Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
EDUCATION
Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
Post Master’s Certificate, Acute/Chronic Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2012
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Registered Nurse First Assistant, 2009
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Master of Science in Nursing, Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2008
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2005
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure
State of Texas
Certification
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Basic Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
DEA Registration
DPS Registration
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, TX 3/12-2/17
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Provide acute care to children hospitalized with neurosurgical conditions throughout the pediatric wards, intermediate care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit and emergency department. This care includes: complete history and physicals, daily rounds, providing consultations on new and existing patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, performing invasive procedures, consulting other healthcare providers, medical decision making, and admitting and discharging patients from the hospital.
Perform procedures including: shunt taps, re-programming of implanted medical devices, removal of drains, and assisting in the operating room.
Manage patients in the outpatient setting during clinic visits with and without a physician. Triage phone calls from patients’ families and other healthcare providers.
Creation of a bimonthly Journal Club
Manage a Quality Assurance program with a database to track all invasive procedures, outcome measures and complications. The findings from the quality assurance database are reviewed at bimonthly Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
Night and weekend call.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 2008-3/12
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Provided acute care to children hospitalized with neurosurgical conditions throughout the pediatric wards, intermediate care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit and emergency department. This care included: complete history and physicals, daily rounds, providing consultations on new and existing patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, performing invasive procedures, consulting other healthcare providers, medical decision making, and admitting and discharging patients from the hospital.
Performed procedures including: shunt tap, re-programming of implanted medical devices, refilling implanted Baclofen pumps, removal of drains, and assisting in the operating room.
Managed patients in the outpatient setting during clinic visits with and without a physician. Triaged phone calls from patients’ families and other healthcare providers.
Managed a Quality Assurance program with a database to track all invasive procedures, outcome measures and complications. The findings from the quality assurance database were reviewed at bimonthly Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
Pediatric Medical/Surgical Care
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 2005-2008
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Provided nursing care to children hospitalized with Oncology and Medical/Surgical diagnoses on the general pediatric wards.
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