Sheba Varghese
Edmonton
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 12 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, team leadership, and department operations. Consistently prioritizing patient needs while effectively managing diverse responsibilities in fast paced environments. Motivated to embrace additional responsibilities to help teams thrive and exceed goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Correctional Health Services
07.2022 - 08.2025
- Effective leadership of high performing and engaged nursing team.
- Facilitated team meetings to inform of departmental changes while inspiring a culture of sharing best practices and collaboration.
- Investigated and resolved complaints from nurses, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Trained new nurses on proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols while nurturing ongoing development of tenured nurses.
- Developed strategy to target nurse and patient satisfaction issues, improve patient care and suggest actionable improvements to promote facility-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Provided comprehensive nursing guidance and outstanding patient satisfaction with high care standards through effective leadership of 20 nurses within a 2000-bed medical facility.
- Reduced medication administration errors by establishing a thorough validation system.
- Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified validity of staff certifications.
- Most recently managed the Palliative Care Unit and Memory Care unit.
Shift Lead Registered Nurse
California Correctional Health Services
06.2015 - 07.2022
- Delivered optimal care to patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Assessed and evaluated mental health needs and physician medical regimens, while working with multidisciplinary teams, to initiate and modify individualized care plans.
- Communicated with healthcare teams to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered medications, IV therapies and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing high standards of care.
- Observed and documented patient diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically ill patients.
- Cared for patients in thirty bed units while supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to respective patients.
Registered Nurse
St. Jude Care Center
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, intramuscular injections and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust patient care plans.
- 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.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Updated patient charts with medications data for accurate record keeping and treatments.
- Implemented medication, IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hillside College of Nursing
Bangalore, India09.2011
Skills
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Treatment Preparation
- Electronic Charting Expertise
- Detail Oriented
- Clear Communication
- Clinical leadership
- Case Management
- Staff Assignments
- Multitasking and organization
- Critical Thinking
- Compassionate and caring
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Limited Working
Malayalam
Full Professional
Certification
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- California Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2024-12-2025-12
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2025-09-27-2027-09
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Canadian Pediatric Society 2025-09-04-2027-09-04
- ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate, Oncology Nursing Society, 2025-08-07-2027-08-07
Timeline
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Correctional Health Services
07.2022 - 08.2025
Shift Lead Registered Nurse
California Correctional Health Services
06.2015 - 07.2022
Registered Nurse
St. Jude Care Center
06.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hillside College of Nursing