Grand Prairie Nurse Practitioner
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KARAN STAGGERS, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Karan Staggers, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Grand Prairie, TX. 75054
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NPI # 145*******
APRN License # AP1023287
RN License # 800294
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Authorized to work in the US
Active DEA license - TX
WORK EXPERIENCE
A.L.M.S. Community Health Center, Inc.
President - Grand Prairie, TX August 2019 to Present PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrator at ALMS will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of all departments at the community. This includes achieving and maintaining maximum communication with the communities we serve while focusing on high customer service satisfaction and quality of care/services. The President of ALMS will ensure compliance with applicable state and federal requirements and ensure a smooth operation of the community through staff development and employee satisfaction. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensures the delivery of quality care and services and promotes positive resident and family relations, responding promptly and appropriately to resident needs, requests, and concerns. Encourages resident interaction and promotes a culture where each resident is of the greatest importance, Operates the community in a manner which will ensure company profitability by meeting all community budget and census guidelines as set by Corporate, Directs and monitors all marketing activities to achieve a 100% occupied community. Complies with all state and federal laws and regulations and all company rules and regulations regarding the care of the residents and operation of the community. Develops a positive rapport with all state regulatory representatives,
Oversees the healthcare related programs and services (i.e. compliance of DEA for all practitioners, staff development, charting) and ensures that all applicable state-mandated rules and regulations are carefully adhered to patient concerns.
Directs and monitors timely and accurate completion of all daily/weekly/monthly billings, accounting, and bookkeeping requirements.
Family Nurse Practitioner
A.L.M.S. Community Health Center, Inc.
Grand Prairie, TX August 2020 to Present
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Record patient health histories, perform physical exams, observe, and assess patient symptoms. We order tests and analyzes results, diagnose physical and mental health conditions, develop, and administer treatment plans. Also, we prescribe medications, track symptom changes and treatment responses, promote healthy nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits. The nurse practitioner is also expected to communicate with families, coordinate with patients’ other caregivers, refer patients to specialists as needed: Assess a patient’s health, administer preventive care, and help to treat and manage acute and chronic conditions, such as:
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Hypertension
• CHF
• CKD
• AKI
• Thyroid Disease
• Asthma
• COPD
• Dyslipidemia
• Osteoarthritis
• STD’s
• Well Woman visits with pap-smear procedure
I also, refer patients to a specialist if an advanced level of care is needed and a more serious condition is discovered. Here is a list of day-to-day activity at any given time:
• Adult and Pediatric Annual Wellness/Health Assessments
• Preparticipation school physical:
• Adult and Pediatric Immunization’s and PRN follow up:
• Evaluate, manage, counsel and educate patients and families:
• Conduct physical examinations and obtain medical histories:
• Prescribe drugs for acute and chronic illnesses:
• Order, perform, and interpret lab tests, x-rays, EKGs, and other diagnostic studies:
• Diagnose, treat, and manage acute illnesses:
• Diagnose, treat, and manage chronic illnesses:
• Provide preventive care, including screening and immunizations:
• Provide care coordination/Collaborate with other Mid-Level providers and Physicians,
• Make referrals as needed:
• Telemedicine
Manager of Clinical Faculty – Clinical faculty/Liaison Dallas, TX April 2018 to Present
Reporting directly to the Campus Dean, Nursing and working closely with the Associate Deans of Academics and Administration. The Manager, Clinical Faculty is responsible for managing the onboarding and continued support for clinical faculty; assisting the Manager, Clinical Education team in ensuring clinical faculty receive orientation to clinical sites; and collaborating with appropriate team leads to ensure they are provided with support and mentoring in the clinical setting for the Nursing program. Provides professional leadership and support for clinical teaching faculty; serves as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assigned; and enables an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility. Participates in the evaluation of clinical faculty to provide input to campus Dean of Nursing. Remains current in applicable program field, participates in faculty meetings, instructional seminars, and in-service training sessions. Participates in campus activities such as faculty meetings, student functions and clinical training, graduation exercises, open houses, new student orientations, Chairperson for program quality III of the AACN essentials for CCNE accrediting, and an active member of faculty and student advisory board. Onsite clinical training with students for:
• IV start, IV medication administration, IV push medications,
• Managing med/surg, critical care, pediatrics, and obstetrics patients in the Med/Surg and critical care units,
• Trach and ventilator care and suctioning
• NG and Peg tube care and maintenance
• Pre/Post operation prep and care management (EKG - implementation and hemodynamic monitoring)
• ER training and patient care assessment and management of the emergent patient.
