Summary

Qualified, board-certified Nurse Practitioner with more than 6 years of nursing experience in direct patient care.

Strong clinical skills enhanced by natural ability to build rapport with patients and families

Extensive experience mentoring young nurses, providing assistance as resource person and motivator.

Ensure quality of care and open lines of communication between all members of the healthcare team.

Licensures and Certifications

Certified Nurse Practitioner in the State of Illinois, (209012315)

Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois, License Number (041370860)

Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri, License Number 200-***-****)

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (2015-present)

Highlights

Disciplined, energetic healthcare provider that quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues

Performs tasks with patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of process and treatment.

Skilled in conducting physical exams

Skilled in utilizing strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.

Skilled in devising treatment plans based on history and physical exams

Geriatric treatment knowledge

Broad medical terminology knowledge

Diagnostic tool experience

Culturally sensitive

Strong medical ethic

Trained in inpatient and outpatient care

Accomplishments

Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment, and referral for a broad range of patients.

Treated patients suffering from trauma, and multisystem failures.

Educated patients about medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.

Educated patients and families about disease processes, treatment regimes, diagnostic procedures and preventative care.

Nursing Experience

Staff Nurse-Neurological Medicine and Step-Down Unit

June 2008 to September 2012

Barnes Jewish Hospital-St. Louis, MO

Recorded patients’ medical history, vital statistics, daily assessments and responses to therapy in the medical record.

Delivered high-quality and compassionate care to patients and families.

Evaluated patients’ care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.

Accurately documented all elements of assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and oriented patients to the unit.

Provided palliative care in inpatient setting.

Staff Nurse-Neurological Medicine Intensive Care Unit

September 2012 to September 2013

Barnes-Jewish Hospital-St. Louis, MO

Monitored ventilated patients, lumbar and ventricular drains, ICP monitoring via bolt and ventriculostomy, maintained arterial lines, CVP lines and central lines. Monitored implanted EEGs, continuous peritoneal dialysis and Lidco.

Regulated temperature with internal and external cooling and warming therapy

Administered, titrated, and monitored inotropic drugs, sedatives and paralytics.

Maintained hemodynamic stability with administration of antihypertensivemedications, osmotic diuretics and fluid resuscitation.

Assisted with bedside procedures

Nurse Practitioner Clinical Experience

Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical:

May 2013 to August 2013; Jennifer Schulze, RN, MSN, ANP

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Neurosurgery.

August 2013 to December 2013; Pamela Lowry, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Washington County Rural Health Clinic.

May 2014-June 2014 St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

May 2014 to August 2014; David Mitchell, MD

The Country Doctor, LTD.

Nurse Practitioner

September 2014 to current

Southern Illinois Gastroenterological Specialists-Carbondale, IL

Independently evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment, and maintain patient flow of approximately twenty patients per day.

Accurately document all elements of assessment, treatment, medications, therapies, diagnostics, and follow-up care.

Coordinate and organize all aspects of patient care.

Work in collaboration with a gastroenterologist, and several other midlevel providers, maintaining open lines of communication and provide care to patents affected by a multitude of disorders associated with the gastrointestinal, and hepatological systems.

Education and Honors

Associate Degree of Nursing: 2008

Kaskaskia College- Centralia, IL, USA

3.39GPA

Bachelors in the Science of Nursing: 2011

McKendree University- Lebanon, IL, USA

GPA 3.5

Masters in the Science of Nursing: 2014

Barnes College/Goldfarb School of Nursing- St Louis, MO, USA

GPA 3.9

Member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing

Post Masters Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner: 2015

Maryville University-St Louis, MO, USA

GPA 4.0

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