Nurse Practitioner Registered

**** ** ** *******, *********, FL *****

Phone 954-***-**** • E mail *******************@*****.***

Carolina Cunningham, RN, BS, BSN, MSN, FNP BC, ARNP

Education

**/**** **/****. ******* International University Miami, FL

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

GPA 3.944

05/04 05/05 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

GPA 3.676, Cum Laude, Provost’s Honor Roll

8/00 12/03 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Immunology, Minors in Chemistry and Spanish

GPA 3.590, Provost’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

Work Experience

Take Care Health Systems Miami, FL Retail Clinic Advanced Registered

Nurse Practitioner 11/2012 Present Provide care for minor illnesses and injuries, manage chronic

conditions, perform administrative physicals, and administer immunizations in Walk in clinic in the

community of all ages, starting at 18 months of age. Clinics are located inside Walgreen’s pharmacies.

Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL Neuroscience Center/Division of

Neurosurgery 04/2012 11/2012 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

2 Clarke Floor Night ARNP, coverage for Baptist Hospitalist Group and Division of Neurosurgery. Perform

assessments, hospital rounds, manage emergencies. Neurosurgical consultations. Pre and post operative

patient management. Interdisciplinary collaboration.

Memorial Healthcare System Hollywood, FL Division of Neurosurgery

08/2011 04/2012 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Conduct clinic,

perform assessments, obtain history, hospital rounds, take call. Update medical records. Pre and

postoperative neurosurgical patient management. Hospital updates and in services. Interdisciplinary

collaboration.

Children’s Urology Associates Miami, Fl Advanced Registered Nurse

Practitioner 06/2009 07/2011 Conduct clinic, perform assessments, obtain history, hospital

rounds, take call; perform in office renal and bladder ultrasounds and uroflowmetry. Update medical

records. Assist physicians with in office procedures. Instruct on catheterizations. Pre and postoperative

patient management. Hospital updates and in services. Interdisciplinary collaboration.

Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL Neuroscience Center Registered

Nurse 10/2008 06/2009 Nursing assessment, evaluation, medication administration,

interdisciplinary collaboration. Care for patient with wide range of neurological/neurosurgical disorders.

University of Miami, School of Nursing Coral Gables, FL Clinical Faculty

01/2009 05/2009 Critical care instructor for BSN students, Jackson Memorial Hospital NICU and PICU

Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL Medical Surgical/ Oncology/

Telemetry Registered Nurse 09/2007 12/2008 Nursing assessment, evaluation, medication

administration, interdisciplinary collaboration. Care for patient with wide range of medical surgical, cardiac,

oncological disorders.

Miami Children’s Hospital Miami, FL Registered Nurse

05/2005 10/2007 Nursing assessment, evaluation, medication administration, interdisciplinary

collaboration. Care for pediatric patients with wide variety of disorders and ages.

University of Miami School of Medicine Pulmonary Unit,

Miami, FL Federal Work Student,

07/2003 12/2003 Clerical: filing, making appointments, answering

phones, verify insurance coverage

CLinical Experience

Nurse Practitioner, Take Care Health Systems, Retail walk in clinic

Miami, FL (November 2012 Present)

Nurse Practitioner, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Neuroscience

Center/Division of Neurosurgery and Internal Medicine. Miami, FL

(April 2012 November 2012)

Nurse Practitioner, Memorial Healthcare System, Division of

Neurosurgery. Hollywood, FL (August 2011 April 2012)

Nurse Practitioner, Children’s Urology Associates. Miami, FL (June

2009 July 2011).

Medical Surgical, Neuroscience Center, Baptist Hospital of Miami.

Miami, FL (October 2008 June 2009)

Medical Surgical, Oncology, Telemetry, Aventura Hospital, Aventura,

(September 2007 December 2008).

General Family Practice Medicine/ Urgent Care: Family Medical

Walk in Center, Tamarac, FL. Suturing, treatment of simple sinusitis, URI,

gastroenteritis, cellulits among other simple diseases. (August 2007

August 2008).

Clinical Oncology, gastrointestinal cancers: Sylvester Cancer Center,

Miami, FL. (June 2008 August 2008).

Medical Surgical, Pediatrics, Oncology Unit, Miami Children’s

Hospital. Miami, FL (March 2007 September 2007)

Medical Surgical, Pediatrics, Float Pool RN, Miami Children’s

Hospital. Miami, FL (December 2006 March 2007)

Medical Surgical, Pediatrics, Neurology Unit, Miami Children’s

Hospital. Miami, FL (May 2005 December 2006).

Critical Care, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Palmetto General Hospital.

Hialeah, FL (January 2005 April 2005).

Community Psychiatry, M.U.J.E.R. Inc, Center for domestic violence

victims. Homestead, FL (March 2005 April 2005).

Psychiatry, Jackson South Community Hospital, Miami, FL (January

2005 March 2005).

Maternity, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL (September 2004

December 2004).

Medical Surgical, Neurology, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL

(October 2004 December 2004).

Pediatrics, Holtz Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL (October 2004

December 2004).

Homeless Health Care, Community Partnership for the Homeless II,

Homestead, FL (August 2004 October 2004).

School Health, North Miami Beach Senior High School, University of

Miami/ Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation, North Miami Beach, FL

(August 2004 October 2004).

Medical Surgical, Orthopedics, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL

(May 2004 July 2004).

Research Experience

Depression detection and referral in long term home care: Developing a culturally sensitive

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approach for minority elderly adults residing in Miami Dade County. Literature Review.

January 2008 to April 2008. Florida International University.

• Project in Microbiology/Parasitology. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Study of

anti malarial drugs’ synergism with laboratory animals. Identify toxicity and benefits of using such

anti malarial treatments. June 2003 to December 2003. University of Miami.

Honors/ Awards

University of Miami President’s Honor Roll Spring 2003, Fall 2004; Provost’s Honor Roll Fall 2002, 2003,

Spring 2005; Dean’s List Spring 2002, Fall 2003. Cum Laude, Spring 2005.

Skills

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Active member of

the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Fluent in written and spoken English and Spanish. CPR,

State of Florida licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.

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