Registered Nurse Practitioner

OBJECTIVE: To utilize my advanced nursing degree, clinical, technical, and

managerial experience and skills for optimum health promotion and disease

management following the nursing process and provision of high quality,

holistic, evidenced-based care.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Practice Supervisor II - TCI, a Division of Sparrow Health System, Lansing,

MI

December 2009-present

Responsible for corporate clinical protocols, cardiology clinic daily

operations, Coumadin Clinic, telephone triage, Vein Clinic, scheduling,

evaluation, and budget, satellite clinics, program supervision and

development. Sit as member of Information Steering Committee responsible

for clinical administration and programming of electronic medical records.

Provide direct and supportive care, assessment, and education to patients

in the Cardiology Clinic, telephone triage, Vein Clinic.

Nurse Manager - Cardiology - Thoracic & Cardiovascular Institute, PC,

Lansing, MI

November 2003-December 2009

Responsible for corporate clinical protocols, cardiology clinic daily

operations, Coumadin Clinic, telephone triage, Vein Clinic, CT, satellite

clinics, department development, scheduling, and evaluation. Sit as member

of Information Steering Committee responsible for clinical administration

and programming of electronic medical records. Provide direct and

supportive care, assessment, and education to patients in the Cardiology

Clinic, telephone triage, Vein Clinic and those undergoing transesophageal

echocardiogram and CT procedures.

Arrhythmia Service Coordinator - Thoracic & Cardiovascular Institute, PC,

Lansing, MI

February 1998-November 2003

Responsible for Arrhythmia Clinic daily operations. Provide direct care,

assessment, education, rhythm analysis, and device analysis/programming for

pacemaker and ICD patients in the clinic and hospital settings.

Coordinated care, education, discharge planning, device analysis for in-

patients admitted with heart rhythm disturbances and those undergoing

electrophysiologic and pacemaker/ICD procedures. Research associate for

device clinical trials.

Clinical Nurse II - Cardiac Catheterization Lab - St. John Hospital and

Medical Center, Detroit, MI

June 1997-December 1997

Provide direct and supportive care as staff nurse and charge nurse for

patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional catheterization

procedures. Charge nurse responsibilities included staff oversight,

scheduling, patient placement/lab schedule, physician liason, documentation

and charge reviewer.

Pacemaker Clinic Coordinator/Team Leader - Thoracic & Cardiovascular

Institute, PC, Lansing, MI

December 1994-June 1997

Responsible for Pacemaker Clinic daily operations and staff scheduling.

Provide direct care, assessment, education, device analysis/programming for

pacemaker patients and arrhythmia patients. Research associate for device

clinical trials.

Registered Nurse - Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI

May 1993-May 1997

Provide direct and supportive care, assessment, education on a cardio-

thoracic step-down unit for stable and intermediate patient's pre and post

operatively. Responsible on a rotational basis as contact nurse to

facilitate nursing assignments and bed coordination for admitting and

discharging patients. Arterial line and CVP monitoring.

Nursing Assistant/Nurse Extern - Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing,

MI

May 1990-May 1993

Provide direct and supportive care, assessment, and education on a medical-

respiratory unit. Responsible for assistance with ADL's and treatments,

e.g. peritoneal dialysis, pulmonary toileting, tracheotomy care, ventilator

management.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing - Adult Nurse Practitioner focus

Ball State University, Muncie, IN

December 2009

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

May 1993

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Michigan Registered Nurse license 1993-present License number 470-***-****,

expiration date 3/31/2010

Certificate in Management and Leadership, Drexel University August 2006

Member of Sigma Theta Tau International 2009

ACLS Certification 1994-present

BLS Certification 1990-present

BLS Instructor 1996-1998

Member of American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing 2005-present

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