Nurse Practitioner Medical Center
Resume:
Russell Simon
DNP, MSN, BSN, BSC, NP-C
PROFILE
Practical and resourceful certified
Nurse Practitioner with 13 years of
experience. Established a good
patient-provider relationship to aid
in their medical care and
warranted their self-involvement
to provide good health outcome.
Managed chronic and acute
illness, and promoted patient-
centered care. Decreased the
frequency of surgical cancellations
by providing preoperative medical
evaluation with patients in the
office while ensuring quality
patient outcome. Participated in
Policy & Procedure Committee at
Desert Regional Medical Center,
with purposeful aim to reconstruct
and implement a Tenet-wide
policies and procedures.
In 2016, awarded as an
Outstanding Nurse of the Year
and Daisy Award Honoree at
Desert Regional Medical Center.
CONTACT
PHONE:
EMAIL:
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SKILLS
- Interpreting clinical findings
- Ordering and performing
diagnostic procedures and tests
- Authorizing/coordinating patient
discharges
- Develop health care problem list
- Collaboration
EDUCATION
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Certified Nurse Practitioner – First Assist
National Institute of First Assisting, Centennial, CO Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Philippine College of Health Science, Manila, Philippines University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Associate Degree in Nursing
College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Business Management St. Paul University, Quezon City, Philippines
WORK EXPERIENCE
Apple Urgent Care
DHS Primary Care Clinic, NP-C
Cathedral Medical Clinic, NP-C
Borrego Healthcare, NP-C
Mar 2024 - present
Apr 2020 – present
Sept 2019 – July 2023
Sept 2021 – Jan 2023
Provide immediate care to patients with acute and traumatic illness or injuries in a walk-in/urgent care clinic. Provided care to patients in a drive-thru Covid-19 clinic. Help maintain patient’s chronic illness and promote positive outcome. Records and interprets all results of medical tests done at the clinic and accurately reports findings to the medical expert they are working with. Counsel patients with weight loss program. Educate patients about preventative care and the need to adhere to prescribed treatments.
Perform physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and discuss an approach to improve health. Maintain a good camaraderie with colleagues and encourage team work for efficient patient care.
AdvantMed, NP-C
Borrego Healthcare, NP-C
SAC Health System, NP-C
Apr 2018 – Apr 2024
Sept 2021 – Jan 2023
May 2020 – Apr 2021
Provide medical care to all ages and level of economic status of patients, including vulnerable population. Perform in-home and in- office health risk or wellness assessments including promotion of Russell Simon
DNP, MSN, BSN, BSC, NP-C
- Interpersonal & critical thinking
skills
- Cooperation
- Suturing, toenail removal, I&D
- Support and encouraged staff
with teamwork and productive
work ethics.
- Botox and filler injections
- Weight loss management
STATE LICENSES
Arizona
California
Nevada
Oregon
LICENSES AND
CERTIFICATIONS
Nurse Practitioner – Certified
Registered Nurse
RNFA
Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting
Botox/Filler certification
Weight Loss Management-
certification
ACLS
BLS
PALS
NRP
ORGANIZATIONS
- American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners
- National Association of Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- The Nursing Honor Society
- The National Society of
Leadership and Success
healthy lifestyles and compliance with quality measure to Medicare patients, to prevent complications and promote quality outcome. Provide routine physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and discuss plan of care in the promotion of their health optimization to yield quality patient outcome. Provide medical care to patient’s acute and chronic illness, and promote health wellness in a Federally Qualified Health Care system, which is achieved in- person or via telemedicine. Experienced with telehealth consultation. Consistently demonstrate abilities, skills, knowledge, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to patients, and to the staff.
Desert Regional Medical Center, NP-C, FA
Dec 2014 – present
Assisted surgeons in a multitude type of surgeries, including robotic procedures, endoscopic vessel harvesting, while ensuring patient safety which increased positive patient outcome. Maintained patient in their comfortable state preoperative, intraoperative, and post- operatively which decreased their stress level in the surgical services. Decreased the turnover time to less than 30 minutes between cases which provided a positive result in the production time of surgery department.
Monterey Palms Health Care, RN Supervisor
Apr 2021 – Jan 2024
Facilitate admission of patients and generate plan of care for smooth transition for patient into a new facility from hospital environment. Assess and monitor patients with their change of conditions, and aim to prevent development of complications. Administer intravenous medications, monitor for any adverse reactions. Support staffs as needed to facilitate good camaraderie between colleagues. Provide positive feedbacks to patients and staffs at all times to help promote self-esteem, and yield in a patient-centered exceptional outcome. County of Riverside – COVID-19 Testing Site, RN
May 2020 – Sept 2020
Collect specimen from patients in a drive-thru setting for the diagnostic testing to detect the pandemic causing coronavirus pathogen. Maintaining distance with patients and promote prevention of pathogen spread in the community utilizing personal protective supplies all throughout the shift. Maintain a good camaraderie between employees and promote positive patient experience. Jasmine Ramos, MD, LLC, NP-C
Feb 2015 – Feb 2020
Desert Valley Pediatrics, NP-C (owner retired – practice closed) Russell Simon
DNP, MSN, BSN, BSC, NP-C
Sept 2012 – Dec 2015
Decreased the frequency of pediatric population hospitalization while providing appropriate treatment for their illness and constant surveillance and monitoring of their health recovery. Provide extensive patient and family education for proper health maintenance and decreased the frequency of patient illness. Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner students. Consistently demonstrate abilities, skills, knowledge, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to patients, and to the staff. Desert Spine and Neurosurgical Institute, NP-C
Sept 2017 – Aug 2019
Assisted patients in decreasing the frequency of their narcotic use to avoid overdose, including postsurgical recovery while encouraging other modalities to utilize for their pain management and evaluate its effectivity. Competent and proficient first assist in a complex spine and neurosurgical procedures and guaranteeing a patient-focused care. Maintain patient in their comfortable state preoperative, intraoperative, and post-operatively. Decreased the frequency of surgical cancellations by providing preoperative medical evaluation with patients in the office while ensuring quality patient outcome. Efficient verbal communication skills with patients, families, and colleagues while ensuring a good camaraderie and providing team work.
Desert Clinic and Pain Management, NP-C
Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
Assisted patients in decreasing the frequency of their narcotic use to avoid overdose while encouraging other modalities to utilize for their pain management and evaluate its effectivity. Consistently demonstrate knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to patients, and to the staff. Manage patient with their chronic pain illness, evaluate monthly for the efficacy of their treatment and decreased their use of narcotics. Determine if patient is a candidate for injections and other modalities of pain management. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center, RN OB
Sep 2019 – Jan 2020
Desert Regional Medical Center, RN (Charge nurse, L&D, Ante/Postpartum, Triage, Baby nurse, Circulating, Recovery) Jan 2007 – Dec 2015
Adherence in the hospital-wide establishment of clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards on a daily basis which provided a positive patient-centered care. Imparted initial assessment in triage and admission of patients in active labor while providing comfortable Russell Simon
DNP, MSN, BSN, BSC, NP-C
level throughout their hospital stay. Care for high-risk patients, patients with medical indication to terminate pregnancy, and promote prevention of development of complications while providing support and decreasing the stress on patients. Provided patient-centered are in surgery as circulating and recovery nurse for post op patients while ensuring a positive patient experience and outcome. Desert Regional Medical Center, Unit Secretary
Aug 2002 - Dec 2006
Coordinated interfacility transfers for a smooth process of continuity of patient care and decreased the level of stress on patient and staff. Manage all incoming and outgoing phone calls for the department.
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