RANDALL D. STEPHENSON
Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542
Education: Associate Degree in Nursing
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly, Mo 65270
Professional Experience: Missouri RN, Kansas RN. Alabama and Florida pending
Nephrology Associates Dialysis Access Center
10 East Cambridge Circle
Kansas City, Kansas
PROCEDURE NURSE/SCRUB NURSE January 2014 to Present
Responsibilities include: Admitting patients to facility for procedures related to their current dialysis
access. Clotted or poor functioning fistulas and grafts. Placement, replacement or removal of tunneled
dialysis catheters. Managing the nursing aspect of the patient during the procedure including sedation.
Performing post procedure nursing care including discharge teaching and complete discharge. Performing
scrub tech duties including sterile scrub assist with physician during procedure.
Visiting Nurse Association
1500 Meadow Lake Parkway
Kansas City, Mo 64114
HOME HEALTH CASE MANAGER May 2010 to December 2013
Responsibilities include: Managing complex home health patients with a variety of medical issues as well
as cultural and societal issues. IV therapy patients receiving all types of IV therapy treatment in the home
including antibiotics, TPN, fluids and a variety of specialty drugs. Managing access devices of all types
including PICC, Mid-line, Port-a-Caths and peripheral. Wound care patients with a wide variety of
treatments including wound vac therapy. A large number of congestive heart failure patients for
assessment and teaching, including a tele-monitoring system. Diabetic patients for assessment and
teaching including diabetic foot care. Respiratory therapy patients with copd, oxygen dependency and
even occasional tracheotomy. GI patients with a variety of issues including PEG tube feedings and
teachings. Managing an overall team approach to a patient case as needed with PT, OT and ST.
Truman Medical Center – Hospital Hill
2301 Holmes St
Kansas City, Missouri
STAFF NURSE CARDIAC CATH LAB September 2007 to February
2010
Responsibilities include: preparing patients for a cardiac catheterization including assessment, I.V.
initiation, patient and family education and completion of paperwork. Monitoring and caring for patients
during elective and emergent catheterizations including administering sedation, mixing and administering
medications, monitoring for adverse events such as arrhythmias, hypotension, desaturation and cardiac
arrest. Monitoring and caring for patients during a TEE including administering sedation. Many other
duties as assigned by the management of the department.
North Kansas City Hospital
2700 Clay Edwards Drive
North Kansas City, MO
STAFF NURSE OUTPATIENT CARE UNIT April 2007 to August
2007
Responsibilities included: Admitting and caring for outpatients undergoing procedures. Procedures
included Coronary CT Angiograms, radiology biopsy patients and other radiology procedural patients.
This included completing the assessment on the patient and documenting such in the computer. Starting
I.V.s as needed, monitoring and assessing patients post procedure and discharging patients. Completing
admission documentation for other nurses on the unit and pulling sheaths post procedure from the
catheterization lab.
North Kansas City Hospital
2700 Clay Edwards Drive
North Kansas City, Mo
STAFF NURSE RADIOLOGY October 2002 to April
2007
Responsibilities included: Monitoring and caring for patients undergoing procedures in all areas of the
radiology department. The procedures included arteriogram, vertebroplasty, biopsies, nephrostomy tubes,
port-a-cath placements and other procedures as needed. Developed all pre, intra and post procedure
standing orders for all modalities. Developed scheduling protocols and guidelines. Taught I.V. therapy to
radiology technologists in the department. Developed the radiofrequency ablation program for cancer
treatment, including orders and protocols. Functioned as the radiologist’s nurse in answering pages,
completing consults for procedures and being a liaison between physician’s offices and department for
procedures.
Heartland Health Center
5325 Faraon Street
Saint Joseph, Mo 64501
STAFF NURSE Critical care float pool- January 2000 to
August 2000
Radiology August 2000 to June 2002
Critical care float pool- June 2002 to June 2005
Responsibilities included: During the period of January 2000 to August 2000 and June 2002 to June 2005
I served as a critical care float nurse. Duties included staffing the Emergency Room, the ICU’s, the step-
down areas and the PACU. During the period August 2000 to June 2002 I served as a staff nurse in the
radiology department providing nursing care during procedures.
University of Missouri
Hospital and Clinics
Columbia, Missouri 65201
STAFF NURSE NOW program April 1999 to
January 2000
February 1996 to July 1998
October 1993 to March 1995
Responsibilities included: Caring for adult and pediatric patients primarily in the intensive care units.
Transporting of Critical Patients throughout the hospital for tests. Staffing procedures in the Radiology
department as needed.
American Home Patient Infusion Services
Columbia, Mo 65201
INFUSION MANAGER / ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE April 1998 to January
1999
Responsibilities included: Marketing infusion services to physicians, clinics and home health agencies.
Interceded between the pharmacy and physicians. Performed nursing duties on I.V. patients as needed.
Home Care Connections
Home Health Agency
Mexico, Mo
NURSING DIRECTOR-MEXICO OFFICE January 1997 to
August 1997
Responsibilities included: Direct supervision of employees, collaborating with physicians to coordinate
patient care and evaluating the effectiveness of patient treatments.
HealthCor
Home Health Agency
Columbia, Mo
PRIMARY NURSE-Home Health October 1993 to August 1996
Responsibilities included: Developing patient care plans, skilled home visits and supervising nursing aids.
Placing PICC lines, chemotherapy certification and blood administration was among the skilled visits.
University of Missouri
Hospital and Clinics
Columbia, Mo
STAFF NURSE MICU May 1991 to October 1993
Responsibilities included: Direct patient care involving critical patients. Patient population included
sepsis, pre and post cardiac angioplasty, ventilator management, spinal cord injuries and all medically
critical patients.