Brenda Ward BSN, RN

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Objective:

Experienced nurse seeks fulfilling position.

Telephone Number:

Home:

618-***-****

Nursing Positions:

• 2012-October 2012

Registered Nurse

Hospice of Southern Illinois

Admission nurse work to admit patients to hospice services. Take on-call to triage patient/family issues as they arrive.

• 2012-the present

Registered Nurse

Advantage Nursing Services

Work with patients in the home care setting. These include pediatric patients with a multitude of health issues. Caring for patients with tracheostomy and G-button sites. Care includes administered medications, suctioning of trach and tube feeding via g-button. All daily care for trach and g-button. As well of assessment of patient and ability to care for a patient on a ventilator at home.

• 2011-the present

Registered Nurse

Maxim Healthcare Services

Work with patients in the home care setting. These include pediatric patients with a multitude of health issues. Caring for patients with tracheostomy and G-button sites. Care includes administered medications, suctioning of trach and tube feeding via g-button. All daily care for trach and g-button. As well of assessment of patient and ability to care for a patient on a ventilator at home.

• 2007-2009

Clinical Nurse

St. Louis University

Worked with physician in outpatient oncology clinic. Triage phone calls and saw patients in clinic with specific disease process. Also, oversaw the work of medical assistants and worked with nursing students. The disease worked with included brain tumors, melanoma, renal cell cancer, liver cancer and bone marrow disease patients.

• 2002-2005

Nurse Coordinator Adult and Pediatric

Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Department of Radiation Oncology

Worked with oncology patients receiving radiation. Including pediatric patients. Also worked with gamma knife treatment and GYN implants. Also worked with breast brachytherapy catheters.

• 2000-2002

Chemotherapy Nurse Administration and Mixing

Illinois Oncology

Mixed and administered chemotherapy.

• 2000

Chemotherapy Nurse Administration and Mixing

University Hematology-Oncology

Mixed and administered chemotherapy

• 1999-2000

Staff Nurse-Biliary Team

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Assisted with ERCP on adult and pediatric patients.

• 1997-1999

Staff /OSHA & Infection Control Coordinator.

Doctors' Park Surgery

Worked in the endoscopy lab and recovery room of free standing surgery center. Also worked as OSHA/Infection Control Coordinator.

Education:

• 1995 BSN

Deaconess College of Nursing

St. Louis, Mo

• 2003 MSN (currently working on)

Goldfarb School of Nursing

License and Certification:

1995 RN State of Missouri

2000 RN State of IL

Chemotherapy Certified

CPR Certified

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