Sandra Ratliff

Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.

• 09/2023, Present, Michigan Medicine, Case Manager, Provided medical care and emotional support and advocated for patients and families. Communicated and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams including medical staff, pharmacy, and caregivers. Cultivated relationships with internal and external customers. Referred patients to outside sources to ensure the continuation of necessary care after discharge. Supported patient transitions to ensure services were correct and high-quality.
• 12/2022, 09/2023, Michigan Medicine, Registered Nurse (5B Medical/Surgical Unit), 5B1 is a 32-bed medical/surgical unit that primarily includes patients admitted to the services of Gastroenterology/Liver, Medicine Faculty Hospitalist, Renal and transplant, bariatric, colorectal, urology, orthopedic. Our interdisciplinary team provides care to patients and families across the adult lifespan who are experiencing acute and chronic episodes of their illness.
• 05/2020, 12/2022, Madonna University, ABSN Program Director and Assistant Professor, Ensures the management and quality of the Accelerated BSN Nursing Program, which includes curriculum development, hiring of faculty and evaluations, recruitment, and retention of BSN students, and participates in and supports the accreditation process. Pediatric Course Facilitator provides instructions and guidance to undergraduate students in their pediatric didactic course/clinical/simulation and Co-Teach Med/Surg II, Leadership, Health Assessment, Transition, Evidence-based Practice, and Immersion Clinical Instructor.
• 08/2013, Present, Washtenaw Community College, Part-Time Clinical, Lab, and Didactic Faculty, Provide instruction and evaluation for undergraduate nursing students during their pediatric or Med/Surg clinical at DMC Children’s Hospital and Providence Park. Teach pharmacology students (online and on ground), LPN-RN courses, and Med/Surg courses. Assist students with their skills during lab and simulation.
• 09/2017, 2020, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Full-time Clinical Instructor, Provide clinical instructions to undergraduate BSN students during pediatric simulations and clinical rotations in a pediatric acute care unit, 12 West Mott Children’s Hospital. Provide supervision and evaluative feedback on student performance in the clinical setting and during simulation in the CLC. Collaborate with the 12 West educational nurse coordinator and clinical nurse specialist in clinical research and scholarly work. I am also a member of the curriculum development committee.
• 2013, 2017, UMSN, LEO Adjunct Lecturer, Provide supervision, instruction, and evaluation for nursing students in their pediatric clinical at 12 West Mott Children’s Hospital.
• 12/2013, 08/2017, Ambulatory Care Nursing Resource Pool, Educational Nurse Coordinator, Developed and maintained Ambulatory Care Nursing Resource Pool’s orientation process. Perform need assessments. Develop, coordinate, execute, evaluate, and update nursing orientation for 80+ ACNRP staff. Develop and edit online learning modules for RN, LPN, and MA competencies. Acted as a liaison between 120 clinics and ACNRP regarding staffing requirements and orientation placement. Identify ongoing educational requirements and facilitate continuing education as appropriate. Assist in the design and implementation of staff developmental plans concerning education and required hospital, state, and federal certifications. Serve as a nursing role model through the provision of direct patient care by staffing in the pediatric specialty clinics and cancer and non-cancer infusion areas administering therapies such as; chemotherapy, biological therapy, and blood products.
• 2007, 2013, Pediatric Urology Clinic, Clinical Care Coordinator, Collaborate with healthcare team members in coordinating overall patient care, including referrals to various pediatric specialties. Obtain history, perform a physical exam, and review reports/studies for collaboration with a physician to identify treatment plans for clinic patients. Provide consultation and recommendations for patients as they cross various outside medical facilities, including coordination and assessment of transfers/admissions. Triage telephone calls from new, current, and during “red calls” for patients ranging from postoperative complications, established patient referrals, and calls from other providers. Provide education to nursing staff in other units about our urology population diagnosis.
• 2006, 2007, CSR Pediatric Ambulatory Care Specialty Clinics, Clinical Nurse-Level C, Provided care to the pediatric population for the Taubman Infusion Center, Cancer Center, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, and Cardiology. Provided moderate sedation, telephone triage, assisted in medical procedures, and administered medications which included chemotherapy and biological IV medications.
• 2005, 2006, HomeMed Administration, Clinical Nurse II, Provided nursing care, assessment, evaluation, training, and monitoring, to pediatric and adult patients requiring home infusion therapy, before hospital discharge and in outpatient clinic settings. Provided nursing advice and consultation to nursing and other health team staff along the continuum of care.
• 2000, 2005, 6 Mott, Clinical Nurse I & II, Lead Preceptor. Charge nurse role responsibilities. Member of our unit Operational Coordinating Council. Provided safe and effective nursing to various patient populations on a pediatric medical/surgical acute care floor.
• 2001, 2007, Health Call and Michigan Visiting Nurse, Skilled Home Care Provider, Provided and managed skilled home care to complicated adult and pediatric patients who were vent-dependent quadriplegics, burn victims, and patients with traumatic brain injury.

• Ambulatory Care Nurse
• Chemotherapy

Michigan Nursing License 4704226547

• 2013, AAACN
• 2013, Sigma Theta Tau International
• 2016, ANPD
• 2016, ANA