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Medical Nurse Practitioner

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
July 15, 2015

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Donna Fleming

**** ****** ******* ****

Apt ***

Missouri City, TX 774592

254-***-****

***********@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner to obtain a responsible and challenging position with a progressive organization to provide exceptional health care.

License/Education

Work Experience

ADN

Central Texas College 12/2002

TX RN License No: 693468 Exp 12/2016

BSN

Texas Tech Health and Science Center 08/2004

MSN

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi 05/2011

APRN License No: AP120654

Family Health Center

Waco, TX

March 2012-March 2015

Metroplex Hospital

Killeen, TX

November 2009-March 2015

Family Nurse Practitioner- Elm St Clinic

Deliver a range of acute, chronic and preventive medical care services

Diagnosing and treating illness

Provide preventive care; including routine checkups, health-risk assessments, immunization and screening tests, and personalized counselling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff, which allows for consultation, collaboration, or referral.

Maintains legible, accurate, and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance), JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), and state regulatory standards.

Analyzes new knowledge gained from conferences, workshops, professional literature, or "hands-on training" and assimilates this knowledge into clinical practice.

Responsible for emergency care in emergency situations

Order appropriate lab tests and prescribe medication for children and adults.

Provide mental health services and medication management until appropriate services where obtained

In office procedures: I&D, skin tag removal, skin biopsy, and knee injections

Interpreting plain films, pulmonary function tests and EKGs

Monitor several medications with close management (ex. Coumadin, Depakote)

Perform various physicals (ex job, pre op, employment

Manage ER/Hospital follow ups

Staff RN- Post Anaesthesia Care Unit

Thorough knowledge of and ability to implement principles of aseptic technique.

Knowledge of surgical procedures, techniques and consequent nursing interventions.

Able to recognize emergency situations and assist in corrective action.

Knowledge of the policies, procedures, philosophies, goals and objectives of ambulatory surgery

Recognize and report hazardous equipment

Monitor patients' vital signs, breathing, alertness, awareness following the surgical procedure.

Administer medications as needed and / or ordered

Educate patients about medications, surgical procedures and disease processes

Jewish Hospital and St Mary’s Healthcare

Louisville, KY

November 2005- July 2009

Staff RN- Intensive Care Unit

Prepare and assist patients for bedside procedures such as tracheotomy, percutaneous endoscopic, gastrostomy tube, electroencephalogram, thoracentesis, bronchocopy, provide post-operative care and esophagogastroduodenoscopy,

Administer medications that require close monitoring and titrating

Observe, monitor, assess, and document patient condition and responses to treatment

Routinely perform nursing procedures including: complex assessment, high-intensity therapies and interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance, help place and maintain arterial lines, pulmonary artery catheters, and central venous lines,

inserting endotracheal tubes and managing

mechanical ventilation, providing cardioversion

and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, placing

enteral tubes and hyperalimentation catheters,

extensive dressing changes, wound vac care,

extensive vital sign monitoring, foley

catheterization, tracheotomy care, colostomy

care, drain care, and naso-gastric and feeding

tubes

Performing sustained low-efficiency daily dialysis and monitor balloon pumps

Collect and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis

Responsible for ensuring that acutely and critically ill patient and their families receive optimal care.

Scott & White Memorial Hospital

Temple, TX

January 2003-

July 2005

Staff RN - Medical Surgical Unit

Also worked as charge nurse and team leader

Prepare patients for procedures and provide post-operative care as prescribed by physicians;

Administer medications orally, by injection, and intravenously according to doctors orders

Observe, monitor, assess, and document patient condition and responses to treatment

Provide clinical training of student nurses and assist in special procedure training for graduate nurses

Routinely perform medical/surgical nursing procedures including: neurological assessments, dressing changes, wound care, vital sign monitoring, foley catheterization, tracheotomy care, colostomy care, drain care, and naso-gastric and feeding tubes

Screen and document patient information; collect and prepare urine, stool, and blood specimens for laboratory analysis

Provide nonjudgmental emotional and physical support, as well as necessary training, education, and information, to patients and family members

Olin E. Teague Veterans Hospital

Temple, TX

May 2001- December 2002

Student Nurse Technician

Assisted patients with daily living routines: meals, baths, dressing, exercises, etc.

Observed patients, measured and recorded vital signs and intake and output, reported changes or problems to primary nurse

Applied and changed dressings; assisted in emergency situations

U.S. Army

September 1997-June 1999

Private First Class

Drawing blood from patients for analysis

Labelling and storing blood samples, and transporting them to laboratories.

