ELIZABETH R. CRAWFORD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN

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Grand Junction, CO 81504

970-***-****

acuxqr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

TX APRN with Rx Expires: Nov 30, 2017

CO APRN Expires: Sept 30, 2016

CO Registered Nurse Expires: Sept 30, 2016

BLS for healthcare providers with AED training Expires: Aug 2016 ACLS Expires: Aug 2016

NRP Expires: July 2016

EXPERIENCE

Colorado Injury and Pain Specialists June 2015-Present Nurse Practitioner

• Manage patients with chronic pain by pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods.

• Assess ongoing need for pain management and develop ongoing plans of care.

• Order interventional pain treatments such as epidural steroid injections and medial branch blocks.

• Serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the care of patients with complex pain is- sues.

Delta County Memorial Hospital May 2014-June 2015

Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum RN

• Provided nursing care to women and newborns throughout their pregnancy, labor & delivery, and postpartum period.

• Assisted in the training of new staff, serving as a resource for those with less experience.

• Helped with data entry and transition to new central monitoring and charting system. DaVita Dialysis, Grand Junction, CO July 2008-May 2014 Dialysis RN/Clinical Coordinator

• Provided dialysis care and monitoring for patients in end stage renal disease. To secure employment as a Family Nurse

Practitioner, in a primary care setting,

which will draw from my varied experi-

ence in nursing.

• Acted as unit charge nurse overseeing all chronic hemodialysis treatments.

• Established and managed the only home hemodialysis program between Denver and Salt Lake City.

• Trained patients and their care partners to safely and independently perform home hemodialysis treatments.

• Assisted with all treatment modalities offered by the clinic. Perinatal Associates of New Mexico, Rio Rancho, NM Aug 2006-Feb 2008 Staff Nurse, Sonographer in Training

• Provided outpatient care to women experiencing high risk pregnancies.

• Performed biophysical profile testing on fetuses including ultrasound evaluation and fetal monitoring.

• Communicated with primary care providers to ensure the best utilization of medical care assets for each individual patient.

• Initiated fetal anatomy review ultrasounds for providers in order to limit patient wait time and increase patient satisfaction.

• Served as a preceptor for students in the University of New Mexico nursing program. Lovelace Sandia Women’s Hospital, Albuquerque, NM Jan 2005-Aug 2006 Charge Nurse, Mother Baby Unit

• Supervised a shift staff consisting of up to 6 licensed and 3 unlicensed staff.

• Assisted in the orientation and competency monitoring of staff on the unit.

• Ensured adequate staffing on a postpartum care unit caring for up to 300 new mothers each month, and communicated with other charge nurses to collaboratively ensure proper staffing throughout the hospital.

• Acted as a reference person for other members of the unit staff.

• Worked as unit problem solver so that patient care operations run smoothly.

• Provided patient care to new mothers and their babies while, also, performing charge nurse duties.

U.S. Army, Various Locations July 2001-Apr 2004

Military Officer; Staff/Charge Nurse

• Provided patient care to a variety of types of patients in military hospitals.

• Acted as shift charge nurse on a regular basis, managing both licensed and non-licensed staff.

• Helped orient new employees to ensure all patients received a high quality of care.

• Maintained staff competency with lab procedures and equipment.

• Attended both military and medical training programs, including leadership and field nursing. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI May 1999-Jan 2001 Patient Care Technician, Nursing Resource Pool

• Assisted patients with activities of daily living.

• Performed IV insertion, phlebotomy, tracheostomy care and suctioning.

• Administered breathing treatments.

• Oriented new staff to technical procedures and unit policies. EDUCATION

Walden University November 2014

MSN/FNP program

Completed 575+ clinical practicum hours in adult care, pediatrics, women’s health, and family practice.

• Graduated with 3.72 GPA

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI May 2001

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude

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