Debra Utpadel, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

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Kingman, AZ 86401

(Cell) 512-***-**** (Fax) 928-***-****

Email: acdef2@r.postjobfree.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

ANCC board certified Adult Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Licensed in

Arizona as an Adult Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges. Currently licensed

RN in Arizona (compact license), Nevada and California. Previously licensed RN and

LVN in Texas. Previously certified EMT-Paramedic in Texas. Bilingual in English and

Spanish with previous studies in French and Italian.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

September 2013 to Present---Silver Creek Medical Associates Bullhead City, AZ.

Specialty; Adult Chronic Pain Management Nurse Practitioner

Duties include assessment for pain management needs, prescribing medications, ordering

radiology/labs and referrals to specialists.

July 2013 to Present--- Living Waters Hospice, Golden Valley, AZ Hospice Nurse

Practitioner

Duties include face to face assessment for hospice certification and recertification.

History and physicals as needed for placement options. Part time position.

May 2012 –April 2013 ---Completed Master of Science in Nursing: Adult Geriatric

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 600 practicum hours in adult primary care.

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Nov 2010-May 2012- New Hope Hospice of Nevada Admissions/Visit Nurse Case

Manager, Appointed Patient Care Manager March 2011 . Promoted to Site Manager

January 2012.

Duties to include assessment and evaluation of potential clients, admissions, case

management and care of clients from admission to death. Managerial duties to include

scheduling, data entry, situation analysis, educational seminars, budgeting, and general

administrative tasks. General management of over 30 employees to include clinical and

administrative staff. Service area to include Kingman, Bullhead City and Laughlin

Nevada and surrounding areas. Served as the resource person for Medicare and hospice

compliance issues to include Federal COPs, state regulations and ACHC certification.

July 2009-Nov. 2010- Symptom Management RN Hospice Austin

Duties include on call assignment of clients with immediate needs, nursing assessment,

medication management, pain management with acute needs, triage of assigned patients,

death pronouncement and family care. Assisted daytime RNCMs with missed and

additional visits. This is largely an autonomous evening hospice nursing position.

July 2009 –Feb. 2010 Completed Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

March 2006-July 2009-- Senior RN City of Austin Community Care Services South

Austin Clinic.

Duties included supervision of medical assistants, performance of nursing and related

tasks such as immunizations, health histories, electronic charting, health assessments,

teaching clients and their families concerning various medical conditions. Work in

conjunction with collaborative teams in pain management, diabetes management and

palliative care. Worked in adult internal medicine unit with three doctors averaging 600

patients per week.

August 2004-Sept 2005--Field Nurse Case Manager Vista Care Hospice

Case management for a client list of 10-20 terminally ill home patients. Duties included

admission assessment, visit assessments, reordering of medications, wound care, and

assist with ADL needs, coordinating other disciplines as needed and weekly care plan

meetings.

January 2002-August 2004-- Staff Nurse RN II/ PRN Charge Nurse

Brackenridge Hospital; Austin, TX

Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease and Renal

Began as an LVN, promoted to LVN II and after completion of RN Mobility (Aug 2003)

promoted to Staff RN II and as a Charge Nurse PRN. Completion of Advanced Cardiac

Arrhythmia training. Skills include venipuncture, phlebotomy, NG/Dobhoff tube

placement, Foley placement, care and use of peripheral and central lines/implanted ports,

assessment and documentation, MD assist in sterile procedure such as bedside

thoracentesis/paracentesis/lumbar puncture and PICC insertion. Preceptor to ADN and

BSN students. Assisted in the development of a mentor program for new graduates.

Brackenridge Hospital is a Nursing Magnet Hospital, Top 100 Hospital and uses the

nursing shared governance and shared nursing team model.

June 1994- Dec 1997 Carpet Contractors and Interior Designs

(Concurrent with Austin Contractors); Austin, TX-- Owner and Operator.

Grassroots business startup in flooring and interior design including

retail showroom and full installation crews. Duties included management of company

assets, ordering and stocking and management of installation crews and salespeople.

June 1994-Jan 2001 Austin Contractors; Austin, TX-- Vice President of Field Operations

Duties included full office operations, tax preparation, computer maintenance, scheduling

and supervision of up to 50 field contractors.

May 1991- May 1996 Volunteer EMT and Paramedic for North Hays County EMS

System; Dripping Springs, TX

Rural first responder and Paramedic for a volunteer organization. Duties included

assessment and treatment of emergency medical situations to include

phlebotomy/venipuncture, endotracheal intubation, cardio version/defibrillation, labor

and delivery, advance medication delivery including paralytics and narcotics,

documentation, training of new volunteers. BLS/ACLS Certified and trained for LZ

preparation for both civilian and military aircraft. ETA from the scene to the nearest

hospital was generally 40 minutes.

Oct 1989-June 1994 Austin State Hospital (MHMR) Austin, TX; Direct Care

Supervisor and Certified Behavior Analyst

Began as a direct care worker with a client base of 40 mentally ill patients that were

placed by the criminal justice system for long term care. Promoted within 6 months to

shift supervisor over 20 employees. After 6 months extensively trained and promoted to

Certified Behavior Analyst with certifications in short timed behavior modification

coding (using a timed sample behavior checklist "TSBC") and extended timed coding as

developed through our program and the University of Houston.

EDUCATION:

Currently enrolled at Chamberlain College of Nursing. Area of study: Doctorate of Nurse

Practice. Expected completion date: February 2015.

University of Cincinnati Graduate Studies. Adult Nurse Practitioner. Completion date

April 2013. MSN as Adult Geriatric primary care Nurse Practitioner

Chamberlain College of Nursing, ST. Louis, MO Bachelor of Science in Nursing

February 2010 President’s Honors

Austin Community College Associate Degree Registered Nurse Program,

Austin, TX--Graduation Aug 2003--GPA 3.5

Austin Community College Licensed Vocational Nursing Program,

Austin, TX--Graduation Dec 2001--GPA 4.0

Taylor TX Fire Academy, Taylor, TX; EMT-Paramedic Training and

Certification starting June 1991

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

--Who's Who In American Junior Colleges for 2002

--Vice President Student Vocational Nurse Association ACC Chapter; Jan

2001 to May 2002

--President ADN Student Nurse Association; Aug 2002 to Aug 2003

--Capital IDEA Top 5 Students of the year--Representing Nursing; Feb

2004

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Capital IDEA Member-Alumni

American Nurse Association

Arizona Nurses Association

Texas Nurse Association

Travis County Nurse Association

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

References upon request.

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