To Whom This May Concern, November **, ****

My vast clinical experience both as a critical care nurse and certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and my extensive teaching experience allows me the skills and knowledge to work with diverse patients and nursing students in various settings. Although I reside in California, I received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan and my Master of Science in Nursing from Michigan State University.

I have worked as an Advanced Practice Nurse and have had the opportunity to provide healthcare to various clients as a certified FNP and a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist. I have worked as a FNP for Blize completing home health and hospice recertification in 2015-2016. Most currently I was working as a Nurse Practitioner completing medical disability and compensation evaluations for our veterans in San Leandro, CA until the clinical closed in December 2019. I was responsible for the advanced physical assessment, a diagnosis list, ordering labs and diagnostic tests and referrals for the veteran. This is done all in accordance with the Veterans Association requirements to assure each veteran has an accurate diagnosis list for identification of disability rating(s) and/or compensation. I also had been working for Sojourn/Bristol Hospice as a per diem FNP completing hospice recertification for our patients until this company was sold. As the FNP in these various jobs I communicated with all members of the health care team as appropriate which included patients/veterans, family members, personal physicians, physical therapists, and others. Currently I am proving

COVID-19 testing and education as a contract NP for Concentra.

My teaching experience includes teaching for many years at California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI). I also taught as a contractual adjunct nursing faculty in the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) graduate program at USF from January to May 2015. I have taught theory content such as pharmacology, pathophysiology, advanced assessment and medical-surgical nursing to undergraduate nursing students. I have experience providing clinical supervision and evaluation for all levels of students in the medical-surgical areas as well as the critical care, emergency department and the simulation laboratory learning environments. I also have experience teaching returning registered nurses in the extended education program at CSUCI both in classroom instruction and online instruction. I am currently teaching at Samuel Merritt University in both the graduate and undergraduate nursing programs

I feel confident that I will be able to incorporate my extensive clinical and teaching experiences in working with patients in various clinical settings including COVID-19 testing and education. I look forward in hearing from you. The best way to contact me is through my email address adh2x8@r.postjobfree.com or via cell phone at 805-***-****.

Sincerely,

Patricia E. Leads RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CNL

Patricia E. Leads,

112 La Cresenda St.

Vallejo, CA. 94590

Cell Phone: 805-***-****

Email: adh2x8@r.postjobfree.com

Education 1998 Master of Science in Nursing

Family Nurse Practitioner

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

1984 Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

1982 Associate Degree in Nursing

Lake Superior State College

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

License and Registered Professional Nurse, State of California, #548516

Certification Nurse Practitioner Certification, State of California, #11520

Numbers: Furnishing Number, State of California, #11520

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification, ANCC, # 0345963

Clinical Nurse Leader, AACN-CNC Board of Commissioners, # 10960565

National Provider Identifier, (NPI), # 192*******

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), #ML5701568

Publications: Samuel-Nakamura, C., Leads, P., Cobb, S., Nguyen Truax, F., Hodge, F.S. (2017). Environmental Contexts of Vulnerable Populations: Implications for Nursing Practice, Research, and Education. Californian Journal of Health Promotion. Volume

15, Issue 2, pgs 75-78.

Professional

Experience:

7/01/2019-05/15/2020-Sojourn/Bristol Hospice, Concord, California. Part-time Hospice Nurse Practitioner. Responsible for recertification documentation for Hospice recertification. Communicates and coordinates care with all health care team members as appropriate.

07/2019-12/13/2019-VetFed Carenet, San Leandro, California. Part-time NP. Responsible for veteran compensation and pension evaluations.

05/2017-05/2019-MedEvals of California, Concord California. Full time NP. Responsible for veteran compensation and pension evaluations.

01/2015-current- Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, California. Adjunct Faculty in the pre-license nursing program, School of Nursing. Responsibilities include teaching in both clinical and physical assessment lab. Adjunct faculty in the online family nurse practitioner program. Responsibilities include teaching physical assessment and clinical rotation evaluation for all levels of the NP students.

08/2016-05/2018-Touro University California, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner/Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

02/16-05/17--Emeryville Occupational Health Clinic, Emeryville, California. Contractual part-time NP. Responsible for the plan of care initiation with new cases/injuries or review of plan care with current patients.

04/2015-02/2016 Blize Healthcare Agency, Albany California. Part-time Home Health and Hospice Nurse Practitioner. Responsible for recertification documentation in both Home Health and Hospice areas, plan of care initiation with new cases or review of plan care with current patients. Communicates and coordinates care with all health care team members as appropriate.

01/2015-08/2016 University of San Francisco, San Francisco California. Adjunct nursing instructor for the CNL Medical-Surgical II clinical rotation and the CNL preceptor internship course.

04/13-01/14 Santa Barbara County Jail, Santa Barbara California.

Part-time Nurse Practitioner. Responsibilities included delivery of healthcare services to Santa Barbara County Jail inmates. These services included direct medical and nursing management for acute and chronic medical conditions in the adult age group. Collaborates with the Medical Director, administration, nursing staff, security officers and support staff.

03/13-10/13 Medicus Research, Northridge California.

Part-time Nurse Practitioner. Responsibilities included health screening potential research participants. This includes health history/ROS, physical exam and at times laboratory result interpretations and ECG. Collaborates with the Medical Director, the research staff and all office support staff.

1/08-01/2015 California State College, Channel Island, Camarillo,

California. Responsible for theory courses, clinical supervision

and evaluation for all levels of BSN students in patient care areas

including simulation laboratory setting. Also mentoring undergraduate

students in ethical research of vulnerable patient populations.

Certifications:

02/2018-02/2023 Clinical Nurse Leader, AACN/CNC Board of Commissioners

12/99-12/04 Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC

03/14-03/19 Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC Recertification

8/95-12/99 CCRN, Certified Critical Care Nurse

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

3/94-1/00 ACLS Instructor, American Heart Association

Professional

Membership: California Association for Nurse Practitioners

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Sigma Theta Tau International:

Alpha Psi Chapter since 1998

Gamma Tau since 2014

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