Sandy Vanderpool
Tulsa, OK *****
adz4xw@r.postjobfree.com
Registered Nurse
REGISTERED NURSE with 23 years ACUTE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. WORKED ICU, MICU, CCU, PACU, CRITICAL CARE FLOAT POOL, TELEMETRY, ED DEPARTMENT, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, GI LAB, INFUSION AND VASCULAR ACCESS TEAM. Long TERM ACUTE CARE. HOSPITAL SKILLS: NEURO ASSESSMENT:LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS, USING GLASSCO SCALE. ICP MONITORING, ASSESS VERBAL, ANSWERS APPROPRIATE. ASSESS PUPILS, BIL GRIP UPPER EXTREMETIES AND MOVEMENT BIL LOWER EXTREMETIES / ASSESS CRAINAI NERVES PULMONARY: ASSESSMENT OF LUNG SOUNDS ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR, RT AND LEFT. VENT PATIENTS, SUCTIONING CLEANING /ET TUBE AND TRACH WITH CARE. PREPARE PATIENT FOR INTUBATION WHEN NEEDED WITH SET UP AND ASSISTING PHYSCIAN/ RT SEDATION AND SET UP EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED. ASSIST CHEST TUBE INSERTION ASSISTING PHYSCIAN WITH PLACEMENT AND SET UP PLEUVAC AND SET SUCTION AS ORDERED. MONITOR CHEST TUBE OUTPUT AND REPORT ANY INCREASE OR CHANGE IN THE DRAINAGE AS NEEDED. ASSISTS WITH BEDSIDE PROCEEDURES: THORACENTISIS, CENTRAL LINE PLACEMENT, DRAINS: HEMOVAC, BLAKE DRAIN, PENROSE DRAIN, WOUND VAC PLACEMENT AND ASESSMENT. PLACEMENT AND MONITOR FEEDING TUBES, FOLEY CATHETHERS, REACTAL TUBES. WOUND CARE AS ORDERED / IF NEED CHANGE IN ORDER CONTACT PHYSCIAN.
CARDIAC: ASSESS FOR CHEST PAIN /CARDIAC MONITORING TELEMETRY. INTERNAL EXTERNAL PACING AS NEEDED. MEDICATIONS AS NEEDED FOR CARDIAC RATE RHYTHYM, BLOOD PRESSURE / IVP/ IV GTT / PO / PER PEG
IV PLACEMENT, ASSESS AND MONITOR TROUBLE SHOOT: CENTRAL LINES, PICC LINES MID LINES
(CERTIFIED MIDLINE PLACEMENT PER BARD.DRESSING CHANGES WITH STERILE TECH WHEN NEEDED AND PER PROTOCAL. ART LINES ASSESSMENT CARDIAC OUTPUT, WEDGE PA WITH HEART PATIENTS AND ILL PATIENTS NEEDING GTTS, IV FLUID AND ANTIBIOTICS, / ASSIST FAMILY WITH LVAD BATTERY CHANGES AND DRESSING CHANGES IN THE HOME AS ORDERED.PATIENT AWAITING HEART TRANSPLANT
GI SYSTEM:
Coordination of care with physician, doctors office and operate as team player with all Areas involved in home care PT OT HHA speech and social services. Established in patient and family support including assessment, counseling, education regarding medication and treatment, lab work, documentation with care plan for diagnosis and administration and treatment procedures. Working as a team member and patient advocate. Involved with multidisciplinary team as needed. Managing the day to day needs of the patient and family
Computer, telephone, appointment scheduling, patient referral, proficient documentation, record maintenance, and paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality. All areas of pre and post minor and major surgical and interventional procedures performed in a hospital enviroment.
Work Experience
RN Staff Nurse
TotalMed - Tulsa, OK
November 2017 to Present
St. Francis Home Health and Vascular access team /Crystal Saragossa RN team leader 918-***-**** Tammy Wolf RN at CCC and St. Francis home health 918-***-**** now employed at Hillcrest Speciality Vicky team leader at St. Francis 918-***-****
Debbie at KCI 918-***-****
/ Sandy Vanderpool RN
Medical Staffing Network, Lisa Humphrey/ Beasley/fitzmorris now regional director at Accountable Healthcare 918-***-****
Medical Staffing Network of Oklahoma, Stan Tolen, RN/ closed Robinson Medical Resource Group, Carol Robinson, RN St. Francis Heart Hospital
Meadow Brook Hospital, Rosanna Hall, RN
Tulsa Regional Hospital
Hillcrest Hospital
Education
Associate in Nursing
Rogers University - Claremore, OK
Skills
• RN
• Med Surg/ telemetry (10+ years)
• Critical Care (10+ years)
• Staff Nurse
• Medical Surgical (10+ years)
• Case Management (4 years)
• Acute care
• Ventilator
• Travel nursing
• Nursing
• Hospital Experience (10+ years)
• Social Work
• Child & Family Counseling
• Tube Feeding
• ICU Experience
• Medication Administration
• Vital Signs
• Laboratory Experience
• Epic (5 years)
• EMR Systems
• Patient Care
• Triage (10+ years)
• Experience Administering Injections
• Home (6 years)
• Crisis Intervention
• Hospice Care
• Communication skills
• Critical care experience
Certifications and Licenses
RN
May 1998 to March 2021
See resume
BLS Certification
ACLS Certification