Elizabeth Sandt
Summary
To inspire and help others to achieve optimal holistic wellness.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Evolution Hyperbaric
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Responsibilities included nursing assessment, phlebotomy, IV infusions, assisting doctor in regenerative medicine protocols, safe and effective operation of hyperbaric chambers and related support systems, administering hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients as prescribed, maintaining medical records
Registered Nurse
Advanced Natural Medicine of Jupiter
08.2017 - 08.2022
- Responsibilities included recommending and compounding custom IV infusions for patients to include IV chelation, high dose vitamin C, glutathione, and phosphatidylcholine, administering IVs, monitoring patients during infusions, injections, managing IV therapy portion of the practice, ordering supplies and medications from various vendors, and liaison for patients to locate holistic healing modalities within the community.
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department, Jupiter Medical Center
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Responsibilities included providing emergency medical care to critically ill patients within the Emergency Department, ensuring the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice, performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues, managing the planning and implementation of interventions, coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities, and nursing documentation using Epic software systems.
Registered Nurse
Cardiac Cath Lab, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
12.2014 - 12.2015
- Responsibilities include circulating in procedures including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, PFO repair, valvuloplasty, insertion of temporary pacemakers, insertion of implantable recording devices, administering moderate sedation, monitoring EKG and vital signs and nursing documentation using Cerner.
Registered Nurse
Cardiac Cath Lab, JFK Medical Center
05.2013 - 11.2014
- Responsibilities included safely preparing patients for procedures such as cardiac catheterization, valve replacement and repair, cardiac ablations, and cardioversion, assisting in TEE, cardioversion, and safely recovering patients from anesthesia and procedures, including monitoring coagulation status and removing venous and arterial sheaths, and documentation of patient history and assessments.
Registered Nurse
Parallon Workforce Management, Emergency Department, JFK Medical Center
09.2012 - 04.2013
- Responsibilities include triage, providing emergency medical care to critically ill patients within the Emergency Department, ensuring the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice, performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues, managing the planning and implementation of interventions, coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities, and nursing documentation using Epic software systems.
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare, Emergency Department, Cleveland Clinic
07.2012 - 09.2012
- Responsibilities include triage, providing emergency medical care to critically ill patients within the Emergency Department, ensuring the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice, performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues, managing the planning and implementation of interventions, coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities, and nursing documentation using Epic software systems.
Registered Nurse
Wahiawa General Hospital Emergency Department
09.2011 - 06.2012
- Responsibilities include triage, providing emergency medical care to critically ill patients within the Emergency Department, ensuring the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice, performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues, managing the planning and implementation of interventions, coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities, and nursing documentation.
Registered Nurse
The Queens Medical Center Emergency Department
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Responsibilities include providing emergency medical care to critically ill patients within the Emergency Department, ensuring the provision of quality emergency medical care to patients requiring emergency treatment in accordance with physician orders, hospital policy, and standard nursing practice, performing patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, evaluating episodic and acute responses to broad classifications of physical or psychosocial issues, managing the planning and implementation of interventions, coordinating patient referrals and discharge planning activities, and nursing documentation using Epic software systems.
Registered Nurse
The Queens Medical Center Pauhi 6 Telemetry Unit
11.2009 - 06.2010
- Responsibilities included the care of up to 5 patients simultaneously on cardiac monitoring, constantly incorporating information and data to effectively care for patients and enhance recovery, ensuring patient safety, patient and family education, admitting and discharging patients, obtaining patient history, performing assessments, receiving and implementing doctors' orders, wound care, assisting patients with activities of daily living, patient and family education, blood administration, medication administration, pain control, placement and removal of nasogastric tubes, IV lines, and urinary catheters, monitoring enteral feedings, delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel, emotional support for patients and their families, communication and collaboration with physicians and all other clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital, and nursing documentation using Epic software systems.
Registered Nurse
Continuum Pediatric Nursing
12.2008 - 10.2009
- Responsibilities included home health nurse for adult and pediatric patients, nursing documentation.
