Sheila K. Hicks

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Starr, SC 29684

864-***-**** (home)

864-***-**** (cell)

abon7x@r.postjobfree.com

JOB EXPERIENCE

Anmed Health Medical Center, Anderson, SC (August

2011 - present)

Registered Nurse/ Case Management

. Uses a variety of data sources to initiate, modify, and/or maintain

quality improvements related to clinical practice and patient care

delivery.

. Establishes a system for coordination the care of patients in a

specific diagnostic category throughout the entire episode of health

care delivery, spanning geographic area in which care is provided.

. Assesses all patients in a specific diagnostic category for the

appropriateness of using case management.

. Manages each patient's transitions through the system and transfers

and/or shares accountability to the appropriate person or agency upon

discharge.

. Maintains a level of clinical and theoretical expertise about

diagnostic populations in order to provide consultation to health

team members.

. Serves as one of the major clinical links between the patient and the

system. Establishes a continuous professional relationship with the

patient and significant others.

. Creates a process for communication and collaborating with physicians

and other members of the multidisciplinary patient care team involved

in the care of patients in the specific diagnostic category.

. Works collaboratively with staff members involved in the direct care

of case managed population. Assists with patient/family education

through the episode of care.

. Designs, guides, and/or implements formal and informal health

education for patients and families.

. Facilitates clinical competency and development by participating in

formal and informal education of nursing staff.

. Works collaboratively with expert committees. Reviews pertinent

literature about the specific diagnosis within the caseload and

shares with expert committee.

. Evaluates the effects of Case Management on the targeted population

of patients and communicates results of evaluation research through

presentation and publication.

Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC (February 2009

- present)

Adjunct Instructor - Nursing and Biology Departments

Nursing Department

. Collaborates with course coordinator/team leader to ensure teaching

and learning activities meet course objectives (lab skills, post

conferences)

. Assist students in the classroom clinical/campus lab to acquire

knowledge, psychomotor skills, and affective skills necessary to pass

the licensure exam and entry to practice.

. Facilitates appropriate clinical/lab experience. Presents

materials/skills clearly, and makes appropriate patient assignments.

. Appropriately refers students to available resources to ensure

student success.

. Contributes to assessment of student performance in clinical/lab.

. Provides prompt, timely feedback of written work.

. Creates activities to assist students to develop critical thinking

skills.

Biology Department

. Teaches lectures and laboratories in Biology

. Prepare lectures/syllabi/tests

. Grades/assesses student work

. Designs, develops, and implements new classroom strategies to enhance

student learning.

. Consults with students. Advise on academic progress.

Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, SC (March 2011 -

August 2011)

Adjunct Instructor - Nursing Department LPN Program

. Collaborates with course coordinator/team leader to ensure teaching

and learning activities meet course objectives.

. Assists students in the classroom, clinical/campus lab to acquire

knowledge, psychomotor skills, and affective skills necessary to pass

the licensure exam and entry to practice.

. Facilitates appropriate classroom, clinical/lab experience. Presents

materials and skills clearly.

. Appropriately refers students to available resources to ensure

student success.

. Contributes to assessment of student performance in clinical/lab.

. Provides prompt, timely feedback of written work.

. Creates activities to assist students to develop critical thinking

skills.

. Prepare course lectures, syllabi, tests, and other course

assignments.

. Grades and assesses student work

. Designs, develops, and implements new classroom strategies to enhance

student learning.

. Consults with students. Advise on academic progress.

Amedisys Home Health, Greenville, SC (October 2010 -

February 2011)

Registered Nurse/Clinical Manager

Scope of practice includes:

. Provides, coordinates, and directs the provision of home nursing care

according to physician's orders based on policies and procedures.

. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs utilizing

nursing process. Actively participates in providing patient care as

defined by multidisciplinary plan of care.

. Provides direct and indirect nursing care to patients of the geriatric

populations with diverse cultural backgrounds.

. Demonstrates competency in skills for patient care.

. Communicates significant findings, problems, changes in condition or

environment to physician and other members of the healthcare team.

. Provides patient episode management. Makes referrals to other

disciplines as indicated by the patient needs.

. Utilizes a combination of resources for positive clinical outcomes.

. Participates in clinical outcomes monitoring, follow up and

performance improvements.

. Utilizes teaching materials in patient and family education.

. Initiates appropriates clinical tracks for patient needs.

. Actively participate in team conferences

. Completes electronic charting in a timely, accurate manner and

forwards appropriately.

