Nurse Practitioner Manager

Sheila Clark, RN, BSN, MSN-FNP Student

***** * *** *, ********, IN 46567

574-***-**** • e-mail: *************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Compassionate healthcare professional with strong clinical skills and leadership abilities with experience treating patients in both rural and urban settings. Comfortable in fast paced environments including emergency situations. Strong team player but also thrives in individual settings. As a Family Nurse Practitioner student, I have valued my education as a way to grow as a professional and to promote patient care and safety while using evidenced-based practice.

Education

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN To be completed 05/2019

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Practice Concentration

Goshen College, Goshen, IN 05/2014 Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, IN 05/2010 Associate of Science in Nursing

Professional Experience

Ivy Tech – South Bend, IN 01/2017 - Present

RN, Clinical Instructor, Practical Nursing-medical surgical 2/3, Registered Nursing-Pediatrics

Perform all instructional duties to facilitate student learning.

Follow syllabus content and requirements.

Maintain attendance and grading records.

Handle student or clinical site concerns.

Goshen Health – Goshen, IN 03/2014 - 06/2015 and 08/2016 - Present

RN, Current position: Urgent Care. Past positions: Acute Care Coordination and Emergency

Department

Assigned to care coordination for patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care, and Oncology units from admission to discharge.

Assigned to identify patient home care/rehab needs prior to discharge.

Staff RN in busy emergency department and urgent care.

Supervise clinical staff while monitoring patient flow in the Urgent Care.

Perform Medicare Wellness exams for the family practice physicians.

Kosciusko Community Hospital /Medstat- Warsaw, IN 10/2013 – 08/2016 RN, Outpatient Infusion Center, Urgent Care

Specialized in performing cardiac stress tests and outpatient infusions.

Functioned as assistant with outpatient procedures such as: chest tube insertion, echocardiogram, post paracentesis care, post lung biopsy care, and wound care.

Functioned as the only RN for a busy, fast paced urgent care.

Parkview Hospital – Fort Wayne, IN 01/2011 – 03/2014

RN, Trauma Emergency Department and Patient Flow Coordinator

Functioned as a member of the ED Trauma and critical care teams at Level II trauma center.

Promoted to work alongside physicians as a Patient Flow Coordinator.

Specialized in Ortho / Neuro / Trauma units prior to transferring to ED.

Other Work History

Cerulean Restaurant – Winona Lake, IN 08/2009 – 08/2011

Front of the House Day Manager

Managed customer flow to ensure quick turnaround of tables.

Supervised and scheduled staff of over 20 servers, bussers, and hostesses.

Controlled inventory and ordering of alcohol supply.

Tippecanoe Lake Country Club – Leesburg, IN 02/2007 - 08/2009

Food and Beverage Manager

Managed and scheduled service staff of over 40 banquet and restaurant colleagues throughout 3 buildings.

Controlled inventory and ordering of alcohol supply.

Supervised banquet and restaurant functions including set up and tear down of events.

Organized monthly training sessions to ensure staff knowledge of menus and products.

Orbit Composites – Middlebury, IN 03/2002 – 02/2007

Plant Manager

Managed multimillion-dollar production facility creating countertops for recreational vehicles for various customers.

Scheduled 50 employees and production of 30 product lines for cost efficiency.

Worked with sales and marketing to create prototypes of new products.

Responsible for ordering and managing raw material supplies.

Responsible for scheduling product deliveries.

Clinical Experience

Advanced Health Assessment – 48 hours

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN Fall 2017

Honed skills in history and physical assessments through weekly competencies.

Primary Care of the Adult – 90 hours

Kerry Keaffaber, MD, Goshen Health, Shipshewana, IN Spring 2018

Provided care for approximately 8-10 adult patients per day in a rural family practice office.

Participated in the management and care of acute and chronic medical conditions while ordering diagnostic testing, labs, and prescribed medications while under the supervision of Dr. Keaffaber.

Assisted with procedures such as toenail removals due to in-grown toenail complications.

Primary Care of Adults and Aging – 96 hours

Primary Care of Children – 96 hours

Angela Mattern, FNP-C, Goshen Health, Goshen, IN Fall 2018

Provided care to approximately 8-12 adult and pediatric care patients per day in a rural family practice office.

