Sandra Lightner
DNP, FNP-BC
Gold River
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate board-certified family nurse practitioner with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and over five years of clinical experience in complex primary care, women's health, occupational medicine, pain management, pediatric care, and mobile medicine. Expertise in preventative care and chronic disease management, complemented by certification as a DOT medical examiner and proficiency in workers' compensation injury care. A solid foundation of 30 years as a registered nurse in critical care, trauma, and flight nursing enhances the ability to deliver high-quality patient-centered care. Academic contributions include serving as an APRN clinical preceptor and authoring articles for the peer-reviewed Air Medical Journal.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Occupational and Primary Care Medicine
PIvot Onsite Innovations, Concentra Occupational Medicine
12.2024 - Current
- Occupational Medicine.
- Workman's Compensation Injury Management
- DOT Medical Examiner examinations.
- Primary Care.
- Urgent Care.
- Multi-disciplinary care collaboration.
Primary Care
Office of Dr. Scott Stringer
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Preventive health.
- Chronic disease management.
- Women’s health.
- Urgent care visits.
- EKG interpretation.
- Minor procedures. Joint injections.
Adult primary Care
AIMS Primary Care Clinic
04.2023 - 08.2024
- Treating 18-22 adult patients per day.
- Preventative health, chronic disease management, women’s health, and acute visits. Performing minor surgical procedures, EKG interpretation, and gynecological exams. Aged 18 to Geriatric populations.
Pain Management – Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Pain Diagnostic and Solutions
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Medical management chronic pain due to disease, ailment, or injury. Workman’s Compensation, Personal Injury.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Elica Health Centers
10.2020 - 10.2022
- Primary Care: Treating 18-24 adult patients per day. Practice focus of preventative health, chronic disease management, women’s health, and urgent care. Performing minor surgical procedures, EKG interpretation, and gynecological exams. Ages 18 and higher.
- Mobile medicine clinic: Treating 12-16 pediatric and adult patients per day. Practice focus is pediatric well-child visits, school. Same day visits. Chronic disease management, gynecology. Immunizations, and sports participation physical exams. Ages 4 to 17 years old.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals, and gynecological examinations.
Registered Nurse, MSN, CCRN, CEN, CTRN
Mercy San Juan Medical Center – Emergency Services
09.2017 - 08.2020
- Emergency Department -Level II Trauma Center
- Trauma and Critical Care for adults and pediatrics. Acute psychiatric care. Urgent care, Gynecology, Obstetrics.
Registered Nurse CCRN, CEN, TCRN, CSC
Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center
12.1989 - 08.2020
- 2014 - 08/2020: Level II Emergency Department
- Acute adult, pediatric, psychiatric, and obstetric care. MICN - Mobile Intensive Care Nurse for Sacramento County.
- 2014 -2017: Renal post-transplant coordinator, chronic diseases - Clinic based. Level ER. Cardiothoracic ICU. Interventional radiology: Vascular access/Cardiology. Acute adult, pediatric and psychiatric care.
- University of California Medical Center - Sacramento, CA
- 2008 - 2014: Level I & II Emergency department.
- Adult and pediatrics. CVICU, CCU, MICU. Registered Nurse.
- Regional Medical Center - San Jose, CA; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center-Dartmouth, NH; Kaiser -Vallejo, CA; Yavapai Medical Center Prescott, AZ; St. Mary’s Medical - Grand Junction, CO.
- 2003-2008: Air Medical Transport / Flight Nurse - Adult, pediatric, obstetrics. Trauma and critical care. Chief Night nurse. Air medical base manager. Air medical educator.
- Tristate CareFlight - Santa Fe and Durango, CO; PHI Air Medical - Taos and ABQ, NM; Eagle Air Med - Navajo Reservation, AZ.
- 1989 - 2003: CVICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, Level I trauma. PACU. Clinical educator. Mentor. Leadership. Registered Nurse.
- Boone Medical Center - Columbia, MO; Baptist Medical Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center - St. Louis, MO.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice – DNP -
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA01.2023
Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP-BC - undefined
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA01.2020
Master’s in Nursing - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01.2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01.2016
Associate of Science in Nursing – AND - undefined
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX01.1989
Skills
- Family Practice
- Primary Care
- Preventive Care
- Chronic disease management
- Women’s Health
- Pediatric/Well-child
- Sports physicals
- Pain management
- Personal Injury
- DOT Medical Examiner
- Workman's Compensation Injury Care
- Workers’ compensation
- Pain Management
- Minor procedures, sutures
- Lab result evaluation, management
- Diagnostic/Imaging management
Certification
CA Lic # 95014708
Accomplishments
- Publications:
- Air Medical Journal. "Case Report of Unrecognized Akathisia". A peer-reviewed published case study. A case report of unrecognized Akathisia resulting in an emergency landing and RSI during air medical transport. Sandy Boling RN, Braude Darren E. Air Medical Journal, Vol 25, Issue 2, 85-87 https://www.airmedicaljournal.com/article/S1067-991X(05)00222-1/pdf
- Volunteer Work:
- Flying Doctors of America - Cambodia in May 2015
Additional Information
- Specialty clinical rotations:
- OB/GYN and GYN Surgery - Woodland Dignity Health, Woodland California
- Emergency Department - Marshall Medical Center, Placerville California
- Urgent Care/ Family practice - Sutter Health. Elk Grove, Dixon California
Timeline
Occupational and Primary Care Medicine
PIvot Onsite Innovations, Concentra Occupational Medicine
12.2024 - Current
Primary Care
Office of Dr. Scott Stringer
08.2024 - 11.2024
Adult primary Care
AIMS Primary Care Clinic
04.2023 - 08.2024
Pain Management – Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Pain Diagnostic and Solutions
10.2022 - 02.2023
Family Nurse Practitioner
Elica Health Centers
10.2020 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse, MSN, CCRN, CEN, CTRN
Mercy San Juan Medical Center – Emergency Services
09.2017 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse CCRN, CEN, TCRN, CSC
Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center
12.1989 - 08.2020
Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP-BC - undefined
Samuel Merritt University
Master’s in Nursing - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
Associate of Science in Nursing – AND - undefined
San Antonio College
Doctor of Nursing Practice – DNP -
Samuel Merritt University
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