Rebecca Chandler
Port Orchard,WA
Summary
Public health nurse with proven experience and readiness for impactful roles. Strong focus on achieving results through effective collaboration and adaptability. Skilled in patient care, health education, and community outreach. Known for reliability and flexibility in meeting changing needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Public Health Nurse
Kitsap Public Health District
Bremerton, WA
01.2024 - Current
- Provide professional nursing care to various targeted populations including patients with active Tuberculosis, using assessment, referral, and teaching skills. Duties involve extensive interaction with socio-economic and culturally diverse populations of clients, community-based agencies, medical personnel, and District staff to provide nursing services to clients. Works as part of the communicable disease and immunizations team. Use assessment skills to review electronic medical records and perform interviews on patients with reportable communicable diseases, including vaccine preventable diseases. Work to control and prevent further spread of reportable diseases. Provide vaccine clinics at KPHD or throughout the community to targeted populations. Collaborate with local school districts to increase vaccine compliance rates, transition to the Washington online vaccine database, and offer vaccine clinics as resources for students and families.
Health Services School Nurse, Lead Nurse
South Kitsap School District
Port Orchard, WA
01.2017 - 01.2024
- Managed and directed care for 1500 general and special education students in the public-school setting. Expertly employed a broad range of skills to provide case management, timely referrals and appropriate care to children managing chronic health conditions and acute health care needs. Responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements while also improving student safety. Expertly assessed needs and administered life-saving medications to students with life-threatening health conditions. Lead Nurse for Health Services team of 20 staff. Responsible for staffing assignments, provided leadership and assistance in the development, implementation and coordination of the local school health policies, procedures, and programs. Coordinated and conducted school nurse meetings and professional development. Coordinated orientation and training of health services staff. Coordinated mass hearing and vision screening program for school district.
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Provided expert nursing care in a surgical acute unit in a 700-bed trauma center. Responsible for the organization and delivery of patient care. Skills included patient assessments and monitoring, implementing plan of care, medication administration, collaboration, communication with providers and ancillary staff, and patient teaching. Proficient in starting IV lines, quality nursing standards and health care informatics such as electronic medical records.
Medical-Surgical Nurse, Team Lead and Student Nurse Aide/Intern
Kaweah Delta District Hospital
Visalia, CA
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Began on medical-surgical, orthopedic unit as a Student Nurse Aide and then Intern during nursing school by providing skillful patient care to a diverse patient population ranging from adult orthopedic patient population to elderly patients and those with multiple co-morbidities. Upon graduation was hired as a registered nurse and after 18 months became a Team Lead. Responsible for providing expert and prompt care to acute patients in the dynamic, fast paced 30 bed unit. Effectively used time management skills to care for 5 patients per shift, ensuring patient orders were carried out safely and providing medical treatments and interventions efficiently and effectively. Communicated with multi-disciplinary staff regarding patient conditions and plan of care and used precise assessment skills to make treatment recommendations. Effectively used leadership skills to make appropriate nursing assignments, assign incoming admissions to appropriate beds and provide support to staff when needed.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10-2021
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA01-2011
Associates Degree - Nursing
College of Sequoias
Visalia, CA01-2005
Skills
- Case management
- Relationship building
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Community outreach
- Team oversight
- Resource management
- Immunization coordination
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Multitasking
- Compassionate and caring
- Reliability
- Critical thinking
Affiliations
- School Nurses of Washington
- National Association of School Nurses
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Certification
- Washington State Department of Health Nursing License, Current (RN60140015)
- National Board Certification School Nursing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support, current
- Stop the Bleed Registered Instructor
Summary of Qualifications
- Highly motivated independent learner
- Dedicated to professional quality and flexibility
- Intuitive and insightful when in leadership positions
- Broad experience with health care delivery in clinical and school settings
- Skilled collaborator, using communication skills to build relationships in a multidisciplinary team
Timeline
Public Health Nurse
Kitsap Public Health District
01.2024 - Current
Health Services School Nurse, Lead Nurse
South Kitsap School District
01.2017 - 01.2024
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Scripps Mercy Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2010
Medical-Surgical Nurse, Team Lead and Student Nurse Aide/Intern
Kaweah Delta District Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2009
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Olympic College
Master of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associates Degree - Nursing
College of Sequoias