• Management of the acutely and critically ill patient
• EPIC charting
• Head-to-toe assessments,
• Foley catheter insertion
• Leadership training, mentoring, and clinical faculty training, and orientation. Clinical training at the following hospitals with faculty and students:
• Methodist Dallas (Med Surg units)
• Methodist Charlton (Med Surg units)
• UTSW Medical Center
• Encompass Dallas (Med Surg units)
• Renaissance Rehabilitation (Med Surg units)
• Select Specialty Care (ICU and med Surg units)
Didactic/Clinical Instructor
West Coast University - Dallas, TX 2018 to Present Conducts college-level courses in the field of nursing. Areas of instruction include preparing students for work as a BSN, RN. Responsible for preparing and delivering lectures, leading and moderating classroom discussions, and administering and grading examinations. Requires a bachelor's/master's degree in area of specialty and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area. The instructor is familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. May lead and direct the work of others. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to a department head. ER Staff Nurse. Care of emergent and acutely ill
patients Baylor/Emerus Emergency Department
November 2015 to February 2016
Care of patients during acute and chronic episodes of illness presenting case by case: Perform various duties under the scope of nursing, such as medication administration, IV insertion, administration and monitoring of blood products, management of TPN, and intravenous drips. Assist doctors with procedures, such as conscious sedation on adult and pediatric patients. Accessing central lines, and PAC (port-a-Cath) with Huber needles. Care CHF, Stroke, Diabetes type I & II, early and end-stage Alzheimer's, Organic Brain syndrome, and Brain/Head injury along with various other emergent/primary care and team care nursing responsibilities. blood drawing via peripheral and central, care of central line, wound care, care of cardiac pediatric ICU, medical-surgical, neonatal, ventilator dependent trachea patients, telephone triage for acute and chronically ill patients, and various other primary care and team care nursing responsibilities. House Supervisor
Kindred Healthcare
February 2013 to 2018
Responsible for supervision & coordination of nursing activities on a hospital-wide level. Seen as an extension of the departmental managers in their absence and is delegated the responsibility to act as nursing administration as assigned with hospital administrative personnel available on- call. Also, responsible to serve as a resource/facilitator for patient care and assumes responsibility for Patient Care Services/Nursing Administration duties when other hospital and Department managers are not available. As supervisor I make rounds on the patient care units and is available as needed for issues that benefit from management help and/or intervention. I am responsible for being a clinical and service resource, to ensure appropriate patient placement, supervise clinical activities, maintain disaster training skills, and coordinate safe and appropriate patient care between all departments and disciplines. ICU RN, PCU night shift supervisor
Texas Health Resource Harris Methodist - Fort Worth, TX January 2014 to January 2016 and Currently (ICU/PCU) - Care of the critically ill. Medication administration, Cardiac Sheath Removal, IV insertion, administration and monitoring of blood products, TPN administration and monitoring, blood drawing via peripheral, central, and arterial, care of central line, wound care, care of patient's on detox protocol, telemetry, psych, medical surgical patient, Cardiac, CHF, Stroke and Heparin protocol, and various other primary care team nursing responsibilities. RAT Team Staff Nurse. Care of emergent and acutely ill patients Parkland Hospital
May 2013 to November 2013
Respond to all hospital acute and chronic episodes of illness presenting case by case: Perform various duties under the scope of nursing, such as ACLS and BLS training, assisting with code blue calls, medication administration, IV insertion, administration and monitoring of blood products, management of TPN, and intravenous drips. Assist doctors with procedures, such as conscious sedation on adult and pediatric patients. Accessing central lines, and PAC (port-a-Cath) with Huber needles. Care CHF, Stroke, Diabetes type I & II, early and end-stage Alzheimer's, Organic Brain syndrome, and Brain/Head injury along with various other emergent/primary care and team care nursing responsibilities. Blood drawing and management of peripheral and central lines, wound care, care of cardiac pediatric ICU, medical-surgical, neonatal, ventilator dependent trachea patients, telephone triage for acute and chronically ill patients, and any additional primary care and team care nursing responsibilities.
