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Home Health Nurse

Location:
Pensacola, FL
Posted:
April 11, 2014

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RANDALL D. STEPHENSON

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Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542

816-***-****

Education: Associate Degree in Nursing

Moberly Area Community College

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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.



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