ROGER W. BELL MSN RN-C AGNP-C

P.O. Box *** Cell 214-***-****

Cumby, TX 75433 Home 903-***-****

ac6uz8@r.postjobfree.com

Texas RN: # 581497 Texas NP: # AG 12170079 With Rx authority

PERSONAL PROFILE Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Licensure, with over 26 years experience as a Registered Nurse to support that degree. Over 10 years practice in hospice as a RN working without direct supervision as an after-hours primary on-call nurse for Vitas Hospice in the Greenville and Dallas area. Addressed and treated acutely symptomatic patients with a wide variety of common chronic conditions in addition to their terminal diagnosis. Cared for patients in hospitals, homes, and LTC/ALF facilities from many ethnicities, cultures, subcultures, races, and religions in the Dallas and east Texas area.

EDUCATION

September 2017 Maryville University, St. Louis, MO. Post-Masters certificate program for Adult/Geriatric nurse-practitioner licensure. GPA 3.568.

May 2006 Regis University School for Healthcare Professionals, Denver, CO. Masters in Nursing with a leadership and management focus. GPA 3.481

May 1992 Baylor University School of Nursing, Dallas, TX. Bachelors in Nursing GPA 2.73

December 1979 Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX. Associates Degree in Instrumentation Technology (robotics). GPA 2.469

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, East Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, North Texas Nurse Practitioner Association,

CERTIFICATIONS

Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner from American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

BLS certification (former instructor and instructor trainer).

ACLS certification .

Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) (expired to obtain ACHPN).

REFERENCES: Furnished on request.

EXPERIENCE

2011 to Present: VITAS HOSPICE, Greenville, TX Primary On-Call Tele-Care Nurse. On-call for visits in a 14,000 sq. mile area. Asses situational and symptom needs, recommending new treatments, medications, or levels of care which I implemented and assessed outcomes. Teaching and support to families, patients, and staff. Regularly worked in other roles, or staffed the Vitas Inpatient Unit in Baylor Scott and White Carrollton.

Auust2006 to – 2011: TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kaufman, TX RN program Nursing Instructor. Teaching skills lab, clinical, lecture, and other assignments as needed. Regularly taught double clinical assignments during faculty shortages.

July 2004 to July 2006: Took time off to work on Masters degree and tend a severely fractured ankle. Performed part-time or fill in work and audits for local nursing homes when the DON or ADON needed help or were out, and worked as a PRN nurse at the Medical Center of Terrell ER, ICU, Med-surg floor.

May 2002 to July 2004: MEDICAL CENTER OF MESQUITE, Mesquite, TX Charge Nurse/Nights. Primary charge nurse Med/Surg - Telemetry floor. Directing nurses and CNA’s in the care of acutely ill patients. Responsible for after hours unit operations and staff oversight. Served in other areas when needed, such as Nuclear Medicine RN, Admissions RN, triage RN, etc.

December 2000 to April 2002: HOPKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Sulphur Springs, TX. Acute care staff RN on Med/Surg, pediatric and telemetry units.

March 2000 to November 2000: East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX. Charge Nurse 7a to 7p. General neurology floor and neurology ICU. Frequently floated to trauma, post-anesthesia, renal, ortho, and med-surg units as needed.

September 98 to Sept. 99: BALCH SPRINGS NURSING HOME, Balch Springs, TX. Assistant Director of Nursing and Interim Director of Nursing-. Recruitment, retention, scheduling, counseling, training, and supervision of all nursing staff Responsible for daily operations, needs assessments, chart audits, admission approvals and regulatory compliance.

April 95 to Sept. 98: FAMILY HOSPICE OF DALLAS, Dallas, TX Registered Nurse Coordinator/Primary On-Call Nurse for nights. Assess and meet the holistic needs of terminal patients, their families, and care-givers. Worked much overtime, and assigned “special” or complicated pain and symptom management cases.

October 93 to March 95: VITAS HOSPICE OF DALLAS, Dallas, TX Primary On-Call Nurse and Triage Nurse. Night On-call RN for visits in a large area surrounding Dallas. As Triage RN, answered calls, provided direct crisis interventions, and dispatched personnel as needed. Developed assessment tools adopted by Vitas.

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