Registered Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Cover Letter To whom it may concern
Please accept this letter as a demonstration of my interest in the Nurse Practitioner position at your institution. I graduated from Walden University in August 2016 with a Master Degree in Nursing and obtained my Family Nurse Practitioner Diploma in September 2016. I had a year of practicum hours helping to perform the prospective role of a FNP. Although I do not have the 2 years experience as an NP, I do have numerous years as a nurse. I received the title of Registered Nurse in 1983 from the University of Chile and obtained a Canadian and American Registered Nurse validation in 1993 and 1996 respectively.
I have thirty-three years of experience in an array of departments requiring specialized skills and intense training. After graduating, I began my career in a GI-surgical unit where I learned to prioritize and delegate. I continued my journey to a medical-surgical department. I was rapidly promoted to the progressive care unit, and later to the intensive care where I gained experience in teamwork, critical thinking, delegating, supervising, and time management. Seven years later, I moved to Toronto, Canada and passed the Nursing Board Exam with one of the highest scores. I worked in a neurosurgery intensive care, attended and received a neuroscience program diploma. I moved to the United States in 1996, to work in a long-term acute care facility where I learned the chronic aspect of disease control and prevention of complications. From 1997 to now I have been employed in critical care, trauma, CVICU, emergency department, nurse supervisor, and clinical education. I have been a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses since 1984, the American Heart Association since 1997, and recently joined the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. I also held the position of Primary Nurse Planner to continue nursing education at the Heart Hospital of Austin and Cedar Park Regional Medical Center through the Texas Nurses Association.
Once you review the information provided, I am certain you will find my skills, experience, dedication to serve, and education match the person necessary for the position. I hope you will give me the opportunity to demonstrate not only my professional, but interpersonal attributes. The attached resume contains my work experience, professional licenses, and academic education. Due to my extensive experience, the resume encompasses a small sample of certificates; the others are available upon request.
Attentively,
Elizabeth Silva Baeza, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CCRN
2025 Nelson Ranch Loop 512-***-**** (H)
Cedar Park, Texas, 78613 512-***-**** (C)
512-***-****(W) Shift Schedule
*********@*********.***
Elizabeth Silva Baeza, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CCRN
Prospect MSN- Family Nurse Practitioner Position
Graduate from Walden University August 14th, 2016
Family Nurse Practitioner ID: AANPCP F1006211
Texas Board of Nursing &Prescriptive Authority ID: AP132615
Experience Summary
Caring and dedicated health care professional with training in Family Care at Walden University 2014-2016. Thirty-three years of experience in Adult Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine Adult and Pediatrics, Trauma, Post Anesthesia Care, Medical Surgical Unit, and hospital-wide Education. Demonstrated excellence in patient care, assessment, best practice, and staff supervision and mentoring. Possesses strong organizational and leadership skills, effectively setting goals, and manages multiple priorities under pressure, fast-paced, and rapid changing environment. Bilingual English and Spanish. She believes education strengthen knowledge and increases patient safety. Education is one’s responsibility.
Areas of expertise include
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse • Family practice focus
•Patient Care Management & Assessment • Health Promotion & Maintenance
• Patient & Family Education • Community Education & Screening
• Emergency Family Medicine • Analytical & Problem solving skills
• Disease Prevention • Minor wound care
• Advanced Life Support Instructor • Basic Life Support Instructor
• Pediatric Advanced Support Instructor.
License & Certifications
AANP Expires August 4th, 2021
Walden University MSN/FNP Graduated August 2016
Texas BON Registered Nurse & FNP Expires June 30th, 2018
Ontario CNO Registered Nurse On hold due to permanent Texas Residency
Chilean Registered Nurse No expiration
ACLS-Advanced Life Support Provider, Expires August 31st, 2017
Instructor, Expires August 31st, 2017
PALS-Pediatric Advanced Provider, Expires February 28th, 2017
Instructor, Expires January 28th, 2017
BLS- Basic Life Support Provider, Expires March 31st, 2018
Instructor, Expires March 31st, 2018
NRP-Neonatal Resuscitation Provider, Expired March 31st, 2018
TNCC- Trauma Nursing Course Expires June 30th, 2017
CCRN – Critical Care Expires August 31st, 2019
PICC - Line No expiration
Experience
2010 - Present Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park, Texas
Staff RN –Part-Time Intensive Care Unit - July 2010-December 2010.
Staff RN Part-Time Administrative Supervisor - December 2010-June2011.
Education Director for CPRMC –Full-Time-June 2011- July 2015.
Emergency Department - Full-Time- July 2015- Present.
