Nurse Practitioner Registered

LORETTA CRAIG

972-***-**** **** South **st Street, Apt 28, Tacoma, WA *************@*****.***

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) with 13+ years of nursing experience (BSN-RN since 2003 and ARNP since 2015) in many hospital departments including emergency and urgent care and community health care centers. Proven expertise in applying strong quality assessment skills to achieve effective and efficient care. Relocating to Dallas Texas in November 2016.

Professional Experience

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, Tacoma, WA October 2015 – November 2016

Nurse Practitioner Resident

As board licensed nurse practitioner, I am working/learning in a year-long interdisciplinary residency program with the expressed goals of improving and attaining clinical skills, while improving self-confidence with ultimate goal of having full autonomous experience in caring and providing primary care for the complex underserved and special populations across all life cycles and in multiple settings such as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

Specialty Rotations are twice a week and include behavioral health, pediatrics, orthopedics, gastroenterology, dermatology, neurology and urgent care.

Continuity clinic is initially held twice a week with starting patient load of 8-10 per day, increasing incrementally during last 3 months of residency: 4 days per week ;20 +patients per day.

My duties include

oExamining, diagnosing and developing treatment plans for acute and chronic disease

oOrdering, collecting and performing and interpreting diagnostic tests and screening evaluations.

oImplementing therapeutic interventions for most conditions when appropriate

oEmphasizing preventative care and disease management by educating and guiding patients on disease prevention and management and healthy lifestyle habits

oPrescribing medications including controlled substances

oManaging overall patient care regarding of lifestyle

oUnderstanding the changes in health promotion throughout the aging process.

CHINLE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE Indian Health Services, Chinle, AZ 2009 – 2015

Clinical Lead Nurse, Emergency Department & Urgent Care (2010 – 2005)/RN (2009 – 2010)

Increased efficiency by assigning and delegating workload appropriately among professional and paraprofessional staff for direct patient care and planning.

Managed patient care and achieve compliance when initiating treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, PALS, NLS, ACLS and ATLS protocols.

Served as an information resource, providing guidance and leadership to the staff within the Emergency Department and the Urgent Care to determine the level of care required for individual patients.

Managed the scope of emergency response including attending all Code Blue calls within the hospital, performing triage via the Emergency Severity Index, facilitating care plans and monitoring results.

Safeguarded patients in emergency situations with an absent physician by integrating specific nursing measures, quality controls and risk aversions to ensure the well being of patients.

TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, Dallas, TX 2007 – 2008

Clinical Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Ward

Improved care by maintaining professional knowledge by continuing education and serving on nursing committees to achieve a high standard in professional nursing care of medical and surgical patients.

Minimized discrepancies by accurately obtaining and documenting patient history and reconciliation of medication list upon admissions to create optimal care plans for fast recovery.

Administered therapeutic measures such as medications, intravenous fluids and blood transfusions while also monitoring patient reactions to drugs and/or treatments.

Performed various invasive procedures with peripheral intravenous catheters and Foley catheters.

A&B STAFFING SOLUTIONS, Gilbert,AZ

Registered nurse working as traveling nurse in various hospitals throughout the United States

Reno, NV 2006

San Antonio, TX 2007

Dallas, TX 2007

Chinle, AZ 2009

SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMS, Akron, OH 2004 – 2006

Clinical Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Ward

Achieved effective care for medical and surgical patients by monitoring reactions and integrating therapeutic measures according to changing conditions.

Mitigated risk with continuous safety and precautionary measures in place while directly caring for critically ill patients with a multitude of medical, physical and cardiac disorders.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, EXTENDED CARE, Brecksville, OH 2003 – 2004

Clinical Registered Nurse, Long-term Care Unit

Delivered professional nursing care of veterans that included therapeutic measures such as medications, intravenous fluids and blood transfusions as well as invasive procedures.

Adjusted care based on results discovered in patient reactions to drugs and/or treatments.

Maintained professional knowledge and proficiency by continuing education.

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES, Captain - Medical Detachment, Albuquerque, NM 2007 – Present

Education & Certifications

MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2015

BSN, University of Akron, Akron, OH 2003

Licensure

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

State of Washington #60592754 (expires 05/20/2020)

Arizona #AP 8122 (expires 07/21/2020)

Texas #AP130810 ( expires 5/2017)

Registered Nurse

Ohio #308426

Arizona #181909

Washington #60592753

Texas #728409

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