SANDRA TOYAMA
Mililani,USA
Summary
With a robust background at Siemsen Home Program Liberty Dialysis/Fresenius Medical Care, I excel in patient care and education, notably in peritoneal and home hemodialysis. My expertise includes lab result interpretation and electronic charting, complemented by a strong capacity for compassion and clinical judgment. Achievements include significantly improving patient outcomes and satisfaction through innovative care strategies.
Peritoneal dialysis nurse with strong commitment to patient care and clinical excellence. Skilled in administering dialysis treatments, monitoring patient progress, and educating patients on home care protocols. Collaborative team player, adaptable to changing healthcare environments, with focus on achieving optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for reliability, strong communication skills, and effective problem-solving abilities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RN/ HOME HEMODIALYSIS RN
Siemsen Home Program Liberty Dialysis-Fresenius Medical Care
08.2018 - Current
- Home therapies RN: draw monthly labs for patients, follows up results and refer abnormal lab values to MD, assess patients during clinic visits, trains and educate newly admit patients and their families for PD or HHD modality, manage patient complications such as infection, performs access site care, gives medications per MD order or per protocol, knowledgeable with electronic charting, helps the clinic with Anemia labs management
- Mentored new nurses in best practices for peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis procedures and safety measures.
- Administered hemodialysis treatments to patients, ensuring safety and comfort throughout procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care and treatment planning.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of treatment plans regularly, making data-driven adjustments to optimize patient outcomes in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
In Center Registered Nurse
Kaimuki Liberty Dialysis-Fresenius Medical Care
09.2014 - 08.2018
- HD RN responsibilities include: pre and post assessment of patients, adjusting medication doses per MD or per algorithm, cannulate patient's accesses, sets up HD machines, gives medications as ordered, draws labs and address abnormal results, address plan of care for patients, manages patients' and staff schedule
- Educated patients on renal disease management, promoting understanding of treatment options and lifestyle modifications.
- Mentored junior nursing staff in hemodialysis procedures and emergency response protocols, enhancing team competency.
HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
Siemsen Liberty Dialysis- Fresenius Medical Care
10.2013 - 09.2014
NURSE AIDE
Kuakini Medical Center
04.2013 - 10.2013
REGISTERED NURSE
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: Registered Nurse in the Philippines for 2009-2011
- ECG Nurse
- Rotated at the Emergency Room, Medical, OB Gyne and Pediatric Ward and Ultrasound Department
- Registered Nurse in the Philippines since 2009
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mariano Marcos State University
Ilocos Norte, Phillipines04.2009
Skills
- Train and educate new patients and families with different modalities
- Perform dialysis access site care
- Adjust medication doses with MD order or per protocol
- Schedule patient clinic visits
- Medication administration
- Precepting new RNs
- Compassion and empathy
- Health promotion
- Reviews treatment sheets and communicate with the patients
- Manage patient complications
- Lab result interpretation
- Cannulate accesses before HD treatments
- Set up dialysis machines
- Address plan of care
- Clinical judgment
- Quality improvement
Certification
Certified Dialysis Nurse (Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission)
Timeline
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RN/ HOME HEMODIALYSIS RN
Siemsen Home Program Liberty Dialysis-Fresenius Medical Care
08.2018 - Current
In Center Registered Nurse
Kaimuki Liberty Dialysis-Fresenius Medical Care
09.2014 - 08.2018
HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
Siemsen Liberty Dialysis- Fresenius Medical Care
10.2013 - 09.2014
NURSE AIDE
Kuakini Medical Center
04.2013 - 10.2013
REGISTERED NURSE
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
09.2010 - 09.2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Mariano Marcos State University
examinationstaken
- NCLEX, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2013
- Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination June 2009