nurse Practitioner

Shari Griffen

Woodbridge VA

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Nurse Practitioner

Emergent Medical Associates - Los Angeles, CA-August 2013 to May 2016

Hospitals served: Hollywood Presbyterian and Valley Presbyterian

• Evaluate, prioritize, diagnose and stabilize patients that come into the emergency room.

• Analyze complex trauma conditions and quickly determine treatments for various illnesses and injuries.

• Handle large caseloads, long hours and various shifts from early morning to late evening.

• Evaluate preliminary results and administer initial treatment such as stitching lacerations, splinting/casting broken bones.

• Show compassion when dealing with family members, keeping families informed of patient status.

• Assess and prescribe medications.

• Ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory studies.

• Dictate H&P's and written orders for discharge, transfers, and admissions.

• Collaborate with physicians and other members of interdisciplinary team on complex patients.

• Conduct physical examinations and record patient's health history.

• Follow patients through entire course of care including assessing, ordering

• test/labs, diagnosing, treating, discharging/or admitting.

• Ability to practice autonomously with MD back up as needed.

• Recognize and initiate code sepsis, code strokes.

• Work and treat the HIV/AIDS population.

• Ability to initiate, manage, and treat independently acute asthma, allergic

reactions, acute appendicitis, ovarian tortions, hyperglycemia,

hypoglycemia, cellulitis, acute head traumas, and more.

• Carryout diagnosis for treating and assisting patients to manage acute and • chronic illnesses accordingly

• Make use of expertise to conduct physical examinations on patients and • Administer both primary and specialty care to both adults and children

• accordingly

• Ability to treat and see 25-40 patients per (12) hour shift

Nurse Practitioner

Maxim Healthcare Physicians - Los Angeles, CA-June 2013 to December 2013

Performed the following duties and responsibilities of a Nurse Practitioner, with contracted company Peak Health Solutions, throughout the cities of Los Angeles, Ventura, Alhambra, Torrence, Oxnard, El Sugundo, and Pasadena:

• Assessed patients in their homes and their living conditions.

• Effectively identified, evaluated, and addressed disease prevention and health promotion issues of the Medicare Advantage.

• Conducted health assessments in the patient's home.

• Conducted a review of systems as well as any other screenings that were needed including spirometry, bone density, urinalysis and blood draws.

• Delivered and collected specimens to lab drop off locations.

• Completed accurate documentation of all present and observed diagnoses for each patient.

• Educated patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and the use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications.

Registered Nurse

Core Med Staffing - Los Angeles, CA-June 2011 to June 2013

Performed the following duties and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse at the below locations throughout

Los Angeles and Torrance:

California Hospital • Gardena Memorial • Good Samaritan Hospital • USC University • Olympia Medical Center

• Evaluated, assessed and monitored patient status.

• Conducted GI post and pre op patient care.

• Conducted pre-op clearance for all types of surgery.

• Collaborated with anesthesiologists, residents, attending doctors, other nurses, social workers, physical therapists, and respiratory therapists.

• Transitioned between eight different hospitals providing patient care.

Registered Nurse

MGA HEALTHCARE - Gardena, CA-September 2010 to May 2011

Performed the following duties and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse at the below locations throughout

Los Angeles, Torrance, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Hollywood, California:

Cantilena Hospital • University of Southern California University Hospital • Little Company of Mary • Community Hospital • Lakewood Regional • Hollywood Presbyterian • St. Mary's • St. Joseph's Providence • St. John's • California Medical • Good Samaritan Hospital • Olympia Medical Center • Methodist Hospital • Gardena Memorial • Forsyth Medical Center

• Participated in ongoing Quality Assurance audits to include Peer Review, CP Review, Medication Administration review, and continuing education.

• Assessed patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions

• Collaborated with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families.

• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols

• Monitored, assessed, addressed, documented and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.

• Operated or monitored medical apparatus or equipment.

• Assisted in surgery and other medical procedures.

• Provided limited supervision to licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff.

• Developed and implemented discharge planning process on admission of patients.

• Instructed and counseled patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers.

Registered Nurse

FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER - Winston-Salem, NC-February 2009 to August 2010

• Served as a liaison between Doctors and patients to educate patients in home care and discharge planning.

• Access/Deaccess Port-a-cath's.

• Pass/ Reconstitute Medications.

• Administered Insulin, Blood, SQ and IM Injections, and Tube Feedings via Dobpoff, NG, PEG, G and J tubes.

