KEILAH YISRAEL

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

New Family Nurse Practitioner/FNP Graduate with 34 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in many specialties of nursing. Additional expertise in leadership, prioritizing, communication, and teaching skills. I am seeking a role that utilizes my advanced practice skills as I continue to embrace my new role as a mastered prepared nurse.

LICENSES

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

License to Practice as a Registered Nurse in Virginia (Multi-State Privileges)

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Miscellaneous certification; as Reflexologist, USUI Reiki Practitioner

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

Self-directed leader with a clear Proficient in obtaining patient

dedication to patient service. history, assessing and monitoring

Resourceful problem-solver able changes that warrant emergent

to analyze existing situations interventions.

and develop comprehensive, Skilled in medication

pro-active solutions. administration and obtaining I.V

Dedicated, loyal, and able to access.

Quickly adapt to new challenges Familiar with computerized

Charting, I.V pumps, cardiac

monitors, kangaroo pumps, and

fetal monitoring, IStat, and other

specimen collection and

processing equipment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

04/2012 to Current Surgical Services (AM Admit OR Holding)

BonSecours Health System (SMH) - Richmond, VA

Review patient history, labs, start I.V, draw other labs per MD orders or surgical

protocols, Give medication as ordered, assist Anesthesiologist with insertion of

appropriate lines needed for surgical procedure, make sure all paper work

needed is on chart.

07/2009 to 06/2011 Telehealth Nurse Consultant

Carolinas Health System(CHS) - Charlotte, NC

Provide telephone nursing assessments of all age groups from birth to advance

aging adults, for several private practices, clinics, and CHS affiliated facilities in

most nursing specialties, such as Pediatrics, Maternity, Orthopedic, and

Oncology to name a few.

Answer medical questions and concerns of our clients, give home care advice,

make appointments with some practices, or refer to urgent care, or emergency

departments per protocols.

Call in prescription refills per practice standing orders.

07/2005 to 07/2009 Maternity Services/OB High Risk RN

Carolinas Health System (CHS) - Charlotte, NC

Monitoring, assessing women noted as having a high risk pregnancy, and

notifying MD of changes needing intervention, implementing those

changes, performing fetal monitoring, monitoring magnesium I.V drips,

administering medication per MD orders. Goal is to help patients obtain a

viable healthy baby.

02/2001 to 11/2004 Surgical Services (Pre-Admission testing, Am Admit, OR/Holding RN

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

04/1996 to 01/2002

04/1994 to 04/1996

06/1990 to 12/1995

06/1988 to 06/1990

12/1983 to 06/1988

04/1984 to 01/1987

04/1984 to 08/1984

1982

1992

2009

BonSecours Health System (SMH) - Richmond, VA

Obtain patient history, order pre-surgical labs, alert MD office with critical lab

results prior to surgery, prepare chart and forward to Am/Admit the evening

before surgery. In AM/Admit Greet patient and family, place on stretcher,

instruct family where to wait, review history, obtain I.V access, give

medications, assist Anesthesiologist with central lines, arterial lines, epidurals,

monitor vital signs, charge nurse duties weekly.

Nurse Consultant 24/hr. Nurse Line

Trigon Health Management Corporation - Richmond, VA

Provide answers to health questions from members, Access health

concerns/symptoms and determine appropriate action of care using

algorithms. Follow-up calls on cases recommending urgent or emergency care.

Responsible for initial intake of Workman's compensation claims.

Nurse Adviser/Utilization Review

Trigon Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Richmond, VA

Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical

records. Extended hospital stay based on set criteria, served as resource, for

(Benefits Management team). Performed discharge planning and Medical

claims disposition.

Emergency Department RN (weekender)

Richmond Memorial Hospital - Richmond, VA

Initiated orders per Emergency MD orders to stabilize patients experiencing

acute adverse symptoms affecting normal homeostasis, assist with suturing

lacerations, Charge nurse duties when required.

Labor & Delivery Recovery RN

Medical College of Virginia (MCV) - Richmond, VA

Recovered patients after delivery, managed high risk antepartum and

postpartum patients on Magnesium sulfate, crossed trained in the care of

active labor patients last six months of employment.

Pediatrics RN

Children's Medical Center/ Dallas - Dallas, TX

Worked 2 years on unit with school age children experiencing complex medical

problems; stroke, cardiac, diabetes, short gut syndrome, and liver transplant. I

transferred to Pediatric ED last 2 years of employment.

Hospital Staff Pool (PRN)

Medical City Dallas - Dallas, TX

Worked mostly in Maternal Child Nursing Department, occasional Day surgery,

and Gynecology unit.

Full-Time Temporary Triage Nurse

Cigna Health Care - Dallas, TX

Provide telephone triage during office hours consulted MD's present for

instructions or same day appointments. Also triaged walk-ins

Associate of Applied Science: Nursing

Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee, W I

ADN-RN

Associate of Applied Science: Legal Assistant

J. Sargent Reynolds Community College - Richmond, VA, Henrico

Para-legal specialization in litigation

Bachelor of Science: Nursing

Winston Salem State University - Winston Salem, NC

BSN Honors GPA 3.45

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