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Nurse Practitioner Registered

Location:

Grand Haven, MI

Posted:

January 30, 2014

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REGISTRATION / CERTIFICATION

Registered Nurse, College of Nurses of Ontario (#83-14312) 1982 -

present

Registered Nurse, State of Michigan (#470-***-****) 1983 - present

Nurse Practitioner, State of Michigan (#470-***-****)

2003 - present

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Association 1998 -

present

ACLS Instructor American Heart Association 1991 - present

CCRN, American Association of Critical Care Nurses 1991 - present

PALS Instructor American Heart Association

1991 - present

EDUCATION

MScN (Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner, Adult Critical Care)

1996

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

BScN (Honours), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 1990

Nursing Diploma, St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario 1982

EXPERIENCE

2011 - present North Ottawa Community Health System,

Grand Haven, Michigan

Clinical Educator

Clinical Educator role responsible for addressing the educational needs of

the nursing staff.

Responsibilities: Assess and analyze the educational needs of the nursing

staff; direct, plan implement and evaluate appropriate learning activities;

act as a consultant to and support for the Leadership Team in the area of

professional practice and delivery of patient care. In addition, the

position facilitates and leads clinical process improvement that promotes

efficient effective care. This includes development of clinical pathways

to assist with the flow of patients across the continuum of care from

hospitalization to rehabilitation/long term care placement and involvement

of home care resources to reduce rehospitalizations. I also lead

multidisciplinary patient care rounds on the inpatient units to assist with

identification of patient care issues that may impact length of stay,

patient disposition and potential rehospitalization.

2009 - 2011 Mercy

Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan

Clinical Manager, Ambulatory Clinics/ Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Clinical Manager for four ambulatory clinics and coordinator for the

Chest Pain Center

Accreditation, Stroke, Trauma, Sepsis & Pain Management programs..

Responsibilities: 24/7 responsibility for four outpatient clinics

including hiring, evaluations,

disciplinary action, budgets, monitoring supplies and resource

utilization, quality improvement

initiatives, communicating with internal and external customers. In

addition I was responsible

for coordinating the Chest Pain Center (CPC) Accreditation, Stroke,

Trauma, Sepsis & Pain

programs at both the Mercy and Hackley Hospital campus which included

interacting with

multiple departments to obtain appropriate documentation, data collection

and analysis,

development and implementation of multidisciplinary process improvement

measures to ensure

compliance with key elements.

2005 - 2009 William

Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Clinical Pathology

Perform diagnostic bone marrow biopsies on adult inpatient and

outpatient population.

Responsibilities: Performed diagnostic bone marrow biopsies on adult

outpatients and

inpatients for a variety of diagnoses in a variety of clinical settings

(medical units, operating

room, critical care units), documented procedure and patient response,

responded to any post

procedure complications. In addition, I was involved with scheduling

urgent cases, both with

and without anesthesia. I contacted all outpatients within 2 weeks post

procedure to complete a

quality monitoring tool. I also assisted with the education of

hematopathology residents and

fellows in performing bone marrow biopsies and obtaining department

certification.

2003 - 2005 Oakwood Hospital and Medical

Center, Dearborn, Michigan

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Cardiology

Assessed, managed and evaluated outcomes of patients admitted to

hospital/seen in the office

with a cardiac diagnosis.

Responsibilities: Assessed and documented progress on admitted patients

on a daily basis,

prioritized diagnostic testing to be performed, reassessed medications

and treatments on

admission and discharge from the unit/hospital. In collaboration with

the cardiologist or

independently I prescribed medications, interventions/testing and

consults. I also had

scheduled office hours where I independently treated patients with

reimbursement as directed

by the insurance provider.

In addition, I participated in daily CCU teaching rounds and served as a

resource to staff,

interns and residents.

1982-2003 Hotel Dieu-Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Cardiology 1999 - 2003

Assessed, managed and evaluated outcomes of patients admitted to

hospital/seen in outpatient clinic with a cardiac disorder.

Responsibilities: Obtained health history and performed comprehensive

physical examination on all patients admitted to CCU and Telemetry,

assessed and documented progress on patients on a daily basis, assessed

actual/potential complications, prioritized investigations to be performed

and reassessed medications and treatments on admission and discharge from

the unit/hospital. In collaboration with the cardiologist, or

independently I prescribed select medications, interventions/treatments

and consults. In addition I performed the following: peripheral arterial

line insertion (radial, brachial and pedal), chest tube removal,

cardioversion, removal/repositioning of central venous catheters, PA

catheters and temporary transvenous pacing catheters, PICC insertion and

all Added Nursing Skills and Controlled Medical Acts performed by the

Critical Care Nursing Staff. I also developed and managed the Heart

Function Clinic, an outpatient clinic for patients with a diagnosis of

Heart Failure who required medication titration and close physical

monitoring to prevent readmission to hospital for Heart Failure.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Intensive Care Unit 1996 - 1999

Assessed, managed and evaluated outcomes of critically ill adults and

children who are physiologically unstable and technology dependent.

Responsibilities:

*performed all roles/duties/procedures as described for ACNP-Cardiology

*acted as hospital-wide consultant for issues regarding wound care and

pain management

*met with product representatives to assess product availability to meet

clinical needs

*coordinated the development and implementation of the PCA (patient

controlled analgesia)

program as well as the Long Term Venous Access Device program

*managed the implementation of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump therapy and

Continuous Renal Replacement therapy in the critical care areas

Clinical Instructor, Critical Care 1990 - 1996

Involved in assessment, development, coordination and instruction of

educational programs for Critical Care Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit,

Cardiac Care Unit, Emergency Room, Post Anesthetic Care Unit and IV Team.

Responsibilities:

*initial and ongoing education of all critical care nurses

*assisted with and/or developed policies and procedures for critical care

for Standards of Nursing Practice committee, (re)certification and

(re)qualification of nursing staff in all the critical care areas in Added

Nursing skills and Controlled Medical Acts according to the hospital and

College of Nurses Guidelines

*coordinated conferences and educational offerings and served as a

representative on various committees

*provided direct patient care during orientation of new staff and as

staffing patterns dictated.

Staff Nurse, Cardiac Care Unit 1984 - 1990

Provided professional nursing care to critically ill cardiac patients and

their families.

Staff Nurse, Float Pool 1982 - 1984

Provided professional nursing care to adult and pediatric patients and

their families.

1997-1999 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit, Michigan

Sessional Instructor, College of Nursing

Participation in the College of Nurses graduate nursing student

department.

Responsibilities: Served as faculty preceptor for the ACNP students.

1996-2004 UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR, Windsor, Ontario

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Nursing 1996-2004

Participation in the School of Nursing graduate nursing student

department.

Responsibilities: Participate on graduate student committees, act as an

advisor to graduate students, participate as a research collaborator with

members of the department and guest lecturer.

Sessional Instructor, School of Nursing 1990-1991

Provided instruction and supervision of Year 1, Plan 11 nursing students

in their clinical placements for the Physical Assessment course.

Responsibilities: evaluation of weekly assignments, midterm and final

evaluation, clinical presentations and coordination of learning

experiences to meet clinical objectives.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS

Since 1992 I have presented numerous workshops and lectured at the local

and national level on a variety of cardiovascular and critical care