W ENDY L . W HITE R N, BSN
W axhaw, NC. 28173
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P ROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
R egistered Nurse, BSN
C urrently working a s C linical M an ager in home care, p roviding a ssistive c are a nd a dult
s killed nursing s ervices . T his i ncludes providing p rivate duty nursing fo r c lients w ith
o ngoing c omplex, high - tec h t racheostomy a nd v entilator c are . C lients with c hronic illness
s uch as ALS, C VA, a s well as s pinal cord and traumatic brain i njury, and o ther d isabilit ies.
C urrent duties i nclude s k illed and non - skilled c linical o versight a nd client case
m anagement, c oordinating services, c onduct ing client assessments and completing t he
c are planning process. U nderstanding and w orking w ith a variety of r eimbursement s ources
s uch as M edicaid p rograms a nd insurance. A dditional responsibilities i nclude leading f ield
s taff in deliv er ing excellent client s ervice and c linica l care, e nsuring compliance with
p olicies and procedures, s taff e ducation and d evelopment, a nd e valuation .
E xperience in patient education with good communication skills and experience with
p atients from a variety of cultural and socioeconomi c backgrounds, and able to converse in
S panish with a knowledge of medical terminology.
P revious experience includes 1 0 years practical e xperience in medical - surgical a nd CCU
n ursing in acute care hospital .
C REDENTIALS
B oard Examination 1 986
L icense, State of Washington 1 986
L icense, State of North Carolina 2 007
E DUCATION
B achelor Degree in Nursing M ay 1986
W SU Intercolleg iate College of Nursing
2 917 West Fort George Wright Drive
S pokane, Washington 9 9224 - 5291
C harlotte AHEC C ompleted December 2007
N urse Refresher Program
E XPERIENCE
C linical M anager J anuary 2 011 - Present
F ield Staff Nurse J uly 2011 – D ecember 2 011
B ayada H ome Heal th Care
1 606 East Roosevelt Blvd, S uite 210
M onroe, NC 28112
7 04 - 289 - 6000
T amie Craddock, Director
7 04 - 295 - 1200, 8 03 - 327 - 8900
M e dical/Surgical and CCU N urse M arch 2008 - S eptember 2011
S prings M emorial Hospital
8 00 W. Meeting Street
L ancaster, SC 2 9720
( 803 - 286 - 1497)
S andra Carpenter, Clinical director
J anet Sanders, Assistant Clinical director
W ycliffe Bible Translator M issionary J uly 2002 – M arch 2008
W ycliffe Bible Translators
P .O. Box 628200
O rlando, FL 32 862 - 8200
M edical/Surgical Nurse J uly 1 991 - J une 1994
S t. Joseph Hospital
2 901 Squalicum Parkway
B ellingham, Washington 98225
3 60 - 734 - 5400
C ross - Cultural Missionary A ugust 1994 – J une 2 002
C hristian Academy of Guatemala S eptember 1989 – J une 1991
G uatemala City, Guatemala, Central America
M edical/Surgical Nurse O ctober 1986 – M ay 1989
S t. Joseph Hospital
2 901 Squalicum Parkway
B ellingham, Washington 98225
3 60 - 734 - 5400
A DDITIONAL EXPERICEN CE
W orked in short term mobile clinics in poverty stricken areas of rural Guatemala,
s pecifically with indigenous populati ons. Clinics provided medical and surgical intervention,
n utrition support as well as optical and dental care for people without resources or
o pportunities. Nursing activities included assessment, triage, assisting physicians, and
p atient teaching concerni ng treatment, medication, nutrition and a variety of health and
h ygiene issues common to poor and indigenous people
D evelopment of a weekly children’s program for street and poor children. This included a
f eeding program providing a nutritious meal, along w ith a Bible lesson, craft and other
a ctivates design to educate. Additionally educated, mentored and developed leadership
s kills with indigenous employees .
E xperienced in activities t hat i nclude assisting to coordinate grant writing and reporting
p rocess. C omp uter proficient in working within Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and
P owerPoint.