Sandra Butler RN, CPAN, CNOR
Bonney Lake,WA
Summary
Dedicated nurse for over 40 years holding a variety of professional positions. Experience ranges from private duty to acute patient care, to nurse manager, to educator and mentor.
I embrace the challenges of change and have diligently worked to expand my own education and encourage others to do so as well. My current certifications include CPAN, CNOR, ACLS, PALS, and BLS.
Overview
48
48
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OR/PACU RN & Unit Based Educator
St Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw
05.2010 - Current
- OR/PACU RN providing direct patient care, with a rotational call system for weekends, holidays and once or twice a week after hours.
- Providing and presenting education for the perioperative department to include mock codes, MTP drills, lipid rescue training, and difficult airway management training.
- Partnering with regional education providers to plan and present Focused Annual Interdepartmental Regulatory Education-FAIRE, annual competencies, and skills practice sessions for all hospital departments.
- Co-Chair of St Elizabeth's Code Committee
- Language& Interpretive Services Assistant
- Shared Governance Committee
- Onboarding of new employees
- Documentation and data gathering for regulatory and departmental audits .
Nurse Manager
Surgery Center of Enumclaw, Enumclaw
07.2002 - 05.2010
- I was approached and persuaded, by several physicians from Enumclaw Regional Hospital, to manage a community surgery center that had opened.
- During this time I was responsible for making pre-op and post-op calls and patient scheduling. Additionally I was responsible for supply management; ordering, communicating with vendors and company representatives, to assure that we had the equipment and/or supplies needed.
- My nursing duties included admitted patients. starting IV's, OR circulating in the room, assisting with the sterilization and cleaning of the instruments, laundry of the linens and patient gowns, and recovering and discharging patients.
- We worked long days, but no call on weekends or holidays was a balancing positive. In the end, the physicians sold the center to Franciscan Health Systems.
RN
St Joseph's Hospital, Tacoma
05.2000 - 07.2002
- Initially part time per diem at St Joseph's Hospital in the Main High Acuity Phase 1 PACU. Transitioned to fulltime position for better wages, better hours and less need for as much call on evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Duties included caring for ICU vented patients, SWANs, and arterial lines.
- Member of the PACU Code and Trauma team.
RN
Enumclaw Regional Community Hospital, Enumclaw
05.1991 - 04.2001
- Initially per diem on the Med/Surg Unit then offered a fulltime position in PACU by Peggy Jennings, Periop Manager.
- Professional duties included partnering with anesthesia providers and surgeons in the care and delivery of all the post operative patients in PACU, and float assist in ED, GI, ICU and Med/Surg.
- Non nursing responsibilities included, scheduling OR cases, basic phone skills, point of use instrument care and preparation for sterilization.
RN
Group Health, Seattle and Tacoma
02.1990 - 06.1991
- Transition from student nurse on the Oncology Unit to Group Health in Tacoma.
- Evening Charge RN, on an acute 36 bed PCU Med/Surg ward.
- Responsibilities included direct patient care, patient care assignments, providing breaks and lunches to fellow nurses, handling patient and families complaints, and working closely with a variety of physicians to assure care plans were adopted.
- Code Team member and trainer.
- Unfortunately, Group Health closed the floor at Tacoma General prompting a transition to ER/Urgent care, doing triage and consulting for Group Health.
LPN
CHEC Medical Centers, Seattle
06.1984 - 07.1989
- RN for ER/ Urgent care clinic.
- Duties included triage all the patients, assisted the physicians with patient assessments, radiologic exams, drawing labs, performing 12 lead EKGs, assist with the casting or wound dressings, and administering medications.
- Non nursing duties included answering phones, ordering supplies and billing.
Office LPN
Lester Mittlestadt, MD (Allergy & Immunology), Seattle
09.1980 - 06.1984
- RN for physician's private practice allergy and immunology office.
- Duties included patient escort, vital signs, patient history collection, drawing labs, performing 12L EKG's if needed, answering the phones, scheduling appointments, and helping with the billing.
Private Duty LPN
Karl May, MD (Thoracic Surgeon), Seattle
08.1979 - 09.1980
- I was hired after Dr. Karl May met me while caring for his daughter on the neuro/spinal rehab floor. I was asked to be their private home care nurse and to continue caring for his quadraplegic daughter in his own home. I was responsible for managing all her daily care.
LPN
Providence Hospital, Seattle
06.1977 - 08.1979
- LPN providing direct patient care on a post surgical floor and neuro/spinal rehab unit. Providing vital signs, care plans, medication administration, dressing changes and all additional patient care.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Highline Community College
06.1990
Practical Nursing -
Seattle Central Community College
06.1977
High School Diploma and CNA degree -
Issaquah High School
05.1976
Skills
- Analytic Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Logic
- Critical Thinking
- Organization
- Teaching
- Coaching
- Mentoring
Certification
- Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse, ASPAN April 2022 – April 2028
- Certified Perioperative Nurse CNOR, March 2021 – December 2026
Timeline
OR/PACU RN & Unit Based Educator
St Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw
05.2010 - Current
Nurse Manager
Surgery Center of Enumclaw, Enumclaw
07.2002 - 05.2010
RN
St Joseph's Hospital, Tacoma
05.2000 - 07.2002
RN
Enumclaw Regional Community Hospital, Enumclaw
05.1991 - 04.2001
RN
Group Health, Seattle and Tacoma
02.1990 - 06.1991
LPN
CHEC Medical Centers, Seattle
06.1984 - 07.1989
Office LPN
Lester Mittlestadt, MD (Allergy & Immunology), Seattle
09.1980 - 06.1984
Private Duty LPN
Karl May, MD (Thoracic Surgeon), Seattle
08.1979 - 09.1980
LPN
Providence Hospital, Seattle
06.1977 - 08.1979
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Highline Community College
Practical Nursing -
Seattle Central Community College
High School Diploma and CNA degree -
Issaquah High School
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