Sandra Owens is a highly skilled registered nurse with nearly 30 years of experience providing outstanding patient care. She has a proven track record of expanding access to care through leadership, program development, and collaboration. Owens has extensive experience training other medical professionals and patients. She has strong skills in areas like project management, patient education, and relationship management. Owens most recently worked as an independent caregiver developing customized care plans for elderly patients.

1. Sandra Owens RN, BSN
Warrior, AL 35180 | Phone: 205.903.3554 | Email: owens1196@outlook.com
Highly skilled and respected Registered Nurse credited with expanding and accelerating patient care access and distribution
through dedicated instruction, hand on experience, and leadership. Excellence in program development and in collaborating with
senior management and departmental directors in long-term project planning to achieve goals. Motivated and accomplished with
nearly three decades of comprehensive experience providing outstanding patient care with proven interpersonal and
communication skills.
Background in training other staff, patients, and patients families while driving positive work environment. Quick learner with
strong desire to build on significant nursing knowledge and exceed expectations. Keen understanding of various best care
practices for adult and senior patients with various medical conditions.
AREAS OF STRENGTH
* Project Management * Patient Education & * Relationship Management
* Project Execution Resource Assistance * Team Management
* Patient Care Management * Workflow Process * Hospice Care Plans
* Database & Chart Reports Improvements * Program Development
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
REGISTERED NURSE and Caregiver, Self-Employed, 2006-2016
Serviced patients and families as an independent healthcare professional charged with development and executing
detailed health assessments and providing patient care plans, Provide comprehensive patient care of elderly patient
through keen understanding of dementia, hospice programs, and caring for terminally ill.
CHARGE/STAFF NURSE, Renal Transplant Unit, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL, 1998-2006
Acted as principle nurse leader responsible for supervising and mentoring a team of up to 15 direct reports,
including six RN’s, three nursing aids, three unit secretaries, and three unit housekeepers. Keys duties included
conducting performance evaluations, creating unit assignments, and daily operations for a 28 bed medical/surgical
unit. Additional tasks involved serving as a patient advocate and facilitating information between patients, family,
and assigned physicians or nurse practitioners.
Staff Nurse and Team Leader at Carraway Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, 1987-1995 &
1997-1998
Staff Nurse and Nurse Supervisor at Home Health INC., Birmingham, AL, 1995-1996
EDUCATION and TRAINING
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ADULT) EDUCATION, (UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX), Phoenix, AZ, on hiatus.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX), Phoenix, AZ, Graduated 2005.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE), Hanceville, AL, Graduated 1987.