Rhonda Serrette, FNP-C NURSE PRACTITIONER

Compassionate and dedicated Nurse Practitioner demonstrating expertise and broad ranging experience in providing quality health care in various area of specialization with strong emphasis on wellness and prevention. Track record of performance developing treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases, performing diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and therapies, and educating and counseling patients. Comprehensive knowledge of direct patient care, nursing procedures, healthcare administration policies, and caseload management. Skilled in interfacing with individuals at all levels in the medical profession, in both oral and written communication.

Key Strengths & Expertise:

Medical-Surgical

Diagnosis & Treatment Care Planning

Preventive Medicine

Risk Assessment/Management

Charting & Patient Documentation

Clinical Therapy

Telemetry

Patient & Family Communications

Conflict Resolution

Education & Professional Development

Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

WALDEN UNIVERSITY, Minneapolis, MN 2012-2014

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, Brooklyn, NY 1983-1987

LICENSURE:

Georgia Board of Nursing, Advanced Practice-NP Nurse License # RN162791 Exp: Jan 2017

Georgia Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse License # RN162791 Exp: Jan 2017

CERTIFICATIONS:

Family Nurse Practitioner -American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Certification # F0714919

Certified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR). Certification ID # 1626883

TRAINING:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training

Perioperative training course

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training

Legal Nurse Consultant Course

Critical Care Course

Progressive Coronary Care Monitoring

Advanced EKG Interpretation

Professional Experience

ATLANTA SOUTH NEPHROLOGY East Point, GA 1/5/15-Present

Nurse Practitioner - Nephrology

Directly responsible for clinical assessment of inpatients/outpatients with acute kidney injury and chronic renal failure. History and physical evaluation, and comprehensive physical assessment.

Inpatient and clinic rounding. Closely monitor renal functions, hemodynamic parameters, and electrolytes balance.

Conduct weekly evaluation, clinical assessment, and electronic documentation for patients during dialysis therapy for several dialysis clinics.

Prescribe pharmacologic/ non-pharmacologic treatment therapies to maintain standard electrolytes and fluid balance.

Prescribe appropriate RRT based on the interpretation of diagnostic studies, laboratory analysis, and fluid balance.

Patient/family advocate and teaching on aspects of clinical management.

Optimize clinical therapy by collaborating with primary physician/ consulting physicians, and various members of the health care team.

Rhonda Serrette, FNP-C

Continuation…

EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN Atlanta, GA 1/9/03 -12/5/15

Staff Nurse - Perioperative

Instrumental as a Circulating Nurse during the perioperative phase for various surgical subspecialty areas, including general, gynecological, plastics, ear, nose, throat oral, minor orthopedics, and vascular cases.

Perform urology, ophthalmic and neurological procedures.

Serve as a scrub nurse for minor general, gynecological, vascular, and plastics cases.

KAPIOLANI MED. CENTER WOMEN & CHILDREN Honolulu, HI 2001-2003

Staff Nurse - PACU

Provided primary care nursing to various adult, pediatric, and infant patients during the preoperative and postoperative phase of surgery.

Accountable for telemetry monitoring, respiratory care, and hemodynamic monitoring.

Administered and monitored medication therapies, intravenous therapy, and medical treatments, as needed.

Coordinated discharge planning and patient education.

EARLIER CAREER:

KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER PALI MOMI Pearl City, HI 2000-2001

Staff Nurse – Telemetry

FOJP New York, NY 1995-2000

Risk Control Coordinator, RN

Volunteer Experience

PHYSICIAN’S CARE CLINIC Decatur, GA May-Dec 2008

Registered Nurse

Provided direct and safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Initiated patient’s health assessment, vital signs and addressed various patients’ concerns.

Facilitated instructions on patient referrals, medical therapies, follow up care, and patient teaching.

Professional Affiliations

Association of Perioperative Nurses (AORN) - Chapter 9990, Member ID # 417902

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Member ID # 1404342

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