Sasha Potter
Jonesboro,AR
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse and healthcare leader with a strong background in oncology services, electrophysiology clinical research, and healthcare operations. Currently serving as a Research Coordinator managing multiple active trials, patient follow-up, data integrity, and adverse event reporting. Proven success in leading multidisciplinary teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing complex programs, and improving patient outcomes across the continuum of care. Adept at balancing clinical expertise, research oversight, and operational strategy in fast-paced healthcare environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Coordinator- RN
Arrhythmia Research Group
Jonesboro, AR
01.2024 - Current
- Primary research coordinator for multiple active enrolling device and procedure electrophysiology trials.
- Responsible for keeping in communication with patients to make sure they are attending their appointments and rescheduling when necessary, data entry, chart review, and adverse event reporting.
- Make sure all documents are filed in the appropriate location.
Cancer Center Manager
St. Bernards Healthcare
Jonesboro, AR
05.2020 - 01.2024
- Responsible for managing all programs relating to and in support of the Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Outpatient Infusion Center, and related outreach programs.
- Direct management of daily operations including maintaining staff across departments, including hiring decisions, disciplinary action, employee evaluations, and staff scheduling.
- Directs focus on increasing patient volumes to cancer services by implementing quality initiatives and patient focused navigation, education, and outreach.
- Build and maintain working relationships with all providers within the practice.
- Work with outside providers and practice leadership to ensure smooth care coordination across the continuum.
- Monitor revenue cycle by review of denials, account audits, and drug cost analysis.
- Maintenance of Cancer Center accreditations including Commission on Cancer through oversight of cancer registry staff and leading Cancer Committee meetings and completions of reports required for compliance.
Patient Care Manager
St. Bernards Healthcare
Jonesboro, AR
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Responsible for the direct supervision and management of patient care services and professional and non-professional employees.
- Responsible for the care delivered by nursing personnel on assigned units 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of patient care utilizing the continuous quality improvement process.
- Routinely assigned and directed staff.
Patient Care Facilitator
St. Bernards Healthcare
Jonesboro, AR
11.2017 - 07.2019
- Responsible for assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients on a daily basis.
- Under the general supervision of the director.
- Responsible for the care delivered by nursing personnel during assigned shifts.
RN- Med Surg and Oncology
St. Bernards Healthcare
Jonesboro, AR
12.2016 - 11.2017
- Responsible for assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients during assigned shifts.
- Care provided at a 1:7 ratio.
- Frequently served as unit charge nurse.
LPN II- Med Surg
St. Bernards Healthcare
Jonesboro, AR
08.2015 - 12.2016
- Responsible for care of patients as directed by the RN in charge.
- Care provided in utilizing a team nursing model as well and independently providing care at a 1:7 ratio.
Physical Therapy Aide
Therapy Providers of Arkansas
Jonesboro, AR
11.2009 - 08.2015
- Assisted licensed therapy staff in the acute care setting and clerical duties including management of referrals, staff assignments, and charge reconciliation.
Education
ASN -
Arkansas State University Newport
Newport12.2016
LPN -
Arkansas State University Newport
Jonesboro07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences- Pre Professional
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro03.2012
Skills
- Effective time management
- Critical thinking
- Leadership
- Certification Maintenance
- Patient Assessment
- Meditech
- OncoEMR
- Excel
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Google Docs
- Canva
- adverse event reporting
- research methodology
- chart review
- patient care coordination
- quality assurance
- healthcare compliance
- team leadership
- effective communication
- problem solving
- time management
- relationship building
- Data collection
- Informed consent process
- Schedule coordination
- Good clinical practice
- Documentation requirements
- Investigational product management
- Participant screening
- Good clinical practices
- Documentation management
- Informed consent
- Adverse event tracking
- Research experience
- Study protocols
- Medication dispensing
- Interpersonal communication
- Subject evaluation
- Reliability
- Attention to detail
- Clinical Protocol Compliance
Certification
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Provider Card
- BLS
Awards
Student of the Year- LPN Program
Languages
English
Timeline
Research Coordinator- RN
Arrhythmia Research Group
01.2024 - Current
Cancer Center Manager
St. Bernards Healthcare
05.2020 - 01.2024
Patient Care Manager
St. Bernards Healthcare
07.2019 - 05.2020
Patient Care Facilitator
St. Bernards Healthcare
11.2017 - 07.2019
RN- Med Surg and Oncology
St. Bernards Healthcare
12.2016 - 11.2017
LPN II- Med Surg
St. Bernards Healthcare
08.2015 - 12.2016
Physical Therapy Aide
Therapy Providers of Arkansas
11.2009 - 08.2015
ASN -
Arkansas State University Newport
LPN -
Arkansas State University Newport
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences- Pre Professional
Arkansas State University