Nurse Practitioner

MODUPE AKINWANDE, FNP-BC

**** ****** **** **. ****, TX 77449

CELL PHONE: 713-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner with 1-year experience as a practitioner and more than 16 years in nursing and healthcare. Experienced in patient care, health promotion (acute and chronic care), and disease prevention/ management. Effective and strong leadership and with great interpersonal skills. Proficient in patient/family support, active listening and communication, critical thinking, being a team player, paying attention to details, and using strong analytic skills.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

BC Family Nurse Practitioner- American Nurses Credentialing Center: July 2016- Current

Texas Registered Nurse license: 2004- Current

Maryland Registered Nurse: 2001- Inactive

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- Current

ACLS - Current

EXPERIENCE

May 2017- Present: VERIMED Health and Medical Wellness Clinic, Inc, Houston, TX: Nurse Practitioner. Perform history and comprehensive physical examination of the patient. Evaluate illness and disease, and establish diagnosis for acute, episodic, and chronic illnesses. Recommend and prescribe medications, therapy, and different treatment options to patients. Implement treatment plan in accordance with patient’s health condition and goals of care. Monitor application and efficacy prescribed treatment option. Order and review results of laboratory and diagnostic tests. Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities. Communicate with collaborating physician regarding patient care. Document patient medical histories and symptoms in EHR. Meeting patient’s and their family’s physical and psychosocial needs with community resource and other team resource. Self-manage clinic with 6 staff members, while providing care for up to 20 patients/ day. Precept incoming Nurse Practitioner to new role.

Feb 2017- Oct 2017: Complex care Solutions Inc., New York, NY (Assignments completed in Houston area). Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem). Conduct home visits to complete annual health assessments for patients in Houston, TX. Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare team members. Initiating and implementing clinical plans of care for adult patients with chronic and complex disease conditions. Identify and educate patients on health promotion and illness prevention. Provide patient education, emphasizing importance of consistent monitoring of health needs, and recommending community resources. Act as patient advocate protecting privacy and confidentiality.

Nov 2005 – May 2017: UnitedHealth Group, Houston, TX. RN Service Coordinator/Case Manager. Telephonic and Field nursing position. Case managed 170- over 500 (on average) Medicare and Medicaid members, working closely with each one to authorize and ensure delivery of service to meet health needs. Participated as disease management coordinator. Searched and provided community resources as needed to member. Coordinated medical supplies as needed for members in the community. Performed comprehensive in-home assessments as field nurse. Precept new nurses into their new role as Case Managers/Service coordinators.

Dec 2011 - June 2015: Solera at West Houston Transitional Care Center, Houston, TX. Per Diem Charge/ Staff Nurse. Administered medication and treatment as ordered by physicians and nurse practitioners. Provided treatment to clients to include blood draws, central line care, and wound care. Monitored effectiveness of ordered treatments, documented the findings, and communicated the information with physicians and nurse practitioners as needed. Delegated and supervised nurses and nursing assistants.

Mar 2004- Aug 2015; Femstar Healthcare, Houston, TX. Per Diem Supplemental Med-Surg Nurse. Duties include supplemental staffing in area hospitals, LTAC units, Nursing & Rehab facilities and Private homes. Performed patient assessment, admission and discharge to the unit, med admin, initiating and maintaining IV access, central line care, and patient/family education.

Apr 2005- Nov 2005; Oaks at Brookshire Nsg & Rehab Ctr, Brookshire, TX. Assistant Director of Nursing/MDS Coord/ Infection Control Nurse. Worked alongside the Administrator and DON. Coordinated and managed care for a 90+ bed nursing facility. Facilitated weekly interdisciplinary Care Plan Team to problem-solve residents and family issues. Managed and supervised Registered nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses and CNAs during shifts. Provided in-service to staff per calendar and routinely as needed to improve quality and standard of care. Communicated patient’s care with other medical disciplines to improve health outcome. Additional duties performed as needed.

Mar 2004- Apr 2005; The Vosswood Nsg Ctr & Rehab, Houston, TX. Nurse Manager/ MDS Coord/ Utilization Review Nurse/ Case Mgr. Assessed patients and completed MDS (Minimum Data Sets) forms as appropriate for private, Medicaid, and Medicare patients. Negotiated per-diem rate and obtained authorization from insurance companies. Collected, analyzed, and implemented reports from collected QA/QI data to improve quality of patient care. In-service & train staff as needed. Organized and implemented risk management and infection control protocols. Additional management duties as needed.

Aug 2003- Feb 2004; Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health, Rockville, MD. Psychiatric Charge Nurse. Worked with children, adolescent, and adult population in the mental health settings. Performed nursing and psychosocial assessment of mental health/ substance abuse pts. Developed treatment plan for individual and group therapy sessions. Supervised and worked with other licensed nurses and psych techs during shifts. Organized and educated patients on meds and disease process.

Jan 2002 - Feb 2004; Providence Hosp., Washington D.C. Staff/Charge Nurse. Patient admission/discharges, developing/ implementing care plans for pre/post-op pt, med admin. Supervised med-surg technicians. Specialized in bariatric surgery pre-post op care. Conducted patient and family teaching re: disease management and lifestyle modification. In-serviced nursing staff on standards of care, health promotion, and improving quality of care.

Jan 2002-Feb 2004; MedStaff Nursing Agency, Lanham MD. Per Diem Staff/Charge Nurse. Worked in area hospitals on med-surg and critical care units performed duties including but not limited to assessment, planning, intervention, and discharges, venipuncture, wound care, chart/lab review, physician order transcription.

Jan 2001- Feb 2004; QCI/Rock-Ward Center for Homeless & Mentally Ill, Greenbelt, MD. Case Manager/Nursing Service Coord. Worked with homeless and mentally ill client to provide community resources referrals as needed. Performed nursing assessment, developed intervention and set goals for clients. Performed telephone communication with other medical review personnel, maintaining medical records, documentation, care plan meetings with psychiatrist/field counselors and medical director.

May 2001- Mar 2002; WCAS Nursing facility, Washington DC. Nurse Manager/ Residential Care Nurse. Worked as LPN/RN with long term residents. Prepared MDS and care plans for residents. Performed admissions and discharges of residents as appropriate. Conducted employee evaluation and counseling. Supervised over 90 staff- RNs, LPNs and CNAs.

EDUCATION

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN- MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner- Sept 2012- Feb 2015

University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD- Bachelor of Science Nursing- Sept 1996- Dec 1998

Prince Georges' Community College, Largo, MD- Pre-nursing- Sept 1993- June 1996

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Honorary member, Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Nu Chapter, 2013

Honorary member, Golden Key International Honor Society, 2013

Member, Houston Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2013

Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2015

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