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Sonia Khadar

Everett,WA

Summary

Dynamic and dedicated nursing professional with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional patient care in complex healthcare environments. Expertise in independent decision-making, effective communication, and collaboration ensures timely and appropriate guidance for patients navigating healthcare challenges. Proficient in utilizing clinical decision support tools to tailor recommendations that address the unique needs of each patient while maintaining a focus on quality and safety throughout the care continuum. Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving situations, providing seamless support during public health emergencies and enhancing service delivery through innovative telehealth solutions for Veterans across multiple VISNs.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Instructor for 1st Quarter ADN Program (Part Time Associate Faculty)

Everett Community College
01.2025 - Current
  • Provide clinical supervision and mentoring for RN students in sub-acute and long-term care areas. Organized team-approach nursing and assignments, presented in teaching-peer meetings, provided oral and written to students, hospital leaders, and academic peers.
  • Teach students principles related to patient care supervise students to provide direct patient care maintaining safe environment and evaluate student progress.
  • Educate students on evidence-based research which coordinated with direct patient care.
  • Facilitate the development of students nursing skills, standards of practice, and clinical reasoning skills.
  • Direct, manage, and evaluate students learning during clinical experiences at local healthcare facilities.

Assistant Nurse Manager (Float Pool)

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
01.2023 - Current
  • Supervise nursing staff, including scheduling shifts, assigning tasks, and evaluating performance to ensure high-quality patient care.
  • Implement and monitor compliance with healthcare policies, procedures, and regulations to maintain patient safety and meet legal requirements.
  • Facilitate communication between nursing staff, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to ensure effective patient care coordination.
  • Participate in the recruitment, training, and mentoring of new nursing staff to maintain a competent workforce.
  • Bed Management coordinator: Facility wide bed management utilization

Surgical/Medical ICU and Float nurse Per Diem

Swedish Medical Center, First Hill, Seattle
Seattle
01.2012 - 01.2024
  • Float Pool RN to Medical ICU
  • Float Pool RN to Medical Surgical
  • Float Pool RN to Medical Oncology
  • Float Pool RN to Outpatient Intravenous therapy Clinic
  • Float Pool RN to Progressive Care Unit
  • Float Pool to Procedural Unit and PACU

Critical Care Nurse and MICU Charge Nurse

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
01.2011 - 01.2024
  • Code blue, MI and Stroke code first responder
  • Titrate vasoactive drips, Analgesics, sedatives, and paralytics.
  • Manage patients on advanced respiratory devices such as mechanical ventilators, Bi-pap, and hi-flow devices.
  • Phlebotomy and IV placement
  • Reading of 12 lead EKGs and cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
  • Intraaortic balloon pump trained (Impella trained)
  • Assist in placement of central line and Arterial line.
  • Measure cardiac/fluid pressures from Swan Ganz: PA, CVP
  • Use of the Cheetah to get Cardiac/Fluid pressures.
  • Moderate sedation
  • Active member of Hospital wide Stroke Committee
  • Active member of patient safety and alarm fatigue committee: increasing patient safety and alarm awareness

Expanded Role: NOD and Float Pool Nursing Educator

VA Puget Sound Healthcare system
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Orients new nursing staff, evaluation of their progress in the orientation process and for developing and implementing a learning plan for improving identified deficiencies.
  • Designs curricula, teaching and guiding the nursing staff, evaluating initial and ongoing competencies, writing, or reviewing educational material.
  • Provides multiple modalities to educate staff, including but not limited to simulation, online education, and traditional face-to-face education.
  • Assist in managing competency and Competency validations.
  • Identify need for Staff education and coordinates with Nursing education and services to implements cost-effective, efficient, and timely education using innovative teaching methods and technology to help nursing staff gain competence and confidence in their practice and foster lifelong learning.
  • Serves as mentors, role models, and preceptors to influence staff nurses' professional development.
  • Orients new Unit Educators and provide mentorship to ensure quality education program development and delivery.
  • Works collaboratively with Nursing Education and service leaderships within the Seattle VA medical center in the development and implementation of nursing and facility-wide educational programs and initiatives.
  • Assist in coordinating and providing access for new hires.

Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD)/ Nursing House Supervisor

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Participate in planning for bed flow/patient movement both within facility and the community daily.
  • Ensure staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, working with Nurse Managers and Charge Nurses throughout the facility to identify and share resources.
  • Facilitation of smooth movement of patients in inter-facility VA transfers and transfers to and from the community setting.
  • Provide leadership and respond to all concerns as appropriate.
  • Responsible for making rounds on each nursing care area during the tour.
  • Manage nursing staff resources by arranging and directing staff.
  • Provide support and implementation of new and existing programs.
  • Provide clinical expertise in reviewing quality of care, chart reviews, performance measures, etc.
  • Act as a responder/resource for codes and other medical emergencies.
  • Coordinate transfer and admissions in coordination with Transfer Coordinators and during Off-Tours.
  • Coordinates with AOD on initial screening for potential incoming transfers and verifying eligibility, during Off-Tours.
  • Provide regular and periodic briefings to nursing leadership/ management team and provide supervisory/management coverage and support during emergency situations.
  • Played a critical role in emergency preparedness, ensuring consistent care delivery during public health emergencies and natural disasters as part of the VISN's Emergency Preparedness Plan.
  • Responsible for achieving broad, documented program-level outcomes related to patient care quality and operational efficiency.
  • Served as a primary expert communicator and liaison between patients, their representatives, and interdisciplinary care teams to ensure clear, accurate information exchange and seamless care coordination.
  • Utilized advanced clinical judgment and decision-support tools to perform independent assessments, address emergent patient needs, and provide life-preserving interventions and health counseling via virtual encounters.

CNA Instructor and Skilled Rehab Nurse

Life Care Center of Kirkland
Kirkland
01.2007 - 01.2020

Education

Masters in Nursing- Education -

Grand Canyon University
01-2024

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined

University of Washington
01-2009

Associate Degree in Nursing-RN - undefined

Lake Washington College
01-2007

Skills

  • Creativity
  • Leadership
  • Organization
  • Problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Implementer
  • Student evaluations
  • Clinical supervision
  • Lesson planning
  • Learning management systems
  • Curriculum development
  • Patient safety

Certification

CCRN

Timeline

Clinical Instructor for 1st Quarter ADN Program (Part Time Associate Faculty)

Everett Community College
01.2025 - Current

Assistant Nurse Manager (Float Pool)

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
01.2023 - Current

Expanded Role: NOD and Float Pool Nursing Educator

VA Puget Sound Healthcare system
01.2021 - 01.2023

Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD)/ Nursing House Supervisor

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
01.2019 - 01.2023

Surgical/Medical ICU and Float nurse Per Diem

Swedish Medical Center, First Hill, Seattle
01.2012 - 01.2024

Critical Care Nurse and MICU Charge Nurse

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
01.2011 - 01.2024

CNA Instructor and Skilled Rehab Nurse

Life Care Center of Kirkland
01.2007 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined

University of Washington

Associate Degree in Nursing-RN - undefined

Lake Washington College

Masters in Nursing- Education -

Grand Canyon University