Helen Featherston, ARNP
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ANCC Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Medicare/Medicaid Provider
Florida license APRN 79664-2
Work Experience
Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner
04/2007 to Present
St. Petersburg General Hospital for Envision (formerly EmCare) St. Petersburg, Florida
Providing urgent/emergent care for pediatric and adult patients in a community ER with yearly volume of 35,000. Responsibilities include taking patient history, performing physical exam and initiating treatment for both acute and chronic presentations. Counseling and education for patient and family as needed. Clinical proficiencies include: lab/radiologic/ekg interpretation, gynecologic exams, laceration repair, wound debridement, I&D of abscess/paronychia, nail removal, cryosurgery, skin biopsy, digital anesthesia, trigger point injection. Family Nurse Practitioner
2004 to 2008
Pasadena Family Medical Associates, Inc.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Working as a member of a three-physician provider group, provided care to pediatric and adult patients. After-hours call coverage on a rotating basis. Responsibilities as above Family Nurse Practitioner
2000 to 2004
Pinnacle Urgent Care
Bradenton, Florida
Working in a free-standing Urgent Care with volume of 25,000 patients yearly. Responsibilities as above. Assistant Director of Nursing Services
1994 to 1999
North Florida Regional Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida
Administrative responsibilities in a 265-bed acute-care hospital including direct reporting of: Emergency Services, Urgent Care Center, Home Health, Infection Control, and Nursing Supervisory Staff. Administrator-on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
Charge RN, Emergency Department
1984 to 1992
Shand’s Hospital at University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Provided all aspects of direct patient care as a Registered Nurse in a Level I Emergency Department. Supervised and coordinated nursing care provided by professional staff. Skills
ACLS
PALS
Education
University of Florida
Bachelor’s
Nursing (MSN)
Gainesville, Florida
1989 to 1994
University of Florida
Master’s
Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN)
Gainesville, Florida
1996 to 1999