RN in areas of ER, ICU,
NICU PRN Agency
June 2008 to 2016
PEDS, and TELEMETRY units. Perform various duties under the scope of nursing such as, medication administration, IV insertion, administer and monitoring of blood products, TPN and intravenous drips. Patient blood draws via peripheral and central lines, care of central line, wound care, and care of patient's admitted in telemetry, psych, pediatric, medical surgical, neonatal, and intensive care units. Staff Nurse, Care
Sundance Behavioral
Health January 2015 to
August 2015
for behavioral health needs of patients and assigned a caseload of patients to provide direct care, which included facilitating social and emotional needs, supervising medication schedules and evaluating patient progress. Implemented professional nursing principles, procedures, and techniques used in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients. Social, psychological, and physical factors of mental and emotional disorders. Addressing concerns in psychiatric nursing and providing the treatment of the mentally and emotionally unstable patient.
Staff Nurse, Care of acutely and chronically ill
patients MSN Staffing Network
January 2014 to February 2015
Perform various duties under the scope of nursing such as medication administration, IV insertion, administration, and monitoring of blood products, TPN, and intravenous drips. Assist MD with various procedures such as pre and post-procedural endoscopy for GI patients with chronic and acute GI bleeds, chest tubes, cardioversion, conscious sedation, preparing patients to be transported directly to the OR from the ER/ICU, central line dressing changes, and sterile fields for central line access, and accessing PAC (port-a- Cath) with Huber needles. Blood draws and care of peripheral and central lines, post-surgical wound care, de cub wound care, care of patients, on detox protocol, telemetry, psych patients with medical problems, medical-surgical and cardiac intensive care patients. Care of ventilator-dependent adults, CHF, Stroke, Diabetes type I & II, early and end-stage Alzheimer's, Organic Brain syndrome, and Brain/Head injury along with various other emergent/primary care and team care nursing responsibilities
Staff Nurse, Critical units
Medical Center of Arlington -
Arlington, TX July 2012 to January
2013
Care of acutely and chronically ill patients. Perform various duties under the scope of nursing such as, medication administration, IV insertion, administration and monitoring of blood products, TPN and intravenous drips. Care of ventilator dependent adults, CHF, Stroke, Diabetes type I & II, early and end-stage Alzheimer's, Organic Brain syndrome and Brain/Head injury along with various other emergent/primary care and team care nursing responsibilities. Contract Nursing
University of Chicago Hospital -
Chicago, IL January 2012 to June 2012
Staff Nurse, Gastrointestinal outpatient unit. Prep, monitor and recovery of patients receiving GI procedures for GI screening, and GI related acute and chronic illnesses. Perform various duties under the scope of nursing such as, medication administration, IV insertion, administration, and monitoring of blood products, TPN and intravenous drips.
