Sharon Begay, RN was nominated by her superior for her “tremendous” performance as the Urgent Care Supervisory Clinical Nurse (SCN). WIHCC Urgent Care is open 7-days/week, including holidays; patient beds expanded from 3 to 7 which include 4 rooms with telemetry and 1 dedicated OB/GYN room. Patient visits range from non-urgent to emergent. Patients are stabilized and transferred as need.
In addition to supervisory duties, Sharon provides orientation to new staff members and students as well as providing guidance, direction and training. She also provides and performs comprehensive professional nursing care duties for patients with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses.
The nomination reads:
“Sharon has done a tremendous job in updating UCC and staff. She has been largely responsible for helping UCC pass AAAHC & CMS surveys. In addition to policy updates, she has been instrumental in getting EHR for nurses going. For the first time in years, UCC staff is 99% ALCS & PALS certified. She is continually looking at training to help improve the staff’s skills and knowledge so that patient care is excellent. Since taking over as SCN, staff morale has greatly improved, thereby increasing retention.