SHEILA HOWARD

P.O. Box 10941 Midwest City, OK 73140

Cell-(405)923-5249
Email: midnightbelle_rn@yahoo.com

Qualifications/Education
May 1976 Star Spencer High School-
Diploma
Oklahoma City, OK
December 1997 Oklahoma City Community
College Associate Nursing Degree
16 Cr. Hours towards BSN
ACLS/BLS/S.A.N.E. Certified
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Certified

EXPERIENCE
Carter Healthcare 2/15/2010-Present
Oklahoma City, Ok
RN EDUCATOR/PRECEPTOR
• Responsible for orientation of new hire employees in central
Oklahoma City office on a weekly basis. This includes
nursing skills lab, validation of skills, TB shots,
distributes/emails and maintains records of new hire
paperwork, trained and educates employees on Mckesson for
home health care and hospice care. Frequently travels to other
offices statewide to train, educate and hold inservices on
equipment, policies, skills, computer training and/or any
trouble shooting needs. Also, performs random supervisory
visits to insure policies and procedures are being followed by
nursing staff.
•
Trinity Hospital 11/11/09-02/2010
Minot, ND
ED --RN CASE MANAGER--UTILIZATION REVIEW
• Provides care coordination through the acute care episode,
across continuum of care. Directs appropriate level of care
with observation vs. Inpatient criteria met before admission.
Also re-evaluates on a daily basis.
• Basic understanding of reimbursement issues and diagnostic
related groups.
• Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, both
internal and external, to improve patient care through effective
 utilization and monitoring of healthcare resources and
assumes a leadership role to achieve desired clinical, financial,
and resource outcomes
• Works with physicians and other caregivers to ensure accurate
and complete clinical documentation including clarification of
patient complications, co-morbidities and secondary diagnoses
• Maintains cost effectiveness, while assuring best outcomes for
patients, and documents authorizations, and preventing
excessive or needless procedures and hospitalizations..
• Seeks creative resources and uses problem solving for
complex discharge planning, quality of care and utilization
issues.
• Provides orientation and mentoring to new staff.
• Serves as a resource and provides education to patients,
physicians, and professional staff on levels of care, quality-of-
care issues, and regulatory concerns.

Mercy Hospital 02/16/09-09/01/09

Oklahoma City, OK – RN/staff

• Responsible for working in 3 ICU’s includes

MICU/SICU/NEURO TRAUMA
• Duties- spinal surgeries, abdominal surgeries, aneurysm coiling,
clippings, ICP/Arteral/CVP/Cardiac monitoring, attempted
suicides, MVA’s, DKA, AAA, ventriculostomies, mechanical
ventilations, emergent bedside chest tubes, intubations, rapid
transfusions, vascular surgeries, dialysis patients, end of life
care. (In addition, please see job description under St. John’s
Hospital)

St. Johns Medical Center 01/29/08-2/13/09

Tulsa, OK – Travel RN/Contract
Neuro-Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit

• LEVEL 2 –26 bed trauma unit neuro/trauma w/surgeries,

craniotomies, aneurysm clipping/coiling, bedside
ventriculostomies.
• MVA/rollover/ejection, shootings, attempted suicides, rapid
transfusions, rotation beds, nitric oxygen monitoring,
mechanical ventilated patients, thoracotomies,
• working with ICP latest equipment, with bedside procedures
• Codman ICP monitoring
• Arterial / CVP and occ. Swan ganz monitoring. multiple chest
tubes, strokes, extensive traction
Flagstaff Medical Center 10/22/07-01/23/08
Flagstaff, AZ—Travel RN/Contract
General ICU/MICU/SICU/ FLOATED TO CVICU

• #1 Level 1 Trauma -experience in CVICU/ICU(see St. John’s

job description )
• Culturally diverse Native American population (Navajo &
Hopi)
.

University Medical Center 07/16/07-10/13/07

Tucson, AZ – Travel RN/Contract

• #1 Level 1 Trauma -experience in CVICU/ICU (see St. Johns

job description)
• Culturally diverse Native American population (Navajo &
Hopi)

Southeastern Regional Medical Center 01/19/07-07/07/07

Lumberton, NC –Travel RN/Contract
General ICU/MICU/SICU/DUKE CVICU
(Please see job description details under St John’s hosp @Tulsa,Ok)

Banner Baywood Heart Hospital 10/07/06-12/31/06

Mesa, AZ – Travel RN/Contract
• -experience in CVICU.(see St. Johns job description)
• Culturally diverse Native American population (Navajo &
Hopi)

East Yavapai Medical Center 06/12/06-09/18/06

Prescott Valley, AZ – Travel RN/Contract
• Helped to open General MICU/SICU
• #1 Level 2 Trauma - /ICU
• Patient acuity consisted DKA, MVA, AAA, CHF, overdoses,
gunshot wounds, outdoor activity accidents, snakebites, general
ICU patients, Arterial/CVP monitoring.
• Culturally diverse Native American population (Navajo &
Hopi)

Canadian Valley Regional Hospital 04/22/05-05/31/06

Yukon, OK – Lead Day RN/Staff

• Contributed to opening new general ICU

• Assumed day shift duties, assigned patients, staff scheduling,
coordinated transfers w/house supervisor, life flights, and other
healthcare team members.
• Facilitated patient/family/doctor/staff issues, concerns,
troubleshooting.

NI Healthcare Staffing Agency 03/1997-Present

Oklahoma City, OK- Agency RN/Lead RN/staff temp

• Worked 12 hour shift duties in various units

• Worked in ICU/CCU/ER/STEP-DOWN/LONG-TERM
• Assumed day shift duties, assigned patients, did scheduling of
staff,
•

Oklahoma Heart Hospital 10/02/02 01/14/04

Oklahoma City, OK – Travel RN/local
Worked in new opened state-of-the-art heart hospital
• Cross-trained in PCCU/CCU/ER/INTERVENTION UNIT/DAY
SURGERY,(see St. John’s job description)

OU Medical Center Level 1 04/01-09/30/02

Oklahoma City, OK – RN/Staff

• Helped establish 2nd Trauma ICU

• Level 1 Trauma patients…please see job description under St,
Johns Medical center in Tulsa