CAROLYN KENNINGTON
Family Nurse Practitioner
***** ****** ***** **, ******, TX 832-***-**** *******.**********@*****.***
Areas of Expertise
MSN, APRN
FNP-BC, FNP-C
Patient Education
EClinicalWorks EMR
Outstanding Patient Care
Microbiology Background
Office Management
Strong Interpersonal Skills
Allergy/Asthma/ENT
Quality Control
Relationship Building
NextGen EMR
APRN & RN Experience
Sees between 15-35 patients per day of all ages
Coordinates and documents CC, HPI, current medications, diagnosis, treatment, plan in the same day as visit
Weight loss treatment, acute illness treatment
Sinus CT interpretation
Chronic medication management and physicals
Lab and radiology review and interpretation
Ordering and performing diagnostic tests and procedures
Responding to telephone calls/encounters throughout the day
Contributed to a strong triage environment by screening incoming patients, prioritizing based on need, and routing to appropriate physicians, as well as handing phone calls in a busy Allergy/Asthma/ENT office
Staff scheduling and ensuring new nurses trained properly
Performed allergy skin testing and interpreted results
Assisted with patient care and education by performing pulmonary function tests, administering subcutaneous allergy shots on up to 300 patients a day and assessing allergic reaction, and explaining and demonstrating the use of prescription drugs
Checked in and checked out patients using NextGen electronic medical record system.
Patient check-in and check-out, including vital signs, medication review, peak flow, documentation of allergies, HPI, ROS, chief complaint
Prepare and Explain Asthma and Allergy action plans
Worked ENT clinic, provided pre and post-op patient education
Microbiology/Lab Experience
Performed analysis on finished products for microbiological contamination.
Tested DI Water system for bacteria and fungi contamination, including bacteria/fungal culture.
Wrote guidelines for established procedures.
Managed microbiology assistant duties.
Quality Control testing on produced products
Manufactured small and large scale chemical solutions for PCR and mutation kits
Performed PCR and RT-PCR
Maintained paper records for QC analysis
Epithelial cell culture
Human lung dissection to obtain epithelial cells for experiments
Prepared media for cell culture
Data entry using Excel and Statview
Managed lab supply orders (SAP system)
Harvested white blood cells from human blood to perform CTL (cytotoxic T lymphocyte) assay, ELISA, and ELISPOT
Work History
Nurse Practitioner (04/17 to present) Allergy & ENT Associates, Kingwood, TX
Nurse Practitioner (02/16 to 04/17) Family Health Pro, Tomball, TX
Teaching Assistant (09/14 to 08/15) UT Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Registered Nurse (07/11 to 06/15) Allergy and Asthma Associates, The Woodlands, TX
Interim Nurse Coordinator (10/13 to 02/14) Allergy and Asthma Associates, The Woodlands, TX
Volunteer (08/09 to 12/09) Memorial Hermann, The Woodlands, TX
Teacher (01/09 to 05/09) Conroe ISD, Conroe, TX
Microbiologist (04/08 to 11/08) Farouk Systems, Houston, TX
Teacher (08/07 to 12/07) Richards ISD, Richards, TX
Production Associate (07/05 to 04/06) Biocrest Manufacturing, Cedar Creek, TX
Senior Lab Technician (08/04 to 07/05) John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Research Technician II (08/02 to 08/04) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Honors, Education, Training, Certifications
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
Dual Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner – BC (ANCC), Family Nurse Practitioner – C (AANP)
2012-2015
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, UT Health Science Center, Houston, TX
2010-2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Accelerated program, UT Health Science Center, Houston, TX
2009-2010
Nursing Prerequisites, Lone Star College, Montgomery, TX President’s Award (4.0 GPA)
1998-2002
Bachelor of Science in Applied Microbiology, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX
BLS for Healthcare Providers