Registered Nurse Practitioner

Rhonda Dean

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West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323 Cell: 248-***-****

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Professional Background

Certified with American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (September, 2012), as Geriatric

Nurse Practitioner. State Board of Nursing MI licensure active, DEA license active.

Clinical experience as Nurse Practitioner with focus upon geriatric

population in skilled nursing facility, private internal medicine, geriatric practice: assessment,

diagnosing, and medically managing patients with a multitude of complex, chronic medical

conditions. Also provided patient education in health promotion, disease prevention and

medical management to enhance and optimize quality of life.

Leadership skills: as Team Lead for Michigan I have undergone leadership training. I have

implemented these skills into my current position. Continued development as leader: continuous

learner, effective communicator, implementing accountability and cohesive team dynamics with

attention on accountability and embracing change.

Professionally trained Nurse Practitioner specializing in Adult Primary Care/Gerontology with

experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with

diverse needs. I am both a registered nurse, with a master's level education and an attorney.

Skill Highlights

• Clinical experience: Adult population. • Healthcare billing:

• primary care office, skilled nursing facility, • comfortable with, part of curriculum

gynecology and urgent care.

*Leadership skills

*Excellent teaching and communication skills • Strong medical ethic

• Computerized charting

• Strong clinical judgment

• Strong medical ethic

• Culturally competent care

Accomplishments

Recipient of: Advanced Nursing Education Expansion (ANEE) Grant from U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services (2010)

Recipient of: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Student Scholarship for Health Policy

Internship, Washington D.C. (May 2012)

Professional Experience

Matrix Medical Network 2012-present

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Team Lead, State of Michigan 2 /2014-

present

Administrative responsibilities, supervising team of NPs: provide education and evaluations.

Preceptor for New Hire NPs, SNF training 2013-present

Community Service Holiday Project Committee, Chairperson 2013

Preventive patient-centered, in home, health risk assessments: including but not limited to

Physical examination, preventive health screenings, medication education, preventive health

maintenance education. Geriatric patient population.

Institute of Gerontology/Wayne State University 2012

Lecturer/Educator

Speaking engagements on Complementary and Alternative Medicine modalities in patient care

Geriatric populations. Audiences: health care professionals for continuing educations and

public.

Touch of Tranquility 2005 to 2007

Owner, Registered Nurse

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Holistic nursing care provided Auricular Acupuncture and Healing Touch to patients undergoing

chemotherapy.

Tamarack Camps June 2000 to August 2000

Registered Nurse

Ortonville, Michigan

Camp nurse: for summer camp clinic.

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver and Schwartz, P.C. September 1988 to May 1991

Attorney

Southfield, Michigan

Medical malpractice, and other litigation.

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver and Schwartz, P.C. September 1986 to August 1988

Legal Assistant/Intern

Southfield, Michigan

William Beaumont Hospital January 1985 to August 1986

Registered Nurse

Royal Oak, Michigan

Full time staff nurse on Intensive Care Unit and Medical Oncology unit.

University of Michigan Hospitals January 1984 to January 1985

Registered Nurse

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Full time staff nurse on Clinical Research Unit.

Education and Training

2012

Wayne State University

Advanced Practice Nursing

Masters in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Specializing in adult primary care/gerontology.

2007

Madonna University

Nursing

Certificate

Livonia, Michigan, USA

Nursing Refresher Course.

2005

Healing Touch International

Healing Touch/Energy Medicine

Certificate, certified Level 4

Boulder, Colorada, USA

Apprentice level training..

2004

NADA

Auricular Acupuncture

Certificate, NADA specialist

Oregon, USA

Trained to perform auricular acupuncture.

1988

University of Detroit School of Law

Law

Juris Doctorate

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Law School, with litigation and critical thinking experience.

1984

University of Michigan

Nursing

BSN-RN

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Comprehensive, excellent leadership skills and clinical nursing skills.

Certifications/Licensure

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Registered Nurse: State of Michigan

BLS - Basic Life Support

Juris Doctorate: State of Michigan

Affiliations

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP)

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association/ENP Network (Michigan)

State Bar of Michigan

Healing Touch International

National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

Hadassah Nurses Council, lifetime member

References available upon request.

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