Registered Nurse Practitioner

Brittany M. Kohn

Brittany Kohn

*** **** *****, **********, ** 29016 • adb9dc@r.postjobfree.com • 912-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To provide high quality healthcare as an advanced practice nurse serving my community.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing December 2018

Family Nurse Practitioner Columbia, SC

South University-Columbia Campus

Bachelor of Science in Nursing May 2016

Registered Nurse Savannah, GA

Armstrong State University

RELEVENT SKILLS

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, LVAD certified, AANP #F06190506

Computer Software: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel; Mac operating system; Cerner; EPIC; eClinicalWorks; EHS

Licenses: Registered Nurse #236518, APRN #23075

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Family Health Center at Norfield (Primary Care)– 90 hours (Fall 2017)

Dorn VA Freedom’s Clinic (Adult and Gerontology) – 180 hours (Spring 2018)

Dorn VA Women’s Clinic (Women’s Health) – 180 hours (Spring 2018)

Carolina Pediatrics (Pediatric) - 180 hours (Summer 2018)

Family Health Center at Norfield (Primary Care) – 180 hours (Fall 2018)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Family Nurse Practitioner/Training and Development Manager August 2019-present

Family Health Centers, Inc.

Diagnose and treat conditions such as: cough colds, UTI's, rashes, allergies, headaches and acute injuries.

Provide counseling, health promotion, disease prevention and medications for primary care patients and families.

Order and interpret diagnostic tests, annual screenings and interventions.

Provide evaluation and follow up for labs and radiology results.

Perform procedures in office.

Provide chart review including, annual screenings at the appropriate age, medications reconciliation and ensure the standard of care is met.

Coordinate and facilitate various facility training for all clinical staff, including EMR system.

Provide training to staff on EMR system, to include clinical and nonclinical.

Conduct annual training and development needs assessment.

Propose, develop and implement training and development programs and objectives.

Obtain and/or develops effective training materials utilizing a variety of media.

Trains and coach managers, supervisors and others involved in employee development efforts.

Plan, organize, facilitate and order supplies for employee development and training events.

Conducts follow-up studies of all completed training to evaluate and measure results.

Registered Nurse, Intermediate ICU October 2018-July 2019

Palmetto Health Baptist

Cared for surgical patients, and patients with chronic and acute illness, to include acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infraction, drug overdose, bariatric respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as endotracheal tube and tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, central lines, nasogastric and orogastric tubes.

Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.

Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute, critical, and chronic illnesses.

Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients' reactions, modifying as needed.

Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.

Performed as part of the Code team for entire hospital.

Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment change.

Registered Nurse, Cardiothoracic/Vascular August 2016-January 2020

Palmetto Health Heart Hospital

Supervises and provides highly skilled nursing care to critically ill patients on a 21-bed unit, in need of or underwent various cardiothoracic or vascular surgeries. Performs charge nurse duties, directs and supervises 12 to 15 professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.

Utilizes highly specialized equipment, to include, internal and external pacemaker, left ventricular assistive devices, and cardiac monitors.

Pull pacing wires and chest tubes after procedures.

Applies critical thinking skills to plan direct, coordinate, evaluate activities and choose appropriate interventions to provide quality nursing care to patients and their family members.

Care for patients postoperatively after various cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries, some of these include, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacement, revascularization, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), pacemaker implantation, and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team, to include physicians, surgeons, case workers, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Identify and quickly addressed declining conditions, actively participated in rapid responses and codes. Assessed and treated patients with a variety of cardiac conditions.

Educated patients and families prior to discharge, to include new medications, diabetic teaching, LVAD education, when to seek medical help and discharge instructions related to procedure.

Served as a preceptor and mentor for new graduates and incoming nurses.

Patient Care Technician, Memorial Hospital December 2014-May 2016

Take vital signs, perform glucose checks and collect samples for diagnostic testing.

Assist patients with activities of daily living. Ensured the accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients’ status.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

Capitol Nurse Practitioner Group

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

American Nursing Association

The National Society of Leadership and Success

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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