Valerie Wylie
Hewitt
Summary
Registered Nurse with extensive experience in patient care and management, recognized for strong leadership and performance enhancement. Proficient in medical-surgical, ICU, Emergency Medicine, Wound Care, and Home Health, emphasizing high-quality service delivery. Skilled communicator with effective conflict resolution abilities and a compassionate approach to patient interactions. Committed to advancing in nursing with aspirations for supervisory or managerial positions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Manager
Healogics
Waco
01.2025 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure high-quality patient care.
- Developed and implemented nursing protocols for efficient operations.
- Ensured compliance with health regulations and safety standards.
- Provided guidance and support to nursing staff members.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration among physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists.
- Educated patients about treatment care plans.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in the delivery of healthcare services.
- Organized department in accordance with administrative guidelines to provide specified nursing services to meet legal, organizational, and medical staff guidelines.
- Created an environment that fosters professional development and patient care excellence.
- Promoted team education, audited services, monitored medications and oversaw wound care to meet department and facility objectives.
- Completed comprehensive physical evaluations to prioritize treatments and make effective nursing assignments.
- Actively participated in quality assurance programs focusing on patient outcomes.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements by conducting audits on a regular basis.
- Maintained appropriate documentation of patients' medical records according to established standards.
RN Case Manager Home Health
Ascension at Home with Compassus
Waco
12.2023 - 08.2025
- Company Overview: Ascension Health System
- Responsible for approximately 45 patients on my case load.
- Able to do SOC, RC, ROC, SCIC, DC using an OASIS assessment.
- Supervised LVNs & CNAs.
- Received and followed Dr orders, wound care orders, PICC line management, Wound Vac Management, Pleurex Drain Management, Educated pt/cg on disease process, diet, medication management.
- Collaborated with other disciplines.
- Attended Case Conferences.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Reported patients’ status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Ascension Health System
Associate Director of Nursing, Quality Assurance, Manager of Nurse Care Managers
Waco Family Medicine
Waco
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Daily Staffing Assignments.
- Managing time for employees whether It be what they worked or for time off.
- Participated in department head meetings daily, discussing current issues in the four clinics supervised and care managers.
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 4 Family Practice Clinics, providing guidance and leadership to over 25 employees.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to area, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
RN, Emergency Department
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust Care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying Irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
RN, Emergency Department
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Managed care of adult and pediatric patients experiencing life-threatening problems, requiring complex assessment, high-intensity therapies and interventions.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Supported, educated and comforted patients and families during emergency room experience, resulting in beneficial patient outcomes and positive impact on treatment.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Inserted peripheral IVs and administered non-medication IV fluids.
- Administered basic wound care, insertion of Foley catheters and nasogastric tubes.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient’s relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly and transferred to laboratory for testing.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Assisted with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures.
- Monitored patients’ comfort and safety during examinations and tests to alert physicians of abnormalities and changes in patient response.
- Administered first aid treatment and life support to care for sick or injured individuals.
- Facilitated transfer of patients throughout medical facility and between departments.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
House Supervisor
Ascension Providence
Waco
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Participated in department head meetings daily, discussing current census, admissions and discharges.
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and patients for continued compliance with associated regulations.
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 207-bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over 75 employees across several departments.
- Provided emergency response during shifts.
House Supervisor
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Collaborated with physicians regarding patient conditions, updates and necessary care changes.
- Motivated and supervised 30-50 employees in delivering quality patient care.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both patients and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Organized and facilitated department head meetings daily, discussing current census, admissions and discharges.
- Coached employees to offer high-quality, Cost-effective care to all patients.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
ICU Charge Nurse
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana
12.2019 - 10.2020
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients’ and families’ cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Recorded patients’ medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Monitored patients’ respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients’ vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians’ instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventive measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration.
Stay at Home Mother
Wylie Family
Hubbard
09.2009 - 12.2019
- Oversaw day-to-day activities of four children and husband.
- Maintained entire family’s schedule and organized events.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX05.2006
LVN -
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX12.2001
High School Diploma - HS Diploma
Robinson High School
Robinson05.1999
Skills
- Patient care management
- Nursing protocols
- Health regulations compliance
- OASIS assessments
- Electronic medical records
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Quality assurance programs
- Medication administration
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Staff training
- Patient advocacy
- Clinical leadership
- Patient health education
- Staff education
- Care coordination
- Care planning
- Clinical assessment
- Patient education
- Patient care
- Patient care planning
- Reliability
- Emergency care
- Home healthcare
- Critical care
- Task prioritization
- Interpersonal communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
Certification
- Texas Registered Nursing License
- Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse
- BLS Certification
- NRP Certification
- PALS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- TNCC Certification
- Texas Registered Nurse Compact License
- Texas License Vocational Nurse
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Manager
Healogics
01.2025 - Current
RN Case Manager Home Health
Ascension at Home with Compassus
12.2023 - 08.2025
Associate Director of Nursing, Quality Assurance, Manager of Nurse Care Managers
Waco Family Medicine
06.2023 - 12.2023
RN, Emergency Department
Shannon Medical Center
08.2022 - 05.2023
House Supervisor
Ascension Providence
10.2021 - 05.2022
RN, Emergency Department
Navarro Regional Hospital
09.2021 - 06.2022
House Supervisor
Navarro Regional Hospital
10.2020 - 09.2021
ICU Charge Nurse
Navarro Regional Hospital
12.2019 - 10.2020
Stay at Home Mother
Wylie Family
09.2009 - 12.2019
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Navarro College
LVN -
Hill College
High School Diploma - HS Diploma
Robinson High School
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