LISA GORDON
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ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE, MSN, FNP–C
Motivated, professional, and compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner- AANP certified, with post graduate certificate in Advanced Holistic Nursing, seeking position providing premium care and the promotion of health & wellness. Core Skills include:
Licensed APRN in South Carolina
FNP- AANP Certified
Post Graduate Advanced Holistic
Certificate
South Carolina DEA
23 Years Clinical Experience
BLS Certification
Strong Cardiology Background
First Responder
Policy Development
Procedure Development
Phone Triage
Team Player
Preceptor & Mentoring
Medical Office Supervision
EHR: Cerner, Centricity,
Meditech
Strong Clinical Judgment
EKG Interpretation
Patient Education
Patient & Family Centered Care
Compassionate
APN Licensure in Tennessee
Maintained/inactive
Employee & Patient
Education
Professional Experience
9/14 – Present Advanced Practice Nurse – MSN, FNP-C
Wal-mart Care Clinic/QuadMedical, Sumter, SC
Providing acute and chronic primary healthcare services in a retail setting. Independently providing primary care services to the community and employees of Wal-Mart, including acute care and chronic care conditions. Duties include physical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, treatment, lab interpretation, specialty referrals and follow up. EHR – Centricity.
9/13 – 9/14 Advanced Practice Nurse – MSN, FNP-C
Palmetto Surgical Group, Orangeburg, SC
Assessment of new office patients, follow up patients, and hospital consults for general and vascular surgical procedures. Assisting and performing minor surgical procedures in the office setting, and in the OR. Rounding on hospital patients, surgical consultations, hospital admission physical examination, placing orders and discharging patients. EHR – Cerner.
9/08 – 8/12 Registered Nurse – PRN Case Manager while continuing education
Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, TN
Evaluating and documenting patient severity of illness and intensity of service according to Interqual and Medicare standards and guidelines. Conducting Medicare and private insurance reviews during the course of the hospital stay. Patient education about self-care strategies and available resources within the community and within the confines of perspective insurance providers. Coordinating and implementing patient care needs among interdisciplinary members of the health care team from hospital admission to safe discharge home to include arranging for home health services, durable medical equipment, skilled facilities, and rehabilitation care. EHR – Meditech.
8/07 – 9/08 Cath Lab, RN
Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Cardiac and Interventional radiology RN. Administering and monitoring moderate sedation, providing patient support and circulating during diagnostic heart catheterizations, diagnostic & interventional angiography and epidural steroid injections and other pain management procedures. Patient education about procedures and expected outcomes and possible risks. Provided nursing support to the radiology department as necessary by providing and monitoring moderate sedation in ultrasound & CT guided invasive procedures.
8/01 – 10/06 Cath Lab Coordinator, RN
Tennessee Christian Medical Center, Madison, TN
Coordinated, performed & oversaw procedures for the interventional catheterization lab, radiology department, and pain management clinic. Cath Lab and pain clinic responsibilities included administering and monitoring moderate sedation, providing patient support, education, and circulating during diagnostic heart catheterizations, diagnostic & interventional angiography and epidural steroid injections and other pain management procedures. Provided nursing support and educational opportunities to the radiology department as necessary. Training and precepting staff. Administering and monitoring moderate sedation in ultrasound & CT guided invasive procedures. Conducted CTA’s and nuclear cardiac stress testing. Wrote and updated procedural policies according to JACO standards. ACLS certified first responder to code situations.
7/97 – 8/01 Clinical Supervisor
Cardiology Associates of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Supervised, educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members. Performed diagnostic testing for cardiac patients, in an office setting.
4/95 – 7/97 Registered Nurse, Procedures
Page Campbell Cardiology Group, Nashville, TN
Administered diagnostic testing for cardiac patients, including exercise & pharmacologic induced stress testing, signal averaged electrocardiograms & performing elective cardioversions. Hospital nurse rotations include supporting cardiologists by pulling arterial sheaths post catheterization. Educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members
6/92 – 4/95 Registered Nurse, Special Care
St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN
Functioned independently as total patient care provider for a variety of intensive care patients. Educated, trained, and served as preceptor for new staff members
6/92 – 7/98 Registered Nurse, ER & ICU prn pool
Donelson Hospital/Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, TN
Education
Tennessee State University, School of Nursing May 11, 2013
Nashville, TN
Masters of Science in Nursing, FNP & Post Graduate Certificate in Holistic Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau
GPA 3.92/4.00
Post Graduate Certificate in Holistic Nursing
University of Phoenix, School of Nursing 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
GPA 3.55
University of Tennessee & Middle Tennessee Hospital Council 1993
Critical Care Program for ACLS
140 Contact Hours
Columbia State Community College, School of Nursing 1991
Columbia, TN
Associate of Applied Science
Cum Laude
Memberships
American Nurses Association
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society