Sandy Rowland
Wichita Falls,TX
Summary
Registered Nurse with 9+ years experience in both clinical and in home settings providing nursing care to diverse populations. Adaptable medical professional demonstrating expertise and knowledge through 9 years in healthcare roles. Committed to working with highly effective teams to provide exceptional patient care. Eager to fulfill a challenging new role and build upon my current skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health RN Case Manager
Electra Home Health
Electra, TX
01.2024 - Current
- Assessed patient needs and developed individualized care plans.
- Provided comprehensive nursing care for patients in their homes.
- Monitored vital signs, administered medications, and provided wound care as needed.
- Educated patients and families about treatments, medications, and self-care management techniques.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop treatment plans that met the needs of each patient.
- Developed discharge plans for patients transitioning from home health services to other settings.
- Maintained accurate documentation of assessments, treatments, medications, and progress notes in accordance with agency policies.
- Performed case management functions such as referrals to community resources or other healthcare providers as needed.
- Coordinated communication between all members of the healthcare team including primary care providers, specialists, family members, caregivers.
- Advised families on how best to manage chronic illnesses at home.
- Identified any potential safety hazards within the home environment.
- Adapted teaching methods based on individual learning styles while providing education on disease processes and self-management strategies.
Cardiopulmonary Rehab RN
United Regional Health Care
Wichita Falls, TX
09.2023 - Current
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
- Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.
Home Care RN
Hospice of Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, TX
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs and performance.
- Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
- Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Collaborated in consults, patient care plans development, patient monitoring and evaluations.
- Incorporated appropriate nursing methods to create individualized care plans.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
Oncology RN Case Manager
Healing Hands Healthcare
Wichita Falls, TX
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs and performance.
- Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
- Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Updated and maintained discharge plan of care with physician, members of healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Incorporated appropriate nursing methods to create individualized care plans.
Charge Nurse
United Regional Health Care
Wichita Falls, TX
09.2015 - 11.2020
- Charge nurse on pediatric floor.
- Built rapport with patients and family members in an effort to deliver exceptional care.
- Coordinate nursing department activities to ensure availability of appropriate clinical and support staff for patient care.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Assess patients and document their medical histories.
- Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Help young patients feel comfortable with procedures and immunizations.
Registered Nurse
United Regional Health Care
Wichita Falls, TX
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Provided a high level of individualized care to adult patients across multiple medical specialties.
- Collaborated with all members of a patient's healthcare team to ensure the proper and appropriate level of care.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Educated patients and their families on their illnesses, medications and treatment plans so that they were aware and informed.
- Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where need was most evident.
Education
Nursing
Vernon College
Vernon, TX2014
Skills
- Self-motivated
- Team leadership
- Patient-focused care
- Dosage calculation
- Patient and family advocacy
- Physical assessments
- Pre- and post-surgical care
- IV drug therapy management
- Vaccine administration
- Precepting
- Strategic decision-making
- NG tube insertion and removal
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Positive behavior modeling
- PICC Line experience
- Diabetes management
- Home infusion care
- Medical assessment
- Emotional awareness
- Cardiac monitoring
- Colostomy care familiarity
- Medication and IV administration
- Gastrostomy tube care
- Cancer patient management
- Central line and IV skills
- Oncology specialized care
- Home visits
- Documenting vitals
- Patient care planning
- Drug calculations
- Patient Management
- Organizational skills
Certification
BLS
ACLS
PALS
ENPC
TNCC
CPN
Timeline
Home Health RN Case Manager
Electra Home Health
01.2024 - Current
Cardiopulmonary Rehab RN
United Regional Health Care
09.2023 - Current
Home Care RN
Hospice of Wichita Falls
03.2021 - 08.2023
Oncology RN Case Manager
Healing Hands Healthcare
11.2020 - 12.2021
Charge Nurse
United Regional Health Care
09.2015 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse
United Regional Health Care
06.2014 - 09.2015
Nursing
Vernon College