Shanna Baker
Murdo
Summary
Registered Nurse with 30+ years of experience across critical access hospitals, ICU, ED, NICU, medical-surgical, telemetry, long-term care, corrections, home health, hospice, and surgical services. Highly skilled in clinical documentation review, medical necessity determination, severity of illness (SOI), risk of mortality (ROM), level-of-care validation, and interdisciplinary communication. Recognized for strong clinical judgement, calm decision-making, and the ability to analyze complex records to support accurate documentation, compliant utilization, and quality outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital
Philip
03.2025 - Current
- Provide autonomous nursing across ER, Med-Surg, Telemetry, and Rehabilitation services within a Critical Access Hospital, perform rapid clinical assessments, prioritization, and management of patients with complex acute and chronic conditions. Routinely identify and monitor multi-system comorbidities, support accurate and compliant clinical documentation, and collaborate with providers to ensure appropriate diagnosis capture, care coordination, and safe discharge planning in a resource-limited environment requiring high clinical judgment and independence.
Travel Registered Nurse
Cell Staff
Pierre
10.2024 - 03.2025
- Collected and documented clinical data through assessments, medical record review, observation, and patient interviews during intake and ongoing care. Coordinated care with healthcare teams, responded to emergent events and ensured accurate documentation within the medical record to support continuity, compliance, and clinical decision-making.
Charge Nurse
White River Health Care Center
White River
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Provide oversight and direct nursing care for long-term care residents with chronic and complex conditions. Conducted assessments, medication management, wound care, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration, while maintaining accurate documentation to support quality measures and regulatory compliance.
Registered Nurse
Tribal Health
Rosebud
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Delivered care in a high-acuity rural reservation setting, requiring rapid assessment, documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Supported patient-centered care and quality outcomes in a fast paced clinical environment.
Registered Nurse
Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas
09.2000 - 06.2023
- Multiple facilities—extensive experience providing care in the ER, ICU, Med-Surg, Telemetry, pre-operative, PACU, and hospice. Strong foundation in clinical assessment, chronic disease management, documentation accuracy, care coordination, and quality driven nursing practice across diverse populations and settings.
Education
Associate of Arts - Registered Nurse
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD05-1995
Skills
- Utilization Review & Medical Necessity
- Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
- Severity of Illness (SOI) & Risk of Mortality (ROM)
- Level-of-Care Determination (IP vs OBS)
- InterQual/MCG Concepts (Applied Clinically)
- Concurrent & Retrospective Chart Review
- Physician Communication & Clinical Validation
- EMR/EHR Documentation Review
- Appeals Support & Denial Prevention
- Regulatory & Compliance Standards
- Independent/Remote Clinical Workflow
Certification
Registered Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital
03.2025 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse
Cell Staff
10.2024 - 03.2025
Charge Nurse
White River Health Care Center
03.2024 - 09.2024
Registered Nurse
Tribal Health
09.2023 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse
Las Vegas Nevada
09.2000 - 06.2023
Associate of Arts - Registered Nurse
University of South Dakota