Professional Summary
Knowledgeable in managing patients in an Internal Medicine and Family Practice clinic, Emergency and Urgent care, and hospitalist. Duties included obtaining history and physicals, assessment skills, formulating diagnosis, interpreting diagnostics and laboratory results, while developing a plan of care using evidence base practice measures using advance nursing protocols in addition to the APN Tennessee scope of practice while under the supervision of a collaborating physician. Communicated frequently with patients and family to provide feedback and discuss management strategies. Familiar with charting using EMR systems Cerner, Practice Fusion, E-Clinical, and also conducting visit(s) by way of telemedicine. Utilizing professional, effective and personable communication skills, optimizing workstations and patient flow, training supportive personnel and assisting with process improvement implementation. Able to use the skills learned in nursing education and advance nursing practice in an attempt to secure a full or part time position with a well established medical practice.
Work History
Bowden Internal Medicine Memphis, TN 3/2019-Present
Chronic disease and medication education and management for established and new patients
Referrals to specialists
Skin biopsy
Incision and drainage
Weight loss management
ICD-9 and CPT coding
After hours call coverage
Allen Primary Care Medicine and Independent contractor Memphis, TN 5/2012-03/2019
Part time and as needed
Chronic disease and medication education and management for established and new patients
Hospital rounds and in an out- patient family practice setting
Obtaining history and physical
Interpreting diagnostics and laboratory findings
Acute and chronic disease and medication management
Initiating consults
ICD-9 coding
After hours on call coverage
Crescent Medical Corp Memphis, TN
02/2015- 11/2017
Part time Independent Contractor
Chronic disease and medication education and management for established and new patients
Referrals to specialists
Skin biopsy
Incision and drainage
Weight loss management
ICD-9 and CPT coding
After hours call coverage
Germantown Minor Medical Germantown, TN 04/2015-6/2016
Duties associated as a medical provider as APN-FNP-BC
Reviewed diagnostic findings
Referrals to specialists
Skin biopsy
Suturing
Incision and drainage
Splinting sprains/ fractures
Removal in-grown toe nails
Weight loss management
ICD-9 and CPT coding
After hours call coverage
Methodist Hospital-University Memphis, TN
04/2008-05/2012
Hospitalist
Performs assessment in preparation for discharge.
Facilitating discharge is patient was stable, dictating discharges summaries when consulted by attending physicians under the collaborative practice of the Chief Medical
Patient education
Interpreted pertinent diagnostics
Chronic disease and medication management
Dr. Marty Carr Emergency Medicine Memphis, TN
02/2007- 02/2008
Managing patients in an ED, urgent care setting under the collaboration of Emergency Medicine physician
Interpreting pertinent diagnostic and laboratory test related to diagnoses
Facilitating discharge
Initiation of in-patient admission
Patient education
Methodist LeBonhuer Hospital Memphis, TN
09/2006-12/2008
Full time Medical Response Team (MRT)
Responded to acute/emergency change patient status in the acute care setting under the guidelines of ACLS and patient care protocols
Medical/Nursing education of the Medical Response Team
Collection, tabulation and interpretation of data as related to MRT performance measures, Emery House and death statistics influenced by MRT interactions all under the direction of Chief Medical Officer
The Cardiovascular Specialists Memphis, TN
01/2003-08/2006
Full time
Managing, developing and maintaining a plan of care/protocols in an acute care and out- patient clinic setting, in a cardiology clinic, on assigned patient(s)
Performed history and physicals, discharge summaries, initiation of consults with the collaborating cardiologist
Developing teaching guides to reinforce plan of care
Reviewed quality improvement practice(s) to enhance patient management issues
Instituted and initiated a Congestive Heart Failure Clinic without/in-patient management, educational tools, patient care protocols in guidelines and recommendations of the ANCC, under the supervision of Medical Director
The Saxton Clinic Memphis, TN
2000-2003
RN/Nurse Practitioner Full time
Managing, developing and maintaining a plan of care in an outpatient clinic setting, in a cardiology clinic, on assigned patient(s)
Managing, developing and maintaining a plan of care/protocols in an acute care and out- patient clinic setting, in a cardiology clinic, on assigned patient(s)
Performed history and physicals, discharge summaries, initiation of consults with the collaborating cardiologist
Developing teaching guides to reinforce plan of care
Reviewed quality improvement practice(s) to enhance patient management issues
Methodist Healthcare Systems
Memphis, TN
1997-2000
RN / Nurse Manager Full Time
Managing the day-to-day nursing care operations of a 37 bed Medical Surgical Unit.
Staffing and scheduling
Assisting with implementing the invasive cardiology nursing education
Implemented and updated patient care policies and
procedures
Nursing recruitment for Methodist Healthcare-South
Perform bedside patient care activities, cardiology unit, cardiac step-down, and Cardiac transplant program and patient care
DA
DeLoris Allen
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7696 Gosbrook Lane TN 38125
Skills
Medical and Nursing Knowledge
Program implementation
Relationship/Team building
Issue resolution
Procedural demonstration
Diagnostic/laboratory interpretation
Self-motivated
Joint injections
Suturing
EKG interpretation
Simple casting
In grown toe nail removal
Education
Memphis State University Memphis, TN
01/1994–05/1996
BSN Nursing
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
01/1999-12/2001
Master’s degree in Nursing with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner
Certifications/Licensure
ANCC certification Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification
Advance Practice & Registered Nurse Licensure –Tennessee-multi compact
DEA Licensure
CPR, AED and First Aid
Proof provided upon request