JOSEPHINE JACQUES

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H 978-***-**** ( C 978-***-****

acgl48@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 21 years of experience as a

Registered Nurse.

Completed 200 hours of clinical rotation with an Internal Medicine

unit at Harvard Vanguard, 200 hours with a private Family Practice,

and 200 hours with a Skilled Nursing Facility with Home visit follow

ups, a program operated by Harvard Vanguard.

Follow evidence based guidelines along with clinical experience and

judgment in health promotion and disease prevention.

Persuasive, adaptable, and professional. Has great ability to learn

new concepts and integrate them into desired results.

Follow concept of using a holistic approach. Efficient in building

good rapport with both patient and family.

Good experience mentoring newly graduates or newly hired nurses and

providing role modeling for success.

EDUCATION:

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Masters of Science Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner

Graduated May 2014

Emmanuel College, Boston, MA September

2007 - May 2010

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Broward Community College, Ft Lauderdale, FL January

1990 - May 1993

Associate of Science Degree in Nursing

WORK HISTORY:

Fresenius Medical Care/ Dialysis, Lowell, MA

08/99-Present

Nephrology/Charge/Staff Nurse

Sancta Maria Nursing Facility, Cambridge, MA

04/97-02/99

Charge/Staff Nurse

Americare Health Services, Inc., Cambridge, MA

11/95-05/97

Charge/Staff Nurse

Woodlawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Everett, MA

09/94-11/95

Charge Nurse

Plantation Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

11/93-06/94

Staff Nurse

SKILLS:

At internships as a Family Nurse Practitioner student: Obtaining

history of present illness and past medical history, performing head

to toe physicals or focused assessments, ordering labs and diagnostic

tests, reviewing lab results and results of diagnostic tests,

suggesting diagnoses and medications to be ordered to supervising

preceptor; recommending appropriate plans, follow up measures, and

appointments, or referrals to other health care Providers as needed,

education on disease prevention and health promotion.

Current: Assessment of lung sounds, heart rates, and edema,

venipuncture of dialysis grafts and fistulas, central line catheter

care, blood transfusions, specimen collection, medication

administration, oxygen therapy, admissions, transfers, monitoring

patients' vital signs and various other dialysis parameters while in

the unit. Responsibilities also include use of the primary care

nursing model in the management of care of a specific group of

patients such as performing medication reconciliation monthly or as

needed, monthly foot checks of the diabetic patients, patient

education, acute call rotations for hospitalized patients, and

attending multidisciplinary team meetings. Over the years, used

several computer programs and EMR systems, the latest being Clarity,

Epic and E-cubes.

Past: designing care plans, wound care, gastrointestinal tube care,

tracheostomy care, colostomy care, traction care, Foley catheter care,

documenting and designing monthly nursing summaries on long term care

patients.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:

o Member of nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International,

2009-present.

o Volunteer at Senior Center in Billerica for blood pressure

clinics, 2009.

o Volunteer at Billerica Memorial High School as School Nurse,

2010.

o Member of "Volunteer in Action", a mentoring program for

children with learning disabilities, 1990-1993.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

Fluent French and some Spanish.

REFERENCES:

Available upon request

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