Registered Nurse Practitioner

Christina Brink, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

**** ******** **** *** *** • Rowlett, TX 75088 • 214-***-**** • **********.**@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-brink-374b0471

Family Nurse Practitioner

Acute Care Registered Nurse

A dynamic Family Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Registered Nurse seeks to bring an accomplished combination of experience and education to an industry-leading organization. Strong history of success with 13+ years of critical care nursing, staff supervision, and medical team leadership roles. Proven record of providing compassionate and culturally oriented patient care to diverse populations of all ages. Skilled in acute/chronic conditions, health history screenings, routine-to-complex exams, adult and pediatric care, professional communications, detail-oriented multi-tasking, and more. Fully trained, with MSN, BSN, and AAS degrees in nursing disciplines. Diligent and goal-oriented, with the skills, education, and hands-on experience needed to make an immediate positive impact in any fast-paced medical team.

•Excellent Registered Nursing Skills

•Thorough Patient Exams/Testing

•Detailed Health History Screenings

•650 FNP Practicum Training Hours

•Acute and Chronic Conditions

•Advanced EPIC EMR Skills

•MSN, BSN, and AAS Degrees

•Diagnostic Lab Equipment

•Medical Staff Training/Leadership

•Adult and Pediatric Patient Care

•ER Levels 1 - 4 Experience

•Interdisciplinary Care Planning

Technical Skills: EMS EPIC, Medonic, and T-System. Certified in ACLS, PALS, Provider BLS, and TNCC.

Career Highlights

13+ years of progressive acute family nursing, staff supervision, and medical team leadership experience.

Managing complex emergency medicine, acute and chronic disease, and serious injury care.

Developing and using hands-on knowledge to correctly interpret diagnostic and laboratory results.

Providing compassionate and culturally oriented patient care to diverse populations of all ages.

Performing thorough exams to recognize and care for acute/chronic diseases and mental health needs.

Training, mentoring, and leading teams of nurses to provide top-quality, prompt medical care.

Coordinating with other staff to resolve routine/complex issues and create positive, productive units.

Collaborating with health care teams to develop, implement, and evaluate interdisciplinary care plans

Maximizing patient comfort/health by utilizing current medical technologies and healthcare practices.

Performing patient histories, physical exams, PAP exams, EKGs, PFTs, Labs, and imaging interpretation.

Using advanced critical thinking, leadership, and nursing care skills independently and in medical teams.

Providing critical care throughout all levels of trauma ERs (1 - 4) with both pediatric and adult patients.

Certified in ACLS, PALS, BLS, and TNCC, with BSN and MSN degrees and 625 hours practicum training.

Experience

Adeptus-City Hospital Emergency Care Center, Rowlett, TX - Registered Nurse, Outpatient ER 2016 - present

Providing compassionate and culturally oriented patient care to emergency patients of all ages.

Learning and using diagnostic lab equipment, such as medonic, triage, PICCALO, ALERE, and more.

Assisting with opening the facility, training of staff, and ongoing support/mentoring as needed.

Charting with T-systems EMR and gaining EMR proficiency to provide new staff training.

Regularly receiving recognition and achieving a High Five Award for superior patient care.

Performing exams to recognize and care for acute/chronic diseases and mental health needs.

Using expert communication skills to develop and maintain effective care plans for emergency patients.

Adapting to changes while operating lab equipment, perform care testing, and following quality controls.

Baylor Scott and White Family Medical Center, Terrell, TX - Family Nurse Practitioner Student 2017 - 2018

Provided the full range of compassionate, evidence-based care for family practice patient population.

Exceeded expectations while providing education and communications for 20 - 30 patients per day.

Completed 625 practicum hours as a FNP student working with professional DNP and FNP preceptors.

Facilitated teams providing care for a diverse patient population (including the first newborn screen).

Performed well child checks, sports physicals, acute/chronic disease management, and comprehensive. exams (well woman exams, Medicare yearly wellness exams, adult yearly physical exams, etc.,).

Successfully recognized and cared for acute exacerbations of chronic disease and mental health issues.

Delivered evidenced-based care for family practice patients and follow-ups for ER/hospital visits.

Ensured charting, prescriptions, labs, and med refills were completed in total within twenty-four hours.

Requested and secured patient referrals by collaborating professionally with specialists daily.

Earned positive recognition for providing effective, compassionate, and culturally oriented care.

ER at Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX - Registered Nurse at Satellite ER 2015 - 2016

Completed a wide range of supervisory duties, such as training, scheduling, and managing staff.

Took the additional roles of assisting with satellite ER opening and public relations functions as needed.

Provide care in emergency situations with patients experiencing trauma, injury, or other conditions.

Excelled in a fast-paced environment by recognizing life-threatening problems and providing treatment.

Conducted thorough admissions, triage, and discharges and Charted on Medonic EMR.

Regularly handled large volumes of patients by managing time and prioritizing accordingly.

Collected healthcare data through patient histories taking, physical examination, and records reviews.

Communicated effectively with health care providers, caretakers, family members, and others.

Regularly met or exceeded quality, timeline, and patient care standards in a fast-paced setting.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Rockwall, TX - Registered Nurse/Clinical Coordinator 2011 - 2015

Earned rapid promotion from Registered Nurse to Shift Supervisor to Clinical Coordinator.

Audited charts, created a quarterly newsletter for ED, and managed Pediatric Readiness for ED.

Supervised the full range of ED staff members, from EMT to RNs, while coordinating the flow of ER.

Performed all RN duties effectively while also assisting with the opening of the Satellite ER.

Oversaw daily patient care and operations while maintaining expert-level clinical competency.

Liaised between patients and physicians to establish and maintain quality patient care.

Successfully on boarded, trained, supervised, and mentored clinical nursing staff.

Career Note: Other roles include Registered Nurse for Methodist Hospital (2010 - 2011), CA I Travel RN for American Mobile Nursing (2008 - 2010) and Registered Nurse for Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital (2006 - 2009).

Education

MSN-BSN, Family Nurse Practitioner - Chamberlain University, Addison, IL (2018)

Associates in Applied Science, Nursing - Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA (2007)

Nursing Licensures: AANP #F03190259; Texas APRN # 141555, RX Auth 30152; Texas RN License #790016.

Professional Certifications: PALS, Healthcare-BLS, ACLS, and TNCC.

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