Medical Technician Registered Nurse

Stacia Shipman

**********@*****.*** • Guide Rock, NE • 402-***-****

Career Summary

Accomplished and dynamic Registered Nurse and Oncology Certified Nurse with a proven track record of providing top-level care for both acute and chronically ill individuals over a 25-year career working in clinic and hospital settings. Practiced collaborator adept at working with doctors, nurses, and other medical care providers to achieve shared goals. Versatile medical professional with experience in Oncology (Infusion), acute care, emergency, critical care, pre/post-surgery, labor/delivery, hemodialysis, and skilled care units. Strategic planner who develops and implements forward thinking approaches to drive successful patient care. Detail-oriented teacher skilled at instructing new hires and other nurses on best practices and company policies and procedures. Natural leader who excels at building cohesive teams that work cross-functionally to successfully manage patient care.

•Nursing

•Staff Training

•Team Leadership

•Patient Advocacy

•Adaptability

•Problem Solving

•Critical Thinking

•Strategic Planning

•Communication & Collaboration

Career Experience

Chemotherapy Infusion Nurse, Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE 12/2011 to Present

Direct effective and complex care of hematology/oncology adult patients. Safely administer chemotherapy and biotherapy drugs, monitoring patient reactions and flagging any issues. Carefully evaluate patient condition to make an accurate diagnosis and then implement individualized treatment plans to nurse patients back to health as best as possible in collaboration with doctors and other medical professionals. Monitor patients throughout infusion treatment and react quickly whenever patients have a drug reaction, utilizing nursing skills and critical thinking to find a fast solution. Manage a variety of medical duties including accessing implanted devices (ports), inserting intravenous lines, drawing lab, and the administration of blood products. Built relationships with patients and families to help them feel at ease and explain the treatment process.

Successfully trained a high-volume Registered Nurses in outpatient infusion setting, providing hands on guidance so the nurses develop a strong understanding of best practices and all related policies.

Registered Nurse - Charge, Webster County Community Hospital, Red Cloud, Nebraska 2/2005 to 12/2011

Oversaw all patient care practices by RNs, LPNs, CNAs, in a 16-bed acute care hospital (including ER, ICU, Pre/Post-Surgery, Skilled care), establishing best practices, monitoring staff performance, flagging any issues, and providing hands on coaching where needed. Managed all on-call responsibilities for the emergency room and labor and delivery. Assisted cardiologists with cardiac stress testing and monitoring cardiac rehab patients. Developed and implemented effectives strategies for quality assurance, risk management, and infection control monitoring.

Collaborated with each department to develop QA goals and create ways to measure against those goals.

Spearheaded Utilization Review, monitoring performance and ensuring that all parameters for admission in both acute and skilled care settings were met and deploying solutions to fix problems.

Registered Nurse – Hemodialysis, DaVita Dialysis Center, Hastings, NE 4/2002 to 3/2005

Coordinated all aspects of primary nursing care, including monitoring lab results, assessing, and adjusting patient’s dialysis prescriptions in consultation with their nephrologist, and arranging in-home care and transportation as needed. Delivered hemodialysis treatments to chronic renal failure patients as prescribed. Supervised LPNs and Care Techs for a 12-chair outpatient hemodialysis unit, monitoring all patient care practices and mentoring staff.

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing, Central Community College, Grand Island, NE

Emergency Medical Technician, Central Community College, Hastings, NE

Certifications

OCN, Oncology Certified Nurse

ONCC, Oncology Nursing Society

Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Administration

Oncology Nursing Society

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