Curriculum Vitae

, BALTIMORE, MD

Three Graduate classes (2012-2013) (4.0 GPA, transferred to Simmons College)

B.S.N Wright State University Dayton, OH

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Magna cum Laude, (August 1992-June 1994)

B.A. Stony Brook University, STONY Brook, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (August 1980- December 1985)

Sita M. Pfalz, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC

Email: ad10p2@r.postjobfree.com

NPI #161*******

DEA# MP3961667

Malpractice Insurance: Nurses Service Association

Education

dnp Frontier Nursing University, Lexington, KY (completed 12/1/2020)

MSN Frontier Nursing UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON, KY (2019)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Graduated 2019)

M.S.N Simmons College, Boston, MA

Family Nurse Practitioner (Graduated 3/30/2016)

Walden University

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

General and Hand Surgery of Southern MD

Prince Frederick, MD

Administrator (September 2004 – present)

Established a surgical practice: license applications; trade name, generated documents

Developed electronic medical records templates for the practice

Provide pre-operative and post-operative patient education

First assist with surgical procedures

Follow-up with patients regarding procedure outcomes

Credentialing every three months; negotiate insurance contracts

Write surgical appeals, monitor edits in surgical cases.

Manage the nursing, billing, and reception staff.

Coordinate care with other health professionals

Educated staff members on electronic medical records and practice equipment

Stay Home mother 1998- 2004

Provided care for a premature daughter born at 26 weeks (March 1998): respiratory, cardiac monitoring, neurological and developmental support, and care.

Provided care for an autistic child (February 1999) with severe developmental delays

Trinity Retirement Community, BEAVERCREEK, OH

Registered Nurse (October 1997- March 1998)

Managed a 110-bed long term care unit

Managed several assistants each shift, implementing schedules for each patent's care and ADLs.

Administered/ reconciled medication, IV fluids, gastric feedings, dressing changes etc.

Coordinated patient-family home visits

Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH

Float Nurse (JUNE 1994- Oct 1997)

Worked in Telemetry, Neonatal and Cardiac Intensive Care, Neurology, Maternity, Orthopedics, Oncology, and Rehabilitation.

Performed a variety of nursing procedures: intravenous access, administering intravenous medications, blood and platelet transfusions, ventilator care, assessment of patients of all ages, and inserted nasal-gastric tubes, and telemetry monitoring.

Monitored intake and output, weight, vital signs, and blood sugars.

Monitored neurological assessments, bowel, bladder and ambulation protocols, ROM exercises.

Educated patients about incentive spirometer cough & deep breathing exercises

Provided comfort measures: medications, direct contact, and support for Hospice patients

Maintained isolation for infectious patients and reverse isolation for chemotherapy patients.

Certifications

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC

Maryland License Number: R162315

ANCC and AANP certifications

Simmons College, FNP, MSN

Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider: American Heart Association

References: per request

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