Chevon Riddle

Registered Nurse with 8 years of experience providing care in a skilled nursing facility as well as hospital experience. Passionate about the geriatric population and ensuring that they receive patient-centered care that improves their quality of life by building rapport with the patients, their families, and fellow employees.

RN Supervisor - Cleburne County Nursing Home

(2021-11 - 2024-11)

Responsible for overseeing unit functions of a 40-bed unit that cares for long-term care residents, short-term respite-stay residents, and patients requiring rehabilitation services such as PT, OT, and ST.

• Supervisor duties include ordering and reviewing routine lab work; ensuring providers implement gradual-dose reductions of psychotropic medications per state regulations and the documentation of residents’ status after the GDR; performing routine RN assessments quarterly, yearly, and for any change in condition of a resident; annual staff performance reviews; and assisting charge nurses and CNAs with overall unit functions/resident care.
• House supervisor Weekends (November 2021 –October 29, 2024). Completing necessary HR documents for injuries and grievances. Oversee staffing and scheduling conflicts.
• Liaising with doctors and administrators and communicating any protocol changes to staff.
• Communicated with primary care physicians and consulting specialty physicians regarding patients’ condition, lab results, and medications
• Provide emotional and psychological support when needed to both residents and representatives.

RN Infection Control Nurse - Cleburne County Nursing Home

(2022-01 - 2023-03)

• Regularly monitor infection rates within the facility by tracking resident data, including symptoms, diagnoses, and lab results
• Create and maintain comprehensive infection control policies and procedures aligned with CDC guidelines
• Ensure staff are adequately trained on infection control policies and procedures
• Promptly investigate suspected outbreaks by conducting thorough assessments, collecting samples, and identifying potential sources of infection
• Work closely with nursing staff, dietary staff, housekeeping, and administration to ensure coordinated infection control practices across the facility
• Conduct regular audits to ensure adherence to infection control policies and procedures

Staff Nurse/Covid Nurse - Tanner Medical Center

(2021-04 - 2021-11)

• Developing and implementing individualized care plans based on patient needs.
• Initiating and monitoring intravenous fluids
• Collaborating with physicians, other healthcare professionals, and the patient's family to ensure coordinated care. Maintaining accurate and detailed patient records, including progress notes and medication administration documentation
• Responding to medical emergencies and initiating appropriate interventions
• Teaching patients and their families about their condition, treatment plans, and self-care practices
• Care for patients under isolation while maintaining safe infection control practices.

Staff Nurse - Cleburne County Nursing Home

(2016-08 - 2021-11)

• Responsible for recording a patient’s medical history accurately, taking and recording measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc.
• Observing patients under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc.
• Monitoring patients’ conditions including fluid intake and output and composing patient charts
• Assist ailing patients in daily necessary activities such as eating, bathing etc.
• Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas etc., clean and dress wounds and assist with other basic medical care tasks
• Collect and process samples for lab testing as assigned.

CNA - Cleburne County Nursing Home

(2015-07 - 2016-08)

• Help patients with bathing, dressing, eating, using the toilet, and turning in bed
• Listen to patients' health concerns and communicate their needs to other staff
• Observe patients' behavior and health, and report any changes to nursing and medical staff
• Prepare patients' rooms, provide and empty bedpans, and change bed sheets
• Stay up-to-date on CNA training, policies, and procedures

Associates in Nursing - Nursing - Gadsden State Community College (2020-09)

LPN Program - Gadsden State Community College (2016-08)