Sara Lynn Stafford, MSN, FNP-BC

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Jefferson Township, PA 18436

304-***-****

ad2t9r@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

I am currently seeking full time employment after completing my MSN- Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of Scranton in May 2023.

I am reliable, self-motivated & pride myself on being a dedicated and trustworthy professional. I am a Registered Nurse who has several years of exemplary performance in both professional and personal endeavors.

As a leader I utilized my knowledge as a Graduate Instructor at the University of Scranton in Fall 2022, teaching juniors in the BSN program for the clinical portion of their Psychiatric Mental Health courses; and in Spring 2023 as a Graduate Assistant in the medical surgical setting on the 8th floor at Regional Hospital of Scranton teaching junior BSN nursing students. I welcome and fully engage in challenging positions and diverse environments functioning as a collaborator within the team and an advocate for patients.

Dependability and innovation are of utmost importance within my life, and as a leader in care I will maintain integrity within all aspects of my position as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Now after completion of MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner I am enrolled at Wilkes University in the post masters Psychiatric Mental Health Certification program and hope to eventually obtain my DNP while actively employed.

I would proudly accept the opportunity to join your team as a full time Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to utilize my passion, invaluable skills, and education to provide high quality patient centered care to all of those that I have the pleasure to serve.

EDUCATION

Wilkes University Wilkes Barre, PA

Post Masters Certification: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Enrolled: Fall 2023

Expected Graduation: December 2024

University of Scranton Scranton, PA

Master of Science: Family Nurse Practitioner

graduated May 2023

Member of Sigma Theta Tau

Member of American Nurses Association

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN

Bachelor of Science: Nursing

Graduated December 2016

Member of National Student Nurses’ Association

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

June 2013 to December 2013 no degree earned

Master of Science: Human Resource Development

Temple University Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of the Arts: Communications

Graduated May 2008

Cum Laude Distinctions

PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE

University of Scranton Scranton, PA Spring 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Med-Surgical Clinical Teaching Assistant for junior year BSN program at Regional Hospital of Scranton

University of Scranton Scranton, PA Fall 2022

Graduate Instructor

Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Instructor for junior year BSN program at St. Francis Commons in Scranton, PA working with homeless Veterans. Collaborated with Lecture Professors Dr. Marian Farrell and Dr. Barbara Buxton. Students were assigned clients with primary DSM-5 diagnoses for weekly care-plan and building a therapeutic, professional relationship with. Students also completed two interprofessional role assignments with graduate Counseling students (intake and follow up), participated in simulations, presented educational groups, and were provided supplemental materials and videos. As the Instructor my role was to develop the clinical learning experience, educate according to and monitor achievement of course objectives, and grade all assignments. A large area of focus for the learning experience was the psychiatric interview, therapeutic communication, and successful development and termination of the therapeutic relationship.

Forest City Nursing and Rehab Forest City, PA April 2022- Present

RN Supervisor

Per Diem RN supervisor. Supervises and coordinates the activities of nursing staff in nursing and rehabilitative setting. Ensures proper staffing in event of call-off. Participates in interdisciplinary team care planning. Participates in daily interdisciplinary morning staff meeting. Ensures staff educational needs are met. Provides patient and family education. Coordinates activities with other patient care departments. Completes patient physical assessments, admissions, discharges, and transfers. Evaluates nursing interventions and care. Delegates nursing tasks. Administers pre-employment testing. Administers vaccinations and POC testing to patients. Collaborates with DON and ADON to facilitate smooth nursing processes and procedures. Collaborates with physicians, wound care and hospice. Medication administration, wound care, treatments.

Favorite Staffing: Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA November 2021-March 2022

Agency Contract RN

Travel Agency RN contract on Telemetry unit with float to med-surgical units. Provision of care post cardiac catheterization and TAVR. Care of complex inpatient patients requiring telemetry monitoring. Collaboration with physicians, social work and case management. Patient and Family education. Participation in unit educational in-services. Helped with instruction of student nurses on the unit for clinical rotation assigned to my patients. Delegation of nursing tasks as appropriate. Collaboration with PT, OT and other disciplines to ensure patient needs are met. Medication administration, wound care, treatments.

