Terry Cannestra is a registered nurse in Wisconsin with over 35 years of clinical experience. She has held various clinical research coordinator roles since 2008 and is currently certified as a clinical research nurse coordinator. Her experience includes skills in vital signs, EKGs, phlebotomy, IVs, medications, and triage. She has strong computer and communication skills and experience managing clinical trials and research studies in areas such as cardiology, oncology, and neurology.

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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2. Terry A. Cannestra
• 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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