Name: Kathleen Marie Erwin NP-C

Address: ** ***** *****

Salinas, CA 93907

Phone: 661-***-****

Email: acg9h3@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

California State University Fresno: Masters in Science in Nursing

California State University Bakersfield: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bakersfield College: Associate in Science, Registered Nursing

Bishop O'Dowd High School, San Leandro, CA

Employment:

July 2014 to present: Salinas Valley State Prison

I have been working per diem in the TTA (Triage and Treatment Area) at the

prison in

Soledad, CA. This is the prison equivalent of the ER, so I have quite a

varied caseload. I

care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses as well as seeing quite

a bit of trauma.

January 2014 to present: Apogee Physicians

This is a hospitalist position at Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa

Cruz County. My role is to work with Emergency Department physicians,

admitting patients who require acute care hospitalization. I gather

comprehensive historical information on each patient, review diagnostic and

laboratory reports, perform a complete physical exam, and admit them to the

appropriate floor (telemetry, med-surg, ICU). I then arrange for necessary

consultations and diagnostic studies as well as initiating all necessary

pharmacy orders. I work closely with the ER physicians as well as my

supervising physician. This is an interesting and challenging position for

me as I am the only hospitalist in the house between 7pm and 7 am!

Fortunately, I have forged excellent working relationships with ER and

nursing staff and have plenty of support.

2012 to 2014: California Hospitalist Medical Group

In my role as a Hospitalist with California Hospitalist Medical Group, I

admitted patients to the acute care hospital setting when appropriate,

rounded on my patients daily, ordered necessary studies and interpreted

results. An important part of my job involved arranging consultations with

specialists such as general and orthopedic surgery, neurology and

cardiology. I also worked very closely with case management to ensure

efficient and cost effective patient care was provided within an optimal

length of stay.

2005-2012: San Joaquin Community Hospital

2615 Chester

Bakersfield, CA 93301

I started working at SJCH as an extern while attending the associate degree

nursing program at Bakersfield College. I stayed on as a medical-surgical

nurse as I continued my nursing education, obtaining my bachelors and more

recently my master's degree. We had been taught in nursing school that

working a few years as a staff nurse in med-surg was a necessary part of

our education. This may have been the best advice I have ever received and

I am so glad I took it!

I take great pride in my ability to communicate effectively with my

patients as well as consulting specialists. As a health care provider in

my current roles, it is imperative that I have an excellent relationship

and very clear lines of communication with other members of the health care

teams. I firmly believe that my greatest strength is my ability to

communicate. I pride myself on my ability to be on good terms with all

those with whom I work. In my current roles that includes physicians,

administrators, nursing and ancillary staff. And last but not least I excel

at communicating with my patients who are quite a diverse lot between the

hospital and the prison!

Thanks for reading,

Kathleen M. Erwin, FNP-C

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