Stephanie Selk
Topeka,KS
Summary
Caring Pediatric Registered Nurse eager to provide compassionate and impactful care for patients in all health and living conditions. Committed to integrating new and emerging care techniques. Dedicated to individualized healthcare planning to provide optimal outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse – PRN
Healthcare Resort
Topeka, KS
11.2021 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse - PRN
Interim Healthcare And Hospice
Topeka, KS
11.2018 - Current
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
Registered Nurse Practical Nurse instructor
Washburn University Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS
11.2017 - Current
- Leads and directs students toward their goal of completion of the Practical Nursing program in the classroom, lab and clinical environments
- The PN Instructor promotes development of the effective use of critical and analytical thinking, evaluation, communication, computation, problem solving, and decision-making.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate students on topics such as medical surgical, mental health nursing and maternal child.
- Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts for distribution or use within classroom.
Director of Nursing
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital
Lenexa, KS
07.2016 - 11.2017
- Provides management of all inpatient and outpatient nursing departments
- Delivers transformational nurse leadership and responsible for establishing appropriate staffing levels and work assignments
- Develops performance criteria for staff and serves as an expert resource on laws, policies and operational procedures
- Ensures that the operations of the inpatient and outpatient departments are consistent with the organizational standards
- Inspire staff to achieve at their highest level, using their clinical and psychosocial expertise to serve our patients.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Topeka Public Schools District
Topeka, KS
11.2011 - 06.2016
Education
Masters in Healthcare Leadership - Healthcare Leadership
Friends University
Topeka, KS05.2010
Baccalaureate - Nursing
Washburn University of Topeka
Topeka, KS05.2003
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Care Coordination
- Clear Patient Communication
- Preventive Healthcare
- Accurate Documentation
- Critical Thinking
- Delegation and Motivation
Accomplishments
Spirit of Nursing Award
Timeline
Registered Nurse – PRN
Healthcare Resort
11.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse - PRN
Interim Healthcare And Hospice
11.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse Practical Nurse instructor
Washburn University Institute of Technology
11.2017 - Current
Director of Nursing
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital
07.2016 - 11.2017
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Topeka Public Schools District
11.2011 - 06.2016
Masters in Healthcare Leadership - Healthcare Leadership
Friends University
Baccalaureate - Nursing
Washburn University of Topeka
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