Cynthia Lynne Vanbebber **** Vallecito Pass

San Antonio, Texas 78250

210-***-****

aczeld@r.postjobfree.com

License # 518439 STATE OF TEXAS

I am a dedicated and tenured Professional Registered Nurse of 35 years

with specialty experience in Critical Care, Enterostomal Therapy, Infectious

Disease, Trauma, Podiatrics, Long Term Care, Gastroenterology, Labor and

Delivery, Pediatric Hearts/Catheterization, Interventional Cardiology,

Oncology, PICC Lines/Infusion Therapy, Post Anesthesia, Cardiothoracics,

Research, Hemodynamics, Education and Multi-System Organ Disease. I

pride myself in being reliable, and have an extremely high work ethic in

providing a high level of nursing care that enhances wellness and quality of

life. As a Professional Registered Nurse I have a proven ability to build

positive relationships and collaborate well with patient (s), family members,

physicians and members of multidisciplinary teams. I am an active

patient/nurse advocate and believe in empowering others to deliver health

education and to provide care in an atmosphere of Christian love and safety.

EDUCATION

12/16-Present: Field RN/Clinical Preceptor for AQTS Home Heath Agency

01/12-05/15: PICC Line Nurse and Member of the Infusion Nurse Therapy

Society

06/07-10/09: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN)

Major in Education/Minor in Research

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: Professional Nursing Synthesis, Nursing

Research, Community/Public Health Nursing, Nursing Theory and

Evidence-Based Practice

03/09: Certified in Pediatric Life Support (PALS)

10/99: University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas: Education in the

Department of Podiatric Medicine, Wound Therapy/Treatment Modalities,

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Leech/Maggot Therapy

03/98: Charlotte North Carolina: Completed Certification in Infection

Control presented by Association of Professionals in Infection Control and

Epidemiology (APIC). Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Health Care

Acquired Infections

01/95-3/95: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Abbott Northwestern University-

WOUND/OSTOMY CONTINENCE NURSES SOCIETY

CERTIFICATION (WOCN)

01/79-05/83: San Antonio, Texas: Incarnate Word College: Bachelors of

Science in Nursing (BSN)

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: Family/Community Nursing, Nursing Health

Assessment, Psychosocial Pathology, Human Anatomy and Physiology,

Statistics, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Trigonometry and Clinical

Practice

SKILLS/ROLES

CASE MANAGEMENT

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

CRITICAL THINKING

PRECEPTORSHIP

INSTRUCTOR (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy, Continuous Reanl

Replacement Therapy, Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy, Advanced Cardiac

Life Support, Basic Life Support, Pediatric Life Suppoort

PATIENT ASSESSMENT

EDUCATION

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

JCAHO STANDARDS/COMPLIANCE

ADVOCATE

QUALITY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE

SAFETY

HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

VENTRICULOSTOMY/CAMINO INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE

MONITORING

EMERCENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

HOUSE OFFICER/SUPERVISOR

SHIFT SUPERVISOR/CHARGE NURSE

ADVANCED PACEMAKER MONITORING

FEMORAL SHEATH REMOVAL SKILLS

VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT

CHEST TUBE MANAGEMENT

CONSCIOUS SEDATION

RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

RAPID INTUBATION

VASOACTIVE DRUG THERAPY

CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSION/CALCULATIONS

MEDIPORT ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT

INFECTION CONTROL

MANAGERIAL REPSONSIBILITES

IV ACCESS

CORTAK FEEDING TUBE CERTIFIED

EXPERIENCE

08/05-Present: San Antonio, Texas St. Lukes Baptist Hospital

I serve as a RN in a 30-bed Intensive Care Unit on the Dayshift 7A-7P, located

within the heart of our Medical Center and provide direct bedside care. I am the

Relief Charge Nurse, the Lead Preceptor for the Graduate Nurse Program by

interviewing for potential new hires and following them during their orientation

process. I function as the Chairperson for Visiting Hours Committee and am the

Fall Risk Champion. I also assist the Infection Control Committee in monitoring

prevalence for CLABSI (CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM

INFECTIONS), and am a member of the RAPID REPSONSE TEAM (RRT).

