Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Summer Experiences
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Sharon Strong

Castro Valley,CA

Summary

Patient-oriented Christian Science nurse with 40 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments, and offering expertise in educating Christian Science nurses in a Christian Science Nurses Training Program.

Adept at introducing detailed care plans and coordinating patient care through staff collaboration.

Experienced in critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Thoroughly enjoy a newly acquired skill of working with clients with special developmental needs.

Overview

52
52
years of professional experience

Work History

Christian Science Nurse

Twelveacres
03.2025 - Current

Visiting Christian Science Nursing Instructor

Wayside House
01.2025 - Current

Christian Science Nursing Instructor

Wide Horizon
11.2024 - Current

Private Duty cases with new mothers and infants
01.1981 - Current

Director of Christian Science Nurses Training

Fern Lodge
09.2011 - 08.2024

Director of Christian Science Nursing

Fern Lodge
08.1999 - 08.2011

Mentor and Instructor for Christian Science Nurses

Arden Wood
03.1997 - 08.1999

Staff Christian Science nurse

Fern Lodge
09.1995 - 02.1997

Director of Christian Science Nursing

Sunrise Haven
09.1989 - 06.1995

Christian Science Nurses Training Instructor

Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association
08.1986 - 08.1989

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
01.1985 - 01.1986

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

Fairfield Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
01.1981 - 01.1983

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

South of Boston Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
09.1977 - 01.1981

Christian Science Nurses Training Student

Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association
03.1974 - 09.1977

Education

Associate in Arts - English, Spanish, Tennis

Olympic Community College
Bremerton, WA
06.1973

High School Diploma -

Puyallup High School
Puyallup, WA
06.1971

Skills

  • Direct patient care, including patient assessment and planning care
  • Giving compassionate care to all patients, including mental health care, memory care, wound care, and urgent cleansing and bandaging care
  • Providing outpatient care, usually wound care
  • Providing in home care
  • Supporting new mothers and families at the birth of a baby
  • Spiritual support
  • Situational assessment of patients' needs
  • Christian Science Nursing education, development, training and mentoring
  • Christian Science Nurses Training in Argentina and Peru in Spanish language
  • Administrative work including monthly and daily scheduling
  • Interactions with patients, families and responsible parties of patients
  • Staff management, including holding regular meetings, performance reviews, and conflict resolution

Summer Experiences

  • Camp Bow Isle, Family Camp #1, 2024
  • Crystal Lake Camps Session 2, 2022
  • Adventure Unlimited regularly, at least 20 times between 1982 to present (twice for whole summer), 2023 being the latest
  • Employment Newfound/Owatonna 1978-1981 (twice for 6 weeks) I love working with children and young adults and love how receptive they are to CS treatment and divine
  • If you have been a Christian Science Nurse at a summer camp before, where have you worked and what did you learn from that experience that will help you to be effective this summer?
  • Love. Sometimes younger kiddos need a sense of mothering love and I feel I am a good listener and can provide that mom-love.

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Christian Science Nurse

Twelveacres
03.2025 - Current

Visiting Christian Science Nursing Instructor

Wayside House
01.2025 - Current

Christian Science Nursing Instructor

Wide Horizon
11.2024 - Current

Director of Christian Science Nurses Training

Fern Lodge
09.2011 - 08.2024

Director of Christian Science Nursing

Fern Lodge
08.1999 - 08.2011

Mentor and Instructor for Christian Science Nurses

Arden Wood
03.1997 - 08.1999

Staff Christian Science nurse

Fern Lodge
09.1995 - 02.1997

Director of Christian Science Nursing

Sunrise Haven
09.1989 - 06.1995

Christian Science Nurses Training Instructor

Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association
08.1986 - 08.1989

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
01.1985 - 01.1986

Private Duty cases with new mothers and infants
01.1981 - Current

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

Fairfield Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
01.1981 - 01.1983

Visiting Christian Science Nurse

South of Boston Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
09.1977 - 01.1981

Christian Science Nurses Training Student

Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association
03.1974 - 09.1977

Associate in Arts - English, Spanish, Tennis

Olympic Community College

High School Diploma -

Puyallup High School
Sharon Strong