2428 Yosemite Ave,

Escalon, Ca
95320
209-838-8896
Linda Sobchishin RN, MSN
Experience
July 2008-present Kaiser Foundation Hospital (KFH) Manteca/Modesto
Modesto, Ca
Clinical Informatics Coordinator
* Coordination of ongoing upgrade implementations, system projects
within HealthConnect
* KPHealthConnect Implementation in Modesto and Manteca
* Ongoing monitoring and education of staff on changes and new
functionality ( updates and new technology)
* Evaluates documentation for technical and quality standards
* Participation on committees as documentation system expert
* Reports to and supports the Director of Clinical Informatics
* Volunteer participation in other KFH cutovers
March 2008-July 2008 KFH Manteca Manteca, Ca
Department Manager Medical Surgical Telemetry
* Responsible for the overall supervision of the department
* Responsible for implementing and maintaining new initiatives
* Ensures department functions within all regulations
* Maintaining workforce
* Developing and mentoring others
Nov.2005- Mar, 2008 KFH Manteca Manteca, Ca
Assistant Manager Medical Surgical Telemetry
* Responsible for Staff evaluations and oversight
* Helped to formulate PCS policies and procedures
* Responsible for education, evaluation and discipline of the staff
* Member of GRASP committee
* Staff assignments

Nov. 2004-Nov. 2005 KFH Manteca Manteca, Ca

Staff nurse II, Medical Surgical Telemetry
* Started with Kaiser when St Dominic's changed to Kaiser
* Was resource/charge nurse majority of time
* Responsible for the care of 5-6 med/surg/tele patients.
* Preceptor for new employees
* Member of blood utilization team and falls team
Sept. 2004-Nov. 2004 ST Dominic's Hospital Manteca,Ca
Staff nurse II, Med/ Surg/Tele
* Responsible for the care of 5-6 med/surg/tele patients.
Sept 2003- Sept 2004 Innovative Placements Indiana
Travel Nurse
* St. Dominic's Hospital June 2004-Sept. 2004
* John F Kennedy Hospital, Indio, Ca. March 2004-June 2004
* ST. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, Ca. Sept. 2003-
March 2004
* Staff Nurse Night shift
* Responsible for supervising and directing LVN, CNA, preparing
staff assignments, patient care for at times 10-12 patients
August 2002-September 2003 American Mobile Nurses San Diego
Travel Nurse
* Charondolet St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, Az. June 2003-Sept. 2003
* Mercy Medical Center, Redding, Ca. December 2002-June 2003
* Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg, Kingsville, TX. August 2002-Dec.
2002
* Worked Medical Surgical Tele in Texas and Arizona. Worked Step
down unit in Redding.
* Charge/Staff nurse, responsible for 4-10 patients.
April 2002- Aug. 2002 Readylink Daley City

Travel Nurse
* Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
* Charge/staff nurse Med/Surg/ tele
* Responsible for 7-13 patients
March 2001-April 2002 Alice Regional Hospital Alice, TX
Charge/Staff Nurse
* Med/ Surg/Tele Unit, responsible for the 64 bed unit, supervising,
evaluating and directing other RN, LVN and CNA staff.
* Responsible for the care of 13 patients
October 1995-March 2001 Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg Kingsville, Tx
Director Medical Surgical Telemetry
* Held positions of increasing responsibility from staff nurse to
charge nurse to MDS co-coordinator, to Director of SNF for three
years to Director of Med/Surg/Tele for a year.
* Responsible for staff management, budget preparation, DHS and
JCAHO compliance, and patient care development and evaluation.
* Member of System ethics committee for four years.
* Instrumental in Medi-tech implementation, responsible for teaching
employees how to use the system and setting up department order
sets, etc.
January 1979-October 1995- Rose Valley Integrated Care Facility- Sask.
Canada
Charge Nurse
* Small rural hospital, responsible for ER, Outpatients, OB,
Med/Surg/Tele, Long term care, Supervised Nurses aides and LVNs.
June 1972-Sept 1977 Didsbury Municipal Hospital Didsbury, Alta, Canada
Charge Nurse
* Small rural hospital, responsible for ER, inpatients, outpatients,
OB, and Med/Surg.
Feb. 1970- June 1972 Holy Cross Hospital Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Staff Nurse
* Intensive care nursery, provided care to premature and critically
ill infants
Education
MSN -specialty- Nursing Informatics Walden University, GPA 4.0, June
2010
BSN University of Phoenix, 3.87 GPA, December 2007.
Certification in Nursing Unit Administration from Canadian Hospital
Association 1983
Certification in Gerontology from SIAST- one year college, specialized
in care of the acutely ill geriatric patient (1991)
Diploma in Nursing from Foothills Provincial General Hospital and The
University of Calgary 1969.

Certifications/
Committments
Currently involved with National HealthConnect Team
* development of a Nursing data model that will allow sharing of
nursing data between different documentation systems
* Care Plan Module
Regional HealthConnect participation in
* Streamlining documentation
* Pain assessment/reassessment
* Peer groups
ACLS, BCLS
Member of Sigma Theta Tau, ANIA/CARING, Academy of Medical Surgical
Nurses, American Nurses Association, HIMSS, and the American Medical
Informatics Association.