Nurse Practitioner Registered

Gianetta Norwood

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Advance Practice Nurse / Advance Oncology Nurse Practitioner /

Family Nurse Practitioner

Summary

A Board Certified Advance Oncology and Family Nurse Practitioner with a diverse background that demonstrates leadership, versatility, and broad knowledge base. My interest is to continue to grow as a clinical practitioner. Promoting the idea and environment of excellence, quality, and progression.

Professional History

Saint Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Chicago, IL 08/2013 - present

Oncology Patient Navigator; Nurse Practitioner

Provide coordination of care, treatment, and community services for the Adult Oncology patient population. Assure proper and timely referrals for physicians, supportive care services, financial services, and imaging studies. Collaborate/coordinate with physicians, nurses, social work services, nutritionist, mental health practitioners, and physical therapy to improve health outcomes. Develop relationships with clinicians, organizations, and individuals of interests to promote education, research, and screening of cancer.

. Educate Patients on diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow up care. Consult patient and family members regarding symptom management of adverse side effects of therapy. Monitor/ and manage care of prescribed oral therapies. Manage Adverse Effects of persons undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy. Lead Survivorship Care Planning.

Provide leadership to inpatient/outpatient nurses. Precept/mentor Nurse Practitioner Students. Consult Administration of program improvements, and services. Stakeholder in the delivery of Exceptional services.

Quickly adapted to new environment/role and the establishment community and organizational liaisons.

Expansion of Oncology Patient Navigator Role.

Develop and Lead Survivorship Program.

Co-created Lymphedema Program.

Effectively communicate / coordinate with multiple departments/persons.

Consultant/ Participant of Colon Rectal Screening Pilot.

Leader of Supportive Care Committee 2014 to present.

Created/ Monitor/ maintain several Oncology data reports.

Revised Education Materials for Oncology Patient Population.

Advisor of Improvements on patient oncology services.

Execute/ complete several projects simultaneously.

Assist with Coordination of community services with external/internal organizational members.

Improve Patient/Family experience and outcomes.

Decreased Oncology Outpatient Hospital Admissions.

Decreased the number and frequency of Nursing Home Patient’s “No Shows”.

ASA Partners Locum Tenems Staffing Agency 12/2012 – 01/2014

Family Nurse Practitioner

Provide focal and comprehensive examinations to person’s ages 18 months to 90 years of age seeking urgent/convenient care. Practice current guideline recommendations for primary care within in scope of practice. Prescribed medical and pharmacological therapies. Achieve concise SOAP documentation via EMR. Educate individuals regarding disease processes, treatment plan, side effects of prescribed drug therapies, and necessary follow up. Collaborate with physicians and auxiliary team members for best treatment outcomes/response. Provide appropriate referrals.

Successfully cared for 25-30 persons daily.

Easily establish rapport with people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs.

Dealt tactfully and effectively with difficult customers.

Effective in stressful situations.

Quickly adapted to new environment.

Elmhurst Memorial Hematology Oncology Associates, Elmhurst, IL 04/2012 - 10/2012

Hematology/Oncology Advance Practice Nurse

Provide focal and comprehensive examinations to adults seeking and/ or undergoing chemotherapy for hematology/oncology malignancies. Monitor and document individual response to therapy. Manage drug related side effects within scope of practice. Collaborate with oncology physicians and auxiliary team members for best treatment outcomes/response. Provide leadership to auxiliary members involved in the treatment plan.

Educate individuals, staff, and community regarding cancer, cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship. Develop relationships with clinicians, and individuals of interests to promote education, and screening of cancer. Partner with groups to develop, institute, and evaluate clinical pathways for best care.

Developed Survivorship care plans.

Advised on improvements for EMR and Clinic operations.

Brought Awareness to role of Nurse Practitioner.

Proposed potential and active trouble spots involving staff, customers, and systems.

Able to gather, compile and analyze information from many different sources.

Encourage oral communication and partnership.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, complementing proven creative problem solving capabilities.

Action-oriented, focused on solving immediate problems.

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 10/2011 - 12/2011

Advance Practice Research Nurse

Monitor and document response to intervention of enrollees. Provide focal and comprehensive exams of individuals enrolling in infectious disease clinical trials. Triage adverse effects and/or new symptoms. Collaborate with principle investigator and primary care physician for best outcomes of individuals involved in clinical studies.

Educate persons and family members of infectious processes. Direct appropriate personnel involved in the care of individuals enrolled in studies. Perform required specimen collections. Administer and/or perform interventions per protocol when appropriate.

