Susan B. Brown Telephone (M) 207-***-****

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South Portland, ME 04106 Email: acx1fl@r.postjobfree.com:acx1fl@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To develop and grow my professional career as Adult Nurse Practitioner..

Professional Development:

Intermed Primary care Dec 2015 to present

●Primary care focus, coordinating care for patients with chronic illnessess

●Case management of patients with chronic illness, I.E. diabetes, CHF, CAD, HTN. Coordinated visits, phone calls to give patients to tools to manage their illnesses and to decrease rates of hospitalization.

●Follow up post hospitalizations to reconcile medications, and treatment plans and to make appropriate follow up appointments as needed.

Maine Medical Partners Urology 2012-Dec 2015

Adult Nurse Practitioner

●Analyze and interpret patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnosis

●Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests such as complete blood counts ( CBC),and radiographs, CXR, Ct scans, ultrasound and MRI

●Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patients’ characteristics such as age and gender

●Read Current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in practice

●Schedule follow up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care

●Pre and post-operative care coordination including cancer surveillance after definitive surgical treatment of urological conditions

●Preop history and physicals, assessing for readiness for surgery, attaining appropriate clearances from PCP and appropriate specialties to assure patients were clinically eligible for surgery.

●Obtaining informed consent for procedures and surgeries

●In depth patient teaching about conditions, procedures, surgeries and follow up.

●Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise

●Respond to acute triage calls

●Assess need for intervention and advise patient on appropriate plan of action

●Responsible to RN staff about issues that need assessment and intervention by a provider

Maine Medical Center 2008-2012

Clinical Nurse Level II- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

●Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions

●Provide intense, high tech, patient care for critically ill patients with multi system conditions

●Prepare patients for and assist with examinations and treatments

●Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records

Maine Medical Center- Portland, ME 1995-2008

Clinical Nurse Level II - Adult Outpatient Medical Clinic(s)

●Practiced collaboratively with a team of 6 physicians and a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care to a very diverse and challenging population

●Case manager for patients with chronic illnesses, I.E, diabetes, asthma, HTN, CAD, etc.

●Chart reviews prior to clinic appointments summarizing for the doctors what patients may need during the visit for their healthcare maintenance, IE, vaccines, preventative screening, mammogram, and colonoscopy

●Prioritized test results for review by physicians

●Communicated any changes in plan of care to the patient in person or by telephone

●Scheduled nurse visits to perform one on one PT education to facilitate the patients in taking care of their chronic illnesses as successfully and independently as possible

●Triaged all telephone calls into the clinic that involves the patients of the residents such as prioritizing sick calls, appointment scheduling, medication questions, medication refills and general care plan questions

●Supported PT care with evidence-based practice

●Facilitated standards of care for chronically ill patients being seen in the out-patient clinic

●Wrote protocols so nursing can provide better patient care while being as autonomous as possible

Maine Medical Center- Portland, ME 1990-1995

Clinical Nurse Level III – Neurosurgical and Urological Units

●Assumed charge nurse role on neurosurgical and urological units

●Provided staff education

●Acted as mentor to staff nurses

●Worked closely with management team to keep unit running efficiently and safely

●Considered a clinical expert in care of pre/post-op neurosurgical patients and those with urological disorders

Maine Medical Center- Portland, ME 1986-1990

Clinical Nurse Level II – Various Units

●Provide nursing care on numerous different units throughout the hospital, Neurosurgery, Urology, Cardiology and interventional cardiology

●Developed expert skills in patient assessment and care delivery

Professional Activities and Training:

●Completed the Certificate Program in Case Management at the University of Southern Maine

●Primary user and resource for the use of Logician software

●Member of the hospital base quality improvement committee

●Co-chair for the unit-based quality improvement committee to improve patient care

●Attended Case Management Seminar New York City, NY: Improving Quality of Care

●Participated in diabetes collaborative to learn how to take evidence-based practice to care for chronically ill patents

●Participated in Asthma collaborative

●BLS certified

●Attended Primed continuing education conference in 2012, 2013,2014, and 2015

Education:

University of Southern Maine- Portland, ME

Master of Science Degree- Adult Nurse Practitioner

University of Southern Maine- Portland, ME

Bachelor of Science Degree-Nursing

Technical Expertise:

●Operating Systems / Languages: Microsoft Windows, Oracle, SAP

●Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, EPIC, IMPACS

* Professional references and portfolio provided upon request

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