Sheba Varghese
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 10 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Correctional Health Care Services, CCHCS
07.2022 - Current
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
- Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Managed 20 nurses and nursing activities in 2000-bed medical facility by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
- Reduced medication errors by establishing a thorough double-checking system for administering medications.
- Most recently managing Palliative Care Unit and Memory Care unit.
- Conducted regular audits for compliance with regulatory guidelines, ensuring continued accreditation status for the facility.
Shift Lead Registered Nurse
California Correctional Health Care Services, CCHCS
06.2015 - 07.2022
- Applied nursing expertise to meet needs of patients in challenging environment.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- 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 standard of care and best practices.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Assessed and evaluated mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to initiate, manage and modify individualized care plans.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as 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.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Cared for patients in thirty bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients in easy-to-understand terms.
Registered Nurse
St.Jude Care Center
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- 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 data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hillside College of Nursing
India09.2011
Skills
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Decision Making
- Treatment Preparation
- Accurate Documentation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Compassionate and Caring
- Staff Assignments
- Case Management
- Nursing Staff Management
- Electronic Charting Expertise
- Clinical leadership
- Team management
- Nursing supervision
- Multitasking and organization
Certification
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association - 07/22/2020 - 07/2022
Timeline
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Correctional Health Care Services, CCHCS
07.2022 - Current
Shift Lead Registered Nurse
California Correctional Health Care Services, CCHCS
06.2015 - 07.2022
Registered Nurse
St.Jude Care Center
06.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Hillside College of Nursing
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