Summary
Qualified, board-certified Nurse Practitioner with more than 6 years of nursing experience in direct patient care.
Strong clinical skills enhanced by natural ability to build rapport with patients and families
Extensive experience mentoring young nurses, providing assistance as resource person and motivator.
Ensure quality of care and open lines of communication between all members of the healthcare team.
Licensures and Certifications
Certified Nurse Practitioner in the State of Illinois, (209012315)
Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois, License Number (041370860)
Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri, License Number 200-***-****)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (2015-present)
Highlights
Disciplined, energetic healthcare provider that quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues
Performs tasks with patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of process and treatment.
Skilled in conducting physical exams
Skilled in utilizing strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
Skilled in devising treatment plans based on history and physical exams
Geriatric treatment knowledge
Broad medical terminology knowledge
Diagnostic tool experience
Culturally sensitive
Strong medical ethic
Trained in inpatient and outpatient care
Accomplishments
Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment, and referral for a broad range of patients.
Treated patients suffering from trauma, and multisystem failures.
Educated patients about medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
Educated patients and families about disease processes, treatment regimes, diagnostic procedures and preventative care.
Nursing Experience
Staff Nurse-Neurological Medicine and Step-Down Unit
June 2008 to September 2012
Barnes Jewish Hospital-St. Louis, MO
Recorded patients’ medical history, vital statistics, daily assessments and responses to therapy in the medical record.
Delivered high-quality and compassionate care to patients and families.
Evaluated patients’ care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
Accurately documented all elements of assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and oriented patients to the unit.
Provided palliative care in inpatient setting.
Staff Nurse-Neurological Medicine Intensive Care Unit
September 2012 to September 2013
Barnes-Jewish Hospital-St. Louis, MO
Monitored ventilated patients, lumbar and ventricular drains, ICP monitoring via bolt and ventriculostomy, maintained arterial lines, CVP lines and central lines. Monitored implanted EEGs, continuous peritoneal dialysis and Lidco.
Regulated temperature with internal and external cooling and warming therapy
Administered, titrated, and monitored inotropic drugs, sedatives and paralytics.
Maintained hemodynamic stability with administration of antihypertensivemedications, osmotic diuretics and fluid resuscitation.
Assisted with bedside procedures
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Experience
Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical:
May 2013 to August 2013; Jennifer Schulze, RN, MSN, ANP
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Neurosurgery.
August 2013 to December 2013; Pamela Lowry, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Washington County Rural Health Clinic.
May 2014-June 2014 St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.
May 2014 to August 2014; David Mitchell, MD
The Country Doctor, LTD.
Nurse Practitioner
September 2014 to current
Southern Illinois Gastroenterological Specialists-Carbondale, IL
Independently evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment, and maintain patient flow of approximately twenty patients per day.
Accurately document all elements of assessment, treatment, medications, therapies, diagnostics, and follow-up care.
Coordinate and organize all aspects of patient care.
Work in collaboration with a gastroenterologist, and several other midlevel providers, maintaining open lines of communication and provide care to patents affected by a multitude of disorders associated with the gastrointestinal, and hepatological systems.
Education and Honors
Associate Degree of Nursing: 2008
Kaskaskia College- Centralia, IL, USA
3.39GPA
Bachelors in the Science of Nursing: 2011
McKendree University- Lebanon, IL, USA
GPA 3.5
Masters in the Science of Nursing: 2014
Barnes College/Goldfarb School of Nursing- St Louis, MO, USA
GPA 3.9
Member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing
Post Masters Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner: 2015
Maryville University-St Louis, MO, USA
GPA 4.0