ELIZABETH R. CRAWFORD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN
Grand Junction, CO 81504
acuxqr@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
TX APRN with Rx Expires: Nov 30, 2017
CO APRN Expires: Sept 30, 2016
CO Registered Nurse Expires: Sept 30, 2016
BLS for healthcare providers with AED training Expires: Aug 2016 ACLS Expires: Aug 2016
NRP Expires: July 2016
EXPERIENCE
Colorado Injury and Pain Specialists June 2015-Present Nurse Practitioner
• Manage patients with chronic pain by pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods.
• Assess ongoing need for pain management and develop ongoing plans of care.
• Order interventional pain treatments such as epidural steroid injections and medial branch blocks.
• Serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the care of patients with complex pain is- sues.
Delta County Memorial Hospital May 2014-June 2015
Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum RN
• Provided nursing care to women and newborns throughout their pregnancy, labor & delivery, and postpartum period.
• Assisted in the training of new staff, serving as a resource for those with less experience.
• Helped with data entry and transition to new central monitoring and charting system. DaVita Dialysis, Grand Junction, CO July 2008-May 2014 Dialysis RN/Clinical Coordinator
• Provided dialysis care and monitoring for patients in end stage renal disease. To secure employment as a Family Nurse
Practitioner, in a primary care setting,
which will draw from my varied experi-
ence in nursing.
• Acted as unit charge nurse overseeing all chronic hemodialysis treatments.
• Established and managed the only home hemodialysis program between Denver and Salt Lake City.
• Trained patients and their care partners to safely and independently perform home hemodialysis treatments.
• Assisted with all treatment modalities offered by the clinic. Perinatal Associates of New Mexico, Rio Rancho, NM Aug 2006-Feb 2008 Staff Nurse, Sonographer in Training
• Provided outpatient care to women experiencing high risk pregnancies.
• Performed biophysical profile testing on fetuses including ultrasound evaluation and fetal monitoring.
• Communicated with primary care providers to ensure the best utilization of medical care assets for each individual patient.
• Initiated fetal anatomy review ultrasounds for providers in order to limit patient wait time and increase patient satisfaction.
• Served as a preceptor for students in the University of New Mexico nursing program. Lovelace Sandia Women’s Hospital, Albuquerque, NM Jan 2005-Aug 2006 Charge Nurse, Mother Baby Unit
• Supervised a shift staff consisting of up to 6 licensed and 3 unlicensed staff.
• Assisted in the orientation and competency monitoring of staff on the unit.
• Ensured adequate staffing on a postpartum care unit caring for up to 300 new mothers each month, and communicated with other charge nurses to collaboratively ensure proper staffing throughout the hospital.
• Acted as a reference person for other members of the unit staff.
• Worked as unit problem solver so that patient care operations run smoothly.
• Provided patient care to new mothers and their babies while, also, performing charge nurse duties.
U.S. Army, Various Locations July 2001-Apr 2004
Military Officer; Staff/Charge Nurse
• Provided patient care to a variety of types of patients in military hospitals.
• Acted as shift charge nurse on a regular basis, managing both licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Helped orient new employees to ensure all patients received a high quality of care.
• Maintained staff competency with lab procedures and equipment.
• Attended both military and medical training programs, including leadership and field nursing. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI May 1999-Jan 2001 Patient Care Technician, Nursing Resource Pool
• Assisted patients with activities of daily living.
• Performed IV insertion, phlebotomy, tracheostomy care and suctioning.
• Administered breathing treatments.
• Oriented new staff to technical procedures and unit policies. EDUCATION
Walden University November 2014
MSN/FNP program
Completed 575+ clinical practicum hours in adult care, pediatrics, women’s health, and family practice.
• Graduated with 3.72 GPA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI May 2001
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude