Joleen Sanders
Aberdeen,SD
Summary
Accomplished RN with a proven track record at Sanford Health Clinic, excelling in patient care, health education, and leadership. Expert in clinical judgment and compassionate support, significantly contributing to departmental accreditations and health education programs. Skilled in EMR/EHR and renowned for enhancing patient outcomes through exceptional critical care and emergency response.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Oncology
Sanford Health Clinic
01.2019 - 09.2023
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
RN Floor Nurse
Sanford Medical Center
02.2012 - 12.2018
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Modified patient health treatment plans by observing patient conditions and responses.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Utilized Software to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
- Reported health status concerns to senior nursing staff and clinicians for review.
- Collected and documented vital signs to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Health Educator
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Promoted available resources and connected individuals with services.
- Monitored and evaluated health education programs to verify quality and efficacy.
- Participated in community outreach activities to promote health education initiatives.
- Complied with legal and ethical standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Conducted research to stay up-to-date on health trends and health-related issues.
- Gave public talks on importance of health education and specific disease prevention and treatment strategies.
- Developed and implemented health education strategies to reach target audiences.
- Developed and distributed health education materials to increase awareness and understanding.
- Maintained accurate and complete records to document program activities and outcomes.
- Built partnerships with community organizations to expand reach and impact.
- Collaborated with other health professionals to provide comprehensive health education services.
- Taught health education classes for community workers and members of public.
Education
BSN - Nursing
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SDMaster Of Science - Nurse Informatics
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Basic Life Support
- Clinical judgment
- Health Promotion
- Discharge Planning
- Community health
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Compassion and Empathy
- Wound Care
- Appointment Scheduling
- Critical Care
- Medical assessment
- Emergency Response
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation
- Nursing staff leadership
- Healthcare billing
- Coordinating referrals
- Patient consultation
- Palliative care awareness
- EMR / EHR
Certification
Chemotherapy
Legal Nurse Consultant
Timeline
RN Oncology
Sanford Health Clinic
01.2019 - 09.2023
RN Floor Nurse
Sanford Medical Center
02.2012 - 12.2018
Health Educator
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
08.2008 - 06.2011
BSN - Nursing
South Dakota State University
Master Of Science - Nurse Informatics
Aspen University
Chemotherapy
Legal Nurse Consultant
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