Professional Summary

I am a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with Doctorate in Nursing Practice and 9 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Strong clinical skills in clinical assessment, diagnosis, medication management, and organizing and directing treatments with positive outcome efficacy.

Licenses:

Missouri: 112790

Kansas: 145*******

California: 428922

Florida: 9313355

ANCC Certifications:

Family Nurse Practitioner: 200-***-****-22

Gerontological Nursing: 201-***-****

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: 0172381

Skill Highlights

Perform comprehensive physical exams and health histories

Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses and injuries

Order and interpret relevant diagnostic laboratory tests.

Provide medication management services according to clinical practice guidelines and evidence based practice.

Use assessment techniques appropriate for culture, language and developmental status.

Provide health education, promotion and disease prevention and treatment planning for patients and families

Skilled Electronic Medical Record

Conduct/Manage Performance Improvement Activities

Professional Experience

2016 – present. Bert Nash Community Health Center, Lawrence Kansas. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- Outpatient Services. Provide culturally competent mental health care to patients experiencing varying levels of difficulties due to life situations or mental health concerns. Provide medication evaluation and medication management services, psychiatric evaluations and limited psychotherapy in an outpatient setting.

2014- 2015. Swope Health Services Kansas City, Missouri. Outreach Homeless Support Program. Nurse Practitioner. Perform physical examinations, diagnose and treat common acute and chronic problems, interpret laboratory results and X-rays, prescribe and manage medications.

2012 – 2013. HCA – West Palm Behavioral Health, West Palm Beach, Florida. Hospitalist Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Functioned as inpatient psychiatric hospitalist performing consultations, history and physical exams, diagnosed and managed emergency and crisis stabilization across the life span.

2012. Infectious Disease Care Clinic, Rockledge, Florida. Infectious disease Nurse Practitioner. Conducted initial consultations/managed care for patient admitted into rehabilitation centers and follow-up appointments in Infectious Disease Clinic. Perform history and physical exams for adults and geriatric patients. Reviewed and interpreted lab findings and prescribed medications as appropriate.

2010-2012. Wuesthoff Health Services: Walmart Clinic, Cocoa Beach, Florida. Convenient Care Nurse Practitioner Functioned as convenient care provider, diagnosed and treated acute, episodic health related problems from 18 months – geriatric.

2010-2012. Health First - Holmes Regional Medical Center. Melbourne, Florida.

Inpatient Psychiatric Consultant/Liaison Hospitalist. Nurse Practitioner Perform: psychiatric evaluations; history and physicals; diagnose and treat acute/chronic mental health problems in an inpatient acute care setting.

2008- 2010- Swope Health Center. Kansas City, Missouri. Nurse Practitioner Outreach Homeless Support Program. Perform physical examinations, diagnose and treat common acute and chronic problems, interpret laboratory results and X-rays, prescribe and manage medications.

2004- 2010. University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. Clinical Nursing Faculty. Provided teaching and clinical instruction in Pre-Licensure Program. Taught Introduction to Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; and Fundamentals of Nursing.

Registered Nurse:

1988-2016. Inpatient and outpatient care in Medical Surgical, telemetry, mother/baby. Over 26 years inpatient Psychiatric nursing care.

Volunteer Service

2008-2010- Operation Breakthrough. Kansas City, Missouri. Volunteer Nurse Practitioner

Diagnosed and treated acute, episodic, and chronic health conditions for women employees and childcare personnel.

2008 – 2010– Kansas City Free Health Center. Kansas City, Missouri. Volunteer Nurse Practitioner. STD CLINIC: Diagnosed and treated sexually transmitted diseases.

Education and Training

2015 Post Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. University of Kansas, (KU Medical Center).

2009, Doctorate of Nursing Practice, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri

2007, Post Masters Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Kansas, (KU Medical Center), Kansas City, Kansas

2000, Master of Science of Nursing, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri

1995, Bachelor of Science Degree Nursing, Webster University, Kansas City, Missouri 1988, Associates Degree Nursing, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles California

1980, Bachelor of Science Degree Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

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