KANDIS THARP
Registered Nurse
Nashville,TN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills and humor to develop professional relationships with patients and families.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Communicated and collaborated with families, doctors, and specialists to ensure top-of-the-line care for patients in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Rapid Response Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Highly skilled and knowledgeable RN
- Critical thinker with excellent communication skills
- The ability to be highly adaptable and collaborative to provide excellent patient care.
Clinical Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Provided excellent patient care to critically ill patients with many complex needs in the Surgical Intensive Care setting.
Clinical Lead Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
12.2012 - 04.2017
- Supervising effective patient care through clinical leadership
- Promotes staff growth by evaluating care and identifying individual clinical learning needs
- Assumes administrative management tasks including staff scheduling, leave of absence requests, staff evaluations and employee performance improvements.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
American Mobile Healthcare
San Diego, CA
04.1996 - 12.2006
Clinical Nurse
St Vincent Hospital
Little Rock, AR
06.1993 - 04.1996
Education
Bachelor of Science of Nursing -
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, ARSkills
- Charge RN
- Resource RN
- Rapid Response/Stroke RN
- Code Blue RN
- Clinical Judgment
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient Advocacy
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Patient/Family Education
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Tennessee, Indiana and California
- CCRN (Adult)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- NIHSS Stroke Scale
Timeline
Clinical Nurse
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2023
Rapid Response Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
07.2018 - 07.2021
Clinical Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
Clinical Lead Nurse
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
12.2012 - 04.2017
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
American Mobile Healthcare
04.1996 - 12.2006
Clinical Nurse
St Vincent Hospital
06.1993 - 04.1996
Bachelor of Science of Nursing -
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Tennessee, Indiana and California
- CCRN (Adult)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- NIHSS Stroke Scale
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