Provided screenings and assessments as indicated by gender and age including annual pelvic exams, well-child and adult exams, Medicare Wellness Visits, and new patient assessments.

Managed chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, depression, and anxiety along with acute conditions including abdominal pain, acute otitis media, and strep throat infections.

Charted each patient encounter in the electronic medical record including chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, social history, review of systems, physical exam, patient plan, provider impression, and patient education.

Primary Care of Women – 45 hours

Timothy Cook, MD, Warsaw Women’s Center, Warsaw, IN Spring 2019

Kim McCullough, FNP-C, Knox Winamac Community Health, Knox, IN Spring 2019

Participated in the care of obstetric patients including prenatal visit assessment including fundal height measurement, fetal heart tones, and screening for abnormalities.

Participated in the gynecological care of female patients across the lifespan including screenings and providing medical care.

Advanced Practice Residency and Synthesis – 270 hours

Ebenezer Kio, MD, Goshen Center for Cancer Care, Warsaw, IN Spring 2019

Tamara Kermani, DO, Goshen Health, Milford, IN Spring 2019

Independently provided care to patients of varying ages in a rural family clinic and cancer care center while being supervised by Drs. Kio and Kermani.

Charted each patient encounter in the electronic medical record.

Clinical Skills

Complete head-to-toe physical assessment.

Depression and anxiety screening, diagnosing, and management.

Diabetic foot care and inspection.

Ortho glass application.

Ability to provide safe and effective patient care in a timely manner.

Specimen collection and processing.

Office procedures including: steri-strip application, EKG administration, peak flow meter, venipuncture, sling application, splinting, aerosol administration, eye irrigation, and ear irrigation

Technical Proficiencies

Electronic Medical Record Systems: Epic, Meditech, Midas, Allscripts, Agility, NextGen

Microsoft Office Programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Research using Epocrates, UpToDate, SkyScape, Sanford Guide, EBSCOhost, and Cochrane library to provide best evidence-based practice

Licensure / Certifications

Pending 05/2019 Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Expires 10/2019 Indiana Registered Nurse

Expires 08/2020 Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

Expires 02/2019 Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Expires 03/2019 Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course

Expires 02/2019 Trauma Nursing Core Course

Expires 08/2020 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

Professional Associations

2017 - Present Graduate Student Nurse Academy

2016 - Present Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society

2015 - Present Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana

2015 – Present American Association of Nurse Practitioners

2014 - Present American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

2013 - Present Emergency Nurse Association

2007 - Present Phi Theta Kappa, Honor Society

Honors, Awards, and Committees

01/2019 Group nominated for Goshen Health MAC award for implementing

processes to track patients in urgent care. This allowed colleagues to ensure patients were updated on their visit including delays and testing which increased patient satisfaction.

06/2018 - Present Member of CAPNI’s Grassroots Committee to promote retiring the

provider collaborative agreement

06/2018 - Present Member of CAPNI’s Membership Committee to encourage growth of the

organization through increasing new memberships

10/2018 - Present Committee member for the University of Saint Francis’s Graduate

Student Nurse Executive Committee

01/2018 Group nominated for Goshen Health MAC award for implementing

processes to reduce urgent care intake times, increasing number of patients seen, and increasing patient satisfaction

01/2015 Group nominated for Goshen Health MAC award for outstanding work to

reduce Emergency Room use as primary care

10/2014 Honored by the Joint Commission surveyors during Parkview’s

Comprehensive Stroke Certification as a “stand out nurse in complex stroke patient care”

09/2014 Selected as a member of the American Association of Neuroscience

Nurse’s National Educational Products Committee

Community Involvement

01/2016 - Present Kosciusko County K21 Scholarship Committee member

03/2014 - Present Center for Healing and Hope volunteer

05/2010 - Present Kosciusko County Velo Cycling Club volunteer

10/2007 - Present Noble County Historical Society volunteer

10/2018 Mega Heart event volunteer

10/2018 Homeless Vets Stand Down volunteer

09/2017 Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic volunteer

09/2013 – 09/2015 American Heart Association, Heart and Stroke Gala committee

Member

07/2007 – 06/2015 High School foreign exchange host family

References

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