Nurse Practitioner Family Medicine
Resume:
Andrew W. Blocker, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
**** ********* ****, **** *****, FL 32444
*******@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
Master of Science in Nursing May, 2017
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing May 2013
Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC
Associate Degree in Nursing December 2010
CERTIFICATION
Family Nurse Practitioner (07/14/17)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (05/26/17)
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
OBGYN, Fuller Roberts Clinic, South Hampton, VA.- 60 hours evaluating and treating outpatient patient; directly involved with physical exams, minor in-office procedures, family planning, well woman check-ups, acute and chronic gynecologic issues, and obstetrical care.
Pediatrics, Pediatrics Plus, Anniston, AL.- 60 hours evaluating, treating, and managing the medical care of outpatient pediatric patients performing well-child check-ups, and treating acute and complex medical problems.
Family Medicine, Wiregrass Family Medicine, Ozark, AL.- 200 hours evaluating, treating, and managing acute and chronic medical conditions of patients ranging across the lifespan; assisted with minor procedures and physical exams for routine annual visits and episodic visits.
Urgent Care, CMC-Fort Mill Urgent Care, Fort Mill, SC.- 120 hours evaluating, treating, and managing simple and complex acute issues involving patients across the lifespan; assisted and performed minor procedures (suturing, I&D, Trephination); and performed multiple physical exams.
Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, Concord, NC.- 100 hours evaluating, treating, and managing chronic and acute needs of the adult primary care population; performed multiple physical exams and assisted with minor procedures.
Emergency Medicine, Flowers Hospital, Dothan, AL.- 270 hours evaluating, treating, and managing multiple highly complex and acute patient conditions; performed multiple physical exams; assisted and performed highly acute and minor procedures.
Hospitalist Service, Flowers Hospital, Dothan, AL.- 150 hours evaluating, treating, and managing the medical care of patients on the medical/surgical units, intensive care units, and emergency department along with responding to acute problems.
Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Units, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.- 80 hours evaluating, managing, and treating highly acute/complex adult post-surgical and traumatic patient scenarios ranging from multi-system trauma to post-operative liver transplantation. Assisted and performed multiple highly complex skills and procedures; managed patients with mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and coordination of care.
Pulmonary Services, Carolinas Medical Center-Union, Monroe, NC.- 40 hours evaluating, managing, and treating highly acute/complex critically ill patient conditions ranging from multi-system organ failure, ARDS, Sepsis, and respiratory failure. Assisted and performed with intubation, bronchoscopy, central line insertion, hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and coordination of care.
Empire facial aesthetics: Certified in administration of neurotoxin administration with 8 hours of clinical time and procedure experience
MedAesthetcs: Certified in administration of advanced neurotoxin administration and dermal filler administration with 8 hours of clinical and procedural experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nurse Practitioner
6/2023-Current: Medicus Healthcare Solutions, Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, NC
Manage care for critically-ill adult patients with complex acute and chronic medical conditions including, but not limited to, respiratory failure, COPD, pneumonia, sepsis, DKA, multi-system organ failure
Provide critical care interventions and treatments including, but not limited to, intubation, mechanical ventilation, central venous line insertion, arterial line insertion, chest tube insertion, paracentesis, thoracentesis
Nurse Practitioner
10/2020-5/2023: Pulmonary Critical Consultants, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Manage care for critically-ill adult patients with broad clinical diagnoses (ranging from Neuro critical care, cardiovascular critical care, hematological/oncological critical care, and medical critical care
Provide critical care interventions and treatments in conjunction with the Pulmonary Critical Care team consisting of, but not limited to, intubation, mechanical ventilation management, arterial line insertion, central venous line insertion, hemodialysis line insertion, chest tube insertion, paracentesis, ECMO management
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critically-ill patients with complex neurological disease processes including, but not limited to (CVAs, ICHs, SAHs, brain tumors, post-operative craniectomies, management of ventriculostomies, bolts, intrathecal medication administration).
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critically-ill patients with complex cardiovascular disease processes including, but not limited to (heart failure, Myocardial infarctions, cardiogenic shock, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, mechanical circulatory support, vascular surgical perioperative cases, cardiothoracic perioperative cases)
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critically-ill patients with complex medical disease processes including, but not limited to (Sepsis, pneumonia, GI bleeding, shock, multisystem organ failure, respiratory failure, ARDs, Pulmonary Embolism, acute renal failure, hematologic/oncologic metastases)
Nurse Practitioner
4/20-7/2020: Cross Country Locums, USC Keck, Los Angeles, CA Intensivist
Manage care for critically-ill adult patients suffering from respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to COVID-19.
Provide critical care interventions in conjunction with the Pulmonary Critical Care team consisting of, but not limited to, intubation, mechanical ventilation management, arterial line insertion, central venous line insertion, chest tube insetion.
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critically-ill patients requiring advanced mechanical ventilator support, VV ECMO, hemodynamic stability.
Consult and collaborate with other healthcare team members to improve patient outcomes with new treatment protocols to aid in the management of ARDS secondary to COVID-19.
Nurse Practitioner
10/2018- 4/2020: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Intensivist (CVICU)
Manage care for critically-ill adult patients diagnosed with Cardiovascular conditions
Provide post-operative management to patients undergoing highly complex cardiovascular surgery including CABG, Heart transplantation, AVR, MAZE procedures, etc…
Assess, diagnose and treat acute and critically –ill adult patients requiring hemodynamic stability, mechanical ventilation, IABP therapy, VA & VV ECMO, Impella therapy.
