RUTH SIMON, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

**** ** **** ****** **** St. Lucie, FL 34984 772-***-**** ad3rep@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

Palm Beach Atlantic University- West Palm Beach, FL Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Candidate, December 2024 Doctorate of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner, December 2018 Master of Science in Nursing- Health Systems Leadership, May 2017 Indian River State College– Fort Pierce, FL

Bachelors of Science in Nursing, December 2014

Associates Degree in Science in Nursing, June 2011 Associates Degree in Arts, May 2009

Licensed Practical Nurse Certification, December 2008 PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Exp. Date: 03/31/2026 New York License #: 351772

Original Date of Licensure: 04/19/2023 Certified Prescriptive Privilege Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Florida License #: APRN11004744 Exp. Date: 04/30/2025 Original Date of Licensure: 10/22/2019

National Provider Identifier (NPI)#: 151*******

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

License #: MS6677035 Exp. Date: 02/29/2024

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Certification Board

Certification #: F10190393 Exp. Date: 10/06/2024

Original Date of Licensure: October 7, 2019

Registered Nurse

New York License #: 872584

Original Date of Licensure: 02/17/2023 Exp. Date: 01/31/2026 Multistate Registered Nurse

Florida License #: RN9330749

Original Date of Licensure: 09/12/2011 Exp. Date: 04/30/2025 Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Exp. Date: 12/31/2024 Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare

(CAQH) ID: 16098646

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Care Hope College – Jupiter, FL 01/2024 – Present

Adjunct Professor, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Program: Remote

Abide by course calendars and syllabi. Prepare and deliver course lectures and create exams. Grade students’ exams, assignments, and projects. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours. Provide support and mentorship to students as needed. Facilitate and grade virtual clinical assignments.

Courses Taught: Nursing Care of Women and Children, Nursing Capstone Nursing Care of Women and Children Clinical and Nursing Capstone Lab. Keiser University– Port St. Lucie, FL 01/2020 – 01/2024 Full Time Nursing Faculty, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program: Face-to- face/Hybrid

01/2021-01/2024

Adjunct Professor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program & Associate of Nursing (ASN) Program: Face-to-face/Hybrid 01/2020-12/2020

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Prepare and deliver course lectures, prepare syllabi, course calendars, create exams, quizzes and assignments. Accompany students to clinical sites. Prepare and grade virtual clinical assignments. Administer exams, grade assignments, projects and exams, maintain paper grade book, take attendance, report attendance and/or performance issues, and enforce school policy. Provide midpoint and final term evaluations to students. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to mentor, advise and assist students.

Prepare a weekly faculty report to the Dean of Nursing and the Director of Nursing. Former BSN Leadership Sub-Committee Team Leader. Task included: initiating and facilitating the BSN Leadership Sub-Committee meetings, prepare meeting agendas, delegate tasks and report to Program Director. Former member of the Pinning Committee. Task included assist with planning pinning ceremony, creating the invitation and program, decorating and reciting the Nightingale Pledge. Former member of the Assessment and Evaluation committee. Task included scribing for the meetings, assessing and updating rubrics for each course with the team. Completed Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Proctor Training and Virtual Clinical Training.

Courses Taught: Nursing Leadership in Systems of Healthcare, Ethical & Legal Issues, Information Technology for Nursing, Care Management 1 & 4 Clinical rotations St. Thomas University – Miami, FL 02/2020 - 04/2022 Adjunct Professor, Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program: Remote

Facilitate patient care virtually to future advanced practice nurses. Grade students’ exams, assignments, and projects. Manage course calendars and syllabi. Provide mentorship, midpoint and final term evaluations.

Courses Taught: Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Clinical Pharmacology, Philosophical & Theoretical, Evidence-Based Research, Influencing Health Policy, Role Transition to Advanced Practice Nursing Passport Health – Port St. Lucie, FL 05/2017 - 06/2021 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)/Registered Nurse-

Travel Nurse Consultant: Review medical histories and travel itineraries. Inform clients on the importance of safe international travel and prevention of travel maladies. Educate, and counsel clients on recommendations and requirements specific to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) depending on travel itinerary. Create travel booklets specific to the clients travel itinerary, maintain inventory on site of supplies and vaccines. Administer and educate clients on immunizations. Draw blood. Order and review laboratory results. Complete immigration physicals. Prescribe medications. Martin Memorial Hospital-North – Stuart, FL 12/2014 - 03/2017 Registered Nurse- Labor & Delivery

Floor Nurse: Provided care for laboring, antepartum, postpartum and neonatal patients while administering medications, verifying and completing doctors’ orders. Admitted and discharged patients. Completed assessments, patient education, initiated and executed plans of care. Obtained signatures to consent for treatment, financial responsibility agreements and HIPAA forms.

Surgical Scrub Nurse: Initiated time out, maintained surgical room and instrument counts. Ensured all necessary documentation were completed before and after surgery. Advocated for patient throughout the surgical journey.

Charge Nurse: Supervised staff in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Labor & Delivery and Postpartum units. Maintained census, provided conflict resolution among staff, patients, and/or caregivers, scheduled staff assignments and initiated emergency protocols. Health South Rehabilitation Hospital – Vero Beach/Stuart, FL 03/2012 - 01/2016 Register Nurse/Relief Supervisor

Floor Nurse: responsible for patient care, admissions, discharges, medication pass, treatments, wound care, initiating and followed through with care plans. Obtained signatures to consent for treatment, financial responsibility agreements and HIPAA forms.

Weekend Unit Supervisor: supervised staff on weekends and as needed. Coordinated with clinical team, managers and team leaders to determine staffing needs, nurse assignments and schedules. Audited nurse medications dispensing, maintained unit inventory, coordinated emergency transfers, escalated issues to hospital supervisor and attended team conference meetings related to patient care. Preceptor and mentor for new hire nurses; LPN and RNs.

Hospital Project: Assisted in planning and training nurses and nursing assistants for new hospital. Super-user for Cerner, the hospital electronic medical record (EMR); trained staff to use new computer system ensuring smooth transiting from paper record keeping to computer charting.

Manors at Hobe Sound – Hobe Sound, FL 06/2009 - 03/2012 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Registered Nurse (RN)

Floor nurse: Provided care for 34 patients on a unit administering medication, completing wound care, admissions and discharges, verifying and following orders. Initiating and completing plans of care. Obtained signatures to consent for treatment, financial responsibility agreements and HIPAA forms. Advocated for patients, provided patient, staff and family education.

Charge nurse: Supervised a 120-bed facility and staff. Maintained an accurate census, provided conflict resolution among staff, patient and/or caregiver, completed scheduling of assignments, participated in the training committee, interviewing and hiring process.

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