Nurse Practitioner Assistant
Resume:
SUSAN A. SHEN
Des Peres MO 63131
Business Phone 314-***-****
QUALIFICATIONS:
Excellent communication skills
Strong clinical and educational experience
Strong leadership/educator experience
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis Mo 1999-Present (3015 North Ballas Rd. St. Louis MO 63131
First Assistant Cardiac Surgery/ Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/ Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Responsible for first assisting in all cardiac and thoracic surgical cases. Duties include vein harvesting, and radial artery harvesting abilities (both open and endoscopic). Duties also include wound closure and suturing skills. Nursing assignments and in-servicing on new products and equipment. Introducing new evidence based practice into the cardio-thoracic service line. And educator for new procedures, such as the endovascular stenting and percutaneous valves, from 1999 to 2014.
ACNP responsibilities management of all post-operative cardio-thoracic patients’ CVR and PCU, coordination of care with other members of the health care team, and nursing education. Current cardio-thoracic surgeons include, Dr. Michael Murphy, Dr. Nick Kouchoukos, Dr. James Scharff, Dr. Josh Baker and Dr. Michael Mauney.
Leadership/ Mentoring Award 2013. From 1999 to Current.
Committees: APRN Council President/ Evidenced Based Practice Council Member
Leadership council member
Saint Louis University School of Nursing 2003-2014 (St. Louis MO)
Adjunct Faculty, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Clinical component for 2 Post-graduate level classes spring and fall semesters.
Saint Joseph Hospital, Kirkwood MO 1987- 2008
First Assistant Surgical Services-Responsible for first-assisting, scrubbing and circulating in all types of surgical services cases, including cardiac surgery.
Quality Assurance and Improvement Coordinator-Responsibilities include tracking, documentation, and reporting of QA&I results.
Volunteer time and educational presentations to the cardiac rehab club and the hospital health fairs.
Staff in-services on current, coronary heart disease and women’s health, CPR and ACLS instructor.
Forest Park Hospital, St. Louis Mo 1991-92
Surgical Services Education Coordinator-Responsibilities included staff orientation and preceptor ship, development of policies and procedures. Responsible for staff education and in-services, new products and equipment. Participated in Quality Improvement Committees, and new product committee. Ran scheduling board and trained day and evening charge nurses.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO 1990-92
Staff Nurse Cardio-Thoracic Surgery-Responsible for scrubbing and circulating all open heart, open chest, transplant procedures, and all chest trauma procedures.
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis MO 1985-87
Staff-Nurse Telemetry-Responsible for total patient care of the cardiac and vascular patient.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Nursing Practice: St. Louis University, St. Louis MO, May 21st, 2011
Post Graduate studies: St. Louis University, St. Louis MO: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 2003
Masters of Science in Nursing: University of Missouri St. Louis: May 1995, CNS 2000
Bachelors of Science in Nursing: Webster University: Webster Groves MO May 1991
RN Diploma: Missouri Baptist School of Nursing: St. Louis MO May 1984
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
ACLS/CPR
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN): Served as President and Vice-President of St. Louis Chapter (26 year member)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Sigma Theta Tau
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American College of Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Association
American Association Critical Care Medicine
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
September 1995, Journal of Vascular Nursing: The Register Nurse First Assistant role in surgical wound closure: An integrated review
October 2012, AORN: Publication Date: The Association between Wound Closure Methods and Saphenous Vein Harvest Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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