Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Denise Castle, RN,MSN
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
ac8oju@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER SUMMARY
More than 30 years of nursing experience as a Registered Nurse in a wide variety of medical settings. Background includes work in Critical Care, Emergency Room, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and many others. Demonstrate excellent leadership ability and frequently involved in training of nurses. Possess a proven ability to interface well with patients, families, and staff. Consistently recognized for dedication and commitment to providing high quality nursing care.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Frontier Health Care Services. 12/18-present
Palliative Care
Chicago,Il
Nurse Practitioner
Provide home and facility visits to patients in palliative care
Refill prescriptions as needed
Provide prescriptions for new medication as needed
Provide charting for billing in Practice Fusion
Complete comprehensive physicals and treat as appropriate.
Kindred at Home 11/18-present
Home-health
Oak Brook,Il
Staff Nurse
Provide home medical visits to home bound patient population
Complete start of care visits for patients approved for homehealth
Provide wound care,surgical dressing changes as per MD order.
Provide continuous patient and caregiver education.
Franciscan Healthcare St James Hospital. 12/4/2017- 11/5/2018
Intensive Care Unit
Olympia Fields,Il
Staff RN
Provide various care to patients requiring ICU admission.
Participate in the plan of care for discharge to various tertiary facilities.
Preceptor to various new and experienced nurses.
Collaborate with various disciplines to ensure adequate care is rendered in safe for.
Roseland Community Hospital 10/5/2016-2/26/2019
Emergency Department
Chgo. Il
Staff Nurse
Provide emergency care to various patients from birth to death i.e.COPD/asthma/HF exacerbations/gunshot wound/stabbings/mental health deteriorations/spontaneous abortions/cardiac arrests.
Chart in Meditech EMR
Precept new staff nurses
Manage and coordinate psychiatric inpatient admissions to full accomadating mental health facilities and preparation of legal certificates and involuntary petitions for psychiatric admissions for both adults and children.
Liason between medical staff and patient for EBP outcomes in care management.
Kindred Health Systems 2/5/2016 – 10/15/2016
LTAC
Chgo,Il
Staff Nurse
Monitor and provide nursing care to a variety of patients requiring sub-acute care i.e.trach/wound/antibiotic/LVAD .
Document in EMR
Charge Nurse duties
Maintain central lines
Participate in discharge planning
Cook County Health Systems 5/4/2014- 7/13/2016
Specialty Care Center
Chgo. Il
Coordinator/NSII
Arrange and coordinate flow for 8 specialty clinics with 42 specialty services.
Payroll for 75 employees.
Monitor and complete employee evaluations for yearly and pre-probationary periods.
Participate in various quality assurance committees.
Attend leadership meetings monthly.
Assist with departments in implementation of managed care and EMR.
ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL 6/2012- 8/2013
Chicago,Il
Case Manager for ICU/TCU
Implement and Collaborate with Multi-disciplines to devise a plan for discharge to a lower level of care.
Provide Community Resources to patients and families to assist in continuity of care after discharge.
Monitor physicians plan of care and collaborate with physicians to ensure unnecessary extended lengths of stay.
Participate in family conferences to aid in code status changes/end of life decisions
Place patients in Milliman system to substantiate for Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance length of stay for reimbursement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois 10/2009-5/2012
Chicago,Il
Transplant Case Manager
Implement authorization for transplant approval
Approve in patient LOS/LTAC/SNFs
Memorial Health Systems Urgent Care Center, 06/2008 - 08/2009
Pembroke Pines, Florida
STAFF NURSE II
Implemented care for all ages in urgent care and minor emergencies.
Highly knowledgeable in a wide range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, IV starts, lab draws, charting, and plan of care.
Administered medications and educated patients and families on medications and pain management techniques.
Monitored and charted patient’s condition and answered patient and/or family questions.
Acted as a patient advocate, assessed patient status, and notified physicians of clinical changes.
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
05/2005 - 03/2009
CHARGE NURSE/STAFF NURSE II/ 11/1998 – 08/2002
TRANSPORT RN
Scheduled, supervised, and mentored nursing staff, and distributed patient care assignments.
Trained and supervised staff nurses in areas of patient and critical care, policies, and procedures with demonstrated leadership skills.
Experience in Level I PICU, maintaining medical charts, and patient update to physicians.
Implemented care for pre/post operation, open heart, neuro, multi-organ transplant, trauma, and burn patients from birth to 24 years old.
In-depth knowledge of various ventilators and pumps.
Maintained and orderly, efficient and timely flow of patients.
Administered medications and treatments safely.
Prioritized tasks and adjusted priorities when necessary.
Experienced in care of patients in ground or air transport.
Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida 04/2007 – 11/2007
STAFF NURSE II – Emergency Room
Experience in Level II Emergency room assessing patients and prioritizing care.
Carried out prescribed medical treatments/procedures, and initiated IVs, and catheters.
Collaborating with physicians and other healthcare staff to ensure optimal patient care.
Evaluate and assess patient conditions, document, care plans, and outcomes.
Provided information and support to patients and family members regarding condition and plans.
Stabilized patients in crisis through BLS and ACLS protocols.
Ability to care for patients in various emergency situations.
Bethesda Memorial Hospital, (Travel Assignment) 09/2006 – 12/2006
Boynton Beach, Florida
STAFF NURSE - NICU
Responsible for the direct patient care in the level III NICU.
Experienced in various levels of high risk care, umbilical lines, peripheral central lines, enteral feeding tubes, and care of pre-term infants.
Attended high risk deliveries and assisted with intubation and extubation.
Provided parents with information on infant care, feeding, health concerns, and home care needs.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
AAS in Nursing, Truman College, Chicago, Illinois 1986
Florida International University, Miami, Florida 1999-2000
BSN Chamberlain School of Nursing, Missouri 2012
MSN Chamberlain College of Nursing (FNP), Illinois 2015
ACLS, BLS, PALS
CREDENTIALS
(Illinois) License # 041238501
(Florida) License # 2703602
AANP certification #F06182626
APN license 209018398
NPI # 160*******
Controlled substance license pending
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