A LYSIA K. MATTSON
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Email: *******.******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Registered Nurse
Highly skilled career professional with more than 8 years practical experience in hospital, and
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primary care environments.
Worked in nursing specialties that have inherently high demand patient and patient course of
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treatment protocols. Oncology and Telemetry.
Computer skills include EPIC, Word and Internet..
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Had to interrupt my career due to Cancer Diagnosis, treatment and Recovery.
CREDENTIALS
1990
Board Examination
1985
License, State of Oregon
2007
License, State of California
EXPERIENCE
Aug 2013 thru
Case Management – Discharge & Appointment Planning
Dec 2013
Sutter Delta Medical Center – Antioch, CA
Duties included: Interviewing Patients, completing EPIC questionnaires, input of
appointment into electronic record, this was in conjunction with case management and
social services.
2007 2013
Floor Nurse – Telemetry 2
Sutter Delta Medical Center – Antioch, CA
Duties included: Identify and document changes in health status.
Establish needs and potential problems. Prioritize care. Assess 4 patients and document
twice a day. Detect changes in homeostasis and advise Doctor and Charge Nurse of
patients need for change in care intensity. Administer Meds for each patient in a timely
manner. IV Starts. Wound care and dressing changes with appropriate documentation.
Patient Teaching. Urinary catheter insertion and maintenance. Central line care and
dressing changes per protocol. N.G. insertion and maintenance. Tracheostomy care and
suctioning. Interpretation of Rhythm Strips and treatment application of abnormalities.
Take orders verbal and written from Physicians and notify Physicians of status changes.
2006 2006
Education: Nurse Re Entry Program
Health and Educational Consultants ; Completed 12 month program in 4 months
Completed Clinical composed of 180 hours at Salem Rehab (Salem, OR)
Clinical Duties: Assisting in total care of 69 patients, including Tracheostomies, multiple
wounds and in stage disease. Comfort care and titrating meds. Blood Glucose monitoring.
Accompany patients of their doctor appointments.
1994 2006
Cancer Diagnosis, treatment and Recovery
June 1994 – Diagnosed with right frontal lobe Glioblastoma Multiforme.
Treatment included four (4) crainiotomies, 1 year Chemotherapy, 6 weeks external radiation,
Brachytherapy. This left me having to re train myself from an alphabet level
ALYSIA K. MATTSON
1991 1994
Floor Nurse Oncology
Salem Hospital – Salem Oregon
Duties included: Chemotherapy, Blood Products, Liason for the Care Team. Patient Teaching re: sterility
& harvesting eggs. Treatment of Nausea – Advocate for Pain Medication. Help to develop Bowel Care
protocol for Hospital. Due to the nature of this disease this position requires extensive comfort care for
the families.
1990 1990
LVN Nurse Oncology
Salem Hospital –Salem Oregon
EDUCATION
1989 1991
Associate, Nursing
Chemeketa College, Salem, Oregon
AFFILIATIONS
2007 Current
California Nurses’ Association