Dana Fleischhacker, MS, RN
Takoma Park, MD 20912
acrnrd@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Georgetown University (August 2015), MS, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Utah (December 1998), MS, Nurse-Midwifery
University of Pennsylvania (December1996), BSN
University of Chicago (June 1989), BA, Sociology
Licensure/Certifications
8/1999 – present RN State of Maryland
2/1999 – present RN, District of Columbia
1996 – 8/2017 BLS
1999 – 2015 Certified Nurse Midwife
Professional Experience
6/15-8/15 Clinical preceptorship with Kimberly Cook, CRNP, Family Medicine, Hollywood, MD.
5/15 – 6/15 Clinical preceptorship with Dr. Grace Stonerock, Family Medicine, Manassas, VA.
1/15 – 4/15 Clinical preceptorship with Dr. Ingrid Mazique, Pediatrics. Provided well-child care for newborns and children through age 21
9/14 – 8/14 Clinical preceptorship with Dr. Kristin Sochet, Urgent Care. Provided episodic care for a variety of conditions.
5/14 – 7/14 Clinical preceptorship with Dr. Gabriel Berrebi, Internal Medicine. Managed chronic conditions including diabetes and hypertension.
3/14 - present Nurse specialist at the Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program. Provide case management to children with significant, chronic medical conditions.
8/03 – 1/14 Sheridan School - School nurse/Assistant to the Head of School. Provided nursing care to 220+ students and 60 staff. Also provided administrative support to the Head of School.
6/03 – 8/03 Washington Free Clinic - Summer Replacement for the permanent CNM.
Provided antenatal, postnatal and well-women services to a predominantly Spanish-speaking clientele. Supervised the clinic volunteers who provided the support services within the clinic.
1/02 – 12/02 University of Maryland, School of Nursing. Part-time clinical instructor
for undergraduate nursing students doing their maternity rotation at Mercy Medical Center. Rotated with the students through postpartum, labor and delivery and newborn nursery units.
7/01 – 9/01 District of Columbia Birth Center. Per diem full-scope nurse-midwife working in a Birth Center and hospital setting. Provided prenatal, post-natal and delivery services to a diverse population of women. Conducted home visits after delivery for women who gave birth in the birthing center. Triaged patients over the phone during call shifts.
2/00 – 6/01 Johns Hopkins Bayview Physicians. Nurse-midwife in a full-scope practice serving a diverse population including drug-addicted women and Spanish speaking women. Attended deliveries at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital and worked at seven different clinic sites.
9/99 – 12/99 Columbia Hospital for Women. Staff nurse on the high risk antenatal unit. Responsible for administering daily non-stress tests on the pregnant women. Communicated with physicians when their patients’ conditions changed. Rotated acting as charge nurse.
3/97 – 8/98 LDS Hospital. Staff nurse in maternal-newborn unit. Cared for high risk antenatal patients. Cared for postpartum mothers and their newborns. Supervised certified nursing assistants. Attended training sessions on managing diabetes. Floated to intensive care nursery.
9/91 – 4/94 Chicago Women’s Health Center. Health educator and counselor in a family planning clinic. Performed laboratory tests, including pregnancy tests, hematocrits, and venipuncture. Assisted physicians in medical procedures. Answered phones, scheduled appointments, and handled insurance billing for the entire facility
4/91 – 6/92 Grasmere Residential Home. Case manager in nursing home for chronically mentally ill. Supervised the direct care staff. Facilitated transition to community living arrangements.
12/89 – 4/91 Edgewater-Uptown Community Mental Health Center. Case manager in a drop-in center for chronically mentally ill aftercare clients
Honors and Awards
1998, Student Reporter Scholarship Wyeth Ayerst
1996, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
Publications
Wessel, LA and Fleischhacker, D (2002). The Unkindest Cut: Episiotomies, Every Baby Magazine.
Professional Memberships
2014 to Present American Association of Nurse Practitioners
2014 to Present District of Columbia NP Association