Yumi Noguchi
Los Angeles
Summary
Registered Nurse with extensive experience in palliative and terminal care at An Angel Garden Inc. Demonstrated leadership in coordinating oncology patient care, significantly improving patient and family support. Expertise in clinical decision-making and ethical practice, ensuring high-quality care during critical transitions. Dedicated to enhancing meaningful end-of-life experiences for patients and families.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
An Angel Garden Inc
Sacrament
05.2025 - 07.2025
- Assessment: Conducted comprehensive physical and mental assessments of residents to enable early detection of abnormalities and provided appropriate interventions.
- Medication Management: Oversaw safe administration of medications, monitored for side effects, and ensured proper documentation and storage in line with facility protocols.
- Care Coordination: Collaborated with caregivers, visiting nurses, and case managers to maintain and enhance the quality of resident care.
- Terminal Care: Provided personalized end-of-life support, helping residents live meaningful and dignified final days.
Assistant nurse manager, Oncology CNS
Munakata Medical Association Home nursing station
Munakata
04.2017 - 02.2023
- Home Care Coordination: Developed individual care plans to provide patient care at home. Provided guidance to staff to deliver high quality home care. Wrote a manual about patient safety and organized the schedule matching available resources to patient’s needs.
- Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS): led the medical team in providing holistic care for complex oncology patients. Identified and managed service problems. addressed ethical issues, discussed possible resolutions, and provided support to patients, family members and staff. Involved in daily staff education.
- End-of-Life Care: Provided emotional support and counselling to terminally ill patients and their families to help them navigate illness, treatment and end of life decisions.
- Hospital-to-Home Transition Support: Met with team to facilitate smooth transitions from hospital to homecare
Teacher
Munakata nursing school
Fukutsu
04.2017 - 02.2023
- Taught students about Palliative care, Home hospice care, Medical ethics three times a year.
Temporary lecturer
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Kitakyushu
04.2020 - 03.2022
- Taught students about Palliative care, Home hospice care, Medical ethics one to two times a year.
RN
Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety
Amagasaki
04.2009 - 03.2015
- Gastroenterology Nursing: Provided comprehensive care for patients undergoing endoscopic treatment, those with chronic illnesses, and terminally ill patients in a gastroenterology ward.
- Critical Care Nursing: Delivered specialized care to critically ill patients requiring intensive treatment in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU).
- Patient and Family Support: Offered emotional support and counseling to patients and their families to help them navigate illness, treatment, and recovery.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Worked closely with healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans and ensure patient-centered care.
Education
Bachelor of science - nursing
Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA03.2025
Master of science - nursing
Graduate school of Nursing, Osaka Prefecture University
Habikino, Japan03.2017
Bachelor of science - nursing
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Kitakyushu, Japan03.2009
Skills
- Patient and family support
- Clinical decision-making
- Palliative and terminal care
- Oncology nursing
- Leadership and coordination
- Ethical practice
Certification
- Registered Nurse License, California State, 03/01/25, 95411967
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 12/01/24, 255416028592
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Training, Los Angeles City Fire Department, 12/01/24, 2039
- Registered Nurse License, New York State, 07/01/24, 949086
- Certified Nurse Specialist in Cancer Nursing in Japan, 01/01/17, 1962
- Registered Nurse in Japan, 01/01/09, 1492967
- Public Health Nurse in Japan, 01/01/09, 164242
Volunteer Experience
The Home of St. Columba, Los Angeles, CA, 04/01/23, 04/30/25, Performed physical and mental assessments of residents while assisting with showering and providing care, and reported any abnormalities when necessary., Evaluated the facility's environment to ensure the resident could live safely and comfortably, and checked safety measures., Reported the resident's physical and mental condition to the family, listened to their thoughts on caregiving, and provided emotional support to the family.
Publications
- Support for Home-Based End-of-Life Care for Terminal Cancer Patients and Their Families in Region A: The Assistance Provided and the Thoughts Behind It, 2023, Munakata Medical Association Home Care Support Research Conference
- Care and treatment for terminal cancer patients and family to keep living at home and their thinking in the end of life, 2022, The 27th Congress of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
- Care and treatment for dying cancer patients and family to keep living at home and their thinking in the end of life, 2022, The 27th Congress of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
- Coping with difficulties in continuing treatment and work of liver cancer patients undergoing repeated hospitalization treatment for relapses, 2018, The 32nd Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing
- Difficulties in continuing treatment and work of liver cancer patients undergoing repeated hospitalization treatment for relapses, 2017, The 55th Annual Meeting Japan Society of Clinic Oncology
Professional Associations
- Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine, 2020, present
- Japanese Association of Certified Nurse Specialist, 2020, present
- Japan Society of Clinic Oncology, 2017, present
- Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing, 2017, present
Timeline
RN
An Angel Garden Inc
05.2025 - 07.2025
Temporary lecturer
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
04.2020 - 03.2022
Assistant nurse manager, Oncology CNS
Munakata Medical Association Home nursing station
04.2017 - 02.2023
Teacher
Munakata nursing school
04.2017 - 02.2023
RN
Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety
04.2009 - 03.2015
Bachelor of science - nursing
Angeles College
Master of science - nursing
Graduate school of Nursing, Osaka Prefecture University
Bachelor of science - nursing
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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