Consult and collaborate with healthcare providers to adequately treat and improve patient care.
Assist with advanced procedures including, but not limited to intubation, chest tube insertion, central line placement, arterial line placement, and suturing.
Nurse Practitioner
09/2017-10/2018: Schumacher Clinical Partners, Flowers Hospital, Dothan, AL
Intensivist
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critically-ill adult patients requiring hemodynamic stability, mechanical ventilation, and other advanced life support therapies.
Management of patients with acute respiratory failure, CHF exacerbations, COPD exacerbations, acute renal failure, MSOF, sepsis.
Consult and collaborate with other healthcare providers to adequately treat and improve patient care.
Assist with advanced procedures including, but not limited to, intubation, chest tube insertion, central line placement, arterial line placement, bronchoscopy, suturing.
08/2017-09/2018: Flowers Hospital, Dothan, AL
Emergency Medicine
Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic conditions among patients across the lifespan.
Consult and collaborate with other healthcare providers to adequately treat and improve patient care.
Educate and counsel patients and their families regarding current clinical conditions, treatment modalities, and prognostic indicators to improve healthcare outcomes.
Implement evidence-based practice and relevant research findings into clinical care to improve patient outcomes.
Provide direct supervision of nursing and clinical staff.
Prescribe therapeutic pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents to improve healthcare outcomes.
Provide urgent, emergent, and critical life-saving interventions common to emergency medicine practice.
Triage, admit, and discharge patients seen within the emergency department.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
01/2017-Current: Wallace Community College, Dothan, AL
Educate and train Associate Degree Nursing Students the principles, theories, and concepts of nursing within the healthcare delivery model.
Monitor and teach senior level students medical/surgical nursing concepts; critical care concepts; and emergency medicine concepts
Assist with high-fidelity simulation experiences to promote learning and reinforce essential concepts crucial to beginning-level RN.
Mentor and critique bedside manner of the ADN student and reinforce appropriate clinical behavior within the healthcare environment
Promote the core foundation of the Nursing Model and Framework for caring within healthcare delivery systems.
Registered Nurse
01/2011-08/2017: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care Unit/Post-operative medical/surgical floor
Monitor and treat highly acute and complex patient conditions ranging from multi-system trauma to post-operative liver transplantation
Manage multiple intravenous medications, mechanical ventilators, and hemodynamic monitoring.
Administer and monitor conscious sedation procedures ad recovery
Directly participate with active CPR and advanced cardiac life support
Function as relief charge nurse
Mentor and Educate newly graduate RNs and new hire RNs
Function as Trauma response Nurse and respond and assist to Level1 trauma codes.
Function as Research coordinator for STICU to implement EBP protocol and ensure quality care to patients.
Function as Journal Club liaison and assist with monthly EBP projects.
05/2014-01/2015: Springhill Medical Center, Mobile, AL
Emergency Department
Triage, treat, and assist physicians with multiple highly acute and complex issues in the ED.
Function as ACLS, PALS, and BLS instructor for hospital
Administer and monitor conscious sedation procedures and recovery.
Function as relief charge nurse.
03/2011—01/2012: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Medical/Surgical Nursing/ Post-operative general surgery
Provide direct patient care to general surgery postoperative patients.
Implement the core values of the CHS corporation including: commitment, caring, teamwork, and integrity.
Using the nursing process, care for individuals ranging from acute to complex disorders including procedures, such, as laparoscopic appendectomies to modified radical neck dissections.
Educate patients and implement plans of care patients for overall adequate and essential care.
Provide basic nursing skills including: medication administration, assessment, documentation, ADL’s, and vital signs.
Supervise nursing assistant personnel.
Participate in unit activities, while incorporating evidence-based practice interventions into my nursing care.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RN: SC-2013-present
APRN: SC-2018-present
CCRN: 2013-present
TNCC: 2012-present
Maintain current BLS, ACLS, PALS
Summa Cum Laude- 2013
Golden Key International Honor Society
Member of American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Family Nurse Practitioner: 2017-present
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: 2017-present
TRAINED SKILLS/PROCEDURES
Intubation/Airway Management
Mechanical Ventilation Management
Central Line Insertion
Arterial Line Insertion
Lumbar Puncture
Thoracentesis
Bronchoscopy
Chest tube insertion/management
Suturing
Paracentesis
Incision/Drainage
Nail Trephination
Nail Removal
Pelvic Examination
Intraosseus insertion
Cricothyrotomy
REFERENCES
Samantha Hicks
Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
********.*****@************.***
Length of time known: 3 years. Relationship: Direct Supervisor/Manager
Dr. Brice Taylor
Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants
Atrium Health
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
Length of time known: 3 years. Relationship: Supervising Physician
Altaf Lakhani, PA-C
Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants
Atrium Health
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
*****.*******@************.***
Length of time Known: 2 years. Relationship: Colleague/Co-worker
Shelley Harper, NP-C
Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants
Atrium Health
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
*******.******@************.***
Length of time known: 3 years. Relationship: Colleague/Co-worker
Stephanie James, NP-BC
Pulmonary Critical Care Consultants
Atrium Health
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
Stephanie.James @atriumhealth.org
Length of time known: 3 years; Relationship: Colleague/Co-worker
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