GERALDINE COLE MSN CRNP

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Coatesville, PA 19320-2346

H: 610-***-****

acfc8i@r.postjobfree.com

SCHOOLING:

Delaware County Community College 1984-1987 Associates in Applied

Science

Widener University 1987-1989 Bachelors of Science in

Nursing

Widener University 1992-1995 Masters of Science in

Nursing

Widener University 1997-1998 Certified Nurse Practitioner (

Family)

Certification/ Organizations

CPR expires 08/2014

AANP Family Practice National Certification expires 11/18 - Certification

# F1298045

Southeastern Pennsylvania College Nurses Association: former Secretary and

Vice- president and served on the Continuing Education Committee1994-2009

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners member since 1997

Charter member ChesMont NP/PA Association: board member 2011-present

Charter member Southern Chester County NP Association: treasurer and board

member

2011 to present

Nurse Preceptor to the Family NP program( Widener University) 2009-present

LICENSURE

RN 290566L expires 4/30/2016

CRNP SP005260-B expires 4/30/2016

CRNP prescriptive authority # 007109 expires 4/30/2016

DEA licensure number (by request) expires 7/2018

Work History:

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; staff/charge nurse

While at TJUH, I worked as a staff/charge nurse on the Maternal Infant

Care Unit.

I worked the 12 hour night shift caring for newly delivered mothers and

their infants. While charge nurse, I was responsible for LPN's, room

assignments, chart checks as well as admissions and discharges on the unit.

Also assisted in GERALDINE COLE MSN CRNP

writing new care plans for the infants who were boarder babies in the

nursery recovering from drug addictions or infections.

Broomall Presbyterian Nursing Home; head nurse-skilled floor

While at the nursing home, I was charge nurse in the Skilled Nursing

Floor of a 42 bed facility. Duties included overseeing 13 nursing

assistants, 2 LPN's and performing routine care to chronically ill

geriatric residents, rounding with the physicians on a daily basis,

completing the geriatric residents MDS ( Minimum Data Sheet- a mandate

from the Ombudsmen Act) & performing yearly evaluations on the nursing

assistant staff. While at the nursing home, I held "Payday Chats" for

the nursing assistant staff to enhance a cohesive environment for them to

work as well as having them realize that they are appreciated for the hard

work they did on a skilled floor with residents needing total care.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)

Utilization review department at PCOM. In charge of the admissions

from

nursing homes certifying that their admissions to PCOM were hospital level

care. Also served on the discharge planning committee. Nursing home

residents lose their place in their facility once admitted to the hospital

and it was imperative that they be placed back into their residential

facility once they were no longer hospital level care. By coordinating

information with occupational & physical therapies and social workers, the

length of stay was reduced to a minimum for these geriatric patients.

1993-2009 Swarthmore College Health Services; nurse practitioner/travel

consultant

Swarthmore College has a 24 hour in patient infirmary for its college

aged students. While at Swarthmore College, I worked 12 hour night shifts

and cared for any in-patients as well as office hour appointments for the

students needing care. I also consulted the students who were accepted to

the study abroad program. That involved reviewing information from the CDC

in regard to where the student would be traveling. A review of the

students' health status as well as vaccination records is imperative since

most of the students do need additional vaccinations to keep them safe and

healthy during their semester abroad. I ordered and administered any

vaccines & medications that were recommended by the CDC.

2007-present Minute Clinic; nurse practitioner

Retail Clinics are now a concept that has begun as a solution to

expensive health care. Being able to treat a variety of illnesses

(sinusitis, pharyngitis, UTI's, bronchitis to name a few) in a walk- in

clinic alleviates the burden on the Emergency Department as well as allows

patients access to another facility if they cannot get an appointment with

their Primary Care Practitioner. We are a cost effective solution to common

episodic GERALDINE COLE MSN CRNP

illnesses seen in the primary care setting. While at the Minute Clinic, I

follow ISCI guidelines and enter the data on an EMR as well as e-prescribe

medications (when appropriate) to patients 18 months & older. I also serve

as a preceptor to Nurse Practitioner students who are rotating through

their family practice curricula.

While opening these retail clinics inside CVS, I helped launch this new

concept by marketing our idea and mission to the public eye through direct

contacts, visiting facilities, and mailings. Because of this, the Minute

Clinic market in the Philadelphia region has become a staple facility to

our community for acute episodic illnesses, physical exams in adjunct to

Primary Care Practitioners who are not available to their patients after

office hours or on weekends. This ability to receive excellent care when

illnesses occur results in great satisfaction to our patients who then

refer more of their friends and family to a Minute Clinic.

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