Andrew Elkins
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Experienced Nurse Leader, focused in working in a collaborative nature to create a highly successful team.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
In-Center Nurse Manager, Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
11.2023 - Current
- Provides oversight of clinical teammates
- Enhances overall performance and clinical outcomes for the team
- Develop and propose solutions to atypical problems based on experience and analysis
- Guides, coaches and trains teammates
- Verifies implementation and compliance with DaVita healthcare policies and procedures, and all safety regulatory requirements
- Facility Infection Manager, Facility Vascular Access Manager, Facility Anemia Manager
- Provides direct patient care
Acute Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Oversee clinical practices in 9 hospitals
- Conduct audits of our storage rooms, nurse flowsheets and hand hygiene audits
- Provide training to both DaVita nurses as well as hospital nurses
- Work closely with the leadership team to ensure our program is operating well and we are meeting the obligations defined by our contract with the hospitals
- Continue to provide patient care in hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, continue renal replacement therapy, and plasmapheresis
Dialysis Charge Nurse
DaVita
05.2020 - 11.2021
- Manage hospital dialysis census and DaVita dialysis nurses
- Work closely with hospital nephrologists to ensure dialysis patients are provided prescribed treatments
- Provide dialysis care for patients within the hospital setting
- Provide quality direct patient care and renal replacement therapies independently
Acute Registered Nurse
DaVita
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Provide dialysis care for patients within the hospital setting
- Provide quality direct patient care and renal replacement therapies independently
- Interacts and communicates with hospital partners
- Documents patients’ physical assessment, vital signs, patients’ treatment reviews and observations in patient medical records
Hemodialysis Nurse
DaVita
04.2015 - 09.2019
- Hemodynamic monitoring, Patient education, Autonomous thinking/decision making in alignment with MD protocols
- Independent patient assessment
- Direct communication with attending Physicians
- Evaluate to escalation of care for decompensating patients or complications during hemodialysis
- Management of central venous large bore dialysis catheters
- Access AV fistula/graft
- Infection control
- Evaluation of laboratory values
- Facility anemia manager
Clinic Coordinator
DaVita
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Ensure optimal clinical outcomes, regulatory compliance and operating efficiency for Chronic Dialysis Care
- Direct the work of other staff, supervise direct patient care administered by RN, LPN/LVN and Patient Care Techs
- Provide direct patient care
- Manage teammate and patient scheduling, Facility Infection Manager, Facility Vascular Access Manager, Facility Anemia Manager
Trip Leader, Trainer, Raft Guide
Environmental Traveling Companions
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Lead rafting trips for non-profit organization taking persons with disabilities into the wilderness
- Apply leadership talents toward training new guides, coordinating volunteers, and managing support staff
- Office operations, marketing, volunteer communications, and event organization
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
Capella University
03-2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV08-2013
Associate of Applied Science -
Community College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV01-2004
Skills
- Master of Public Health; Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Shining Star Award 2024 and 2016, Team award 2024; Integrity Award 2017
- Excellence in Leadership, patient advocacy, health education, and cultural diversity
- Diligently adhere to strict requirements for quality assurance and ethical standards
- Engage in multi-disciplinary health care and collaborative care
Timeline
In-Center Nurse Manager, Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
11.2023 - Current
Acute Clinical Coordinator
DaVita
11.2021 - 11.2023
Dialysis Charge Nurse
DaVita
05.2020 - 11.2021
Acute Registered Nurse
DaVita
09.2019 - 05.2020
Clinic Coordinator
DaVita
11.2016 - 07.2017
Hemodialysis Nurse
DaVita
04.2015 - 09.2019
Trip Leader, Trainer, Raft Guide
Environmental Traveling Companions
01.2008 - 01.2014
Master of Science - Public Health
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Associate of Applied Science -
Community College of Southern Nevada