Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, FNP
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Leah Torbett, APRN, FNP-BC
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Email: actcro@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL GOALS: Continually seek out, engage, and be responsive to opportunities to elevate and address the healthcare and educational needs of diverse populations in a professional and innovative manner. Seek to expand my own experiences and broaden the scope of my practice. Work to provide the most compassionate and comprehensive healthcare to every patient in my care.
EDUCATION Graceland University, Independence, MO (GPA: 4.0)
Post-Master’s Nurse Practioner Certificate (Family) - August 2014
Southern Nazarene University, Tulsa Campus (GPA: 4.0)
Master of Science in Nursing Education – December 2006
Langston University, Tulsa Campus
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – May 2002
WORK EXPERIENCE
Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) Department of Health: 08/2014 to Present
•Family Nurse Practioner providing primary care for Native and non-Native patients
•Work closely with one physician seeing mostly gerontological patients, ordering labs and other diagnostics, prescribing Schedule III and higher drugs only
•Occasional coverage of Fast Track in the MCN Medical Center Emergency Room
Okmulgee Memorial Hospital, Okmulgee, OK – 02/2013 to 08/2014
•Clinical Educator and Organizational Development providing for clinical educational needs of a rural hospital with more than one hundred nursing staff members
Carter Healthcare, Okmulgee, OK -- 12/2012 to 2/2013
•Case manager with a team of 25 patients
St. Francis South, Tulsa OK – 4/2012 to 12/2012
•Clinical nurse in a maternal/child unit providing couplet care to postpartum mothers and their newborns
ITT Technical Institute (ITT), Tulsa, OK, Nursing Program Chair – 12/2010 to 12/2011
•Leadership of a program less than two years old with 150 students, 6 full-time faculty and 5 part-time adjuncts in more than 30 clinical agencies.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT), Okmulgee, OK
Nursing Faculty, Program Specialist and Simulation Lab Coordinator – 7/2004 – 12/2010
•Directly involved in curriculum development, revision, and accreditation preparation as well as development of admission criteria and standards. Experienced in the instruction areas of Maternal/Child Health, Medical Terminology, Psychology, Leadership, Pharmacology and Fundamentals of Nursing in the didactic and clinical settings. Developed 4 online courses.
•Responsible for design, construction, and furnishing of a $6.1 million, 25,000 sq. ft. nursing facility. Successful grant writing experience accumulating almost $500,000 in funding for the new facility.
Traditions Home Health, Morris, OK, RN Case Manager – 1/2004 to 7/2004
•Case managed 20-30 home health clients, provided nursing care, patient/family education, and documentation of treatment carried out.
Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, Registered Nurse – 6/2002 to 1/2004
•Provided comprehensive nursing care in a labor and delivery and postpartum units.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES
•Member of the Oklahoma Nurses Association, American Association of Nurse Practioners
•AWONN Scholarship recipient
•Member of Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nurses
•Served as the Chairperson, OSUIT Faculty/Staff Council from 2007-2008
•Served as Faculty Sponsor, OSUIT Student Nurses Association from 2005-2010
•Nominated for OSUIT Outstanding Faculty ward, 2008 and winner of this award, 2009
•Served on numerous committees at OSUIT: Health & Wellness, Employee Picnic Committee, Annual Employee Banquet Committee, Employee Birthday Luncheon Committee, Institutional Assessment and Research Board Member, Member of Crisis Management Team
PRESENTATIONS
•What Every Girl Needs to Know, Okmulgee Middle School, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
•Childbirth Education and Newborn Care, Agape Pregnancy Counseling Center, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
•STDs and Pregnancy Prevention, Okmulgee High School, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
•“Girl Power”, Okmulgee Middle School, 6th grade girls, 2007, 2009, 2010
•Importance of personal hygiene, Ryal Elementary School, 4th – 6th grade girls, 2007, 2009
•Dangers of Methamphetamines, Dewar High School, 9th – 12th grade students, 2007, 2009
•Characteristics of a Male Friendly Maternal Child Health Rotation, Oklahoma Nurses Association Convention, November 2006 and National Association of Associate Degree Nursing Programs, November 2006.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
•Member of the Community of Christ Church and serve as an Elder, Pianist, Sunday School Teacher and Worship Commissioner, Vacation Bible School Coordinator, Co-coordinator of the Community Outreach Program
•Volunteer Childbirth Educator for Agape Pregnancy Counseling Center
•American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Captain
•Morris High School Booster Club
•Little League Baseball Coach for 10 years
•Served on Board of Directors of Green Country Little League
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