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OBJECTIVE
“To apply my clinical and leadership abilities, professional teaching experience, and knowledge of
administrative systems to serve patients, families, businesses and/or facilities in various health care arenas”
QUALIFICATIONS
Highly skilled and knowledgeable in a multitude of medical and nursing modalities.
Able to adapt quickly to new environments, and meet expectations after brief orientations.
Extensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals; including uses, side effects and compatibility factors.
Proficient in computer charting with experience in various software applications.
Excellent knowledge of medical terminology on a very broad spectrum.
Highly experienced with admissions, discharges, case management, and supervisory duties.
Significant wound-care experience including extensive understanding of the theory and use of
wound vacs and other technical medical devices.
IV proficient with peripheral IVs, Central and PICC Lines, and implanted ports.
Experienced with TPN, Lipid, blood-product, and other IV medication administration.
Comprehensive knowledge of various medical equipment, devices, and trends.
Vast experience in creating and conducting nursing, health care, and medical device education
classes for experienced nurses, new graduates, medical residents; as well as ongoing,
comprehensive teaching given to patients and families; on a variety of subject matter. Competent
with Power Point presentations, with a honed ability to engage both observers and participants.
Natural ability and inclination for “Sales”, as evidenced by relative ease in selling “Extended
Care Services”; by genuinely incorporating honesty and sincerity in determining patient needs.
EXPERIENCE
Home Health RN
Addus HealthCare – Chico, CA – September 2015 to Present
– Home Care RN/Case Manager/Home Health Aide Supervisor. Assessing patients in the home care setting for home
care therapies. Arranging Nursing and Ancillary Care Service, Supervising Home Health Aides on the job, ensuring
quality patient care, Case Managing patients in the home. I have not yet left this position, however, I am looking for
more growth potential where I can utilize my MSN degree and extensive nursing background to include Nursing
Education and Administration.
Travel RN - EliteCare Medical Staffing - Fresno, Ca – December, 2014 to July, 2015
-Travel RN for various hospitals from South of Fresno to San Francisco Bay Area including Sierra View Hospital in
Porterville, Ca. and Oakland Childrens Hospital in Oakland, Ca. Worked on Telemetry, Med-Surg, Cardiac Step Sown,
Pediatrics and NICU. Returned to Chico to be closer to family and work locally.
Admissions RN
California Park Rehabilitation Hospital – Chico, CA - October 2013 to April 2014
-Responsible for all admissions of Long Term Care and Rehab patients to Skilled Nursing/Rehab facility.
Knowledge of Medicare admissions and associated paperwork, billing, and requirements. Also responsible for
supervising all work done by LVNs. This position is a pre-cursor to eventual role as ADON. However,position
may be eliminated depending on financial situation of the facility – which is yet to be determined.
KRISTI MCNANIE
14040 Hereford Drive, Chico, Ca. 95973 • (530) 828-5565 •
kristi.mcnanie@gmail.com
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Nursing Supervisor – Psychiatric Health Facility, and the 23 Hour Crisis Intervention Unit
Butte County Department ofBehavioral Health, Chico, CA - April 2013 to September 2013
-Responsible for the oversight and management of all nursing staff, on both units, caring for acutely mentally ill
patients. (Position was dissolved and changed to Social Worker Status position).
Registered Nurse - Pediatrics, NICU Level 2,Medical-Surgical
Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA - September 1996 to August 2012
-Cared for children ages 0 to 18 on Pediatric floor; and frequently floated to the NICU and Med-Surg.
Experienced with numerous pathologies and diseases of adults, children and neonates. Taught SJSU nursing
students on all units, and created and conducted ongoing nursing education classes. Utilization review and care
plan updating was integral to this position.
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Registry RN - Nursefinders Registry
San Jose, CA – August 1995 to September 1996
-Registry Nurse for many Bay Area hospitals; in Med-Surg, Pediatrics, NICU,Psych, and Nursing Education;
including teaching Diabetes Education classes to both staff and patients, at Valley Medical Center in San Jose.
Case Manager and Home Health Nurse for Medicare and Private Insurance patients; and Sales
Coordinator for Extended Care Services (Private Pay) Department
Home Health Plus - Santa Clara, CA – July 1994 to August 1995
-Responsible for managing all aspects of care for elderly, post-surgical, and Hospice patients in the home;
including arranging ancillary services. Performed and/or supervised all nursing procedures,ie: IV infusions, lab
draws, wound-care, dressing changes,catheter insertion and maintenance, etc. Coordinated and conducted sales
of “Extended Care Services”,not provided by Medicare or Private Insurance. Encouraged and facilitated
patients and families in signing up for these private pay services. Conducted care conferences to discuss
patients' needs. Trained and supervised nursing staff in nursing care and case management protocol, in the field.
Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum and Nursery RN
Chinle Indian Hospital - Indian Health Service - Chinle,AZ- January 1992 to May 1994
-L & D, Post-Partum,and Nursery nurse for rural frontier hospital on the Navajo Indian reservation. Delivered
services in a fast-paced,high-stress environment with responsibility for up to 7 laboring, 10 post-partum or 12
nursery patients at a time. Attended C-section deliveries, participated in codes,resuscitations, stabilization and
transport of critical patients, as well as caring for well and compromised newborns and post-partum patients.
Cross-trained and floated to Pediatrics and Med-Surg when necessary. Developed and conducted nursing
education courses on L&D Monitoring, and Care and Stabilization of the Critical Newborn, for nurses and new
resident MDs. Also created and conducted Diabetes Education classes for patients and staff.
EDUCATION
Sacred Heart University
Masters of Science in Nursing Leadership and Health Care Administration
(In Progress-proposed graduation date: 12/2015)
Fairfield, CT
January 2013 to Present
California State University Chico -Bachelors of Science in Nursing
August 1988 to December 1991
Cabrillo College -AA Liberal Studies and Pre-Nursing Requisites
Aptos, CA-August 1985 to May 1988
