Nurse Practitioner

Jerelyn Tiller, AANP-C, CRNP, RN, BSN *** Shiloh Circle205-427-3802 Birmingham, AL 35213 • ********@**.***

EXPERIENCED CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER

Clinical healthcare professional with combined 5 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner. Provides high-quality, comprehensive and specialty care and unsurpassed service. Maintains professional ethics while facilitating compassionate, outcome-based care to patients and families. Exceptional skills in electronic documentation, verbal communication, and conflict resolution. Demonstrates independent critical thinking skills. Effective interpersonal and leadership skills supported by an enthusiastic, team player attitude.

KEY SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Clinic Management

Medical Teamwork & Collaboration

Continuous Quality Control /Assurance

Physical Examinations

Medicine Evaluation / Administration

Laboratory Procedures

Prevention and Wellness

Patient / Family Education & Counseling

Medical Team Mentor & Coach

Diagnostic Lab Screenings & Results Preventative Medicine Strategies Clinical Research Trials Diagnosing Acute & Chronic Illness Electronic Medical Records Administration Effective Resource Utilization Expertise

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2016

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2012

Bachelor of Science in Business and Marketing, California Polytechnic State University, 1986

LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Board Certification (AANP-C) Active

Alabama Board of Nursing, License No. 1-139395 Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) Active Registered Nurse (RN) Active

Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BSL)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Provider Health Services – Sylacauga, AL 09/2017 – Present

Nurse Practitioner

Diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients with acute and chronic illnesses in a long-term care setting. Follow-up on lab work, daily vital signs, medication efficacy and tolerability. Coordinate care plans with primary care physician and team. Provide admission and discharge assessments to skilled nursing patients. Discuss Advanced Care Planning with families, Social Services, Physical Therapy, Dietary, Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation (AQAF), and the patient to provide end of life care and needs. Assess wound care in collaboration with Wound Care Nurse. Manage Pharmacy recommendations on gradual dosage reductions to ensure safety and tolerability of psychotropic medications.

Brookwood Baptist Health Clinic – Hueytown, AL Nurse Practitioner 01/2017 – 08/2017

Assessed patients’ illnesses, diagnosed, and treated same day walk-in appointments; performed annual wellness exams for Medicare patients; documented and updated electronic medical records; coordinated medicine changes between patient and PC

UAB Hospital – Birmingham, AL 08/2013 – 12/2016

Registered Nurse, Urology, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Served 30-bed step-down unit; treated surgical patients, obtained patient history, and conducted wellness assessments; oversaw tracheostomy care, tube feeding, wound and incision care, phlebotomy, EKG, bladder irrigation, monitored venous and arterial doppler signals after graft post-op, administered medications, and continuously communicated with physicians regarding patient care.

Trinity Medical Center – Birmingham, AL 12/2012 – 07/2013

Registered Nurse, SICU

Cared and assessed post-surgical and medicine patients; provided tracheostomy care, monitored ART lines, performed neuro-vascular checks, inserted nasogastric tubes, and maintained ongoing communication with physicians regarding care and condition of the patient.

LEADER HIGH LEVEL OF AUTONOMY STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKER POSITIVE BEHAVIOR MODELING STRONG CLINICAL JUDGMENT Jerelyn Tiller, AANP-C, CRNP, RN, BSL • Page 2-205-***-**** • ********@**.***

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals – Birmingham, AL 02/2003 – 03/2010

Specialty Sales Representative: Cardiovascular and Psychiatric drugs.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals – Birmingham, AL 07/2001 – 02/2003 Pharmaceutical Sales Representative: Antidepressant and Gastrointestinal (GI) drugs.

Roche Pharmaceuticals – Montgomery, AL 10/1994 – 06/2001 Pharmaceutical Sales Representative: NSAID’s and Antibiotics.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Central Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association (CANPA)

Offers opportunities for networking, legislative updates, and access to timely continuing education programs.

Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama (NPAA)

Seeks to improve access to safe, high-quality, cost-effective health care for Alabama’s citizens.

Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Nurses (SOHN)

Promotes continuing education opportunities within the field of otorhinolaryngology nursing and endorses professional standards for clinical practice and research.

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN)

Promotes the health care of women and newborns through advocacy, research and the creation of high quality, evidence-based standards of care.

CIVIC INVOLEMENT

Sprit of Hope Youth Ranch, Volunteer

Allows children in foster care, DHR custody or other emotional distress to work with horses that have been rescued from abuse or neglect.

First Light Women’s Shelter, Volunteer

Center for Homeless Women and Children offering the only 24-hour emergency shelter in the Birmingham area.

Church of the Highlands, Member and Small Group Leader

Facilitate bringing people together on behalf of a life-giving church meeting in multiple locations throughout Central Alabama.

Junior League of Birmingham, Sustainer

Women’s organizations committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

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