• Detoxified Patients.

• Filed death records and corresponded with Donor Company.

• Initiated and discontinued IV's and hang IV preparations (TPN, PCA, and medications)

• Initiated Drips.

• Provided interpretations of ABG's.

• Performed NG Tube placement.

• Drew blood from a PICC Line/Port-a-cath.

• Conducted dressing changes.

• Conducted pre/post op care (GI, GYN, Cardiac, and Ortho procedures/surgeries).

• Discharged and admitted patients.

• Average nurse patient ratio 5:1, up to 7:1

Patient Care Assistant

FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER - Winston-Salem, NC-February 2007 to February 2009

• Measured Fetal Heart Tones via Doppler and Counted Heart Rates.

• Demonstrated proficiency on in/out catherizations.

• Collected urine samples for lab review.

• Assessed urine for kidney stones

• Assisted in ED with pelvic exams/debriding/surgeries/patient transportation

CLINICAL ROTATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1155 Total Clinical Graduate Hours:

Harbor UCLA and Women's Perinatal Clinic: Obstetric 80 Hours

Curriculum focused on family planning concepts, assessment and management of common obstetrical gynecological, and episodic health problems of women.

Women Center LA: Gynecology 120 Hours

Center's doctors are experts in the field of minimally-invasive

Laparoscopic laser surgical procedures to treat fibroids, endometriosis,

infertility and ovarian cysts.

Verdugo Hills Medical Clinic: Pediatrics 212 Hours

Board certified physicians provide comprehensive care from

Birth through college.

Pro Health Partners Internal Medicine: Geriatric & Adult 280 Hours

Comprehensive and well-established network of primary care physicians and specialists focused on providing primary care specifically for adults.

Total Clinical Undergraduate Hours:

Wake Forrest Medical Center Baptist Hospital

Pulmonary Floor/Trauma Unit/Neuroscience Floor 96 Hours

Wake Forrest Medical Center Baptist Hospital Psych Ward/Acute Care of

Elderly (ACE) Unit/Pediatric Unit 192 Hours

Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home:

40 Private Patient rooms offering hospice patients state -of-the-art care in a home-like setting.

Forsyth Medical Center 195 Hours

- Labor and Delivery Emergency Department

- ICU

- Long Term Care Facility

- Ante Partum /Postpartum

EDUCATION

Master's of Science in Science and Nursing

Western University of Health Sciences - Pomona, CA

2010 to 2012

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Winston-Salem State University - Winston-Salem, NC

2008 to 2009

Associate in Nursing

Forsyth Technical Community College - Winston-Salem, NC

2006 to 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

KEY COMPETENCIES - SKILLS PROFILE:

Compassion:

- Enthusiastic towards performing quality patient-centric care.

- Developed excellent communication and patient-handling skills.

- Outstanding bedside manner.

Team Oriented:

- Exercised leadership qualities in helping to manage a team of co-workers.

- Flexible in staffing clinics; Ability to float and service the hospital and adjust schedules to meet market and patient needs.

Knowledge:

- Effective troubleshooting skills in high pressure life/death situations

- Clinically sound incorporating good decision-making skills.

- Superior diagnostic skills, treatment planning, and execution proficiency.

- In-depth knowledge of emergency acute and non-acute patients

- Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in the condition and response to treatment

- Ability to identify patient problems prior to explicit changes in patient-specific data collection

- Ability to keep accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity and condition

- Ability to document all aspects of patient care and maintains patient records

- Proficient in speaking medical Spanish

Medical Skills:

- Performed various procedures such as, removing foreign bodies from eyes, nose, and ears.

- Performed digital blocks.

- Performed drainage of subungal hematoma.

- Performed in-grown toe nail removal.

- Performed pelvic exams, KOH preps, wet mount interpretation, I&D's., simple and complex suturing, digital blocks. Interpretation of fractures on X-ray. Cryotherapy.

IT COMPUTING/TECHNICAL SKILLS:

-Proficient in Office 2007 Package

EMR programs:

Paragon Computer ProgramVD

Meditech Computer Program

MAC's Computer Program

Cerner Computer Program

NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATONS:

California Association of Nurse Practitioners

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS- VOLUNTARY WORK:

YMCA, 20 Hours

Carver Road Church of Christ, Nursing Ministry: Nurse on Call 60 Hours

Bethany Medical Center/Bethany Medical Research, 24 Hours

VA liscense pending

CA liscense active

Active ACLS,BLS,PALS

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