Sharla Williams
314-***-**** *********@*****.***
Professional Summary:
Compassionate, Registered Nurse with 25+ years of experience in ICU, Med-Surg, Telemetry, and Case Management
Leadership experience includes: Charge Nurse, Preceptor, House Supervisor and Nurse Manager experience
Experienced with acute-care patients with a vast majority of exposure dealing with critically ill patients
EMR and technologist proficient in: EPIC, Hewlett Packard, External ETC02 and Doppler Cardiac Monitoring
Professional Experience:
Christian Hospital – North County, MO 02/2022 - 11/2022
Registered Nurse
·Cared for patients with intermediate and medical, cardiac and neurological needs
·Duties encompass quality nursing care to patients and their families with illness in an acute care setting
·Experienced with life support methods
·An advanced knowledge of enhances the development of an individualized plan of care for each patient
·Daily responsibilities included state of the art computerized technology using Hewlett Packard Monitor and EPIC IS computer system
*Gap due to medical reasons* (2018 – 2022)
Barnes-Jewish Hospital – March, MO 03/2018 - 08/2018
Registered Nurse
Provide Nursing care for all levels of care; ER, ICU, Stepdown and Medical Surgical Units.
Assess patient/family health problems and resources and taking a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a nursing care plan provided by the nursing team.
Provides direct nursing care and interventions to designated patient populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.
Christian Hospital BJC Health System – North County, MO 04/2016 - 0
Case Manager/RN (04/2016 – 01/2018)
·Provide Nursing care for all levels of care; ER, ICU, Stepdown and Medical Surgical Units
·Assess patient/family health problems and resources and taking a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a nursing care plan provided by the nursing team
·Provides direct nursing care and interventions to designated patient populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served
Florida Heartland Hospital – Sebring, FL 0
Nurse Manager ICU
· Provide leadership in planning, organizing, and implementing specific services, fiscal management, performance improvement activities, and compliance with all relevant policies/procedures and regulations
· Coach and manage human resources
· Manages all aspects of personnel processes
· Communicates information effectively
· Ensure timely decisions and manage change process
· Interface with all departments as part of the management team
· Responsible for oversight of ICU
· Superior interpretive skills;
· Frequent interaction and consultative associations are inherent in this position
· Monitor staff educational requirements and ensure compliance
St. Louis Veterans Administration Hospital – St. Louis, MO 02/2012 - 02/2013 returned 09/2013 – 05/2015
CVICU/SICU Nurse Manager
· Provide leadership in the application of the nursing process at the unit level
· Maintained established standards of nursing practice and standards of care through Steward Leadership
· Initiate and participated Cardiovascular surgical services in ICU
· Identified Nurses needs for education and implements an educational plan to meet changing program's or Nursing Service's needs
· Developed staff to achieve commendable standards of patient centered care and customer satisfaction
· Collaborates to participate in and utilize research processes and findings
· Maintains a satisfactory QI/PI program at the unit level and participates Nursing's and Specialty Care's processes
· Managed day to day staffing, participation in strategic planning and institutional committees
· Actively participates in professional liaison activities such as Nursing Supervisor
· Assumes 24 hour accountability patient care in CVICU/SICU
Barnes-Jewish Hospital – St. Louis, MO 2011 - 2012
House Supervisor
• Plans, organizes, and oversees staff to provide patient care; evaluates care and ensures customer satisfaction; oversees the department’s daily staffing requirements; orients clinical staff to their job responsibilities; provides leadership in clinical problem solving.
• Assists with staff recruitment; ensures an orientation plan for new staff members, and provides timely feedback; evaluates and schedules in-services/training as needed; serves as liaison with physicians.
• Ensures department activities and records are in adherence to AAAHC and various licensing and regulatory requirements; maintains clinical skill and knowledge necessary to set standard and work in clinical areas of nursing; assists with patients examinations and/or questions.
• Implements and interprets organizational policies and procedures, and nursing standards and regulations.
• Assists with preparing the departmental fiscal budget; performs other duties as assigned.
Advance ICU Care – St Louis, MO 2007-2011 (Part Time – 2007-2009)
Nurse Educator-Trainer/Staff Nurse
· Development of AICU curriculum and practice
·Identification and development of AICU policies and procedures for Physicians, Nurses and Information Specialist
·Clinical Educator performs company orientation for all employees in Advanced ICU care
·The ICU Registered Nurse is a member of a collaborative team responsible for providing tele-nursing care to a diverse population of critically ill adults across multiple ICUs at various hospitals
·Developed the Virtual ICU educational program, procedural policies, and task oriented positions
·As Lead Clinical Educator, I oversee a multidisciplinary group of highly effective team staff members who assist in the day-to-day ICU functions and hold positions on the Clinical Educational Task Force
·Nursing care is provided to the patient through remote monitoring directed towards early detection of clinical deterioration
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School – St. Louis, MO 1993 - 2009
Charge Nurse, CVICU, MICU, Surgical Trauma, Burn, Neuro and CCU Units
·Cared for patients with intensive medical, oncology, cardiac, or respiratory needs and surgical and burn needs within the BJH ICU system
·8 week assignments in specialized areas included CVICU, MICU, surgical and burn units, trauma, CCU, and Neuro
·ICU Staff Nurse duties encompassed providing quality nursing care to patients and their families with life threatening illness in an acute care setting
·Experienced with intrapulmonary catheters and advanced life support methods are essential
·An advanced knowledge of critical care enhances the development of an individualized plan of care for each patient
·Daily responsibilities included state of the art computerized technology using Hewlett Packard and multiple IS systems and the use of new, non-invasive medical devices: External ETC02 and Doppler Cardiac Monitoring
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - Edwardsville, IL – 1992
License:
Registered Nurse, MO (Multistate Compact) #126741 Issued: 03/1993 Expires: 04/2025