Allison White
Bellevue,NE
Summary
Dedicated Oncology Nurse with over 11 years of experience providing oncology care in a number of different settings. Skilled at multitasking and providing thorough, compassionate, and individualized patient care. Hardworking, reliable, and passionate oncology nurse eager to secure a position as a new Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the oncology setting.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Infusion Nurse
Nebraska Cancer Specialists
09.2022 - Current
- Manage 5-8 patients and their treatment plan each shift.
- Accurately and safely prepare and administer chemotherapy and biotherapy medication via IV, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections.
- Accurately interpret patient assessment data and laboratory values to deliver plan of care.
- Coordinate plan of care in collaboration with healthcare team to achieve desired outcomes.
- Provide patient education on treatment regimen, side effects, and symptom management.
- Performs nursing duties in efficient, organized, and safe manner. Works collaboratively with providers to deliver individualized patient care.
Infusion Nurse
Moores Cancer Center At UC San Diego Health
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Provide oncology and non-oncology related infusion treatments to 6-8 patients in this Magnet designated healthcare system each shift.
- Work with multiple oncology disease team members as needed to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
- Provide patient-centered and individualized care and education regarding treatment plan, interpretation of laboratory results, treatment side effects, and symptom management.
- Reduced complications by closely monitoring patients for adverse reactions during infusion therapy sessions.
- Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
Registered Nurse, Medical Oncology
Scripps Health System
04.2017 - 06.2022
- Provided care at a 4/5:1 nurse to patient ratio on a 45-bed inpatient medical-oncology unit.
- Delivered patient care including assessment, planning, implementing a plan of care, and evaluating patient’s progress toward expected outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with other members of patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.
- Perform duties of charge nurse which involved reviewing patient charts to determine appropriateness for the unit, assigning admissions and transfers to staff nurses and patient care techs, rounding with hospitalists, arranging discharge in collaboration with patients' healthcare team, service recovery, leading huddles at the beginning of each shift, communicating with staff of any changes throughout the day, and patient assessment for transfer off of unit.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
06.2015 - 03.2017
- Provide oncology nursing care at multiple facilities, including NYP-Cornell, MD Anderson, Research Medical Center, Stanford, and Fountain Valley, under three to six months contracts.
- Provide oncology-related treatments and infusions in accordance with the outlined plan of care.
- Assess, interpret, and manage patient response to treatment, adverse reactions, symptom burden, and laboratory results.
- Work in collaboration with other healthcare team members to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.
- Provide flexibility for staffing needs.
- Acted as EPIC electronic health record superuser to assist in the transition from paper charting.
Registered Nurse, Surgical Oncology
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
11.2012 - 06.2015
- Provide care at a 5/6:1 nurse to patient ratio on an inpatient surgical oncology floor.
- Provide appropriate care specific to each patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined.
- Demonstrated expertise in wound management techniques resulting in accelerated healing times for patients with surgical wounds and pressure sores.
- Perform initial and ongoing assessment to determine ongoing nursing care needs.
- Develop, review, revise, and individualize plans of care to address patient nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.
- Implement interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Evaluate patient care to determine response to care and interventions for optimal patient outcomes.
Education
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE05.2024
No Degree - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing And Allied Health
Omaha, NE08.2012
No Degree - Exercise Science
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Omaha, NE05.2009
Skills
- Oncology Nursing Care
- Care plan implementation
- Central Line Care
- Immunotherapy Administration
- Chemotherapeutic medication administration
- Side effect monitoring
- Test Interpretations
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Emotional Support
- Patient and family advocacy
- Electronic Medical Record charting
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Infusion Nurse
Nebraska Cancer Specialists
09.2022 - Current
Infusion Nurse
Moores Cancer Center At UC San Diego Health
11.2021 - 07.2022
Registered Nurse, Medical Oncology
Scripps Health System
04.2017 - 06.2022
Travel Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
06.2015 - 03.2017
Registered Nurse, Surgical Oncology
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
11.2012 - 06.2015
Master of Science - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Nebraska Medical Center
No Degree - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing And Allied Health
No Degree - Exercise Science
University of Nebraska At Omaha
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