1998-1999/2001-2013 Heart Hospital of Austin, Austin, Texas
Intensive Care –CVICU-Progressive Care – Emergency Department
Staff RN – Part-Time Progressive Care Unit 1998-1999.
Staff RN – Full-Time ED 2001-2002.
Staff RN CVICU 2002-2007; Charge nurse, Main preceptor-mentor.
In charge of Clinical orientation, while working in CVICU 2003-2007.
Education Coordinator and CVICU RN for Heart Hospital of Austin 2007-May 2010.
Staff RN – CVICU May 2010-2013.
Primary RN Nurse Planner for Heart Hospital of Austin, TexSan Hospital and Harlingen Medical Center through Texas Nurses Association Providership Unit. Application planned, implemented, submitted and approved.
Hospital Faculty ACLS, BLS & PALS instructor.
2000-2003 Brackenridge Medical Center (Seton), Austin, Texas
Staff RN –Part-Time-Level 1 ICU/Trauma-CCU.
1997- 1999 Seton Medical Center, Austin, Texas
● Staff RN-Part-Time-ICU-CCU-Neurologic ICU.
1996-2003 Specialty Hospital of Austin, Austin, Texas
Full-Time Staff RN- LTAC – Long Term Acute Care Facility
● Charge Nurse for 2nd floor and Intensive Care Unit.
● House Supervisor.
● 2nd Floor Director/Manager (Medical-Surgical 56 Beds & ICU 4 Beds).
● Education Coordinator for Specialty Hospital, Summit Hospital and two satellite Units located at St David’s Main Hospital and North Austin Medical Center. Kept PRN status for the last two years.
1994–1996 The Toronto Hospital-Western Division. Toronto, Canada
Neurosurgery -Trauma Intensive Care Unit – Full-Time Staff RN
● Bedside RN – Neurosurgery and Trauma Intensive Care Unit.
● Bedside RN - Critically ill patients status post craniotomies and neurologic cath. lab.
● Charge Nurse 28 beds Neurosurgery-ICU.
● Float to Medical/Surgical ICU, CCU, & ER.
1993–1996 Doctors Hospital, Toronto, Canada
ICU-CCU, Observation Unit, Part-Time Staff RN
● General Intensive Care Unit - Respiratory Therapist duties (RT’s were not available during night shifts).
● Cardio Vascular Critical Care Unit - Staff nurse.
● Bedside RN - Observation Unit.
1984–1991 Clinica Davila Hospital Santiago, Chile
ICU - IMC - Med/Surg Staff RN
● Care for 22 patients with medical conditions and patients immediately post-op.
● Trained as PICC Nurse.
● House Supervisor.
● Inter-Medium Care Unit- Start 11 patients’ Unit.
● Intensive Care Unit 1986-1991 (General, Neurologic, CVICU, & Heart Transplant).
● Primary ICU instructor/preceptor, IABP instructor.
● Represented the hospital as a presenter during National Nursing’ Symposiums.
1983–1984 Catholic University Hospital Santiago, Chile
Staff RN Pre and Post Operative CV - GI & Chemotherapy Units
● Care for 32 patients, GI surgical interventions, TPN preparation & monitoring. Chemotherapy preparation & administration.
● Pre and post-op patients with peripheral vascular disease.
● One night shift a week in charged of 5 floors, including Pediatric Neurosurgical patients.
AHA Experience
1997- Present American Heart Association Instructor
1997 – Present Burnet EMS
• Teaching ACLS/PALS (Nancy Cindy Edwards, Faculty).
2012- Present HealthStream-Community Health System-CPRMC
• HeartCode Instructor for ACLS, PALS & BLS for Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
2011 – Present St David’s Institute for Learning
• BLS & ACLS Instructor.
2007-2012 -UTSASC, previously LaVerde,
• Instructor for ACLS/PALS (Leslie Hernandez, Faculty).
Educational Background
2014-2016 Walden University Online- Austin, Texas
● Family Nurse Practitioner Program graduated August 2016.
1992-1993 George Brown College Toronto, Canada
● Nursing Refresh/Upgrading Nursing Program, preparation to pass Board Exam.
● Became the class tutor, elected by teachers. Worked as a PRN tutor for the college, Nightingale Campus.
1979–1983 University of Chile Santiago, Chile
● Registered Nurse, BSN (By American Credentialing 1997)
Graduated with Distinction.
