Teresa Arellano, BSN, PHN, RNP-BC

Cell 323-***-****

Home 310-***-****

Email acrmhl@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Professional and highly qualified RN with clinical and administrative experience. Seeking challenging position in direct patient care where overall clinical and administrative experience will have an impact on increased patient satisfaction and experience. Overall emphasis in preventative medicine and public health. Career objectives include fostering successful patient and health care provider relationships by continuing to deliver excellent clinical care services.

Education

UCLA Medical Center: Harbor General, Torrance, California

Women’s Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Certification Course

California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Bachelor of Science Degree, Nursing

Public Health Nurse Certification

Professional Experience

Montes Medical Group, Inglewood, CA June 2015 to present

Assisted in implementing provision of Women’s Health services in a busy predominately internal medical group.

Evolved ability to provide basic general medical services to diabetic and hypertensive patient population. In addition, assisting with providing services to pediatric population for well child care.

Saint Victoria Medical Group, Huntington Park, CA May 2015

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Work as bi-lingual direct patient care provider in a fast-paced, high volume women’s healthcare clinic. Patient population primarily prenatal clients.

Responsibilities include female patient examinations to include PAP Smears, vaginal cultures, implementing birth control methods, evaluation for needs to follow-up on abnormal lab results, and facilitating referrals for high risk obstetrical patients to perinatologist.

Educator of women’s health, depth of knowledge and expertise in pre-natal care, advocate for patient rights.

Proyecto Del Barrio, Winnetka, CA March 2015

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Worked as sole bi-lingual patient care provider in a group of 5 providers of women’s healthcare clinic. Responsibilities include providing prenatal and Family planning female patient examinations e.g., PAP Smears, vaginal cultures, implementing birth control methods, evaluation for needs to follow-up on abnormal lab results.

Educator of women’s health, depth of knowledge and expertise in pre-natal care, advocate for patient rights.

Advanced Family Care Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California October 2014 – February 2015

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Work as bi-lingual direct patient care provider in a women’s healthcare clinic. Responsibilities include female patient examinations e.g., PAP Smears, vaginal cultures, implementing birth control methods, evaluation for needs to follow-up on abnormal lab results, and facilitating referrals for high risk obstetrical patients to perinatologist.

Educator of women’s health, depth of knowledge and expertise in pre-natal care, advocate for patient rights.

Zacoalco Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California 2007 – November 2014

Lead Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Work as bi-lingual direct patient care provider in a fast-paced, high volume women’s healthcare clinic. Responsibilities include female patient examinations to include PAP Smears, vaginal cultures, implementing birth control methods, evaluation for needs to follow-up on abnormal lab results, and facilitating referrals for high risk obstetrical patients to perinatologist.

Educator of women’s health, depth of knowledge and expertise in pre-natal care, advocate for patient rights.

Dr. Bijan Broukheim, Women’s Medical Group, Van Nuys, California April 2013-September 2014

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Work as bi-lingual direct patient care provider in a fast-paced, high volume women’s healthcare clinic. Responsibilities include female patient examinations to include PAP Smears, vaginal cultures, implementing birth control methods, evaluation for needs to follow-up on abnormal lab results, and facilitating referrals for high risk obstetrical patients to perinatologist.

Effective educator on women’s health, depth of knowledge and expertise in pre-natal care, and advocate for patient rights.

Rotated assignment between 3 different clinical sites.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 2001-2012

Prenatal Screening Program Coordinator

Manage the CSMC Prenatal Screening Program caseload for a specifically assigned high volume, bi-lingual district in Southern California. Unique mandated program that is funded by the state of California but managed by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Tasks include entering clinical, confidential information, recalculation of test results data, informing physician and medical staff of results that are out of range, and counseling patients on program services and significance of test results.

Collect data for prospective research projects as assigned by Administrative Coordinator.

Provide presentations to clinician office staff to educate the medical staff about the program and Prenatal Screening protocols.

Saban Community Clinic, (Formerly: The Los Angeles Free Clinic), Los Angeles, California 1997 - 2007

Women’s Healthcare Nurse Practitioner

Provide complete physical examinations for selection of optimal method of birth control for clinic patients.

Perform minor surgical procedure for insertion and removal of Norplant device and intrauterine device.

Assess risk behavior for HIV, identify patients at high risk, and facilitate referral for confidential HIV testing.

Manage the special needs of menopausal women and provide counsel on hormone therapy.

Assess patient need for referral to continuity clinic for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and other conditions.

