such as lectures and workshops to address specific clinical topics.
- Remained up to date on clinical protocols, procedures and developments within Renal / Dialysis to serve as informational resource to students.
- Assessed educational needs of trainees and researched clinical instruction trends to develop educational curriculum and competency tools for clinical procedures.
- Demonstrated appropriate use of equipment such as Phoenix Dialysis Machine and Fresenius Dialysis Machine and provided operational guidance to junior nurses.
- Evaluated patient care systems for potential areas of improvement such as blood administration and care of the nephrology patient and proposed solutions and consequent curriculum adjustments.
- Created and executed Critical Care training program for staff to achieve clinical care goals.
Staff Registered Nurse, Dialysis
Covenant Medical Center
01.2000 - 05.2007
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications, and prevention methods.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans for optimal outcomes.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
Staff Registered Nurse, MICU
Covenant Medical Center
04.1998 - 01.2000
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications, and prevention methods.
Staff Registered Nurse, Oncology
Methodist Hospital
07.1996 - 04.1998
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX08.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX05.2009
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Acute Care
- Team Meeting Management
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Professional Development
- Mass Casualty Incident Planning
- Leadership and Guidance
- Clinical Staff Management
- Performance Evaluations
- Budget Planning
- Staff Scheduling
- Quality Improvement
- EMR Software
- Epic Systems
- Direct Patient Care
- Nursing Assignments
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Windows
- Staff Assignments
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Administer Medication
- Emergency Response
- Health Information Systems (HIS)
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
- Nursing Staff Management
- Multitasking and Organization
- Staff Leadership
- Care Delivery
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Policy Development
- Staff Development
- Discharge Planning
Timeline
Interim Director of Nursing
Covenant Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
Clinical Nurse Educator
Excelsior College
05.2019 - 06.2022
Nurse Manager, Progressive Care- Neurology
Covenant Medical Center
09.2011 - Current
Nurse Educator- SICU/ MICU
Covenant Medical Center
09.2008 - 09.2011
Nurse Educator- Renal Telemetry/ Dialysis Unit
Covenant Medical Center
05.2007 - 09.2008
Staff Registered Nurse, Dialysis
Covenant Medical Center
01.2000 - 05.2007
Staff Registered Nurse, MICU
Covenant Medical Center
04.1998 - 01.2000
Staff Registered Nurse, Oncology
Methodist Hospital
07.1996 - 04.1998
Master of Science - Nursing
Lubbock Christian University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lubbock Christian University
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