Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Catherine Palamar
*********@*****.***
Brick, NJ 08723
OBJECTIVE
Adult and gerontology nurse primary care nurse practitioner seeking a position in a multidisciplinary clinic.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
Master of Science, Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program, GPA 3.84, 2014
Fairleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude, 2010
• National Society of Leadership & Success
• Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society
• Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Society
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Master of Public Health, Public Health Practice, 2006
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology, 2002
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Licensure
• Registered Nurse - State of New Jersey, current through May 2014
• Advance Practice Nurse – State of New Jersey, pending
Certification
• Board Certified Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, April 2014 - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, current through July 2014
APN STUDENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Endocrinology Primary Care
Meridian Medical Associates, PC, Neptune, NJ 01/14-05/14
Clinical Preceptor: Loretta Ninivaggi, RN, APN, CDE
• Treated diabetic (type 1 & 2) patients, manage and regulate insulin basal/bolus therapy and help patients manage their disease state.
• Educated patients about other disease states related to diabetes such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, neuropathy and nephropathy.
• Treated and referred patients’ to specialists for various other endocrinology disorders and their associated complications such hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and pituitary adenomas.
Adult Primary Care
Plainfield Health Center, Plainfield, NJ 05/14-12/14
Clinical Preceptor: Dr. Harsha Tripathi, MD
• Managed acute illnesses and chronic, complex, multi-system disease processes of low-income African American and Hispanic adults in an urban internal medicine clinic.
• Counseled clients regarding health risk factors, smoking cessation, stress management, physical activity, sexually transmitted diseases, and disease management.
Geriatric Primary Care
LIFE at Lourdes, Pennsauken, NJ 09/14-02/14
Clinical Preceptor: Ahone Ngalame, FNP
• Participated in the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) that assists elders to remain living independently in their homes.
• Managed acute illnesses and chronic, complex, multi-system disease processes of a geriatric population ages 70-100+ at the LIFE center.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Nurse
Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ 9/10-Present
Medical/Surgical/Telemetry
• Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute and chronic illnesses.
• Administer medications, venous blood drawing, IV-line maintenance and insertion, clean and dress wounds.
• Assist medical staff with invasive bedside procedures, such as, chest tube insertion, incision and drainage of abscesses, joint aspiration, suture and staple removal.
• Administer blood and blood products transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring for adverse reactions.
• Provide patient education to patients and caretakers throughout hospital stay and upon discharge.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS) and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer or discharge of patients.
Regulatory Affairs, Manager
Johnsons & Johnson Research and Development, LLC., Titusville, NJ 7/10-9/10
• Provides regulatory strategic and operational support by interacting with project teams and managing, tracking and preparation of regulatory submissions to the FDA.
Regulatory Affairs, Sr. Associate
Johnsons & Johnson Research and Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ 1/07-9/10
• Coordinate review of FDA regulatory documentation with various international and domestic J&J operating companies and departments.
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Akros Pharma, Inc., Princeton, NJ 9/2005-1/07
• Reviewed informed consent, protocol and CMC documentation for regulatory compliance and submission to FDA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Member, 2013- Present
REFERENCES
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