LISA GORDON

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ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE, MSN, FNP–C

Motivated, professional, and compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner- AANP certified, with post graduate certificate in Advanced Holistic Nursing, seeking position providing premium care and the promotion of health & wellness. Core Skills include:

Licensed APRN in South Carolina

FNP- AANP Certified

Post Graduate Advanced Holistic

Certificate

South Carolina DEA

23 Years Clinical Experience

BLS Certification

Strong Cardiology Background

First Responder

Policy Development

Procedure Development

Phone Triage

Team Player

Preceptor & Mentoring

Medical Office Supervision

EHR: Cerner, Centricity,

Meditech

Strong Clinical Judgment

EKG Interpretation

Patient Education

Patient & Family Centered Care

Compassionate

APN Licensure in Tennessee

Maintained/inactive

Employee & Patient

Education

Professional Experience

9/14 – Present Advanced Practice Nurse – MSN, FNP-C

Wal-mart Care Clinic/QuadMedical, Sumter, SC

Providing acute and chronic primary healthcare services in a retail setting. Independently providing primary care services to the community and employees of Wal-Mart, including acute care and chronic care conditions. Duties include physical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, treatment, lab interpretation, specialty referrals and follow up. EHR – Centricity.

9/13 – 9/14 Advanced Practice Nurse – MSN, FNP-C

Palmetto Surgical Group, Orangeburg, SC

Assessment of new office patients, follow up patients, and hospital consults for general and vascular surgical procedures. Assisting and performing minor surgical procedures in the office setting, and in the OR. Rounding on hospital patients, surgical consultations, hospital admission physical examination, placing orders and discharging patients. EHR – Cerner.

9/08 – 8/12 Registered Nurse – PRN Case Manager while continuing education

Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, TN

Evaluating and documenting patient severity of illness and intensity of service according to Interqual and Medicare standards and guidelines. Conducting Medicare and private insurance reviews during the course of the hospital stay. Patient education about self-care strategies and available resources within the community and within the confines of perspective insurance providers. Coordinating and implementing patient care needs among interdisciplinary members of the health care team from hospital admission to safe discharge home to include arranging for home health services, durable medical equipment, skilled facilities, and rehabilitation care. EHR – Meditech.

8/07 – 9/08 Cath Lab, RN

Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Cardiac and Interventional radiology RN. Administering and monitoring moderate sedation, providing patient support and circulating during diagnostic heart catheterizations, diagnostic & interventional angiography and epidural steroid injections and other pain management procedures. Patient education about procedures and expected outcomes and possible risks. Provided nursing support to the radiology department as necessary by providing and monitoring moderate sedation in ultrasound & CT guided invasive procedures.

8/01 – 10/06 Cath Lab Coordinator, RN

Tennessee Christian Medical Center, Madison, TN

Coordinated, performed & oversaw procedures for the interventional catheterization lab, radiology department, and pain management clinic. Cath Lab and pain clinic responsibilities included administering and monitoring moderate sedation, providing patient support, education, and circulating during diagnostic heart catheterizations, diagnostic & interventional angiography and epidural steroid injections and other pain management procedures. Provided nursing support and educational opportunities to the radiology department as necessary. Training and precepting staff. Administering and monitoring moderate sedation in ultrasound & CT guided invasive procedures. Conducted CTA’s and nuclear cardiac stress testing. Wrote and updated procedural policies according to JACO standards. ACLS certified first responder to code situations.

7/97 – 8/01 Clinical Supervisor

Cardiology Associates of Nashville, Nashville, TN

Supervised, educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members. Performed diagnostic testing for cardiac patients, in an office setting.

4/95 – 7/97 Registered Nurse, Procedures

Page Campbell Cardiology Group, Nashville, TN

Administered diagnostic testing for cardiac patients, including exercise & pharmacologic induced stress testing, signal averaged electrocardiograms & performing elective cardioversions. Hospital nurse rotations include supporting cardiologists by pulling arterial sheaths post catheterization. Educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members

6/92 – 4/95 Registered Nurse, Special Care

St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

Functioned independently as total patient care provider for a variety of intensive care patients. Educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members

6/92 – 7/98 Registered Nurse, ER & ICU prn pool

Donelson Hospital/Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, TN

Education

Tennessee State University, School of Nursing May 11, 2013

Nashville, TN

Masters of Science in Nursing, FNP & Post Graduate Certificate in Holistic Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau

GPA 3.92/4.00

Post Graduate Certificate in Holistic Nursing

University of Phoenix, School of Nursing 2010

Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

GPA 3.55

University of Tennessee & Middle Tennessee Hospital Council 1993

Critical Care Program for ACLS

140 Contact Hours

Columbia State Community College, School of Nursing 1991

Columbia, TN

Associate of Applied Science

Cum Laude

Memberships

American Nurses Association

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

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