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 2000 - 2001

Nurse Practitioner - Women’s Healthcare Clinic

Instructed patients on the importance of preventative healthcare, including self-breast examinations, pap smears, safe sex practices, and other health maintenance practices.

Participant of the Speakers Bureau which provides outreach services by sending qualified practitioners to give lectures.

Supervisor for the prenatal program to ensure the continuity of quality care for pregnant patients.

Policlinica Panamericana Multi-Specialty Medical Group, El Monte, California 1999 - 2000

Nurse Practitioner for OB/GYN Clinic

Primary nursing care provider responsible for independently ensuring the smooth functioning of the El Monte clinic.

Provided complete prenatal care, identified high risk clients, evaluated infertility patients and performed Family Planning (FPACT) examinations, average census of 40-45 patients per day.

John Wesley Health Corporation, Inc., Los Angeles, California 1999

Family Planning Nurse Practitioner: Los Angeles County Clinics

Provided complete physical examinations and performed the insertion/removal of Norplant and IUD.

Participated in special outreach project “First Stop” to identify and refer patients to Family Planning services.

Collected data for the identification of patients at increased risk for complications and coordinated the provision of optimum prenatal services.

Assisted in the coordination of data collection and analysis for a research project involving ultrasounds and blood tests.

Recruited labor and delivery patients for Phase II and III clinical trials for The Labor Assistorä

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1997

Fertility Nurse: Fertility Center

Responsible for servicing “walk in” gynecology patients with birth control, GYN infections, and menopause issues.

Facilitated ovulation induction and performed ultrasound of ovaries to assess status of follicle stimulation.

Performed intrauterine inseminations and prepared semen specimens for inseminations.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 1992 - 1996

Clinic Coordinator, Nurse Practioner: OB-GYN/Family Planning Clinic

Directed the Family Planning Program which processed 2,000 visits per year and focused on assisting disadvantaged women in selecting the optimum method of birth control.

Trained more than 40 residents and 150 medical students in the insertion of IUDs, fitting diaphragms, collecting Pap smear specimens and cervical cultures and assessing wet mounts.

Presented conferences to medical staff on counseling patients on birth control methods.

Made presentations to the community on birth control, safe sex practices and STD prevention.

Assisted with the preparation of the yearly budget for the Los Angeles Regional Family Planning Council.

Cigna, Los Angeles, California 1990 - 1992

Nurse Practitioner: OB/GYN

Provided prenatal care, gynecology and birth control counseling services for up to 24 patients per day.

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles California 1985 - 1990

Clinic coordinator, Nurse Practitioner: Family Planning Clinic

Supervised clinic sessions including monitoring patient flow, staffing patterns, physician training, administration of medication, and follow-up care.

Provided consultations for rotating residents/interns from OB/GYN, family practice, internal medicine, and pediatric departments and supervised training for medical students and nursing students.

Supervised and participated in clinical research that took place in the family planning clinic. Compiled research data and analyses for Phase I and II clinical trials for new drugs.

Provided HIV antibody testing for patients. Conducted individual counseling in compliance with the Office of AIDS requirements with appropriate follow-up and referrals. Performed phlebotomy and assisted with protocol development and updates for HIV testing services.

Clinical & Leadership Training

Fertility Awareness Instructor Training Phase I

HIV Counselor Training

Certified HIV Testing Certificate

Colposcopy Training

Educating Program Associates

Hispanic Leadership Development Program

Kellogg Training Foundation

Cervical Cap Lecture/Practicum

Los Angeles Regional Family Planning Council, Inc.

Norplant Insertion Practicum

Educational Program Associates

Pharmacology Course for Nurse Practitioners

University of California, Los Angeles

Clinical training on male health examinations

University of California, Los Angeles – Harbor Medical

Licenses

Registered Nurse, California

RN 307710

Furnishing License, California

NPF 3474

DEA MA3092739

Languages

Bi-lingual: Read and write in Spanish & English

Awards, Certificates & Memberships

Cedars- Sinai Medical Center: Standing Ovation

National Certification Corporation: Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner board Certified

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Appreciation Certificate for Participation in Telemundo Health Fair

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Run for Her Ovarian Cancer fund raiser 2007, 2008,2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Ambassador for Employee Fund Raising Program 2012

HELPS International, Medical Mission: Recovery room nurse, Guatemala, April 2012, 2013 & 2014

Member of LA County Surge Unit since 2012

The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

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