Nurse Practitioner Family
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Curriculum Vitae
Galinda O'Connor
Family Nurse Practitioner ********@*****.***
Education
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.
08/2015
Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Management
University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
05/2004
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
1992
Diploma in Nursing
Texas Eastern School of Nursing
Tyler, TX
1983
Experience
Total Points Urgent Care May 8, 2024 – current
Bullard, Texas
Family Nurse Practitioner
Responsible for assessing client’s health needs in a family care walk-in clinic setting.
Responsible for assessing acute and chronic health issues and developing a plan of care following current practice guidelines and state and federal regulations.
Responsible for ordering and reviewing labs, radiology reports and other data and making clinical judgements concerning patient care based upon those reports.
Responsible for prescribing and adjusting medications to maximize both mental and physical health of the client.
Responsible for promoting teamwork and working with other staff members to achieve better patient outcomes and a cohesive working environment.
Walmart Health Clinic / MC Medical LLC November 7, 2022 – August 9th, 2024
Tyler, Texas
Family Nurse Practitioner
Responsible for assessing client’s health needs in a family care walk-in clinic setting.
Responsible for assessing acute and chronic health issues and developing a plan of care following current practice guidelines and state and federal regulations.
Responsible for ordering and reviewing labs, radiology reports and other data and making clinical judgements concerning patient care based upon those reports.
Responsible for prescribing and adjusting medications to maximize both mental and physical health of the client.
Responsible for promoting teamwork and working with other staff members to achieve better patient outcomes and a cohesive working environment.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 09/03/2019 to/30/2022
Tyler, Texas
Family Nurse Practitioner
Responsible for assessing client’s health needs in a family care walk-in clinic setting.
Responsible for assessing acute and chronic health issues and developing a plan of care following current practice guidelines and state and federal regulations.
Responsible for ordering and reviewing labs, radiology reports and other data and making clinical judgements concerning patient care based upon those reports.
Responsible for prescribing and adjusting medications to maximize both mental and physical health of the client.
Responsible for promoting teamwork and working with other staff members to achieve better patient outcomes and a cohesive working environment.
UTMB-CMC 09/2016 – 9/2/2019
Palestine, TX
Family Nurse Practitioner
Responsible for physical exams and establishing plan of care for incoming inmates.
Responsible for patient with chronic diseases
Responsible for seeing patients in an emergent situation
Responsible for ordering and reviewing labs, radiology reports and other data and making clinical judgements concerning patient care based upon those reports.
Responsible for the prescribing and adjusting medications to maximize patient outcome.
Responsible for promoting teamwork and working with other staff members to achieve better patient outcomes and a cohesive working environment.
University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing 08/2013 to 09/2016
Tyler, TX
Clinical Instructor
•Responsible for teaching nursing students in the clinical settings of local hospitals in the BSN program.
•Organizing student schedules to maximize learning opportunities in the clinical setting.
•Working with local hospitals and other health care agencies to provide clinical sites for students to participate in clinical opportunities.
Fellowship Home Health 2006 to 2016
Tyler, Tx.
Director of Human Resources, Quality Assurance Director, Safety Officer and Registered Nurse
•Responsible for hiring new employees, orientation, and maintaining employee files for compliance with regulating agencies.
•Responsible for Quality Assurance program, risk management and assuring agency is compliant with all regulating agencies' and Federal and State Law requirements.
•Responsible for providing safety in-services and assurance of all safety requirements for employees are being provided and keeping records of compliance.
•As a registered nurse, would see clients in their home for the purpose of rendering nursing care.
East Texas Medical Center 1998 to 08/2013
Tyler, Tx
Clinical Manager 1998 to 2005
•Responsible for the quality of patient care on a fifty-bed medical/surgical telemetry unit.
•Accountable for the financial projections and maintaining operations within the set budget.
•Accountable for maintaining a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.
•Responsible for employee evaluations, risk management reports and meeting JCAHO standards.
•In 2004, I became manager over an additional seventeen bed Post Interventional Cardiac Unit.
Director of Cardiovascular Nursing 2005 to 2007
Took on additional budgetary responsibilities such as setting financial goals. Reduced the budget by $27,000 and maintained the quality of patient care.
•Responsible for development and adherence to policies and procedures for compliance with regulatory standards.
Clinical Coordinator of Pre and Post Cath Unit 2007 to 2011
•Responsible for the daily operation of a 16-bed in-patient pre and post cath unit
•Accountable to updating policies and procedures that guided the practice of the unit
•Responsible for employees’ job performance evaluations
•Perform duties as a staff RN at the bedside preparing the patient for procedure or recovering them after a procedure.
Temporary position — no title 2011 to 2013
Responsible for completing a H&P on patients prior to sedation by a CRNA in the GI lab
Accountable for assuring patients had required lab work completed and results were within range prior to being sedated or notifying CRNA of results out of range.
•The goal of this position was to improve the efficiency of the GI lab by reducing the time a CRNA spent in completing paperwork and provided a quick but accurate method to review a patient's medical history prior to sedation. This system was a major success and continued after I left the position.
Genesis Homecare 1996 to 1998
Tyler, Tx
Staff Nurse
Provided direct patient care to patient in their homes.
•Provided care for a wide range of diagnosis with wound care, diabetes, CHF, arthritis, and COPD being the most common.
•Responsible for the development of a comprehensive plan of care on assigned patients.
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital 1986 to 1996
Tyler, TX.
Staff Nurse 1986 to 1988
•Provide care to patients in the ICU following standards set by the hospital's policies and procedures
Charge Nurse ICU 1988 to 1989
•Responsible for the daily activities of the unit, such as making staff assignments, resolving issues and assure patient satisfaction.
•Responsible for scheduling staff consistent with the budget.
Manager of MICU 1989 to 1993
•Responsible for staffing, staff development and oversight of day to day operation of a 10-bed medical ICU unit.
•Budge analysis and reconciliation, staffing effectiveness and quality assurance
•Successfully completed two JACHO reviews without any recommendations.
Manager of Family Care Center 1993 to 1994
•Successfully opened this center for women and children care
•Responsible for setting up the flow of the patient, the hiring and training of the employees and ordering of equipment and supplies.
•Developed the policies and procedures for the clinic and a quality assurance program.
Staff Nurse ICU 1994 to 1996
•Returned to ICU as a staff nurse to provide care at the bedside in all areas including SICU, MICU and CVICU.
Roy H. Laird Hospital 1983 to 1986
Kilgore, TX.
Charge Nurse and Relief House Supervisor
Responsible for a 25-bed medical/surgical unit
•Delegated assignments, evaluated patient care for quality assurance
•Assisted with new employee orientation and employee evaluations
Preceptorships for Family Nurse Practitioner
Michelle Cook FNP-C
Raymond Jordan DO—Family Medicine
University of TX. Health Center — Student Center
Sharon Community Clinic
Tyler, TX.
Arp, Tx.
Misty Houston FNP-C
Patricia Luce MD — Pediatrics -Palestine, TX
University of TX. Health Center — Allergy Clinic Tyler, Tx.
Ronatta Brown FNP-C Cherokee Health Department Jacksonville, TX.
Rhonda Mathis ACNP-C
Pulmonary Specialist of Tyler Tyler, TX.
Mark Shaw MD — Emergency Medicine East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville, TX.
Mary Bone MD - Women's Health Cherokee Health Department Jacksonville, TX.
Licenses & Certifications
Family Nurse Practitioner Expires; 1/2026
Registered Nurse 05/2023
Affiliations
East Texas Nurse Practitioners Association
Texas Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau-International Honor Society of Nursing
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