Objective: A top-performing, dynamic and highly enthusiastic Advance Practice Family Nurse Practitioner with a contagiously positive work ethic and an insatiable desire to excel is seeking a clinical opportunity in a primary care where I can learn from top professionals in the field and develop relationships for future service, as a Family Nurse Practitioner to the community in which your organization serves.

General: Highly competent, goal-oriented, motivated and resourceful Registered Nurse equipped with 12 years of progressive hands-on experience across multiple disciplines with a proven track record of assessing, diagnosing and delivering professional patient care in a variety of medical specialties across two states while maintaining high standards of nursing excellence.

Able to perform – Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of patient care.

Organization skills – Ability to set priorities, to work in a team and as a leader of a nursing staff.

Critical Thinker – Consults, learns and shares medical knowledge with peers to provide optimum healthcare treatment.

Team Player – Possess the ability to seamlessly work with any team on any floor with one common goal – the patient.

Excellent Communicator – Able to establish and cultivate productive working relationships with individuals of all levels including the patient and family members

Education:

Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner

South University, Savannah GA

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Ohio University, Columbus OH

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

GPA: 3.9

Certifications/Licenses:

GA Registered Nurse

Basic Life Support (BLS)

OH Registered Nurse

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Ohio Health Providers, Columbus Ohio

03/2018-05/2018

Nurse Practitioner Student, Family Practice Clinicals

Focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and the clinical management and referral of common, recurring health problems across the lifespan. Identify holistic health concepts by performing culturally sensitive comprehensive history taking, physical and psychological assessment of patient's signs and symptoms, pathophysiologic changes, and psychosocial variations of the client including the individual, family, and community which are addressed with emphasis on health promotion behaviors.

Taking into consideration patient's diverse needs, a major focus is on symptom/health problem assessment, patient education using a culturally appropriate approach and the selection and interpretation of screening and diagnostic tests in order to formulate and effectively communicate treatment plans.

West Jefferson Internal Medicine, Columbus Ohio

12/2017-03/2018

Nurse Practitioner Student, Pediatric Clinicals

Focus advanced nursing and healthcare management of children and adolescents in Primary care, which includes developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes relative to health maintenance, acute and chronic illness, and developmental transitions with family context.

Ohio Health Providers, Columbus Ohio

10/2017-12/2017

Nurse Practitioner Student, Women’s Health Clinicals

Manage the primary health care of women from menarche to senescence. Focus is on health promotion, disease prevention, and the clinical management and referral of common, recurring health problems of women. Identify normal physiologic alterations associated with reproductive health, which are addressed with emphasis on health promotion behaviors.

NewVista Health Providers, Cincinnati Ohio

07/2017-10/2017

Nurse Practitioner Student, Gerontology Clinicals

Analyze and provide in-depth care of alterations in adult health in non-acute, community-office-outpatient clinic settings. Patient management focused on evidence-based practice and the nursing process.

Over the Rhine Medicenter, Cincinnati Ohio

05/2017-07/2017

Nurse Practitioner Student, Assessment Clinicals

Apply holistic health concepts by performing culturally sensitive comprehensive history taking, physical and psychological assessment of patient's signs and symptoms, pathophysiologic changes, and psychosocial variations of the client including the individual, family, and community. The comprehensive assessments were used to develop a thorough understanding of the patient's health status in order to determine appropriate and effective health care strategies that include health promotion and illness prevention across the life span. Taking into consideration patient's diverse needs, a major focus is on symptom/health problem assessment, patient education using a culturally appropriate approach and the selection and interpretation of screening and diagnostic tests in order to formulate and effectively communicate differential diagnoses.

Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

05/2007-Present

Registered Nurse, Float Pool

Responsible for performing complete and frequent nursing assessments along with recognizing change in patient status, adjusting care and initiating care plan and interventions at a 700-bed hospital while floating to the following individual departments:

Surgical

Oncology

Medical Surgical

Rehabilitation

Surgical Telemetry

Neuro-Vascular

Orthopedics

Geriatric Psychiatric

Medical Telemetry

Vascular

Psychiatric

Emergency Room

Key Accomplishments

Assess condition of patients and provide custom and dedicated patient care

Attained 10-year Loyalty Award

Work with diverse medical tools such as feeding pumps, IV pumps, patient control anesthesia (PCA) pumps, cardiac monitors, chest tubes, airway suctioning machines, diverse wound care supplies, straight and Foley catheters.

Communicate with patients and doctors regarding the post operational state and recovery of the subject

Communicates with physicians based on patient assessments and unexpected lab values

Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members in a clear, sincere and supportive manner

Maintain the hygienic environment of each unit

Manage care for stable to acutely ill orthopedic, vascular, psychiatric, neuro, telemetry, rehab surgical telemetry and general surgical patients

Manage various critical drips while administering PO, NGT, GT, IM, SQ, PR, and IV medications including narcotics, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), blood and blood products

Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions

Provide continuous leadership and guidance to License Practical Nurses (LPN), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and non-license support staff in providing quality and cost-efficient care

Provided exemplary patient care that resulted in the attainment of Patient Recognition Certificates from patients

Received personal recognition cards and letters from patients for exemplary patient care

Utilize sterile technique and infection control measures to care for simple and complicated wounds including post-surgical, diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, colostomies, and tracheotomies

Checked the blood pressure, blood sugar level, etc. and ensured to maintain the health of the patient

Drake Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

02/2007-05/2007

Registered Nurse, Acute Rehab

Responsible for providing complete patient care for 202 bed hospital while working on the acute rehabilitation floor where our specialty consisted of ventilation weaning for long term ventilator patients

Key Accomplishments

Assist in rehabilitation exercises, medication and dressings

Communicate any observed changes effectively to the concerned doctors

Delivered a complete range of RN services and expertise including accurately obtaining and documenting patient history and medication lists, assessing individual conditions and needs, and selecting departmental referrals for acute and chronically ill patients

Develop treatment plans and discuss and explain conditions to patient

Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members in a sincere and supportive manner

Keep a thorough record of patients’ medical histories and symptoms

Significantly improved facility's public image by ensuring exceptional patient satisfaction

Memorial Hospital, Savannah Georgia

02/2006-02/2007

Registered Nurse, Trauma Surgery

Exhibit motivation and dedication by providing the highest quality of care to each patient of the 535 bed Trauma 1 hospital whether suffering from trauma, acute chest pain, respiratory failure/complaints, drug overdoses, and gastrointestinal bleeds.

Key Accomplishments

Capitalize on nursing skills and knowledge in performing procedures and treatment, including IV placements, EKG, phlebotomy, arterial blood gasses, wound care and wound-vac placement and management

Monitored mean arterial pressure (MAP) and blood pressure, drawing arterial blood gases

Closely monitor condition of patients while timely and accurately recording changes on status

Collaborate with other staff to provide care under the prescribed treatment plan

Conduct post-surgical monitoring, observed wounds on daily basis to check for infections or any other post-surgery complications

Conform with hospital and unit policies, along with Nursing Standards in performing procedures and treatments

Devise and implement individualized patient care plans

Ensure all diagnostic tests are carried out appropriately

Evaluate diagnostic test results

Execute immediate and appropriate action of changes in patient status and informing physician for further consultation

Lead other medical staff during routine procedures

Maintain charts of surgical patients from the time of admission until discharge while administering medication accordingly

Meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of patients through identification, planning, application, and evaluation of appropriate nursing care

Performs frequent patient and family education before and after operations about operative procedures, wound care, drains, treatment plan, medical devices, diet, medications, and activity

Present detailed feedback and relevant information pertaining to patient care management

Provided exemplary patient care that resulted in the attainment of Patient Recognition Certificates from patients

Provides high quality nursing care for up to 6 acutely ill patients with wide variety of diagnoses including pre/post-operative and medical conditions

Accepted into Critical Care residency program

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