Registered Nurse
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Telemetry Unit
12.2007 - 10.2009
- Responsibilities include the care of up to 5 patients simultaneously on cardiac monitoring, following clinical pathways, constantly incorporating information and data to effectively care for patients and enhance recovery, ensuring patient safety, patient and family education, admitting and discharging patients, obtaining patient history, performing assessments, receiving and implementing doctors' orders, consulting wound care nurse specialist and skin prevalence team for prevention of pressure ulcers and for proper wound care, dressings, assisting patients with activities of daily living, patient and family education, blood administration, medication administration, pain control, placement and removal of nasogastric tubes, IV lines, and urinary catheters, monitoring enteral feedings, delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel, emotional support for patients and their families, communication and collaboration with physicians and all other clinical and non-clinical areas of the hospital, resource and mentor to new staff and nursing students, Safety Coach, member of the Clinical Practice Forum committee, Diabetic Unit Educator, Member of The Going Green Team
Charge Nurse
Surgical Telemetry/Orthopedic Unit, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
04.2004 - 11.2007
- Responsibilities included charge nurse and unit staffing and the care of up to 7 surgical and surgical telemetry patients simultaneously, following clinical pathways, constantly incorporating information and data to effectively care for patients and enhance recovery, admitting and discharging patients, obtaining patient history, performing assessments, receiving and implementing doctors' orders, incision and wound care, assisting patients with activities of daily living, patient and family education, blood administration, medication administration, pain control, placement and removal of nasogastric tubes, IV lines, and urinary catheters, monitoring enteral feedings, emotional support for patients and their families, communication and collaboration with physicians and all other clinical and non-clinical staff in all areas of the hospital, education of new staff members, resource nurse, preceptor, and mentor to staff and students, ensuring adequate staffing, problem solving, leading daily safety meeting for staff, daily patient chart reviews, Safety Coach, member of the Scheduling Committee
Registered Nurse
Medical Unit, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
07.2002 - 04.2004
- Responsibilities included the care of up to 6 patients simultaneously, following clinical pathways, constantly incorporating information and data to effectively care for patients and enhance recovery, admitting and discharging patients, obtaining patient history, performing assessments, receiving and implementing doctors' orders, incision and wound care, assisting patients with activities of daily living, patient and family education, blood administration, medication administration, pain control, placement and removal of nasogastric tubes, IV lines, negative pressure wound care devices, and urinary catheters, monitoring enteral feedings, emotional support for patients and their families, communication and collaboration with physicians and all other clinical and non-clinical staff in all areas of the hospital, and nursing documentation
Medical Assistant
Haymarket Medical Center
10.2000 - 06.2002
- Responsibilities included obtaining patient history, chief complaint, vital signs, injections, performing EKGs, performing x-rays, venipuncture, performing lab tests such as urinalysis, glucose monitoring, rapid strep identification, stool occult blood, and blood chemistries, referrals to specialists, patient education, and documentation
Phlebotomist/Laboratory Technician Assistant/Medical Assistant
Bull Run Family Practice
03.1998 - 10.2000
- Responsibilities included venipuncture, collection of specimens for testing including blood, throat and nasal swabs, chain of custody drug screening, client education, processing test results, performing point of care laboratory tests, assisting in nursing department, pre-employment physical manager
Medical Records Coordinator/Phone Operator/Phlebotomist
Physicians for Women
05.1997 - 03.1998
- Responsibilities included organization of medical records for a four-doctor OB/GYN practice, venipuncture, collection and organization of patient education materials, answering multi line phone system and triaging phone calls to appropriate personnel, communicating with patients, nursing staff and physicians