Prior to the opening of our new ICU I had the privilege of working side by side

with the architects in designing the pillars inside each patient room that contain

oxygen/air/suction and electrical outlets. I work closely with TOSA Texas Organ

Sharing Alliance as well as our Clinical Educators providing Continuing

Education to the ICU staff on Caring for the Coronary Artery Bypass Patient

Immediate Post-op, Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping and Advanced Pacemaker

classes.

02/11: Chemotherapy Certified by the ONCOLOGY NURSE SOCIETY (ONS).

Mediport access skills, chemotherapy drug administration/drug calculations such

as (ANC).

01/09-09/09- San Antonio, Texas St. Lukes Baptist Hospital Nurse Manager of

30-bed Telemetry Unit. Hire/Terminate, Budgeting, Staffing, Bedside Care,

Productivity, assist Multidisciplinary Teams

05/05: Moved to San Antonio, Texas to be closer to my Mother who resides in

Boerne, Texas

01/05-05/05: Austin, Texas South Austin Hospital

Charge Nurse of a 12-bed Intensive Care Unit on the Nightshift 7P-7A. I

provided direct patient care, Staffing Assignments.

06/04-02/05: Austin, Texas St. Davids Hospital

Shift Supervisor of 12-bed Intensive Care Unit Nightshift 7P-7A. Hire/Terminate,

Scheduling, Budgeting, Assignment, Staffing, Bedside Nursing Care, Problem-

Solving, Decision-Making, Assist Unit Director, Assist in Multidisciplinary

Committee Meetings

06/04: Moved to Wimberley, Texas which is 30 miles from Austin, Texas

03/04-06/04: Amarillo, Texas Northwest Texas Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center,

Staff Nurse providing Trauma Care in Pediatrics, Trauma Procedures, Life Care

Helicopter and Triage

03/04-06/04: Amarillo, Texas Baptist St. Anthonys Hospital Shift Supervisor of

a 17-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit on the Dayshift 7A-7P. Staffing,

Interviewing new hires, assist Unit Director, assist Nurse Educator with

Competencies

05/03-03-04: Baptist St. Anthonys Hospital 17-bed Coronary Care Unit

Relief Charge Nurse

Leader of Code Team, Preceptor, Staffing, Triage, Acute Care of the Post

Myocardial Infarction Patient, Respiratory Failure Team, Traumatic Injuries,

Heart Catheterizations, Hemodynamic Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Pacemakers and Balloon Pumps in the Operating Rooms, Ventilator Management

11/02-05/03: Amarillo, Texas Ware Memorial Care Center

Full-Time Enterostomal Therapy Nurse, Infection Control Practitioner and House

Supervisor in a Tertiary/Progressive Care Facility for the Elderly.

Management of difficult stomas, Diabetic wound therapy, nail care, Prevalence

Studies to track nosocomial wounds/infections, developed the Wound

Care/Infection Control Manual according to the Standards of Nursing Practice,

Leader of a new Wound Team that I was instrumental in its development.

Facilitated Walking-Rounds to empower the staff to maintain a watchful eye on

new developments. Acted as the Administrator On-Call during the weekend

hours.

12/01-11/02: Amarillo, Texas Ware Memorial Care Center; Enterostomal Therapy

Care Consultant affiliated with Southwest Healthcare Department of Podiatry

under the direct supervision of Dr. Bryan P. Bullard, DPM. Contracted by Ware

Memorial Care Center and numerous other Nursing Home facilities to provide

nail care and complex wound therapy, Trimming nails and wound care.

10/99-01/02: Amarillo, Texas Southwest Healthcare, Department of Podiatry Dr.

Bryan P. Bullard, DPM; Nurse Manager of his private office.

Appointment scheduling, maggot and leach therapy, assist podiatrist/plastic

surgeons in the operating room, wound therapy and served as consultant for allied

health professional/staff nurses

10/98-11/01: Amarillo, Texas, Baptist St. Anthonys Hospital

Full-Time Enterostomal Therapist

Delivered care for acute and chronic conditions, mark stoma sites in Operating

Rooms for Colorectal Surgeons, providing care for complex wounds/stomas,

responsible for stocking wound/ostomy supplies, meeting with vendors, resource

for Low Air Loss Mattress and attended Batesville, Indiana to view latest in

technology in sleep surfaces at HILLROM.