Prolink Staffing Queen’s Medical Center Honolulu, HI September-October 2020

Travel Agency RN COVID-19 contract

Telemetry Unit COVID-19 responder RN contract.

Krucial Staffing

oMedina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX June-July 2020

Travel Agency RN COVID-19 contract

PCU and inpatient float COVID-19 responder RN contract.

oKing’s County Hospital Brooklyn, NY March-May 2020

Travel Agency RN COVID-19 contract

Psychiatric ER and PCU COVID-19 responder RN contract.

Angel’s Touch Homecare West Pittston, PA April-July 2019

RN: Home Health

Monitor client conditions in the home setting. Reporting changes to Clinical Service Manager. Collaborating with physician, social work, case management, PT and OT. Patient and Family education. Medication administration, wound care, treatments. Follow up, execute and documentation of physician orders. Completion of Admission, Transition of Care and Discharge. Utilization and Completion of OASIS. Care of both acute and chronic medical conditions to include psychiatric.

Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA November 2018-April 2019

RN: Hematology/Oncology Med-Surgical

Coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical thinking framework known as the nursing process. The nursing process forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making to help partner with patients/families to attain, maintain and restore health whenever possible. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge, and integrity to provide safe quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Integrates practice with a service-first focus. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational safety, and related criteria. Completing work in a timely manner and demonstrating the ability to assume leadership in a patient centered program. Comprehensive care to include assessment, and educational needs of the medical surgical oncology patient utilizing evidenced based practices. Skilled in tailoring education to the needs of the patient and family providing total patient-family centered care. Medication administration, wound care, treatments.

Fairfax Behavioral Health Kirkland, WA August 2018-October 2018

RN/Charge RN psychiatric inpatient

Per Diem RN/Charge RN. Coordinates, and evaluates patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members in accordance with the nursing process and the standards of care and practices. Ensure safety of behavioral health patients while educating on importance of medication and treatment compliance. Educating patients on medications, coping skills, safety and treatment plans. Ensuring daily check ins with patients to ensure patient needs are met, that medications are therapeutic, and that the interdisciplinary team is collectively on the same page in treatment goals. Collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served ranging from adolescent to geriatric. Upheld supervisory responsibilities for LPN and Program Specialists (MHT/RCW). Care for patients aged adolescent to geriatric. Care for patients in acute and chronic stages of psychiatric illness. Care for patients in drug-detoxification setting. Utilization of all protocols to ensure safety and critical monitoring of patient condition to include suicide and detox precautions. Utilization of therapeutic communication techniques. Completion of RN assessment, admissions, transitions of care and discharges. Provision of staff education. Coordination of patient and family discharge planning. Oversight of unit as charge nurse as needed. Administration of medications and documentation of therapeutic effect. Provision of behavioral interventions.

VA Medical Center Puget Sound Seattle, WA September 2017-August 2018

RN: Spinal Cord Injury

Attended 2018 Seattle Nursing Research Conference and presented take-aways to the unit. Performed duties as a primary rehabilitation nurse knowledgeable of complex spinal cord injured patients. Educated patients on the goals of rehabilitative treatment, management, and preventative care. Performed wound care to include wound vacs. Responsible for the management of ventilators, SCI is the only unit outside of ICU to care for ventilated patients. Management of PICC lines and IV therapies and following infection control procedures keeping abreast of evidenced based practice. Documenting observations, assessment, and changes in patient's condition. Collaborating with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes. Providing a full range of nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavior problems. Completing work in a timely manner and demonstrating the ability to assume leadership in a patient centered program. Communicating effectively with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team. Adhering to established policies, standard of care and standard of practice. Ensuring support for the provision of evidence-based nursing care to meet individual patient requirements within the nursing service practice environment. Medication administration, wound care, treatments.

Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN January-July 2017

RN: Neurology/Stroke

Obtained NIH Stroke Certification. Coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical thinking framework known as the nursing process. The nursing process forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making to help partner with patients/families to attain, maintain and restore health whenever possible. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge and integrity to provide safe quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Integrates practice with a service-first focus keeping within the Baptist Mission. Performs other duties as assigned. Care for patients aged adolescent to geriatric. Care of acutely ill patients following stroke, neurological illness, or spinal surgery. Medication administration, wound care, treatments. Management of PICC lines and IV therapies and following infection control procedures keeping abreast of evidenced based practice. Documenting observations, assessment, and changes in patient's condition.

Lakeside Behavioral Health Memphis, TN April-July 2016

Community Counselor

Creates a safe environment for patients through taking an active role in creating a culture and environment of safety. Assists in saving lives through knowledge of mental health practice and BCLS. Provides hope, empowers patients, and teaches new tools for coping to patients and their families. Provides direct patient care under the supervision of the registered nurse. Primary responsibilities include providing a safe therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention, individual and family education groups, as well as activities of daily living. Care of adult to geriatrics.

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Memphis, TN June 2015-April 2016

Nurse Intern, Nurse Extern II: OR/PACU and Neurology

Responsible for working one on one with RN to provide quality nursing care for patients. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH mission, vision, and values. Assists/provides patient with personal care, activities of daily living, and other basic needs under the supervision of RN. Assists with preventative and maintenance techniques for patient relief. Observes and reports patient conditions/behaviors to the RN. Assists in patient and family education. Assists in implementing patient care measures. Connects patients to cardiac monitoring. Records vital signs and documents data.

SKILLS

-Cerner - Epic - MEDENT - Meditech - CPRS - Type 60 wpm

-Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook - Zoom -Windows and MAC

-Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari - Patient Advocacy - HIPPA

-Therapeutic Communication - Psychiatric Interview - Drug Detox - Suicide Precautions

-Behavior Monitoring - Behavioral Intervention - Developmentally Appropriate Care

-Patient Centered Care - Development of Plan of Care - Standards of Care - Patient Safety – Delegation

-Problem Solving - Time Management - Critical Thinking - Collaboration - Infection Control

-Disease Prevention Education - Disease Process Education – Medication Dosage Determination

-Test Result Interpretation – POC testing - Telemetry - Verbal & Written Communication

-Interdisciplinary Care Planning - Physical Examination – Clinical Judgement & Decision Making

-Patient Follow Up - Self Motivated - Empathy - Compassionate - Innovation - CAM therapy

-Nursing Student Education - Nursing Staff education - Inpatient - Home health - Travel RN

-Rehabilitation – Nursing Home - Group Education/Presentations - Community education

LICENSURES & CERTIFICATIONS

CRNP: Family Medicine

Pennsylvania: in progress

Registered Nurse

Pennsylvania: active

Hawaii: expired

Connecticut: expired

Florida: expired

Washington: expired

Tennessee: expired

ACLS

BLS

Stop the Bleed Course

NIH Stroke Certification

EKG interpretation certificate

VOLUNTEER WORK

Facilitated Lowes Community Give Back efforts for St. Francis Commons, a residential setting for homeless veterans in November 2022.

Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic with Hometown Health of NEPA held at Montage Mountain, Moosic PA. Assisted with drawing up, overseeing and administration of over 3,000 Covid-19 vaccinations between February-May 2020.

AFFILIATIONS

Sigma Theta Tau

ANA

NSNA

CONFERENCES

Attended 2018 Seattle Nursing Research Conference and presented take-aways to the Spinal Cord Injury unit at VA Medical Center Puget Sound in Seattle, WA.

RESEARCH

Completed and Presented Research Presentation for BSN at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis in 2015 about Acupressure Device Use for Post-Op Nausea and Vomiting.

Completed and Presented Research Presentation for MSN at University of Scranton, Scranton in 2022 about the use of Ketamine Assisted Therapy for PTSD, MDD, Anxiety and Substance Abuse Disorders.

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