Family Nurse Practitioner
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Phyllis Ingham, FNP-C, M.S.N.
Beaumont, TX 77705
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SUMMARY
Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in July, 2017 with Texas Advanced Practice Licensure and Prescriptive Authority. Master of Science in Nursing from McNeese State University with clinical hours in pediatrics, orthopedics, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and family practice. Positive, self-motivated and knowledgeable Registered Nurse of 36 years with excellent physical assessment, decision-making, and leadership skills. Most valuable attributes include flexibility to adapt and become proficient in any nursing situation, with ability to work in both team and independent situations. Past experience includes endoscopy, ambulatory care, critical care, and nursing administration.
EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse, Medical Center of Southeast Texas; Port Arthur, TX 2007-Present
Currently, part time R.N. for Day Surgery and Endoscopy Units. Former charge nurse for PACU and Day Surgery with duties including supervision of staff, oversight of patient care. Responsible for coordinating care between Day Surgery, Surgery, and Endoscopy Units. Providing education and mentoring in development of staff and student nurses from Lamar University. Completed projects include development of staff shift rotation, cost-containment scheduling, and patient satisfaction improvements. PALS, ACLS, and BLS are current.
Registered Nurse, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Outpatient Pavilion; Beaumont, TX 1995-2007
Provided all phases of ambulatory nursing care including pre-operative interviews and education, recovery of patients in the PACU, care and instruction of step-down and twenty-three hour observation patients.
Employed as charge nurse and infection control nurse.
Director of Nurses, Amedisys Home Health Care, Inc.; Lake Charles, LA 1995-1996
Responsible for all aspects of home health care services to both Medicare and Private-Pay patients.. Directed a team of approximately fifty employees with over one hundred and seventy five patients. Responsibilities included administration, providing direct care, recruitment of staff, marketing, billing, along with education of patients and staff. Upon acquisition of position, the company had many previous deficiencies with the Department of Health during surveys. Within one month of employment, the deficiencies were resolved. During employment, revenues were turned from negative to positive with final expected revenues for 1996 to be over four million dollars.
Director of Nurses, Advanced Patient Care, Inc.; Beaumont, TX 1993-1995
Responsible for development of new company including administration, accounts payable, and receivable, patient care services, company forms, recruiting, purchasing, billing, education and marketing. Increases patient census from initial two patients up to eighty patients at end of employment with one hundred and twenty one admissions in the last year. With total of six Department of Health Surveys, four deficiencies cited with none being observed on 1995 survey. Increased company revenues from one thousand dollars in initial six months of operation to over three million dollars in the final year of employment.
Team Leader, Ultimate Home Health, Inc.; Nederland, TX 1992-1993
Employed as Wound Care Specialist providing assessments, recommendations, and follow-up care for wounds and ostomies. Floated to various offices to be acting Team Leader or director as needed. In December 1992, promoted to Team Leader supervising care of seventy-five patients with a team of fifteen staff members.
Assistant Director of Patient Services, Beaumont Home Health, Inc.; Beaumont, TX 1990-1992
R.N. Supervisor-Ostomy/Oncology Nurse responsible for patient care administered by both L.V.N. and H.H.A. staff. Provided assessments (both initial and follow-up), in addition to treatment recommendations for wounds of all types. Promoted to Assistant Director of Patient Services in September, 1991. Duties included scheduling, staff supervision, Quality Assurance, writing 485/486 forms, and development of nursing protocols primarily for wound and ostomy care.
Ostomy/Oncology Nurse, Beaumont Medical Surgical Hospital; Beaumont,TX 1986-1990
Originally employed as an I.C.U. charge nurse. In 1986, assumed the duties of the P.C.U. Assistant Manager for a four month period while Assistant Manager was on leave of absence. In April of 1989, reassigned as the Ostomy/Oncology Nurse. Responsible for program development, chemotherapy administration, patient and staff education for ostomy, oncology, wound care, development of oncology, ostomy, wound care protocols, and ostomy/oncology consultations, which included assessments and treatment recommendations. Provided inservice education for hospital staff in field of expertise. Served on the Parenteral/Enteral Committee. Instrumental in development of Parenteral/Enteral Manual. Available hospital wide for “code type” emergencies, providing intravenous access for patients with poor venous status, and accessing port-a-cath devices, in addition to assisting physicians with the insertion of several types of venous access devices.
Telemetry Charge Nurse, St. Elizabeth Hospital; Beaumont, TX 1984-1986
Responsibility for staff assignments, supervision and provision of patient care of twenty-one bed telemetry unit. Basic EKG and code management.
Branch Manager, Tri-County Home Health, Inc.; Buna, TX 1983-1984
Duties included management of Buna, Texas office including scheduling, supervision of seventy-five patients and staff with billing and budgeting experience.
Assistant Charge Nurse, St. Elizabeth Hospital; Beaumont, TX 1980-1983
Originally employed as a nurse aide for I.C.U. and C.C.U. while a student at Lamar University. Upon receiving B.S.N., promoted to A.C.C.U. Assistant Charge Nurse. Along with staff assignments and supervision of patient care, experience with Swan Ganz catheters, pacemakers, ventilators, I.A.B.P., code management, and basic E.K.G. interpretation.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
FNP-C, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board; Certification F07170734
Texas Board of Nursing, APRN; License AP 134764. Rx Authorization Number 23853
Texas Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse; License 256977
PALS, BLS, ACLS Certification
EDUCATION
Master of Science-Nursing: Specialization in Family Practice; Graduation: May 13, 2017-McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
Bachelor of Science-Nursing 1981: Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Diploma 1978: Evadale High School, Salutatorian, Evadale, TX
AWARDS/COMMUNITY SERVICE
Multiple Recognitions for Outstanding Customer Service for Christus St. Elizabeth and the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Membership in Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Texas Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and Southeast Texas Nurse Practitioners. Served on the Houston Regional Planning Committee for N.O.E.P. in 1989 and 1990.
Performed as nurse preceptor/mentor for Lamar University, all campuses.
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