10/97-10/98: Amarillo, Texas Baptist St. Anthonys Hospital

Charge Nurse Heart Catheterization Lab

Scheduling Staff and Cases, Venogram/Arteriogram graphing and

measurements/documentation, Femoral Sheath Removal, assist Cardiologist with

procedures, assist with pediatric heart catheterizations, VR12 measurements and

graphing, hemodynamics computations, pre/post heart catheterization care,

Conscious Sedation, meeting with vendors, supplies manager.

10/88-10/97: Amarillo, Texas, High Plains Baptist Hospital (Name of hospital

changed at this time to Baptist St. Anthonys Hospital due to buy out by another

company within the Sisters of Charity).

Charge Nurse 16-bed Intensive Care Unit

Code Team Leader, Direct Patient Care, ACLS/BLS Instructor, assist Unit

Director, Hemodynamic monitoring, IABP, CRRT and Ventilator Management

09/85-10/88: Amarillo, Texas High Plains Baptist Hospital

Charge Nurse 8-bed Intermediate Care Unit Nighshift 7P-7A.

Code Team Leader, Staffing, Troubleshooting, Direct Patient Care of the

Downgraded patients from ICU.

09/86: Amarillo, Texas Emergency Technician Certification through Amarillo

Fire Department

09/83-09-85: Amarillo, Texas High Plains Baptist Hospital

Staff nurse Emergency Room/Labor and Delivery, Nightshift 11P-7A,

Assessed patient status, notification of patient arrival to MD, ambulance

assistance, assist with trauma and high-risk pregnancies.

INSERVICES/LECTURES

03/98: Guest Speaker at Texas Tech School of Pharmacy on Complex

Pharmacological Issues in the Ostomy Patient. (175 3rd year students).

06/96: Guest Speaker for the Panhandle Speakers Society for Physical Therapy

06/96: Friona, Texas; Guest Speaker for Diabetes Management of the Diabetic

Foot to Diabetic Patients with Foot Ulcers.

05/96: (Saturday) Geriatric Update for Primary Care Providers

03/96: Panhandle Diabetes Education Series

01/96: Guest Speaker for Team Approach to Wound Care for the Panhandle

Diabetes Association

10/95: Guest Speaker for Diabetes Education Class called GET IN STEP

PROGRAM that I developed to assist with caring for the complex Diabetic

Wound, Therapy, Neuropathy, Prevention and Risks

09/95: Moore County; Diabetes Seminar

08/95: Guest Speaker at the Golden Spread Ostomy Association in Amarillo,

Texas

08/95: Hereford, Texas: Complicated Ostomy Management Seminar for

Colorectal Surgeons

07/95: Amarillo, Texas High Plains Baptist Hospital: Guest Speaker Lunch and

Learn: Ostomy Care-Surgical Floor Staff

07/95: Amarillo, Texas High Plains Baptist Hospital Guest Speaker Lunch and

Lear: Ostomy Care-Operating Room Staff

05/95: Team Leader Wound and Skin Management

Team includes: Clinical Dietician, Physician, Physical Therapists, Risk Manager,

Case Manager and Pharmacist

10/93: Amarillo, Texas Advanced Temporary Pacing

06/93: Attended Neuro Dynamamic : A Clinical Approach Seminar offered by the

American Association for Critical Care Nurses

02/93: Post Anesthesia Nursing

02/93: MIAMI HEART INSTITUTE: Interventional Cardiology

04/92: Certificate of Training: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Life, Death and Transition

provided by the Director of the Panhandle AIDS Support Organization

08/90: Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo College: Perspectives on Advanced ECG

Monitoring

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

(AACN) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES #

235391

(ONS) ONCOLOGY NURSES SOCIETY # 398382

(ACLS) ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT EXP 03/14

(BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT EXP. 09/15

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