Sandra Cannady
Oceanside,USA
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with a robust background in patient care and leadership, notably at Hospice of the North Coast. Excelled in chronic disease management and providing emotional support, enhancing patient quality of life. Proven expertise in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and adept at fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, achieving significant patient care improvements.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hospice of the North Coast
Carlsbad, CA
11.2023 - Current
- Provide compassionate, end-of-life, professional nursing care ensuring patient comfort and quality of life
- Initiate and coordinate patient hospice care plan
- Ongoing assessments and re-evaluations of patient, family, and/or caregiver needs
- Provide continued education to patient and patients’ family, care givers, or support group
- Frequently review and update the patients’ plan of care, including pain management and symptom control
- Perform prescribed medical treatments including wound care
- Provide skilled and palliative care while coordinating services for patient needs
- Cooperatively works with interdisciplinary team including attending physicians, home health aides, and the Hospice Medical Director
- Participate in care conferences
- Supervise home health aides
- Delegate duties as Charge nurse
Registered Nurse
BioLife Plasma Services
Vista, CA
06.2023 - Current
- Perform medical history interviews, physical examinations, blood test and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis to determine donor eligibility
- Educated, counseled and coached donors on health risk, health concerns, nutrition, and exposure risk for viral markers
- Evaluated and managed donor reactions and medical emergencies within the facility under the supervision of the center physician
- Managed and initiated donor deferrals, test results, and notified donors of unsuitable results
- Conducted health assessments and medical history questionnaires for new hires
- Provided support for Hepatitis B and flu vaccination programs for employees as needed
- Maintained employee medical records and managed employee incidents
- Provided exceptional customer service to both donors and employees
Owner & Partner
FTG Trucking Inc.
Oceanside, CA
06.2018 - Current
- Serve as Co-owner and in charge of managing finances, schedule, phone, and customer questions or conflicts for a nationwide relocation services company
- Transferred written records into electronic recordkeeping, QuickBooks, which improved monthly-close rate by 2 days and decreased workload and bank reconciliation rates
- Developed the company’s policy/procedures statement plus in charge of payroll, accounts payable and receivable, business bank accounts, payment processing and income taxes
Registered Nurse
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Coordinates, applies, and evaluates effectiveness of member centered care plan for patients and their families
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families that meets patient care standards
- Collect current symptoms, as well as a detailed patient history to consult and coordinate with the Emergency Department team members, social services, case management and behavioral health, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans, including continuum of care once discharged
- Supervising students and precepting staff members as appropriate
- Manage basic life support needs, stabilize patients in trauma and control pain, based upon nursing standards and protocol and initiate corrective actions with patient status
- Interface with an interdisciplinary team including physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, assisting during exams, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments
- Accurately record and document patients’ current health status, vital signs, and care provided to reflect nursing interventions and evaluations of patient progress, utilizing Cerner
- Educate patients and family members on plan of care as well as how to manage their injury or illness
- Maintain clean, safe, and functional work environment meeting unit based safety and infection control requirements
Registered Nurse
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Coordinates, applies, and evaluates effectiveness of member centered care plan for patients and their families
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families that meets patient care standards
- Collect current symptoms, as well as a detailed patient history to consult and coordinate with the Emergency Department team members, social services, case management and behavioral health, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans, including continuum of care once discharged
- Supervising students and precepting staff members as appropriate
- Manage basic life support needs, stabilize patients in trauma and control pain, based upon nursing standards and protocol and initiate corrective actions with patient status
- Interface with an interdisciplinary team including physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, assisting during exams, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments
- Accurately record and document patients’ current health status, vital signs, and care provided to reflect nursing interventions and evaluations of patient progress, utilizing Cerner
- Educate patients and family members on plan of care as well as how to manage their injury or illness
- Maintain clean, safe, and functional work environment meeting unit based safety and infection control requirements
CNA/Care Provider
Wild Family
Vista, CA
08.2015 - 11.2015
- Served as a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant and delivered basic to moderate care for an accident-related Quadriplegic patient requiring total care
Caregiver
TRUMBLA Family
Oceanside, CA
11.2006 - 07.2009
- Delivered 24/7 care for a family member with a chronic illness that required wound care, V.A.C., medication administration and moderate-to-total ADL assistance
Education
BSN -
Western Governors University
Orange County, CA02-2019
Skills
- Nursing staff leadership
- Health screening
- Chart updating
- Medical assessment
- Follow-up calls
- Personal care needs
- Family and patient support
- Direct nursing care
- Hospice philosophy
- Maintaining privacy
- Direct patient care
- Home care
- Treatment Planning
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Case management
- Chronic disease management
Certification
- CABRN License Number: 95190906
- AHA: ACLS & BLS
- American Academy of Pediatrics: NRP
- Management of Assaultive Behavior AB-508
- NIH Stroke Scale Certified
- 12 Lead ECG Interpretation
- Basic to Intermediate EKG Interpretation
- Managing the Mechanical Ventilator Course
- Trauma Assessment and Intervention
- TNCC: Trauma Nursing Core Course Certified
- Phi Theta Kappa: Honor Society Member
Cabrnlicensenumber
95190906
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hospice of the North Coast
11.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
BioLife Plasma Services
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Tri-City Medical Center
03.2021 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Paradise Valley Hospital
09.2019 - 03.2021
Owner & Partner
FTG Trucking Inc.
06.2018 - Current
CNA/Care Provider
Wild Family
08.2015 - 11.2015
Caregiver
TRUMBLA Family
11.2006 - 07.2009
BSN -
Western Governors University
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