Amber Evans-Sweeney, BSN, RN

Compassionate, driven, and patient-focused registered nurse with 10 years of professional nursing experience in inpatient and outpatient women's health, obstetrics, newborn nursing, pediatrics, and adolescent medicine seeking to obtain the role of Registered Nurse- Connect Nurse, Centralized In-Basket Support with St. Luke's.

St. Luke's Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine

Registered Nurse

January 2023- Present 

• Identifying patient needs/patient acuity through triage and determining priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Initiating assessment in clinic based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Executing preventative interventions, assisting with treatment of illnesses, and assisting with procedures to include vaccination, medication administration, and assisting with placement of intrauterine devices and Nexplanons.
• In-basket management of all adolescent and young adult patients, ages 12-25, through symptom based telephone triage, placement of medication refills, processing prior authorizations, appointment scheduling, and referrals to other sub specialties with provider authorization.
• Documenting of care given based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
• Assisting with the management, care coordination, and treatment of adolescent patient's with diagnosed eating disorders, chronic health conditions, and mental health diagnosis.
• Providing nursing support to other pediatrics specialties to include: pediatric infectious disease, integrative medicine, and pediatric rheumatology among others.

St. Luke's Children's Treasure Valley Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Registered Nurse, Float

September 2020-January 2023

• Identifying patient needs/patient acuity through triage and determining priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Initiating assessment in clinic based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Executing preventative interventions and assisting with treatment of illness to include vaccination and medication administration to pediatric patients.
• In-basket management of pediatric patients (birth to 19 years of age) through symptom based telephone triage, placement of medication refills, prior authorizations, appointment scheduling, and referrals to sub specialties with provider authorization.
• Documenting care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
• Assisting with the management, care coordination, and treatment of adolescent patient's with diagnosed eating disorders.

Kaiser Permanente, Remote OB/Gyn Advice 

Registered Nurse

May 2017-September 2020

• Performing remote phone triage of diverse obstetrical and gynecological patient populations using analytical reasoning/reflection, critical thinking, clinical judgment, rational problem solving skills, and the nursing process to advocate for patients, coordinate care, and advise/educate using approved protocols and standing orders while working in collaboration with OB/Gyn providers to facilitate care and meet the needs of an average of 100 patients per day.
• Displaying technological literacy in using telecommunications and computerized information systems (EPIC) to obtain and use data in a telehealth setting.
• Filling in as OB/Gyn Advice Team Lead, coordinating/managing staff and delegating duties. Training new nursing staff with prior labor and delivery background on performing triage, using protocols, coordinating care, and managing emergent patient situations.
• Specific OB/Gyn issues encountered/managed include: new OB intake, prenatal education, pregnancy, birth control counseling, irregular/heavy vaginal bleeding, bleeding in pregnancy, miscarriage, post SAB/TAB management, STI's, pelvic pain, vaginitis, PAP/abnormal paps, breast problems, breastfeeding issues, post operative problems, postpartum problems, discussion of lab/ultrasound/genetics results, and prolapse among others.

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Wilcox Women's Pavilion, Portland, Oregon

Registered Nurse

February 2015-May 2017

• Providing post-partum care and patient education to mother/families: assessing lochia, lacerations/episiotomy and fundus, providing instruction in child care, breast feedings and self-care to mother, monitoring vital signs per policy, communicating problematic signs/symptoms to clinicians.
• Performing care of infant: assessing infants and vital signs, assisting with circumcision, coordinating stabilization and transfer of unstable infants, performing and/or assist with all feedings (breast feeding, nipple feeding), performing cord care, performing blood glucose monitoring. Assessment of gestational age, bathing, and conducting newborn screenings. Administration of medications, solutions and treatments per physician's order: Displaying knowledge of administration and effects of medications used and operating IV pumps correctly. Initiating and maintaining IV and oxygen therapy under the direction of a physician.
• Caring for post-surgical GYN patients and monitoring and assessing them per post-anesthesia protocol. Performing discharge teaching for all patients.
• Knowledge and application of specialized resuscitation protocol for infants: NRP, CPR technique, drug dosages, fluid requirements, thermoregulation, stabilization and transport.

St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute, Meridian, Idaho

Health Care Records Specialist
June 2008-January 2009

• Patient and physician document preparation, data entry, answering incoming phone calls, and processing and maintaining patient medical records and all its components to ensure an accurate and timely record of the patients medical history was documented in a confidential manner.

Idaho State Registered Nurse License, 2020

License Number: RN 63972 (valid through 08/2025)

Oregon State Registered Nurse License, 2014
License Number: 201400704RN (valid through 02/2026)

American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers
(valid through 1/2026)

Electronic Health Records: EPIC

Certified Preceptor - St. Luke's

• St. Luke's Certified Preceptor, 2023
• Versant Nursing Residency Program Graduate , Spring 2015
• University of the Incarnate Word Dean's List ,Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Inductee ,April 2013
  

• National Student Nurse Association,August 2011-December 2013
• Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions Student Government Association Representative,Spring 2013
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Delta Alpha-At-Large Chapter, April 2013-present