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WENDIE BAXTER

Kent,WA

Summary

Registered Nurse deeply committed to providing quality patient care in the home setting. I have 10 plus years providing home infusion care, 7 years experience administering specialty medications. Experience in acute care, home health and hospice.

I am highly motivated, I have good clinical judgement and strong IV skills.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Home Infusion Registered Nurse

Optioncare
08.2020 - 10.2021

Provided visit at home or infusion suite for admission or follow up visit for administration of specialty medication via PIV or PORT. Assessment and monitoring patient thru out infusion. Administration of anaphylactic kit when indicated. Communication with pharmacy and MD as needed. Timely completion of documentation using EMR. Communication with pharmacy informing of supplies needed for next infusion.

Patients seen weekly for PICC, PORT or CVAD dressing change, obtained labs.

Hospice Nurse

Providence Hospice
11.2012 - 01.2015

Provide home visit for patients at end of life, assessment and symptom management. Provide emotional support to family and friends, instruct caregivers how to care for patient at end of life.

Home Health Case Manager

CHI Franciscan Health At Home
01.2019 - 08.2020

Case Management provided home visits for up to 6 patients daily for assessment, education, medication management, disease and symptom management, IV site care, wound care. Extensive charting performed to meet medicare oasis guidelines using EMR. I desire to return to home infusion nursing which best matches my nursing skills and work experience.

Infusion Nurse

Coram Healthcare
01.2015 - 09.2018

Provide skilled IV nurse care in home setting and infusion suite. Administration of 1st dose and various IV medications including several specialty medications providing patient assessment and monitoring during infusion. Provide instruction to patient and family how to administer IV medication safely independently at home. Provide weekly home visit for patient assessment, collection of labs, sterile PICC, CL, Port dressing change or PIV placement. Collaboration of patient care with MD, pharmacy, patient and family, and care team.

Infusion Nurse

Apria Healthcare
05.2005 - 05.2008

Provided outpatient nursing care instructing patient and family how to administer IV medication independently in home setting. Provided weekly visit for patient assessment, lab draw, line maintenance and sterile dressing change for PIV, PICC, CVAD or Port. I returned to work in 2012 after after being treated for breast cancer and caring for my elderly mother.

Medical Surgical Floor nursing

Swedish First Hill Campus
06.2000 - 05.2001

Provided inpatient nursing care on medical surgical floor caring for 5-10 patients using primary and team approach. I discontinued my employment at Swedish Medical Center after sustaining an injury. I returned to work in 2005.

RN Floor Nurse

Harborview Medical Center
09.1979 - 05.1980


Provided primary and team nursing care on medical post burn floor. I left Harborview Medical Center after becoming pregnant returning to the field of nursing after raising 4 children in 2000.

Infusion Registered Nurse

Accredo Healthcare
11.2021 - Current

Administration of speciality medication to 1-3 patients daily. Case management, providing SOC/ admission visit, f/u visit, administering medication, assessment, monitoring, evaluation, communication with MD/Pharmacy, creating POT, Discharging clients. Use of concur for mileage reinbursement. Familiar with Epic, MPOC, Field to Base and Alaya charting.

Education

Associate of Arts - RN Refresher Program

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
2000

Associate of Arts - Nursing AA

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
1979

Skills

  • Proficient working with PICC, PORT, PIV
  • Experience administering 1st dose and monitoring patient response
  • Excellent assessment skills
  • Experience administering Specialty medications:
  • IVIG
  • Zymes
  • PAH
  • Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
  • Steroids
  • TPN
  • Monoclonal Antibodies
  • Hydration Therapy
  • Inotropic
  • Anti-Infectives

Timeline

Infusion Registered Nurse

Accredo Healthcare
11.2021 - Current

Home Infusion Registered Nurse

Optioncare
08.2020 - 10.2021

Home Health Case Manager

CHI Franciscan Health At Home
01.2019 - 08.2020

Infusion Nurse

Coram Healthcare
01.2015 - 09.2018

Hospice Nurse

Providence Hospice
11.2012 - 01.2015

Infusion Nurse

Apria Healthcare
05.2005 - 05.2008

Medical Surgical Floor nursing

Swedish First Hill Campus
06.2000 - 05.2001

RN Floor Nurse

Harborview Medical Center
09.1979 - 05.1980

Associate of Arts - RN Refresher Program

Bellevue College

Associate of Arts - Nursing AA

Bellevue College
WENDIE BAXTER