OBJECTIVE

Advanced practice nurse certified in Adult/Geriatric Primary Care and Psychiatry/Mental Health, seeking to provide high-quality, evidence-based patient care.

EXPERIENCE

NURSE PRACTITIONER • OPTUM • GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ • 07/2021 – PRESENT

-Deliver complete medical care to United Healthcare long-term care members

-Manage patient medical and behavioral conditions for a panel of 80 patients

-Order diagnostic tests and medications, refer to specialists, & prevent medical complications that could lead to hospitalization

-Perform initial and follow-up health assessments and physical examinations of patients and document findings compliant with CMS regulations

NURSE PRACTITIONER, HOSPITALIST • JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER • JERSEY CITY, NJ • 6/2015 – 6/2023

-Complete history and physicals and daily progress notes for hospitalized patients on medical-surgical and step-down units

-Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities and evaluate their effectiveness in assisting patients to regain physiologic stability

-Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients' needs

-Collaborate with attendings, community physicians, and other members of the multidisciplinary team for patient care

-Serve as a resource for staff nurses

NURSE PRACTITIONER, HOSPITALIST • JFK MEDICAL CENTER • EDISON, NJ • 2/2017 – 2/2022

-Assess patients in the Emergency Department, complete history and physicals, and admitting orders for hospitalized patients

-Respond to all overnight house calls from the units and implement interventions to maintain patient physiologic stability

-Evaluate and order appropriate tests for patients in Pre-Admission Testing

-Perform history and physicals for Same Day Surgery patients and assure stability for surgery

REGISTERED NURSE, MEDICAL ICU • RWJ HOSPITAL • NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ • 8/2011-12/2016

-Provided individualized care to critically ill patients in the adult medical ICU

-Managed patient conditions utilizing invasive hemodynamic monitoring, CVVHD, hypothermia therapy, titrating drips, and mechanical ventilation

-Assumed charge nurse responsibilities including making patient assignments, monitoring patient flow of admissions to the unit, and serving as a resource for staff RNs

REGISTERED NURSE, MED-SURG ICU • COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL • CAMDEN, NJ • 7/2010-8/2011

-Managed critically ill patients in a 31-bed medical-surgical ICU

-Utilized invasive hemodynamic monitoring to provide patient stability and optimal outcomes

-Served on the Rapid Response Team and assisted with helipad transport of ICU patients

HEALTH & WELFARE ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT • TOWERS PERRIN WATSON • PARSIPPANY, NJ • 6/2006-3/2008

-Assisted in designing healthcare benefit plans for a variety of large corporate clients

-Coordinated with healthcare professionals and health insurance vendors to implement and monitor the performance of company health benefit plans

EDUCATION

WILKES UNIVERSITY • SCHOOL OF NURSING • WILKES-BARRE, PA • 5/2023

-Post-masters graduate certificate

-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with Active Board Certification

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY • SCHOOL OF NURSING • NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ • MAGNA CUM LAUDE • 12/2014

-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

- Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) with Active Board Certification

UMDNJ • SCHOOL OF NURSING • STRATFORD, NJ • MAGNA CUM LAUDE • 5/2010

-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

-Registered Nurse with Active Board Certification

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY • FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • PHILADELPHIA, PA • MAGNA CUME LAUDE • 5/2006

-Bachelor of Business Administration

-Dual Major: Marketing & Risk Management and Insurance

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

ADULT-GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER, CURRENT

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER, CURRENT

REGISTERED NURSE FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, CURRENT

CCRN-ADULT CERTIFICATION, JANUARY 2012 - CURRENT

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) & ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS), CURRENT

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