Author of the following CNE’S courses – Education
Caring for the Open Heart patient
Hemodynamic in Critical Care
General Patient Assessment
Cardiovascular Assessment
Respiratory Assessment
Acid – Base Assessment
PAD
Diabetes and the Cardiovascular connection
IABP- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping
Inducing Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia
What to know about Pacemakers
Basic EKG class
Advanced 12 Lead EKG class
● Ventilators and Related Care
● Electrolytes Balance
● The Marfan Syndrome
● CHF- Congested Heart Failure
● Valvular Disease
● COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
● CAD-PVD- Coronary Artery Disease-Peripheral Artery Disease
● HIT- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
● Malignant Hyperthermia in the OR
● Preceptorship Program
● Many Others
(The power points and courses information available upon request)
Additional Skills & Awards
References
● Primary Nurse Planner CNE’s Provider Unit- through the Texas Nurses Association for Heart Hospital of Austin, TexSan Hospital, Harlingen Medical Center. Primary Nurse Planner for Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
● Bilingual English & Spanish.
● Sign Language Basic Course at ACC, currently practicing.
● Operating System: Window XP
● Creator of multiple Nursing Policy and Procedures for Heart Hospital of Austin, the Texas Nurses Association requested Policy for CNE’s application & Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
● Employee of the year 1996 Doctor Hospital 1997- Employee of the year, 2001 Employee of the month at Specialty Hospital of Austin. Excellence award for achieving CCRN.
● Shea Combs, MD, FACEP, Director of the Emergency Department at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. *******@*****.***..
● Angela Akin, DO, Director of Wound Care, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. ***********@*****************.***.
● Nicole Zenon, RN, FNP, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, Cypress Physicians’ Associates. ************@*****************.***.
● Cindy Edwards, Burnet EMS Faculty. ************@*****.***
● Victoria Upton, RN, BSN, Director of the Emergency Department at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. **************@*****************.*** (Work).
● Sterling Ray III MD, MPH, MBA, Chief, ARC Hospitalist Service, Medical Director Seton Williamson Medical Center, Medical Director Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine. ***************@*****************.***
● Inger Glasper, RN, BSN, Legal Consultant, Heart Hospital of Austin. ************@*****.***.
Further contact information is available upon request.
1997- Specia
Recommendations
1984 -2016
(All originals are Available)
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Elizabeth Silva-Baeza. I have known and worked with Elizabeth for well over a year. We worked side by side in the Emergency Room at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center and I have been her Medical Director for the last year. Ms. Silva-Baeza is one of the most intelligent and hard working nurses I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She has excellent critical thinking skills. She has the unique ability to be a strong leader while maintaining compassion. She handles enormous amounts of stress with grace and dignity. I think that she will do amazing things in her newest endeavor. I give her my highest recommendation! I have told her that if she decides to go into emergency medicine when she has completed her training to call me so that I can hire her for my ED. She will be great in whatever specialty she ultimately decides on.
Sincerely,
Shea Combs MD FACEP
Medical Director Department of Emergency Medicine
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
1401 Medical Parkway
Cedar Park, Tx 78613
Medical Director Cedar Park Regional Emergency Center at Leander
1751 Crystal Falls Parkway
Leander, Tx 78641
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7/28/16
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter on behalf of Elizabeth Silva-Baeza. I had the pleasure of precepting her during clinical rotations through her FNP program family medicine rotations. I also observed her while she rotated with colleagues of mine. As a whole, I have nothing but glowing things to say about Elizabeth. Patients loved her and asked her to say on in our clinic after graduating. She has an incredible thirst for learning and one of the highest work drives I’ve ever seen in a student. I am quite sure that she will succeed in whatever field she chooses. Not only is she an incredibly sharp professional, but she also has a wonderful depth of character. She has triumphed over many personal lifetime challenges and these make her warm and caring to patients and an all-round beautiful human. I have an extremely high recommendation for Elizabeth and know that she will be a wonderful provider for her patients.
Kindest regards,
Angela Akin DO
Family Medicine physician
Medical Director Cedar Park Regional Wound Care Center
***.****@*****.***
Nicole Zenon, FNP-C
Cedar Park Physician Assoc. @ Cypress Creek
450 Cypress Creek Rd, Bldg. 5
Cedar Park, TX 78613
RE: Elizabeth Silva-Baeza Recommendation Letter
August 2, 2016
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Elizabeth Silva-Baeza. I have known and worked with Elizabeth for 6 years, first while she was the Education Director of our hospital and more recently as my student during rotations in her FNP program. Elizabeth is very smart and hard-working, respected by her peers and a phenomenal resource of information with her vast experience as a nurse. Elizabeth is a natural leader in her profession and will be an excellent Nurse Practitioner. She has excellent critical thinking skills and is able to multitask and appropriately prioritize situations as they arise with confidence. It is for these reasons that I give her my highest recommendation. I would welcome her whole-heartedly if the opportunity presents itself to be able to work side by side with her once again.
Sincerely,
Nicole Zenon, RN, MSN, FNP-C
************@*****************.***
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