Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Amy Anderson RN, CCRN

Santa Cruz,CA

Summary

Patient-focused Registered Nurse offering a 24-year background in multidisciplinary Critical Care Nursing, driving quality improvements and coaching nursing/medical/EMT staff to reach full potential. Strong organizational, communication and mentoring abilities. Expertise and proven track record in providing quality patient care and healthcare administration. Provides excellent educational and mentoring programs while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Work History

Director of Nursing

Hill Vascular & Vein Center
2020.07 - Current
  • Monitored and evaluated over 50 annual nursing, pre-med students and medical students performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
  • Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
  • Participated in management team meetings to discuss education, workflow, and training Process
  • Participated in designing and implementation of our leadership development program for pre-med students, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility, from working our front desk to circulating in our O.R. as a scrub tech. Ultimately ending with them heading off to medical school.
  • Oversaw daily scheduling, and ensured coordination of surgery, pre-op/post-op MA and nursing care.
  • Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
  • Tracked multiple data points to develop and implement best practices to improve Patient care
  • Spearheaded and implemented new pre-op educational project to improve patient engagement and increase productivity of Doctors time with patient..
  • Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
  • Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures.

ICU/ER Registered Nurse

Watsonville Community Hospital
2021.02 - 2021.12
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions in a 6 bed ICU and 12 patient rural ER.

Infection Control Nurse

Santa Cruz Post Acute
2019.10 - 2020.06
  • Developed effective training programs to help staff understand and implement critical protections before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  • Set clear policies to improve success of infection control measures in departments.
  • Investigated outbreaks and revamped control measures to prevent future incidents.
  • Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
  • Gathered and submitted data to regulatory agencies during the first 4 months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Trauma ICU Nurse

Natividad Hospital
2018.06 - 2019.09
  • Delivered outstanding patient care in our Tier 1 Trauma critical care unit.

Neuroscience ICU Nurse

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
2017.07 - 2018.06
  • Delivered outstanding patient care in our Comprehensive Neuroscience critical care unit.

Critical Care Transport RN

Royal Ambulance
2016.01 - 2016.12
  • Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats during Critical Care transports within California. As well as responded to Scene calls for Trauma transportation.
  • Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients., while collaborating with my EMTs to deliver optimal patient outcomes.

Critical Care Nurse

Regional San Jose Hospital
2012.01 - 2015.12
  • Delivered outstanding patient care in Trauma, Neuro and Med/Surgical critical care units.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2026

Associate of Science - Nursing

Gavilan College
Gilroy, CA
05.1999

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Nursing Protocols
  • Process Improvement
  • Patient Education
  • Employee Coaching
  • Hazard Elimination
  • Time Management
  • Patient Care Assessment
  • Seasoned in Medical Clinical Procedures
  • Risk Management
  • Facility Inspections
  • Quality Assurance

Certification

  • RN - 10/2024
  • ACLS/BLS - 5/2024
  • CCRN 5/2023
  • latest CE's......
  • Bias awareness Training -7/2023 NewQuo courses
  • The impact of Tech on Nursing Practice -9/2023 NNU

Timeline

ICU/ER Registered Nurse

Watsonville Community Hospital
2021.02 - 2021.12

Director of Nursing

Hill Vascular & Vein Center
2020.07 - Current

Infection Control Nurse

Santa Cruz Post Acute
2019.10 - 2020.06

Trauma ICU Nurse

Natividad Hospital
2018.06 - 2019.09

Neuroscience ICU Nurse

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
2017.07 - 2018.06

Critical Care Transport RN

Royal Ambulance
2016.01 - 2016.12

Critical Care Nurse

Regional San Jose Hospital
2012.01 - 2015.12

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Western Governors University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Gavilan College
  • RN - 10/2024
  • ACLS/BLS - 5/2024
  • CCRN 5/2023
  • latest CE's......
  • Bias awareness Training -7/2023 NewQuo courses
  • The impact of Tech on Nursing Practice -9/2023 NNU
Amy Anderson RN, CCRN