Computer data entry and record keeping, entering patient information and blood testing results.

Clerical duties, such as reception work, answering the telephone, and scheduling appointments.

Clinical Related Experience

Mrs C. Baltrum, FNP

West Fort Hood Clinic

Ft Hood, TX

Mrs L. Smith, FNP

18th Street Clinic

Waco, TX

Advance Health Assessment & Differential Dx

(136 hours)

Effectively provided direct outpatient primary care and consultative care to a military population, support personnel, and family members utilizing the current evidence-based medicine standards.

Promote and teach health care education

Take histories and provide complete physical examinations

Evaluated patient’s health conditions, acute and chronic, for pediatric and adult populations in a collaborative practice environment.

Assist in developing individual treatment plans for acutely ill

Assisted in providing health education, nutrition counselling, disease management, immunizations, sexually transmitted disease treatment

Infant and school age physicals per Texas health steps protocols

Medical documentation per computer charting maintaining HIPPA/JACHO standards

Mrs M. Tice, PNP Thomas Moore Clinic

Ft Hood, TX

Col. P. Kelly, FNP

Family Medical Residency Clinic

Ft Hood, TX

Acute and Chronic I

(141 hours)

Provide care to infants, children, and young adults encouraging valuable positive health behaviours, as well as addressing childhood illness

Taking detailed medical histories and performing school and well baby/child examinations

Provide diagnoses and recommend treatment plans

Prescribe immunizations and medications

Participated in post school fair approx. 250 kids attended (help provided physicals to school age patients)

Medical documentation per computer charting maintaining HIPPA/JACHO standards

Taking detailed medical histories and performing complete physical exams

Providing diagnoses and recommending treatment plans

Prescribing limited medications

Counselling patients and families

Effectively provided direct outpatient primary care and consultative care to a military population, support personnel, and family members utilizing the current evidence-based medicine standards.

Performed shave biopsy

Medical documentation per computer charting maintaining HIPPA/JACHO standards

Dr R. McCown

Thomas Moore Clinic

Ft Hood, TX

Dr A. Romeo

Office of Dr. Lobaugh & Romero

Killeen, TX

Acute and Chronic II

(100 hours)

Effectively provided direct outpatient primary care and consultative care to a military population, support personnel, and family members utilizing the current evidence-based medicine standards.

Attended asthma in service

Performed procedures: hip & knee injections, shave biopsy and toenail removals using digital blocks

Interpretation of EKG, and assisted in emergent management of care

Medical documentation per computer charting maintain HIPPA/JACHO standards

Providing prenatal care, family planning services, and screening services

Counselling and educating patients about preventive measures and surgical procedures

Help diagnosis and treat female patients with acute and chronic illnesses

Conduct annual women exams and interpret medical history

Dr C. Mitchell

Clear Creek Urgent Care Clinic

Killeen, TX

Dr L. Sukumar

Office of Dr Sukumar & Sukumar

Killeen, TX

Integrated Clinical

(273 hours)

Work with four providers, managing care for patients of all different age ranges

Saw patients independently and formulating treatment plans, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting plain films, pulmonary function tests and EKGs

Obtain health and medical histories of patients

Execute age based physical examinations including employment physicals for various organizations

Identify any risks the patient may have and outline their needs

Maintains legible, accurate, and confidential written medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations

Prescribe immunizations and medications

Dispense medications

Diagnose and manage minor mental health

Provided a wide range of ambulatory care services including: acute and preventative care, women health, and deployment-related

Refer and consult with other speciality providers as need for patient care

Plan therapeutic regimens for patients that require treatment of acute illnesses and provide appropriate follow-up.

Performed procedures including incision & drainage or abscess and skin tag removal

Coumadin management and patients with multiple chronic illnesses

Diagnosed mental health and pain disorders in adults and managing psychotropic medications

Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of the more complex internal medicine patients referred to the clinic by other providers

Perform health risk assessments with full physical exams to an elderly population with multiple chronic illnesses.

Coumadin management

Perform disability physicals for applicants

Assist in emergent transfer of appropriate patients to ER or inpatient care

References

Seresea Mitchell-Smith, RN, FNP-C

254-***-****

***************@*********.***

Dr Chase Thebault

254-***-****

Andrew & Michelle Tennett

719-***-****

Allette Williams, RN, BSN

254-***-****

Brenda Sterling, RN, FNP-BC

931-***-****

**********@*******.***

Tommora Jackson FNP-C

254-***-****

*********@*****.***



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