Stephanie Stumbo

• Administered performance evaluations and probationary reviews to assess nursing personnel.
• Performed head-to-toe physical assessments, prioritizing treatment and delegating assignments to maintain patient flows.
• Improved patient satisfaction scores with continuous assessment of patient needs and prompt resolution of concerns and held monthly quality meetings with the interdisciplinary teams
• Monitored patient reactions pre, during and post dialysis treatments.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
• Review patient's weekly lab results and adjust medications per standing algorithm
• Handling any staffing issues or patient complaints and working direct patient care to fill in staffing gaps
• Conducted routine performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement among nursing staff members.
• Managed budgets and resources, consistently meeting financial goals while maintaining high-quality patient care standards.
• Collaborated with physicians and support staff to hold patient and family care meetings to improve care and communication
• Performed monthly audits to ensure infection control
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.

Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.

• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Managed dialysis technicians while also giving patient care for up to 16 patients on one shift.
• Monitoring patients for any intradialytic issues such as hypotension, tachycardia, fluid overload, edema, and other frequent side effects of dialysis.
• Collaborating directly with patient's nephrologist to personalize patient care
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

• Applying for state grants to improve childhood immunization programs and infectious disease programs
• Managing budget from state grants while overseeing our immunization programs, as well as our infection control treatment and monitoring.
• Community outreach-working with public schools and government offices to ensure students and staff are up to date on their vaccinations
• Implementing low cost initiatives for childhood vaccines
• Entering, monitoring, and tracking communicable diseases such as Hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis, meningitis, campylobacter, shigellosis, legionnaires, STD's, lymes disease, Hepatitis B, and many more.
• In the case of an epidemic or outbreak, my responsibility was to coordinate emergency response teams in collaboration with the state epidemiologist and Emergency Response Coordinator to ensure the quickest and best way to prevent the spread of the disease and ensure those infected receive the right treatment in a timely fashion.

• Provided emotional support to patients facing difficult diagnoses or treatment decisions, fostering trusting relationships throughout their care journey.
• Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing concise and informative handoff reports to incoming staff members.
• Educated patients and caregivers on nature of diagnosis and specifics of treatment plans.
• Mentored new nurses on best practices, elevating the quality of care provided in the unit over time.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications, IV medications and blood reinfusions for TKA patients.
• Provided assessment and total care to orthopedic trauma patients as well as total knee replacement and total hip replacement patients.
• Reviewed lab values and provided appropriate interventions while collaborating with physicians and accepting and implementing their orders.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Supported pain management through administration of frequent position changes, uses of orthopedic devices, and prescribed medications.
• Provided proper wound care to patients and educating their family on instructions on how to assist patients with mobility and wound care upon discharge.
• Monitor for compartment syndrome in trauma patients from GSW, MVA, ATV, and many other accidents.
• Educated patients and families on usual post-op procedures, expectations and treatment plan.