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Stephanie R. Tate, RN
Paradigm Legal Nurse Consulting
3008 NE Alberta
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: 503-970-6574
Fax: 503-284-9995
URL:
www.stephanietate.biz
email:
stephanie@stephanietate.biz

 

Professional experience

 

2002-2003 B Braun Medical, Inc. Bethlehem, PA

Clinical Nurse Educator

  • Teach health care professionals nationwide to use specialty intravenous access devices and IV infusion pumps

2001-2002 California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, CA

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all cases as assigned in a major urban teaching facility

1999-Present Paradigm Legal Nurse Consulting Portland, OR

Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Provide medical legal services to plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance companies, government agencies, private firms and individuals in the matters of medical malpractice, nursing negligence, and personal injury

1999-Present PDI InServe Novato, CA

Clinical Nurse Educator

  • Teach health care professionals nationwide to use specialty intravenous access devices
  • Teach nurses and patients nationwide to use glucose meters of various types

1999-2000 Apria Health Care Portland, OR

Registered Nurse, Infusion

  • Provide home infusion services utilizing specialty IV, IM, & subcutaneous devices

1998-1999 OHSU Medical Center Portland, OR

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned in a major teaching facility and Level 1 trauma center--one of a few nurses skilled in scrubbing on spinal instrumentation cases

1997-2000 UCSF Stanford/Mt. Zion Medical Center San Francisco, CA

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned in a major teaching facility and renowned cancer center--one of a few nurses skilled in scrubbing spinal instrumentation cases, head and neck dissections for cancer, and major thoracic oncology cases

1996-1997 Kaiser Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned in a major teaching facility and renowned spinal surgery center--one of a few nurses skilled in scrubbing spinal instrumentation cases.

1995-1996 St. Anthony’s Hospital Pendleton, OR

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned in a rural trauma center
  • Preceptor new graduate nurses in operating room technique

1990-1995 Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital Clackamas, OR

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned--one of a few nurses skilled in scrubbing spinal instrumentation cases.

1981-1990 Kaiser Santa Teresa Medical Center San Jose, CA

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Scrub and circulate all surgical specialties as assigned in an urban trauma center--one of a few nurses skilled in scrubbing craniotomies and spinal instrumentation cases
  • Head nurse for Podiatry
   

Military Service

1972-1978 U.S. Navy

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2)

  • Honorable Discharge

1978-1980 U.S. Navy Reserves

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2)

  • Honorable discharge
   

Education

1978-1981 Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA

Associate of Arts, Nursing

  • Took pre-med and nursing courses simultaneously--successfully challenged first year of nursing school by exam and was awarded advanced placement into second year of nursing program