Amy Van Voorhis
Staff Registered Nurse at Red Rock Recovery Center- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse
Colorado Department of Regulatory AgenciesDec, 2006- Sep, 2024 -
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON)
Oncology Nursing Certification CorporationAug, 2008- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Red Rock Recovery Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Registered Nurse
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Dec 2021 - Present
Offered a safe, welcoming environment to clients 18 and older during their medical detox and intensive residential stay while assessing, planning, & evaluating clients in accordance with treatment team plans. Also included following current CDC COVID guidelines for testing and quarantine, medication reconciliation/order entry into KIPU EMR, MAT education and administration, nursing psychoeducation group, coordinating meds from off-site pharmacy, and working collaboratively with full treatment team to help patients safely transition to next level of care. Included precepting new hire nurses.
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Aveanna Healthcare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Quality Assurance Nurse
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Mar 2019 - May 2022
Proficiently ensure timely receipt of physician orders and plans of care per state and federal guidelines;facilitated interdisciplinary communication and coordination of care. Projects include: medication reconciliation and MAR reviews to ensure best practice measures are being followed, auditing PDN notes to track elements of required documentation and clinical competency, providing constructive feedback to PDN's, identifying knowledge gaps and developing best practice measures, and proposing and managing the transition of annually updated provider licensure data to an improved, electronic format. Proficient in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point.
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UCHealth
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Registered Nurse II at CeDAR
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Mar 2017 - Jun 2019
Provided a calming, supportive environment and administered routine & PRN medications for patients 18 and older during their intensive, medically managed detoxification and stabilization (including regular lab draws, IV placement, vaccine administration); and/or intensive residential and extended residential stay. Post detox, assisted patients as they progress through program (30 or 90 days), take on increased levels of responsibility, and learn skills to live outside of treatment; including MAT administration and education.
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Epic Health Services, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Infusion Nurse
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Sep 2016 - Jan 2019
Expertly offered infusion therapy (peripheral, central, lab draws, TPN, medications) to pediatric patients of various diagnoses and ages in their homes or schools. Monitored for reactions to highly anaphylactic meds, taught and assisted parents to perform central line cares. Utilized strong assessment and decision making skills to transfer acutely ill patients to ER when appropriate. In January 2019 (approximate) Epic merged with Premier to become Aveanna Healthcare. Expertly offered infusion therapy (peripheral, central, lab draws, TPN, medications) to pediatric patients of various diagnoses and ages in their homes or schools. Monitored for reactions to highly anaphylactic meds, taught and assisted parents to perform central line cares. Utilized strong assessment and decision making skills to transfer acutely ill patients to ER when appropriate. In January 2019 (approximate) Epic merged with Premier to become Aveanna Healthcare.
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BrightStar Care
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
Professionally offered adult patients nursing care in the comfort of their own homes with home infusion therapy (IV placement, medication setup, administration, and oversight), wound care, and ran Flu clinics in employer based settings. Professionally offered adult patients nursing care in the comfort of their own homes with home infusion therapy (IV placement, medication setup, administration, and oversight), wound care, and ran Flu clinics in employer based settings.
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Children's Hospital Colorado
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Nurse II
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2012
Provided compassionate patient care on a 24 bed pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone MarrowTransplant floor while administering chemotherapy, blood products, and bone marrow transplants while precepting students and new staff nurses and addressing end of life concerns and cares with patients and their families, ample opportunities for family education. Occasionally floated to Hem/Onc/BMT Clinic to do conscious sedation and recovery. Active member of several floor specific and hospital wide committees (Super Sibs, Pain Resource Nurse, APHON mentor/educator, Palliative Care Butterfly Program).
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Staff Nurse II
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Jun 2007 - Sep 2008
Skillfully administered chemotherapy, blood products, and accessed Mediports in a fast-paced 20 bed pediatric Infusion Room (also with conscious sedation and recovery area) primarily serving a Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant population; also placed peripheral IV’s, infused medications, and monitored a secondary population of pediatric GI and Endocrine patients.
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American Mobile Healthcare
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Travel Registered Nurse
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Jan 2007 - May 2007
Fulfilled travel RN position in the CCBD (Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders) Infusion Room at CHC (Children's Hospital Colorado) that resulted in signing on as a full time Staff RN. Skillfully administered chemotherapy, blood products, and accessed Mediports in a fast-paced 20 bed pediatric Infusion Room (also with conscious sedation and recovery area) primarily serving a Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant population; also placed peripheral IV’s, infused medications, and monitored a secondary population of pediatric GI and Endocrine patients
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Clinical One
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1 - 100 Employee
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Travel Registered Nurse
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Sep 2005 - Dec 2006
As a travel nurse at BCH (Boston Children's Hospital), delivered quality patient care on a 24 bed Solid Organ Transplant/Short Stay Surgical floor and a 22 bed pediatric Neurosurgery/Neuro-Onc/Neurology/Epilepsy floor with frequent floats to Oncology floor. As a travel nurse at BCH (Boston Children's Hospital), delivered quality patient care on a 24 bed Solid Organ Transplant/Short Stay Surgical floor and a 22 bed pediatric Neurosurgery/Neuro-Onc/Neurology/Epilepsy floor with frequent floats to Oncology floor.
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Travel Registered Nurse
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Nov 2004 - Jul 2005
As a travel nurse at Kaiser Permenente Sacramento, extended outstanding nursing care on a 28 bed general pediatrics floor while administering medications, monitoring medical and surgical needs of patients of various diagnoses and ages - infants with hyperbilirubinemia, school age kids with T&A’s, adolescents with appendicitis, oncology patients of all ages. As a travel nurse at Kaiser Permenente Sacramento, extended outstanding nursing care on a 28 bed general pediatrics floor while administering medications, monitoring medical and surgical needs of patients of various diagnoses and ages - infants with hyperbilirubinemia, school age kids with T&A’s, adolescents with appendicitis, oncology patients of all ages.
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Boston Children's Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Nurse II
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Feb 2003 - Sep 2004
Excelled as a novice nurse on a 22 bed pediatric Neurosurgery/Neurology/Epilepsy/Neuro-oncology floor while administering or monitoring planned holds of antiepileptic medications, emergent seizure care, tracheostomy care, and up to total cares for some patients depending on individual level of functioning. Excelled as a novice nurse on a 22 bed pediatric Neurosurgery/Neurology/Epilepsy/Neuro-oncology floor while administering or monitoring planned holds of antiepileptic medications, emergent seizure care, tracheostomy care, and up to total cares for some patients depending on individual level of functioning.
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Education
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2022 -
Walden University
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing -
2012 - 2014
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
40 credits in Masters Program, PNP program -
1998 - 2002
Barry University
BSN, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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