Education
Hawaiian Islands Trauma Symposium, Honolulu Hawaii -
01.2011
Trauma 411 Conference Honolulu, Hawaii -
01.2011
Critical Care Fellowship, Inova Health System -
01.2007
Associate Degree in Applied Science in Nursing, Northern Virginia Community College -
01.2002
Phlebotomy Technician Certification, Career Studies Certificate, Northern Virginia Community College -
01.1999
Skills
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient Assessments
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Staff Supervision
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Patient Discharging
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Patient Care
- Patient Monitoring
- Direct Patient Care
- Seizure Management
- Medical Screening
- EMR Systems
- Hearing Screenings
- Disease Management Programs
- Home Visits
- Trauma Recovery
- Anesthetic Administration
- Body Mechanics Knowledge
- Team Coordination
- Health and Wellness Expertise
- Call Triaging
- Performing EKGs
- Ear, Nose and Throat Care
- Oxygen Saturation Standards
- Feeding Pumps Understanding
- Disease Specialization
- Diagnostic Tools Knowledge
- ICD-9 Forms
- BAC Screening
- Patient Counseling
- Addiction Counseling
- Family Education
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Medication Administration
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Personal Care Needs
- Life-Sustaining Machines
- or and ER Experience
- Removing Sutures
- Diabetes and Nutrition Education
- Medication Distribution
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient Care Planning
- Medical Records Management
- Intakes and Discharges
- Patient Education
- Vision Screening
- Managing Deadlines
- Follow-Up Calls
- Chest Pain Management
- Insulin Medication Assistance
- Setting Up Referrals
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Medical Laboratory Procedures
- Care Plan Development
- Medical Consultation
- Physical Assessment
- Wound Care
- Emergency Procedures
- Intravenous Therapy
- ELNEC Training (End-of-Life-Care)
- Microsoft Office
- Medical Evaluations
- Well Visit Procedures
- Emotional Intelligence
- Pain Management
- Medical Supply Management
- Evaluation
Licensure Certifications
- 10/18, Basic Life Support Recertification
- 07/16, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Recertification
- 02/14, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification
- 05/16, Licensure in Florida as a Registered Nurse
- 04/11, TNCC Trauma Nurse Core Course Certification
- 06/11, Licensure Renewal in Hawaii as a Registered Nurse
- 08/02, Licensure in Virginia as a registered Nurse
References
References are available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Evolution Hyperbaric
09.2022 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse
Advanced Natural Medicine of Jupiter
08.2017 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department, Jupiter Medical Center
08.2016 - 08.2017
Registered Nurse
Cardiac Cath Lab, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
12.2014 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse
Cardiac Cath Lab, JFK Medical Center
05.2013 - 11.2014
Registered Nurse
Parallon Workforce Management, Emergency Department, JFK Medical Center
09.2012 - 04.2013
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Healthcare, Emergency Department, Cleveland Clinic
07.2012 - 09.2012
Registered Nurse
Wahiawa General Hospital Emergency Department
09.2011 - 06.2012
Registered Nurse
The Queens Medical Center Emergency Department
06.2010 - 09.2011
Registered Nurse
The Queens Medical Center Pauhi 6 Telemetry Unit
11.2009 - 06.2010
Registered Nurse
Continuum Pediatric Nursing
12.2008 - 10.2009
Registered Nurse
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Telemetry Unit
12.2007 - 10.2009
Charge Nurse
Surgical Telemetry/Orthopedic Unit, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
04.2004 - 11.2007
Registered Nurse
Medical Unit, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
07.2002 - 04.2004
Medical Assistant
Haymarket Medical Center
10.2000 - 06.2002
Phlebotomist/Laboratory Technician Assistant/Medical Assistant
Bull Run Family Practice
03.1998 - 10.2000
Medical Records Coordinator/Phone Operator/Phlebotomist
Physicians for Women
05.1997 - 03.1998
Hawaiian Islands Trauma Symposium, Honolulu Hawaii -
Trauma 411 Conference Honolulu, Hawaii -
Critical Care Fellowship, Inova Health System -
Associate Degree in Applied Science in Nursing, Northern Virginia Community College -
Phlebotomy Technician Certification, Career Studies Certificate, Northern Virginia Community College -
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