Shannon Besselman

Experience

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  Trinity Hospital Minot

  Jun 2005 - Apr 2006

  Certified Nursing Assistant

  Transported patients to and from surgery, prepared cases for scrub technicians and Doctors, assisted in opening of nine operating rooms and opening cases for surgery. Gowning and gloving scrub techs and Doctors, ensured instruments were sterile and placed with the correct case. After surgical procedure, completed room clean up and disposed of biohazard material in compliance with standards; ensured sterilization of instruments during post-surgery operations. Ensured surgery area was in compliance with all JCAHO standards; hospital received high rating during inspection. Show less

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  Houston Healthcare

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2014

  Serve as a frontline manager for 44-bed Medical Surgical floor. Directly supervise 9 Registered and Practical Nurses, 6 Patient Care Technicians, and 2 Health Unit Coordinators. Address and resolve patient and/or family problems and barriers to treatment. Responsible for monitoring and handling incident reports for the unit. Monitor unit staff compliance with JCAHO regulations and policies.Highlights of tasks include:• Oversee wound care, central line care, and chest tube care• Maintain data files and records of patient progress, patient adherence to treatment, and Primary Care Manager initiated treatment modifications• Liaison between patients, primary care providers, and relevant Medical Specialists• Spearheaded the Acute Medical Medical-Surgical Council and the implementation of patient assignments according to the SYNERGY MODEL Acuity Matrix.• Member of Acute Medical Medical-Surgical Wound Care Council Show less physicians, nurses and nurse managers, ancillary departments and rehabilitation facilities to ensure timely and clinically sound patient placement.• Functions competently in all aspects of transfer and patient placement• Coordinate with patients, primary care providers, specialists and care facilities• Work with Behavioral Health, Nursing Homes, HOSPICE and other health care specialists• Brief and train staff, patients and caregivers on the care of patients after discharge from floor Show less Accountable for the delivery of quality nursing care in medical/surgical areas. Displaysconcentrated effort and self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments. Successfully works with a diverse health care team and completes assigned duties and responsibilities which include performing non-standard and generalized practical nursing activities. Accountable to report to the Registered Nurse (Charge Nurse). Handles emergency or crisis situations as well as multiple job duties at one time. Coordinates plan of care with patient, their family and the interdisciplinary team. Applies Nursing process in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all assigned patient care. Preceptor and mentor to new nursing graduates and transfers. Highlights of tasks include:• Performing Peritoneal Dialysis, monitor cardiac, pulmonary, and renal patients, perform wound care, monitor chest tubes and monitor chemotherapy patients. • Thoroughly report on patients through charting records in computerized systems.• Member of prevalence study team on wound care. Sat on Med-Surg council. Show less

  • Medical Surgical Charge Nurse

    Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Patient Flow Coordinator

    Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Licensed Practical Nurse

    Oct 2009 - Dec 2013
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  MultiCare Health System

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Floor Nurse

  Responsible for providing total care to five to seven patients on a medical/oncologic unit. Was one of three nurses certified to provide care for patient receiving chemotherapy on day shift. Provided tracheostomy care, wound care, central line care, chest tube care.Highlights of tasks include:• Responsible for providing total care to five high acuity patients with Oncologic or Hematologic malignancies, including assessment, medication administration, laboratory draws from central lines, and assistance with daily living activities.• Administered chemotherapy and biotherapy in accordance with protocol and doctor’s order.• Provided care for patients in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit prior to, during, and after transplant.• Provided tracheostomy care, wound care, central line care, chest tube care.• Served as a preceptor for nursing students. • Completed pain/palliative and end-of -life counseling courses. • Member of the unit based Education Committee, responsible for revising practice guidelines using Evidence Based Practice model.• Assisted the unit Staff Development Specialist in educating unit staff about updated practice policies as well as oncology specific topics, such as specific chemotherapies used for specific types of cancers. Show less

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  Northwest Medical Specialties

  Jun 2015 - now

  Clinical Manager

  Manages 7 oncology/hematology infusion clinics to include all nursing and back office staff, scribes, navigators,triage and case management staff and treatment schedulers.