Brenda B. Boone
HAMILTON,OH
Summary
Registered Nurse with strong background in patient care and team building. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality, holistic nursing care. Experienced with patient and family assessment and education, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infusion Nurse
Kettering Cancer Care
05.2018 - Current
- Provide care and education to patients in infusion center, including administering medications and blood product transfusions. Access ports, establish IV access and monitor patients. Communicate with physicians and other staff to coordinate efficient patient care.
RN Manager Outpatient Oncology
Kettering Health Network/Kettering Cancer Care
01.2021 - 06.2025
- Manage staff and physicians in Medical and Radiation Oncology, including monitoring workflow and implementing and evaluating improvement processes to ensure excellent patient care.
- Communicate outcomes to director level.
- Act as liaison between registration, lab, clinic, infusion and pharmacy to improve communication processes.
- Intake orders from non-network providers. Communicate with providers to clarify orders or convey patient information.
- Plan and complete monthly and daily staffing schedules and coordinate staff meetings.
- Complete staffing grids and monitor expenses to stay within monthly budgets.
- Cover as needed for RNs in infusion and clinical areas
Treatment Nurse
Oncology Hematology Care
Hamilton, OH
08.2005 - 05.2018
- Provided chemotherapy and biotherapy treatments, supportive care and line care in an outpatient setting via peripheral IV, PICC line, central line or port access.
- Prepared and mixed chemotherapy and biotherapy medications following appropriate pharmaceutical and safety procedures.
- Evaluated patients’ needs on an ongoing basis, following up with pharmacies, physicians’ offices, labs and facilitating insurance approvals.
- Completed appropriate documentation using electronic medical records and reviewed patient records for accuracy, ensuring compliance from all staff.
- Performed chart audits and data entry.
Apheresis RN
Community Blood Center
Dayton, OH
03.1999 - 08.2005
- Charge nurse during blood drives and in blood center, directed staff in daily tasks and acted as resource for staff.
- Independently performed therapeutic apheresis procedures for patients in various hospitals and outpatient clinics in Ohio & Indiana, coordinating procedures and patient care with hospital staff.
- Worked with area hospitals to organize and implement HLA matched platelet orders for patients and apheresis procedure scheduling.
- Acted as team leader to ensure procedures were being followed properly by staff and determined donor eligibility in accordance with FDA standards.
- Education Specialist Supervisor: Provided employee training and continuing education for nursing department, assessing educational needs for the nursing department and developing training and continuing education plans.
- Analyzed, developed, and updated standard operating procedures for the nursing department.
- Education Specialist Supervisor (Oct 1999-Feb 2000)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Miami University
Oxford, OHSkills
- Chemotherapeutic drug administration
- Central line management
- Support and education
- Compassionate care
- Patient assessments
- Venipuncture expertise
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Leadership skills
Certification
- American Heart Association CPR Certification
- Ohio Board of Nursing Registered Nurse Licensure # RN279038 (multi-state license)
- Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate - Board Certified (HNB-BC)
Timeline
RN Manager Outpatient Oncology
Kettering Health Network/Kettering Cancer Care
01.2021 - 06.2025
Infusion Nurse
Kettering Cancer Care
05.2018 - Current
Treatment Nurse
Oncology Hematology Care
08.2005 - 05.2018
Apheresis RN
Community Blood Center
03.1999 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Miami University