University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 2005 - 2011

Hematology/Oncology Resource Nurse

Charge Nurse, staff nurse, mentor and preceptor of a 19 bed stem cell transplant unit. Provide tertiary care to individuals pre- and/or post a bone marrow transplant at a large academic facility. Expertise in management special needs of immunocompromised, septic shock, GVHD, opportunistic infections, chemotherapeutic related complications, Anemia of Chronic Disease, hemolytic Anemia, ARF, and CHF.

Designed, developed and implemented pain teaching tool.

Earned a reputation as a valuable and cooperative coworker by: being fair, honest, and willing to help others when needed; effectively resolving conflicts at appropriate times; and assisting new managers and other staff to become familiar with policy and operations.

Effective in stressful situations.

Helped delegated assignments

Computer literate. Proficient in EPIC.

Highly regarded by all employees for friendliness, hard work and the ability to learn new procedures very quickly.

Analyzed problems and anticipated people's needs.

Gain confidence of people quickly.

Found mutually beneficial solutions to problems.

St. James Hospital Olympia Fields, IL 2004 - 2005

Radiation Oncology/Infusion Nurse

Provided assessments and care to adults requiring intravenous infusions for common and/or complex

disease entities. Coordinated care of individuals receiving radiation therapy for malignant neoplasms.

Assisted care to clients receiving Low dose radiation, High dose radiation, and seed implants. Increase knowledge of prostate staging and treatment options.

Northwestern Memorial Home Care Chicago, IL 2000 - 2003

Home care Infusion Nurse

Delivered and coordinated care of 25-40 adult and geriatric persons requiring administration

of chemotherapeutic agents, immunologic agents, and/or antibiotics. Nursing management of disease and/or treatment related side effects.

Gain expertise in the management of Multiple Sclerosis, skin infections, Intravenous antibiotic therapy, Rituxan, IVIG.

Closely coordinated with all departments to ensure smooth delivery of care.

A highly successful and verifiable track record in detail documentation.

Special talent for assessing client needs and gaining trust.

Resourceful, efficient, well organized, and flexible.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL 1993 - 2001

Oncology/Hematology Charge Nurse

Functioned as a charge nurse, staff nurse, and preceptor of the hematology/oncology unit of a well-known teaching hospital in the inner city.

Expertise in chemotherapeutic agents and adverse effects, hematological malignancies and complications.

Action-oriented, focused on solving immediate problems.

Acted as a role model and mentor for new trainees engaged in on-the-job training

Education

Master of Science, Nursing 2010

Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois, Major GPA: 3.5 - 120 hours of classroom learning and 450 hours of clinical training

Bachelor of Science, Nursing 1990

Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, Major GPA: 3.2

Licenses and Certifications

Licenses

Registered Nurse Licensure #041-257499

State of Illinois, current through May 2022

Advance Practice Nurse Licensure #209-009067

State of Illinois, current through May 2022

Controlled Substance Licensure

State of Illinois, current through May 2022

DEA Licensure current through October 31, 2020

Certifications

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioners Certification #F0711105

Advance Oncology Nurse Practitioner 2014-2022

Basic Cardiac Life Support, current through July 2020

NPI Provider Identifier 161*******

Oncology Nurse Navigator- Certified Generalist May 2020

Projects and Activities

Patient Navigation Acuity Tool, 2019

Taking Action: Transitioning Advance Lung Cancer Patients to End of Life Care, Poster, 2018

Cancer Symptom Zone Tool, 2017

Leader of Supportive Care Committee 2014

Pain committee member, University of Chicago Medical Center, 2005-2007

Nursing Informatics Committee, University of Chicago Medical Center, 2006-2008

Revision of bedside flow sheet, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1999

Honors and Awards

Excellent Nursing Award for Adult Inpatient setting nominee 2006, and 2007

Professional Affiliations

Oncology Nursing Society

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Illinois Society of Advance Practice Nurse (ISAPN)

Practice Clinician Exchange (PCE)

Medscape

Advance Practice

Pri-med

Volunteer

America Cancer Society Walk, Bike, and Roll, Fundraiser, 2006

Captain of America Cancer Society Walk, Bike, and Roll Fundraiser 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

A Healthier You- Health Fair presenter, 2009

Lymphoma Society Fundraiser-Speaker, 2010

Ride 4 Life Fundraiser- Participant, 2013, 2014, 2015

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