Heather Barnard

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) position within an inpatient or outpatient facility that is forward-thinking, proactive, and patient-focused to further overall wellness to and have a positive impact on the patients' lives.

SUMMARY

Heather Barnard is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Duke University in Durham, NC, and is anticipated to graduate in 2021. Heather currently holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner from Samford University which she earned in 2016. Prior to earning her masters degree from Samford, she also graduated from USC Upstate with a BS in Nursing in 2011 as well as a BS in Health, Exercise, & Sports Science from The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel in 2009.

Throughout Heathers full-time educational pursuits over the last ten years she has also held multiple full-time positions to include: Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner and Family Practice Nurse Practitioner. She has experience as a registered nurse in critical care settings, the emergency department, and as a nurse educator.

Clinical Nursing Experience:

●Internal Medicine

●Family Medicine

●Intensive Care

●Critical Care

●Pain Management

●Wellness Education

●Urgent Care

CERTIFICATIONS

·DEA – EXP 7/2020

·SC RN/NP – EXP 4/2020

·GA RN/NP – EXP 1/2022

·AED,BLS,ACLS,PALS – EXP 3/2021

·AANP National Certification – EXP 1/2022

·Suboxone Waiver

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

Global Family Medicine and Urgent Care – Bluffton, SC April 2019 – Present

Family Nurse Practitioner

●Primary Care of people across the lifespan

●Cross coverage of urgent care for acute care visits

Southern Coast Pain Specialist – Beaufort, SC Aug 2018 – March 2019

Family Nurse Practitioner

·Management of chronic pain

·Consultation for interventional pain relief modalities

Memorial Health University Physicians – Okatie, SC May 2017 – Aug 2018

Family Nurse Practitioner- Internal Medicine

●Primary care of adult patient

●Chronic disease management

●Acute care

Central Carolina Hospital – Sanford, NC Sep 2015 – April 2017

Critical Care Float Registered Nurse

●Triage and care of patients experiencing emergent medical conditions

●Executing medical orders and procedures of both adult and pediatric patients within the emergency department

●Patient education and discharge

Samaritan Medical Center Jan 2014 – Sep 2014

Urgent Care Registered Nurse

●Care of adult and pediatric patients with minor health issues

●Triage, medical intake, vital signs, respiratory treatments, lab draw, patient discharge and instruction

ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) Aug 2013 – Jan 2014

Nurse Educator

●Wellness Education that included topics such as exercise, sleep, healthy nutrition, and stress management

●Body composition analysis utilizing BODPOD, assessment of cardiovascular fitness while performing VO2 submaximal testing, and establish of basal metabolic rate by utilizing indirect calorimetry

●Group and individual education to active duty soldiers, their family members and veterans

Samaritan Medical Center June 2012 – Aug 2013

Intensive Care Registered Nurse

●Care of adult patients in an acute care setting that include, but are not limited to, congestive heart failure, respiratory distress, sepsis, managing ventilated patients, postoperative patients, and post myocardial infarction

●Conscious sedation, central line management, ventilator and BiPAP management

●Administration of anti- arrhythmia medications, blood products, and antibiotics

●Coordinating care within the interdisciplinary team

Roper St. Francis Hospital 2009 – 2011

Emergency Department Technician

●Patient-focused care and nursing support within a busy, Magnet accredited hospital

●EKG, lab draw, patient transport, procedure support, and department admissions

VOLUNTEER/NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Justice Association, 2015 – Current

Founding Board Member

Reducing healthcare disputes which may interfere with accurate diagnosis and/or medical treatment by improving relationships between pediatric families and those serving the pediatric community.

Louis’ Kids – 2009

Activities Director

Louis’ Kids is a non-profit organization committed to promoting healthy lifestyles with underprivileged children

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

EDUCATION

Duke University – Durham, NC – Expected Graduation 2021

Doctor of Nursing Practice with Post Master’s Cardiology Specialty

Samford University – Birmingham, AL – 2016

Masters of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner

●Magna Cum Laude

●Sigma Theta Tau

USC Upstate – Spartanburg, SC – 2011

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina – Charleston, SC – 2009

Bachelors of Science in Health, Exercise, and Sports Science

●Athletic Director’s Honor Roll & SOCON Honor Roll

●Division I Multi-Sport Athlete

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