OFELIA CHOU, RN, BSN, MSN, FNP-BC

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dedicated Medical Professional with 7 years' experience practicing family practice in Cuba as a Medical Doctor . Board Certified State of Florida Licensed Advance Registered Family Nurse Practitioner ( ARNP ) with 7 years' experience that expands from child to adult focused in providing patient- centered care, treating patients on health promotion, disease prevention and patient advocacy.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIPS

2010 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL : Masters of Science in Nursing, ( FNP )

1992 University of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba : Medical School - Medical Doctor

Certification ARNP Florida Licensure

Certification BLS, ACLS, PALS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proficient and Superior in History & Physicals, Preventive care, and chronic and complex illness and clinically sound judgment and treatment execution of all levels of care;

Experience in providing in-office and acute care settings such as hospital consults, follow-up and patient management, cradle to grave patient charting and care plans;

Critical thinker and solid fund of knowledge of numerous disease process and developed skills, using evidence based practice guidelines, to help patients reach their optimal level of well-being;

Extensive experience in Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings with excellent assessment, development and implantation plan of care;

Strong Acute Care management, end of life care, prevention hospital re-admission and initiate discharge planning;

Strong interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills fluent bi-lingual English and Spanish speaking ;

WORK HISTORY

4/2016 - Present : Baycare Health Systems : Nurse Practitioner . Progression of Care Coordinator, St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, FL

8/2015 - 3/2016 : Physician Partners : Nurse Practitioner . Annual Wellness Program, Ocala, FL

1/2015 - 8/2015 : Nurse Practitioner . Pediatric Gastroenterolgy and Nutrition of Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL

12/2010 - 12/2014 : Nurse Practitioner . South Tampa Gastroenterology, Tampa, FL

1/2007 - 11/2010 : Clinical Nurse II . St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, FL

1/2000 - 1/2005 : Medical Assistant . Pena- Samper Medical Associates, Tampa, FL

1992 - 1999 : Medical Doctor : Family Practice. Alex Urquiola Community Clinic, Holguin, Cuba

OTHER MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

Leadership / preceptorship : Self motivated, self directed and multi-faceted experience in planning, teaching nursing and nurse practitioner students; Experience working in hospital, primary care setting and community clinics executing indepedently patient care.

Surgical and Acute Care Experience :Functions independently to perform age- appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative patients;Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests;Prescribes appropiate pharmacological and non-pharmacologic treatement modalities; Monitors the effectiveness of interventions ;Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings,e.g .admitting, transferring and discharging patients ;Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members by making appropiate referrals ;Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

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