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Sydney Olson

Dufur,OR

Summary

I have been an RN for 25 years. My first year was in ND in a small rural hospital, working all areas of the hospital. The next 4 years were in hospital obstetrics. I have been in home health since 2004. The first 10 years in home health, I worked as a field clinician, seeing patients in their home, the latter 4 years primarily as an admit nurse. The following 5 years I was Team Leader in the office, with clinical care and on call clinical care on weekends. I found myself burnt out in 2020 and I took 2 years off of nursing and spent valuable time at home recuperating and caring for my family and my home. I returned to home health again in 2022 and have been working in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement, where I currently am. I consider myself a lover of adventure and learning. I earned my MSN in Nursing Education in 2008 and am currently enrolled in an online program that will earn me certification in Holistic Nurse Coaching. My children are adults and out of the home now. I wish to stay in the field of home health, but want to explore new opportunities.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Performance Improvement

Visiting Health Services
05.2022 - Current
  • Improved clinician performance by identifying areas for improvement, via chart review, OASIS assessment audits, VBP data, Star Ratings, and Outcome Measures.
  • Developed customized performance improvement strategies for clinicians and the agency, resulting in increased efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Collaborated with the hospital QAPI team to implement process improvements and enhance communication.

Team Leader

Visiting Health Services
07.2014 - 08.2020
  • Assisted with scheduling patient visits, scheduled admits and resumptions, processed provider orders, and facilitated communication between providers and clinicians.
  • Supervised team members to confirm compliance with set procedures and quality requirements.
  • Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.
  • Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
  • Assisted clinicians in problem solving day to day issues.

Field Clincian

Visiting Health Services
07.2004 - 07.2014
  • Completed assessments to admit patients to home health service, completing OASIS assessments, completing nursing interventions, building care plans, instructing on management of diagnoses and instructing on medication management.
  • I was primarily an admit nurse, however, I did see patients for regular visits, providing them with detailed information about symptoms, causes and treatment expectations.


Education

No Degree - Holistic Nurse Coach Certification

The Nurse Coach Collective
Portland, OR

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Waldon University
Minneapolis, MN
04.2008

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science

Montana State University - Northern
Havre, MT
05.1998

Skills

  • Performance Measurement
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Data Analysis
  • Training and Development
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Decision Making

Timeline

Quality Assurance Performance Improvement

Visiting Health Services
05.2022 - Current

Team Leader

Visiting Health Services
07.2014 - 08.2020

Field Clincian

Visiting Health Services
07.2004 - 07.2014

No Degree - Holistic Nurse Coach Certification

The Nurse Coach Collective

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Waldon University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science

Montana State University - Northern
Sydney Olson