OBJECTIVE
A challenging role as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Clinical experience as an FNP in Internal Medicine, Family Practice settings covering a full range of healthcare services.
Clinical experience as an FNP student in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatric and Urgent care settings.
Advanced treatment, interventional, and diagnostic skills acquired through clinical practice in an acute care medical surgical telemetry unit.
Leadership position on acute care medical surgical unit with charge nurse qualifications along with primary shift responsibility for admission and discharge assessments and planning.
Clinical Practicum experience in Critical Care with Lewis Gale Medical Center Cardiac Surgical ICU (Salem, Virginia).
Over 25 years of supervisory experience including hiring responsibilities; training and mentoring, labor utilization and personnel management.
Skilled in building and leading teams, formulating plans that improve results, and developing controls that reduce operating expense and increase productivity and efficiency.
Over 25 years’ experience in Program Management as Operations Executive with direct responsibility for divisional operations, short and long range planning, and profit and loss accountability.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
INTERNAL MEDICINE CONSULTANTS 2015
Family Nurse Practitioner – Internal Medicine Consultants
Clinical experience in an Internal Medicine practice providing a full range of general medical services. Diagnosis and treatment of episodic and chronic disease processes for patients across the life span, including many with complex disease processes requiring multidisciplinary collaboration and extensive long term treatment plans.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY – FNP CLINICAL 2014
FNP Student – Premier Pediatrics of Manassas
One hundred seventy hours of hands on clinical experience in a pediatric primary care setting providing a full range of general medical services including physical assessments from birth to 19, school and sports physicals, and health education.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY – FNP CLINICAL 2014
FNP Student – Potomac Prompt Medical Care
Two hundred plus hours of hands on clinical experience in an urgent care setting providing a full range of general medical and acute care services, including physical assessments, school and corporate physicals, and health education.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY – FNP CLINICAL 2013
FNP Student – Office of Dr. Karen Lawson
One hundred plus hours of hands on clinical experience in a family practice setting including a full range of general medical services along with physical assessments, wellness exams and health education.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL 2012 - 2013
Registered Nurse – Charge Nurse – Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit
Registered nurse with the United States Veterans Administration working on an acute care medical surgical unit. Telemetry and charge nurse qualified with primary responsibility for admissions and discharges to unit, and oversight of unit operations and documentation during shifts.
RADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING 2010 - 2011
BSN Practicum
Coursework in Community Nursing, Nursing Therapeutics, Health Assessment, and Mental Health Nursing. Clinical experience Mental Health Nursing, Medical/Surgical, OB/GYN, Pediatric, and Critical Care. Clinical Practicum (170 hours) in Cardiac Surgical ICU.
AUSTIN GROUP LLC 2005 - 2010
Managing Director – International Operations – Middle East / Europe
U.S COAST GUARD/U.S. NAVY (Reserve) 1976- Present
Navy Instructor
EDUCATION
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE CANDIDATE
University of Alabama – Capstone School of Nursing, Tuscaloosa, AL
MSN – FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (Cum Laude)
Georgetown University School of Nursing, Georgetown, Washington, DC
BSN – NURSING (Cum Laude)
Radford University School of Nursing, Radford, VA
MBA COURSEWORK – FINANCE, MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
BA – APPLIED MATHEMATICS / ENGINEERING
Barat College of DePaul University, Chicago, IL
LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS
Family Nurse Practitioner – APRN – Florida, California
Registered Nurse - Florida, California, Virginia
FNP- C
FNP –BC
ACLS / BLS
BLS Instructor
MEMBERSHIPS and AWARDS
Sigma Theta Tau – Nursing Honor Society
National Association of Nurse Practitioners
Radford University Community Nursing Award