Terry Cannestra

1. Terry A. Cannestra
645 E Marshall Ave
Oak Creek WI 53154
414-499-6950
tcannestra@wi.rr.com
Certification and Licensure
• Current Registered Nurse for the State of Wisconsin
License Number: 765555, License current through: 2/28/2018, Granted: 8/29/1980
• Current Certified Basic Life Support
• Current Certified Clinical Research RN Coordinator (CCRC) by the Association of Clinical
Professionals
Current Clinical Skills
• Vital Signs, Height, Weight
• ECG trained
• Telemetry abilities
• Phlebotomy trained
• Point of Care testing
• Establish Intravenous access
• Triage
• Administration of oral, injectable, IV
medications
Non- Clinical Skills
• Participate in development of
• new clinical site for research studies
• concurrent quality review position for the stroke program
• emergency department case coordinator role
• and meeting department and institutional goals
• Act as lead in case management type roles
• Manage a select group of patient’s health care needs.
• Conduct a patient’s clinic visit according to the research study guidelines which are
similar to standing orders or a departments standard operating procedures.
This included;
• Making appointments with the doctors consulting doctors, or support
departments.
• The collection of relevant health information prior to, during and after the
appointments.
• The education of patients, and their support systems.
• Acting as patient advocate.
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• Act as lead in project management type roles
• Attend on and off site meetings
• Organize and present data/education materials to peers, physicians, administration during
face to face, and teleconference
• Provide Regulatory Support for multidisciplinary research department .i.e.
Cardiovascular, Device, Oncology, Neurology
• Coordinate interventional as well non-interventional, Phase 1b to post marketing research
studies related to Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Cardiovascular, Women’s study, Breast
Cancer Tissue Retrieval, Neurosurgical HUD
• Successfully interacted with
• departments outside my own
• external insurance companies
• physician offices
• social services
• budget and contracts departments
• local Internal Review Boards for research studies
• external research study staff such as sponsors, monitor staff, auditors
• Strong computer skills
• Data Entry
• Word
• Excel
• Epic
• Cerner
• Microsoft
• On-core
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Efficient detail oriented multi-tasker
Work History
Nov 26, 2012 to July 29 2016
Wheaton Franciscan Health Care
Clinical Research Department
Position: Clinical Research RN CCRC
Aug 2008 to Mar 2013
Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center
Clinical Research Department
Position: Clinical Research RN CCRC with CITI Certification
2006 to 2008
Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center
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3. Terry A. Cannestra
Quality Management/Neuroscience
Position: Data Specialist for Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center Neurosciences Department.
2004 to 2006
Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center
Utilization Management
Position: SLMC Emergency Department Case Coordinator
1989 To 2004
Aurora Health Care
Emergency Department/ Urgent Care
Position: Bedside Nurse with ACLS and PALS Certification.
1980 To 1990
Milwaukee Wisconsin Area Medical Centers
Positions: Bedside Nurse in Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery,
Postpartum, Nursery, and General Medical Unit
Education, Certification, Associations
• 1980 Assoc. Degree Mil County School of Nursing.
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