Vangie Anderson
Maryville,Tennessee
Summary
Professional healthcare provider prepared for this role. Adept at patient care, medical procedures, and clinical documentation. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and skilled in critical thinking and time management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN on Call Hospice
Amedisys Hospice
04.2025 - Current
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring patient comfort and dignity.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Educated families on hospice services, support options, and bereavement resources.
- Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to monitor patient conditions and responses to treatment.
- Implemented pain management strategies, enhancing patient quality of life during hospice care.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
- Participated in professional development opportunities regularly to stay current on best practices in the field of nursing.
Registered Nurse
Clearview Healthcare Management
11.2023 - 04.2025
- Managing a mobile vaccination unit all over East Tennessee for nine facilities. Giving and ordering Covid, Pneumonia, Influenza vaccinations. Charting all vaccinations in EHR, as well as auditing patients charts to make sure the patient is eligible based on age and prior vaccination status. Monitored for adverse effects of vaccinations, managed and delegated tasks to CNA that was part of my team, obtained correct consents from patients and their families to maintain State laws. Communicated effectively with Providers, patients, and their families.
Registered Nurse
Providence Medical Center
05.2022 - 04.2023
- Took part in a fellowship program in child and adolescent psychiatric unit. Used safety and de-escalation techniques to maintain safety of patients and staff. Took part in codes on combative patients. Medication administration, obtaining vital signs, offering empathetic communication to patients and their families on sensitive topics. Use of EMR (EPIC), giving injections and immunizations as needed, assessing and providing wound care, maintaining a positive report with doctors and coworkers.
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare Service
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Giving Covid vaccines and doing covid testing on patients of the community. Educating patients on home care and infection prevention.
Registered Nurse
Providence Medical Group
09.2018 - 04.2021
- Triage and patient advice of several patients daily, assisting scheduled patients on RN schedule for wound care assessment and dressing application, BP checks, medication administration, patient education, assisting walk in patients with emergent symptoms, medication reconciliation, shared visit with providers, working closely with several doctors and other staff as a team to deliver the best care possible. Effectively adhering to Providence nursing protocols and standards.
- Working to help set up and facilitate drive-thru COVID- 19 testing site for Providence during Covid-19 pandemic. Also worked at a mass vaccination site giving covid-19 vaccines as well as monitoring and educating patients on adverse reactions.
Registered nurse
Marquis Mt. Tabor
07.2016 - 08.2018
- Assessing newly admitted patients, medication administration, Foley catheters, G-tubes, diabetic care, injections, wound care, end of life care, therapeutic communication, critical thinking, effectively delegating team members, acknowledging cultural diversity in patients, patient care using all aspects of the nursing process. Following up on patients progress with providers, SLP, OT, PT, and family.
Medical assistant
Kaiser Permanente
01.2008 - 07.2013
- Assisted several physicians throughout their day, resolved patient concerns, assisted additional team members in identifying and pursuing their goals, assisted in minor surgical procedures, accurately obtained vital signs, prepared patients for diagnostic testing, obtained patient health history. Unit base team co-lead for Physiatry allowing for leadership in implementing department changes and assuring the other team members were on board. Cross trained in urgent care, family medicine and pediatrics. Completed several projects, including auditing and modifying company processes to increase efficiency and safety for the better of both the employees and the employer.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Breckinridge School of Nursing
Portland, OR01.2016
Certificate of completion - Medical assisting
Concorde Career Institute
Portland, OR01.2008
Nursing support courses - undefined
Portland Community College
Portland, OR01.2005
High School Diploma - General
Reynolds High School
Troutdale, Or01.1994
Skills
- Current compact licensure and Oregon license
- Medication distribution
- Effectively work with physicians, staff, and patients
- Experience with Epic, Matrix, and Point Click Care, and home care home base
- Ability to use critical thinking skills and give holistic care
- Perform care of all lines (Foley, PICC, PEG tubes)
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient assessments
- Medication administration
- Hospice and palliative care
Certification
AHA Healthcare Provider CPR/ BLS Certification
Section name
Letters of recommendation available upon request.
Timeline
RN on Call Hospice
Amedisys Hospice
04.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Clearview Healthcare Management
11.2023 - 04.2025
Registered Nurse
Providence Medical Center
05.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Maxim Healthcare Service
01.2022 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Providence Medical Group
09.2018 - 04.2021
Registered nurse
Marquis Mt. Tabor
07.2016 - 08.2018
Medical assistant
Kaiser Permanente
01.2008 - 07.2013
Certificate of completion - Medical assisting
Concorde Career Institute
Nursing support courses - undefined
Portland Community College
High School Diploma - General
Reynolds High School
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Breckinridge School of Nursing