Rebecca Sawyers
Galax
Summary
I am a compassionate and highly competent Registered Nurse with 20 years of high-quality nursing experience and patient care. My focus is to provide a pleasant and thorough care experience for my patients and their families/caregivers and strive to instill knowledge of disease process and prevention and offer helpful insight in navigating their individual health experiences. My goal as a Registered Nurse is to achieve a good rapport with each patient in meeting their healthcare goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Service Facilitator
Ward Transitional Services
03.2025 - Current
- Enhanced client satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving service-related concerns.
- Actively participated in relevant industry events or conferences, staying informed about emerging trends and best practices in service facilitation.
- Consistently exceeded performance expectations through diligent work ethic and commitment to excellence in service delivery.
- Maintained detailed records of client interactions, ensuring consistency in service delivery across all touchpoints.
- Managed caseloads of clients, ensuring timely service delivery and maintaining high-quality standards.
- Facilitated effective communication between internal departments to resolve issues swiftly and prevent potential escalations.
- Served as a reliable point of contact for both colleagues and clients, demonstrating dependability in managing tasks and responsibilities effectively without supervision.
Director of Nursing
Virginia Kares Home Care Services, LLC
08.2023 - 03.2025
- Perform routine personal care supervisory visits and reassessment visits and submit them to the insurance payor on time.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians, and community organizations to promote high-quality patient care.
- Created customized care plans, working with agency staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
- Led a 40-hour PCA class consisting of lecture time and skills assessment
- Triaged staff calls concerning the medical status of the client.
RN Staff Nurse
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
- Explained treatment procedures, medication side effects, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records.
ADON
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
08.2018 - 05.2023
- ADON Assist in the running and facilitating of 25+ staff nursing dept
- This includes but not limited to: typical daily problem solving of peer and patient conflicts to meet positive and beneficial resolutions
- Filling in as active DON in DON absence
- Create nursing daily schedule in absence of master scheduler
- Inputting new patient referrals
- Manage Discharge Pending report and processing of those charts and kept list up to date
- Daily communications via text/phone to team members on direct patient care items.
- Direct involvement of hiring new staff/training of personnel.
- Overseer of scheduling patients ordered labs, processing results, and verifying new orders received.
- As a Wound Care Certified RN often called upon to assist in wound management and provide feedback to nursing staff as well as the interdisciplinary care team.
- Skilled in time management, multi tasking, organization and basic nursing skills such as venipuncture, IV infusion, IM/SQ injections, and excellent V/S and physical assessment skills.
- Case manager for specified pt case load which included setting up transportation for pt appointments, communication with pts individual care team, and creating individual pt careplan.
- Conducted case by case insurance review and made determinations of care and continued need of services or discharge requirements based upon Medicare related guidelines
RN Staff Nurse
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
11.2013 - 08.2018
- Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Explained treatment procedures, medication side effects, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records.
- Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health.
Med Surg RN
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
06.2013 - 11.2013
- Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist floor nurses with patient care decisions.Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.Performed shift assessments and medication/treatment administration of a typical 7 bed case load per shift.
Education
Wound Care Certification - Wound Care
WCEI
01.2016
Licensed Practical Nurse Certification - LPN
Wytheville Community College
05.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, VA05-2013
Skills
- Patient relations
- Case management
- Staff supervision
- Electronic charting skills
- Nursing assignments
- Staff leadership
- Patient education and advocacy
- Utilization management
- Case review
- Medication and IV Administration
- Patient Examination
- Critical Thinking
- Compassionate and Caring
- Creative Problem Solving
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Intake and Discharge
- Wound Care
- Problem-solving
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Certified in CPR/AED
Winner of the Gemini Awards 2 years in a row for "Best Nurse"
Recognized as "Best Nurse" by citizens in the communities of Galax and Carroll County. I was very humbled by the experience.
Timeline
Service Facilitator
Ward Transitional Services
03.2025 - Current
Director of Nursing
Virginia Kares Home Care Services, LLC
08.2023 - 03.2025
RN Staff Nurse
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
05.2023 - 06.2023
ADON
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
08.2018 - 05.2023
RN Staff Nurse
Blue Ridge Home Health Care
11.2013 - 08.2018
Med Surg RN
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
06.2013 - 11.2013
Wound Care Certification - Wound Care
WCEI
Licensed Practical Nurse Certification - LPN
Wytheville Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Wytheville Community College
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