Registered Nurse Practitioner

Cheryl L. George RN MSN, FNP

530-***-**** **********@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Family Nurse Practitioner

. Over 200 hours per semester interning in Family Practice and Urgent

Care medicine with Dr. Robert Gonzales Fresno, CA. and Dr. Daniel

Wang, Hollister, CA.

. Provided competent, compassionate care to clients with diverse ethnic

and socioeconomic back-rounds during varied stages of life.

. Provided collaborative care for both acute and chronic conditions.

. Proactive in health maintenance and education.

. Advocate for both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy.

Registered Nurse

. Highly skilled professional Registered Nurse with over 30 years of

experience in hospital and out-patient surgery environments.

. Experience in multiple levels of heath care including Staff RN, Charge

Nurse, Manager, and Nursing Administrative Supervisor.

. Experienced in leadership and the allocation of resources.

EDUCATION

California State University Fresno, Fresno, California: MSN, FNP

2011-2013

University of Phoenix, Sacramento, California: BSN

2009-2011

Hartnell College, Salinas, California : ADN

1980-1984

NURSING EXPERIENCE

Staff Nurse

Watsonville Community Hospital, Watsonville, California

Jan. 2013-Present

Provides compassionate, skilled care to a variety of medical and surgical

patients.

Staff Nurse

2011-May 2013

Fresno Surgical Hospital, Fresno, California

Provided direct patient care to a variety of surgical patients, emphasis on

orthopedics.

Initiated quality improvement standards.

Nursing Administrative Supervisor

2009-Present

Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California

Competently manages hospital operations for the main campus and outlying

structures.

Efficiently and compassionately functions as medical records and social

worker.

Manages patient emergencies and patient concerns.

Manages patient placement and patient flow.

Assigns and coordinates hospital staffing, according to labor and union

regulations.

Professionally represents administration and advocates for patients and

staff.

Charge Nurse/Manager (Pre-Op and PACU)

2004-2009 Skyway Surgery Center, Chico, California

Instrumental in the establishment of a free standing privately owned

surgery center.

Involved in all aspects of center operations, including: policy formation,

regulations, insurance verification, payment collections, admissions,

scheduling, and material management.

Duties also included staff- management, including: hiring, scheduling,

evaluations, education, and counseling.

Provided direct care of patients receiving surgical procedures, G.I.

procedures, and pain management including, pre-op, intra-op and post

procedure.

Charge Nurse (Ambulatory Services)

2001-2004 Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California

Responsible for daily operations of ambulatory services unit including

patient flow into the O.R., scheduling changes, and patient's needs.

Daily staff management included daily and monthly scheduling, evaluations,

and counseling.

Unit responsibilities included calculation of productivity, management of

resources, and surgical services representative.

Received Employee of the Month Award for compassionate, efficient service.

Staff Nurse/Charge (Surgical/Orthopedic Unit)

1992-2001

Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California

Direct patient care of surgical and orthopedic patients.

1994 assumed role of charge nurse specializing in the care of the

orthopedic patient.

Duties included staffing, evaluations, and unit liaison.

Staff Nurse/Charge (Surgical Unit)

1984-1992

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas, California

Started RN career as a staff nurse providing direct patient care to

surgical and medical patients with a variety of needs.

Quickly advanced into the charge nurse role where my duties expanded into

overseeing the daily functioning of the unit.

Received Humanitarian Award for exemplary service.

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