Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Leadership Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Ashlee Cranage

Camarillo,CA

Summary

Highly motivated Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse with experience in providing high quality patient care in a variety of healthcare settings. Well-versed in providing inpatient wound, ostomy and continence care through consultation, educational support and staff development to provide exceptional patient care to those in our community. Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful patient outcomes and strives to provide compassionate and evidence-based practice.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Wound Care RN V

Community Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current
  • Provide inpatient wound, ostomy and continence care services through consultation, educational support, and staff development activities
  • Maintains state of the art approach to wound and ostomy care issues, utilizing current best practice
  • Assess, develop, plan, implement, and evaluate instructional materials and educational and clinical programs to meet the learning needs of direct care staff including orientation, clinical teaching, and in-service
  • Assists in implementation of research, evidence-based practices and procedures
  • Demonstrates strong communication skills to collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  • Plan and teach curriculum related to Nursing Orientation, Specialized Wound Care Training, and leadership training regarding wound and ostomy care

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical RN II

Community Memorial Hospital
09.2016 - 03.2022
  • Provide comprehensive care to patients in the post-surgical unit both prior to and following surgical procedures and/or complications
  • Collaborate with physicians, ancillary departments, and nursing staff to ensure patient safety and maximize patient outcomes
  • Trained to float to and aide additional units including Telemetry, Medical Oncology, Nursing Education and Wound Care
  • Participate in the Unit Based Council as a recorder and represent the unit on the Sepsis committee
  • Serve as a skin liaison by participating on the Skin committee and quarterly Press Ganey audits

Education

Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing -

California State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
05.2016

Certification

  • Registered Nurse License, California Board of Registered Nursing, expires 06/2026


  • Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, expires 11/2025


  • Certified Wound Care Nurse, expires 09/2027


  • Certified Ostomy Care Nurse, expires 04/2028


  • Certified Continence Care Nurse, expires 05/2029

Leadership Accomplishments

Serious About Skin Symposium, October 2017

  • Gained experience on collaborating with participating vendors in order to create a scavenger hunt questionnaire regarding different skin related products

Patient Safety Fair, May 2018

  • Communicated with vendors regarding product samples and presented research to nursing staff on pressure injury prevention

Day in the Life, September - December 2018

  • Identified potential challenges in a new facility through training scenarios in patient care and surrounding areas

Serious About Skin Symposium, April 2023

  • Assisted with the planning and implementation of the symposium, focusing on vendor collaboration and participation
  • Participated as one of the speakers, speaking on Wound Identification and Management

Ostomy Clinic, October 2023 - Current

  • Collaborated with the creation of a free ostomy clinic to help provide support to ostomates within our community
  • The Ostomy Clinic is available on a bimonthly basis to troubleshoot challenges with ostomies, provide emotional support before and following ostomy surgery, and assist with supply orders and changes

Skin Fair, February 2024

  • Worked in collaboration with the wound care team to create a skin fair to best support our staff with products and education that is used frequently within our facility

WOCNext® 2024 Poster Presentation: Implementation of a new ostomy appliance with moldable technology reduces anxiety and improves quality of life, June 2024

  • Developed a post-operative ostomy education program that aimed to reduce the time and obstacles of learning ostomy self-care and improve quality of life, as demonstrated by the City of Hope Quality of Life Questionnaire






Timeline

Registered Nurse, Wound Care RN V

Community Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical RN II

Community Memorial Hospital
09.2016 - 03.2022

Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing -

California State University Channel Islands

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Ashlee Cranage