Registered Nurse Practitioner

Location:

Houston, TX

Posted:

October 13, 2020

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Resume:

Nonye Onuogu, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CRRN

**** ****** ** *******, **, 77083

Phone: 281-***-****). Email: ***********@*****.***

Dear Sir or Madam;

This letter is to express my interest in joining your practice/organization as a Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP-C). I am confident this opportunity will be mutually beneficial and rewarding to both your organization and me. Briefly, my qualifications include:

25 yrs.+combined experience as a RN and NP-C in various healthcare settings

Experience working with diverse patient population; acute, post-acute and chronic

Excellent time management skill, training and patient/client/public relation.

Experienced in disease prevention strategies and health education.

I am a team player with excellent people skills. As a people person, I would be an asset to your existing professional team, and add immediate contribution and growth to your organization. I am that well-rounded and motivated candidate, and can hit the ground running. I am energetic, hardworking, punctual and dependable.

Enclosed are additional information about myself and my qualifications.

I look forward to the opportunity to meet you in person for further discussion.

As always, thanks in advance for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Nonyeonuogu

Nonye C. Onuogu, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CRRN

Certification

Certified Rehab Registered Nurse (CRRN)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Certified (APRN-C)

Education

ADN, San Jacinto College, 1991

BSN, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2002

MSN, FNP Walden University, 2016

Licensure

RN/APRN

State of Texas-current

Professional Experience

7/2017 – 8/2020: Nexus Health Systems ( Nexus Neuro-Recovery Center) Nurse Practitioner- Performs a variety of advanced clinical duties including: assessing and obtaining of detailed history, performing complete physical and neurological examinations on assigned patients/residents by means of interview, health history, physical exams and diagnostic tests, treating acute/chronic medical problems, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the facility under the direction of the medical director. Performs emergency and life-saving procedures. Writes progress notes on patients’ charts indicating patients’ status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required. Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures; interprets results and intervenes appropriately. Prescribes, administers medications or recommend drugs in compliance with Texas Physician Assistant Practice Act requirements and facility guidelines. Recommends other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc. Refers to institution and community resources to meet patient and family needs. Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers, within and outside the facility, in managing acute and long term medical needs of patients. Provides 24-hour medical call coverage on a rotating schedule.

6/2011 – 2017: Memorial Hermann Hospital TIRR–Staff nurse-Special procedures and recovery room, urology (assisted physicians urodynamic with fluoroscopy, cystoscopy with and without Botox injection, suprapubic catheter insertion), performed suprapubic catheter change and bladder scan, physicians’ specialty clinic, and nursing tasks which included; patient teaching, blood drawn. Assisted physicians in the procedure room with intrathecal baclofen pump trials, and laryngoscope. Reconstituted and assisted physicians with Botox injection, nerve blocks, trigger point and joint injections. Administered moderate sedation for IVC filter insertion and retrieval, EGD and PEG placement, PICC line insertion, cystoscopy, GT placement, radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injection. Designee for vital signs and blood drawn per protocol for pilot safety study of minocycline in treatment of neuropathic pain associated with traumatic spinal cord injury. Chart audit and quality checks. Reclast infusion administration, assisted with interventional pain management procedures, and preceptor for new nursing staff and students.

Nov 2004 – May 2011: C& C Ultra Health Care Providers- Administrator/Director of Nursing. Developed and enforced agency’s patient care quality assurance, policies and procedures. Patients’ assessments, admission and care plan development. Coordinated patient care, supervised and evaluated licensed healthcare professionals; nurses, therapists and MSW. Enforced agency’s professional developments through staff continued education programs. Instructed patients on health practices and evaluated progress. Participated in Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) programs of the agency. Completed concurrent audits and assisted in developing and implementing actions to correct deficiencies.

Feb 1996 – Oct 2004: Twelve Oaks Hospital- Charge Nurse, telemetry unit, day surgery. Admission assessments, Pre/Post-operative care of patients undergoing surgery. Administered chemotherapy, and medications as ordered by physicians. Served on hospital safety committee. Pre/Post cardiac catheterization care, endoscopies procedure care. Assisted Physicians with central line placement, lumber puncture, bone marrow aspiration and procedures. Involved in patient teaching/education on the unit, and other general patients’ nursing care, ICU/IMU exp.

Honors

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Professional Affiliations

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses(ARN)

Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP)

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners (HANP)

Sigma Theta Tau International

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

References

Dr Elaine Magat

713-***-****

Alice Nalando MSN, FNP- BC