. Complies with accepted professional standards and principles. Follows

all rules/regulations in home care as mandated by state and federal

regulations.

. Supervises the Home Health Aid every 14 days and make revisions to

assignment according to patient needs.

Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC (June 2009-

October 2010)

Registered Nurse - Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital

Scope of practice includes:

. Collects data and complete nursing assessment.

. Assesses and recognizes changes in patient status and patient

response to interventions.

. Communicates significant findings, problems, changes in condition to

physician and other members of the healthcare team.

. Identify nursing priorities for patient plan of care based on nursing

assessment and document appropriately.

. Develops an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed

needs of the patient in collaboration with the patient and family,

the physician and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

. Delegates nursing task to appropriate members of the healthcare team.

. Provides care based on patient and unit priorities.

. Assumes responsibility for patient safety

. Evaluates opportunities for quality improvement.

. Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches

accordingly.

Agape Community Hospice, Anderson, SC (July 2007

- June 2009)

Registered Nurse/Case Manager

Scope of practice includes:

. Provides, coordinates, and directs the provision of home hospice

nursing care according to physician's orders based on the

interdisciplinary plan of care.

. Develops and implements an interdisciplinary plan of care based on

the assessed needs of the patient in collaboration with the patient

and family, the physician and other members of the multidisciplinary

team.

. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs using the

nursing process.

. Collects data and complete nursing assessment including

physical/psychosocial assessment and related teaching needs.

. Assesses and recognizes changes in patient status and patient

response to interventions.

. Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches

accordingly.

. Actively participates in team conferences

. Completes electronic charting in a timely, accurate manner and

forwards appropriately.

. Complies with accepted professional standards and principles. Follows

all rules/regulations in home hospice care as mandated by state and

federal regulations.

. Supervises the Home Health Aid and make revisions to assignment

according to patient and agency needs.

. Serves as a resource for patient, family and members of the

multidisciplinary team throughout services.

. Actively participates in providing patient care through the end of

life by contacting coroner, MD, and funeral home after death and

preparing the body for family and transport.

Anmed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC (October 2007-

August 2008)

Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

Scope of practice includes:

. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs using the

nursing process.

. Collects data and complete nursing assessment.

. Assesses and recognizes changes in patient status and patient

response to interventions.

. Communicates significant findings, problems, changes in condition to

physician and other members of the healthcare team.

. Identifies nursing priorities for patient plan of care based on

nursing assessment and document appropriately.

. Develops an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed

needs of the patient in collaboration with the patient and family,

the physician and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

. Actively participates in providing patient care as defined by

multidisciplinary plan of care in a pre and post- operative setting.

. Provides direct and indirect nursing care to surgical patients of all

age populations.

. Delegates nursing task to appropriate members of the healthcare team.

. Provides care based on patient and unit priorities.

. Assumes responsibility for patient safety

. Evaluates opportunities for quality improvement.

. Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches

accordingly.

Primary Care Associates, Anderson, SC (July 2003-

October 2007)

Certified Medical Assistant/Registered Nurse

Scope of practice includes:

. Interviews patients to obtain medical information and measure their

vital signs, weight, and height.

. Shows patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the

physician.

. Record patients' medical history, vital statistics and information

such as test results in medical records.

. Prepares and administers medications as directed by a physician.

. Collects blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the

specimens, and prepare them for testing.

. Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians'

instructions to patients.

. Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments

and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections and

removing sutures.

. Authorizes drug refills and provide prescription information to

pharmacies.

. Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms

neat and clean.

. Cleans and sterilizes instruments and dispose of contaminated

supplies.

. Schedules appointments for patients.

. Changes dressings on wounds.

. Greets and logs in patients arriving at office or clinic.

. Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for

tests and/or admission.

. Performs general office duties such as answering telephones, taking

dictation and completing insurance forms.

. Inventories and orders medical, lab, and office supplies and

equipment.

. Performs routine laboratory tests and sample analyses. Set up medical

laboratory equipment.

. Operates x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), and other equipment to

administer routine diagnostic tests.

. Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by

completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic

coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Experienced in the use of Electronic Medical Records, Microsoft

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

. Member of Anmed Health Diabetes Committee, Magnet Steering Committee,

Stroke Committee, and Diversity Committee.

CERTIFICATIONS

. BLS for Healthcare Providers

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education, Capella University

April 2012 - continued.

Major: Nursing Education

Master of Science in Nursing, University of Phoenix

September 2011

Major: Nursing Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Phoenix

August 2009

Associate Degree in Nursing, Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, SC

December 2006

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