Staff Nurse, Adult ER and ICU unit
Mac Neal Hospital - Berwyn,
IL September 2005 to 2011
Care of acutely and chronically ill patients. Perform various duties under the scope of nursing such as, medication administration, IV insertion, administration, and monitoring of blood products, TPN and intravenous drips. Assist MD with various procedures such as pre and post procedural endoscopy for GI patients with chronic and acute GI bleeds, chest tubes, cardioversion, conscious sedation, preparing patients to be transported directly to the OR from the ER/ICU, central line dressing changes and sterile fields for central line access, and accessing PAC (port-a-Cath) with Huber needles. Blood draws and care of peripheral and central lines, post-surgical wound care, decubitus wound care, care of patients on detox protocol, telemetry, psych patients with medical problems, medical surgical and cardiac intensive care patient. Care of ventilator dependent adults, CHF, Stroke, Diabetes type I & II, early and end-stage Alzheimer's, Organic Brain syndrome and Brain/Head injury along with various other emergent/primary care and team care nursing responsibilities. Nurse Finders, Per Diem
Registry Nurse Finders -
Chicago, IL June 1992 to 2011
RN in areas of ER, ICU, NICU, PEDS, and TELEMETRY units. Response for patients needing medication administration, IV insertion, administration, and monitoring of blood products, TPN and intravenous drips. Patient blood draws through peripheral and central lines, care of central line, wound care, and care of patient's admitted in telemetry, psych, pediatric, medical surgical, neonatal, and intensive care units. Telephone Triage/Registered Nurse
Vitas Hospice Care - Matteson, IL
January 2005 to September 2005
Triage calls of chronically and terminally ill patient. Patient visits PRN and assessment, prioritizing, and sending out medical staff for terminally and chronically ill patient concerns. Coordinating nursing personnel according to priority of calls. Covering the Northwest, Southwest, Chicagoland, Joliet, Wisconsin, Florida, New Jersey and California areas.
Pediatric ER staff and Charge Nurse
University of Chicago Hospital
Chicago, IL August 1998 to November 2001
Care of acutely and chronically ill patients with emergency medical intervention needed to prevent, maintain, and/or cure urgent and non-urgent medical problems. Assist MD with various procedures such as conscious sedation, preparing patients to be transported directly to the OR from the ER, Central line dressing changes and sterile fields for central line access, PICC line, and PAC (port-a- Cath) access. Assigning staff nurses, overseeing the pediatric ER, training medical residents in ER protocol along with helping them to develop clinical skills while implementing care of acute, chronic, and terminally ill patients.
EDUCATION
Doctoral in Science Degree in Nursing - DNP-c
Walden University - Minneapolis, MN
November 2016 to present
MSN
Walden University - Minneapolis, MN
November 2015
Bachelor’s in Science Degree in Nursing in
Nursing Olivet Nazarene University - Kankakee, IL
August 2013
Associate Degree in Nursing
Olive Harvey Nursing Community College - Chicago, IL December 1994
TRAINING
Mission of Arlington – Advanced medical 32 weeks
JPS Health Network – Obstetrics & Gynecology 16 weeks Cook Children’s Hospital – Pediatrics 16 weeks
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Clinical Nurse Instructor and Manager of Clinical
Faculty West Coast University - Dallas, TX
April 2018 to Present
Didactic and Clinical Nurse Instructor
Carrington College and Chamberlain University College of Nursing November 2016 to June 2018
Clinical Faculty
Nurse Educator for Argosy University, ITT School of Nursing, and UTA (University Texas
- Arlington, TX January 2016 to January 2018
NURSING LICENSES
RN – 800294
APRN - AP1023287
AWARDS
Registered Nurse
July 1997
PRIDE Values Nurse at the University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago IL.: Exemplifies the character of a professional nurse with exceptional patient care skills and communication in the pediatric population.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
AANP - August 2020 to August 2025
BLS Certification - January 2024 to January 2026
ACLS Certification - January 2024 to January 2026
GROUPS
Member of Nursing Society
June 2015 to Present
Sigma Theta Tau National Honors Nursing Society.
Their mission is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. Their biennial convention and annual research congress provides educational opportunities that help bridge nursing research to clinical practice.
ASSESSMENTS
Electronic Health Records: Best Practices — Highly Proficient July 2020
Knowledge of EHR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EHR use. Full results: Highly Proficient
Medical Terminology — Highly Proficient
July 2020
Understanding and using medical terminology. Full results: Highly Proficient Clinical Judgment — Highly Proficient
June 2020
Assessing a patient's condition and implementing the appropriate medical intervention. Full results: Highly Proficient Patient-Focused Care — Highly Proficient
June 2020
Addressing concerns and using sensitivity when responding to needs and feelings of patients. Full results: Highly Proficient
Indeed, Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
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