Objective : Certified Family Nurse Practitioner in search of a full time position at a primary care clinic.

Clinical Experience

FNP Clinical Preceptorship Experience

NP Diagnostic Reasoning

60 clinical hours at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy, Texas

FNP I Adult and Women's Health

90 clinical hours at Christ Clinic in Katy, Texas

90 clinical hours at Memorial Hermann Northwest in Houston, Texas

FNP II Children and OB

180 clinical hours at Emmason's Family and Pediatric Clinic in Houston, Texas

FNP III Chronic Illness

180 clinical hours at Achievement Medical Associates in Houston, Texas

FNP Clinical Practicum

180 clinical hours at Achievement Medical Associates in Houston, Texas

Work Experience:

08/26/2013 to present

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Patient Access Coordinator/ Financial Clearance Coordinator

Created work-flow processes for Medical Overrides, Home Center Change, Same-Day/Next-Day, Clinical Trial requests

Conducted in-service for new and existing research nurses to introduce work-flow process for Clinical Trials in the Lymphoma/Myeloma Patient Access department.

Team lead over 11 patient access specialists

Verify insurance eligibility for patients prior to entering into cancer clinical trials

Audit documents for eligibility for patient financial assistance

Present clinical information to support various diagnostic testing needs, to the

insurance company

Review Medicare questionnaire forms for completion monthly

Review medical information to determine appropriate cancer home center for

treatment

Delegate assignments to patient access specialists

Attend and contribute to medically informative, performance improvement and

quality assurance meetings

02/25/2013 to 08/26/2013

West Houston Medical Center, Houston, Texas

ER and Observation Unit RN

Worked in the ER & CDU

Received patients as they were triaged & documented in system

Administered medications as needed

EKG, documentation, followed MD orders

Triage pts

Insert & D/C IV’s, urinary caths, PEG tubes.

Verbal, TO & written orders.

02/01/2012 to 12/07/2012

Denton State Supported Living Center, Denton, Texas

Charge nurse and Staff nurse

Worked as charge nurse and staff nurse

Preceptored new RNs/LVNs

Served as patient advocate

Neuro and focused physical assessments

Insertion of G-tubes, Foleys and provided care for G-tubes, Foleys, colostomy

Medication administration through all routes

Chart checks

Experience with IV pumps

Experience with verbal and telephone orders from MD

Participated in special projects and chart audits

02/21/2011 to 12/23/2011

HealthHelp. LLC, Houston, Texas

Utilization Review Management and Lead of St Mary’s and

Oschner Insurance

One of the top three producers of the Clinical Diagnostic Review team

Lead for Oschner Insurance radiological procedure clinical review

Lead for St Mary’s Insurance radiological procedure clinical review

Review clinical information and provide approvals, peer to peer or denials for

radiological testing based on clinical criteria

05/10 to 08/2010

Christus Dubuis Long Term Acute Care, Bryan, Texas

RN staff nurse

03/11/10 to 04/10

Magnified Health & Rehab, College Station, Texas

Nurse Supervisor

11/2009

1 month of Medical/Telemetry experience as ADN student at College Station Medical Center, College Station, Texas.

06/2009- 10/2009

St. Joseph Regional Health Center- Nurse Tech in Oncology and ICU

Licenses/Certification:

APRN License & Prescription Authority (03/28/2017-10/31/2018)

APRN Certification (issued: 02/28/17-02/27/2022)

RN Licensure (issued: 03/04/10- 10/30/2018)

CPR for Advanced Life Support

FEMA IS-00100.HCb (Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for

Healthcare/Hospitals)

FEMA IS-00200.b (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident, ICS-200)

Education:

MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Texas-Medical Branch, 2016

BSN, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012

ADN, Blinn College, 2009

Associate in Science, Lonestar College 2010

Associate in Arts, Lonestar College 2010

Honors:

Phi Kappa Phi Honors 2011-2012

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors 2012-2013

Skills:

Suturing lacerations

Pap smear and specimen collection

Primary care assessment, chart review and collaboration with other healthcare personnel

Referring patients to specialists as appropriate

Participating in patient care plan meetings

Preceptor new RNs/LVNs

Assisted MDs with gynecological procedures

Transferred patients to other facilities

Called reports, chart audits and collaborated with different healthcare providers regarding patient care plan.

Serve as patient advocate

Post-sedation assessment per protocols

Conducts clinical review of cases that do not meet criteria

Experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding for diagnostic procedures

Performs clinical intake and reviews cases according to the policies and procedures

Collects and enters confidential information ensuring the highest level of confidentiality in all areas

Refers cases to a Physician Reviewer or the Director of Utilization Management per guidelines

Maintains written documentation according to documentation policy

Provides ongoing telephonic education to providers and office staff related to

Clinical Review process

Oriented and trained new Clinical Reviewers in department procedures, protocols, and administrative tasks when requested

Assists Director of Utilization Management with execution of QI projects

Participates and understands scope of responsibility in all ongoing QI Projects

Providing care to patients on ventilator

Participating in mock codes

Administering feeding and medication through PEG

PICC and CL care and providing assistance to doctor during PICC and CL insertion

Obtaining blood samples for lab

Supervising fellow staff member duties

Providing in-services for staff members

Obtaining MD order T.O and verbal

Providing patient education

Discharge teaching

Provide patient care to 6 patients

Assess blood glucose levels

Cleaning and replacing tracheostomy tubing.

Suctioning tracheostomy

Assessing wound stage and providing wet to dry wound dressing changes

Assess, monitor and document patient status in computer and paper

Provide discharge teaching for post-partum patients and post-surgical patients

Administer medications PO, OT, optic, nasal, ID, SC, IM, IV and educate about medications

Insert, empty and d/c foley

Irrigate colostomy bag

Dressing change and d/c of central line

Initiate and d/c IV and regulate IV flow rate manually and by using IV pumps

Acquire throat culture for strep test

Assist physician in positioning patient for suturing laceration

Proficient in using Internet medical search engines

Proficient with Microsoft Word

Experience in using Meditech

Typing speed= 90-100 WPM

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