Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Timeline
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Kandi Bloss

Kandi Bloss

Registered Nurse
Kapaa,HI

Summary

Driven, hardworking and veteran labor and delivery Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise and emergency response experience. Caring Lactation Consultant seeking to bring advanced knowledge and passion to a new team. Experienced in developing and implementing over 100 individual breastfeeding plans for new mothers. Adept at conducting classes and creating breastfeeding educational resources for patients and the general community. Highly skilled healthcare professional with focus on maternal and infant health. Proven ability to support and educate new mothers, ensuring positive breastfeeding experiences. Strong emphasis on collaborative teamwork and adaptive problem-solving to meet evolving patient needs. Adept in counseling, patient education, and lactation management. Reliable, results-driven, and ready to make significant impact. Dependable expert with proven ability to design health education campaigns and programs to raise awareness of health issues. Experienced in assessing need for health education and developing strategies to promote health and wellness. Skilled in teaching, mentoring and developing relationships with individuals to support health initiatives.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Maternity Education Coordinator

Hawaii Health Systems-Kauai Region
05.2022 - Current
  • Coordinated educational programs, ensuring alignment with curriculum standards and institutional goals.
  • Developed training materials for educators, enhancing instructional strategies and student engagement techniques.
  • Facilitated workshops and seminars to promote professional development among teaching staff.
  • Implemented assessment tools to evaluate program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement initiatives.

Certified Lactation Consultant

Wilcox Medical Center
Lihue, Hawaii
10.2014 - Current
  • Performed daily hospital rounds for all healthcare system maternity wards and facilities
  • Assessed needs of new mothers and advised mothers about child care topics, including breastfeeding, safe sleep and newborn care topics
  • Developed and implemented over 100 individual breastfeeding plans in 5 years
  • Created online collection of breastfeeding educational resources for patients and community
  • Demonstrated how to express milk and store it in bottles for later feeds
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
  • Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems

Registered Nurse

Wilcox Medical Center
Lihue, HI
10.2003 - 10.2014
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs
  • Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
  • Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as cesarean birth
  • Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
2020

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
1993

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing
01.2021 - 12.2022

Skills

  • Certified Lactation Consultant
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program
  • Stable Program
  • Childbirth educator
  • Evidence-based learning
  • Healthcare policy expertise
  • Lactation plans for over 100 woman

Accomplishments

  • NRP- Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor since 2008
  • Stable Program instructor since 2018
  • Started a Breastfeeding support group for the community of Kauai that meets twice a month
  • Wrote the breastfeeding policy for our hospital

Additional Information

My expertise in Woman and Infant health will be a valuable asset to your company. Caring for woman during this time of their life is my passion.

Timeline

Maternity Education Coordinator

Hawaii Health Systems-Kauai Region
05.2022 - Current

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing
01.2021 - 12.2022

Certified Lactation Consultant

Wilcox Medical Center
10.2014 - Current

Registered Nurse

Wilcox Medical Center
10.2003 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Community College of Denver