Registered Nurse Practitioner

JIGNA H. PATEL

BSN, RN, CRNP

**** ****** ******, *********, ** 21211

ablnrp@r.postjobfree.com, 347-***-****

OBJECTIVE

An Adult Nurse Practitioner position in a health clinic.

EDUCATION

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 12/2009

Master of Science in Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 5/2004

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 5/1997

Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adult Nurse Practitioner Student, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, MD 2006-2009

Participated in several clinical rotations throughout the Maryland area including:

Access Carroll: Provided comprehensive primary health care in a rural community clinic that offered free

services for uninsured low-income residents.

Carroll County Health Department: Screened, tested and treated the local community at an STD clinic.

Clinical Associates: Provided primary care for a primarily diabetic population, taking history and performing

assessments, ordering and reviewing diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, prescribing treatment regimens, and

monitoring the efficacy of treatments. Participated in after hours and shingles vaccine clinics.

The Moore Clinic: Provided primary care and case management at this multidisciplinary clinic for HIV-

positive patients with comorbidities such as hepatitis C; tuberculosis; lung, heart, kidney, and liver disease;

polysubstance abuse; and mental health disorders.

East Baltimore Medical Clinic: Offered primary care, gynecological exams, episodic fast-track visits, and

follow-ups at a Coumadin clinic, primarily for Medicaid and uninsured patients.

Columbia Internal Medicine Clinic: Performed physical histories and assessments of privately insured

patients, and provided health education and preventive services.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital, MD 5/2009-present

• Worked as a nurse in the 30-bed emergency department in this small community hospital.

• Prioritized life-sustaining treatments for acute patients, identified patients who needed urgent care,

and recognized and coordinated the transfer of patients who needed immediate obstetric, psychiatric,

and pediatric care.

• Served the needs of a unique population that included many chronic-care patients from long-term

care facilities.

• Provided leadership by precepting many nurses with no previous ER experience during a nursing

shortage.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse, Medical Staffing Network, MD 9/2008-5/2009

Emergency Room Registered Nurse, Cross Country TravCorps, FL 9/2008-1/2009

• Worked as a contract emergency room nurse in five inner-city Baltimore hospitals, including

University of Maryland, Mercy, Union Memorial, Johns Hopkins Bayview, and Harbor Hospitals.

• Quickly adapted to new environments, demonstrating competency in hospital regulations including

policies for patient confidentiality, blood transfusions, heparin therapy, falls, and restraints.

• Worked in many different environments, from Level I trauma centers to small community hospitals.

• Coordinated care for as many as six patients at a time while working rotating shifts.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD 9/2006-9/2008

• Provided nursing care in this Level I, 33-bed emergency room in inner-city Baltimore.

• Managed care for patients with traumas including gunshot wounds, spinal cord injuries, head

injuries, myocardial infarctions, and strokes.

• Worked as part of a research committee to improve nursing documentation on patient care and enroll

high-risk patients in HIV research studies.

• Participated in staff scheduling committees and morbidity-and-mortality conferences.

• Identified and managed high-risk labor and delivery cases in the emergency room.

Medical and Surgical Registered Nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD 2/2004-9/2006

• Performed charge nurse and staff nurse duties on the 24-bed cardiac floor, supervising nurses,

coordinating patient admissions, and assigning nurses to patients based on patient load.

• Coordinated response to medical and logistical emergencies, including codes, staff shortages, and

medical systems failures.

• Precepted nurse interns through a six-month orientation program.

• Worked collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to achieve cost-effective clinical outcomes.

• Coordinated care for acute and chronic patients with arrhythmias, stroke, MI, deep venous

thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms, and other cardiac problems.

• Educated patients about topics such as diabetes, wound care, healthy lifestyles, and medication

compliance, creating teaching plans tailored to the needs of each patient.

Clinical Nurse Intern, Rutland Center-WIC Program, MD 7/2003-5/2004

• Performed primary care preventative duties for the target population, which consisted primarily of

mothers and children from a low socioeconomic background and included many immigrants and

refugees.

• Conducted physical assessments and screenings for common medical problems and maintained

patients’ immunizations.

• Created and implemented educational campaigns on healthy eating habits for hypertensive, obese,

and diabetic patients.

• Promoted the WIC program in this community, registering and enrolling women and children and

providing them access to program resources.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Intern, Shirati Health Education and Development Foundation, Tanzania 12/2006-1/2007

• Performed physical assessments of patients in an underresourced outpatient clinic in a rural village,

where few people had access to other healthcare.

• Worked with a population that was at high risk for schistosomiasis, STDs, malaria, and malnutrition.

• Performed house-to-house surveys to assess the medical needs of the community.

Intern, International Medical Corps, Washington, DC 5/2006

• Conducted health needs surveys of displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and

Mississippi as part of a research study.

• Visited randomized victims living in 175 FEMA trailer park sites, who had limited access to

transportation, communication, and health care.

• Reviewed and revised these surveys to ensure adequate data collection, working with the program

officer.

Health Extension Coordinator, Peace Corps, Panchthar, Nepal 9/1998-9/2000

• Conducted household surveys to assess health needs for the community of Panchthar District, Nepal.

• Proposed and won funding from UNICEF for a project to increase awareness about unsanitary

practices and to construct sanitation facilities in a village.

• Worked with Nepali engineers to construct latrines, and educated villagers about communicable

diseases through informal teaching methods such as puppet shows and plays.

• Taught villagers about the link between indoor stoves and respiratory disease, and raised money for

the construction of smokeless stoves.

• Delivered polio vaccine to children and educated their parents about polio on behalf of the World

Health Organization.

• Conducted reproductive health classes for Girl Scouts to help decrease widespread maternal

mortality in childbirth.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Registered Nurse

• Certified Registered Adult Nurse Practitioner

• Valid Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Valid Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support

• Valid Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

LANGUAGES, ACTIVITIES, AND MEMBERSHIPS

Proficient in Gujarati, Hindi and Nepali

9/11 American Red Cross Volunteer, New York City Chapter

Birth Companion Doulas training, Johns Hopkins University, MD

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American College of Nurse Practitioners

Emergency Nurses Association

COMPUTER SKILLS

STATA, Cerner, HealthNet, MedConnect, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, Access, PowerPoint, and Internet

software including Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox

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